{"id":9976,"date":"2018-12-20T13:07:39","date_gmt":"2018-12-20T18:07:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/initiatives\/wellness-and-government\/wellness-and-government-resources-2\/"},"modified":"2025-05-20T12:35:34","modified_gmt":"2025-05-20T16:35:34","slug":"world-retreat-past","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/initiatives\/past-initiatives\/world-retreat-past\/","title":{"rendered":"World Retreat Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>World Retreat<\/strong> Initiative<\/h1>\n<p>This Initiative was active from 2016 to 2018.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Initiative Chair: Dr. Marc Cohen<\/strong>, Professor of Health Sciences, RMIT University and Chair, Australasian Wellness Association, Australia<br \/>\n<b>Vice Chair:\u00a0<strong>Samantha Foster,<\/strong><\/b> Director,\u00a0Destination Spa Management Limited, Thailand<\/p>\n<p><strong>Members:<br \/>\nRorberto Arjona<\/strong>, Chief Executive and General Manager, Rancho La Puerta, United States<br \/>\n<strong>Hakan Balcan, <\/strong>General Manager, Richmond Nua Wellness Spa, Turkey<br \/>\n<strong>Andrew Barnard<\/strong>, Executive Director, BodyHoliday, Saint Lucia<br \/>\n<b>Nils Behrens,\u00a0<\/b>Managing Director &amp; Chief Marketing Officer, Lanserhof Group, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>Dr. Daniel Boarim<\/strong>,\u00a0Clinical Director, Lapinha Cl\u00ednica &amp; SPA, Brazil<br \/>\n<strong>Alex Glasscock<\/strong>,\u00a0Owner &amp; CEO, The Ranch at Live Oak Malibu, United States<br \/>\n<strong>Melissa Ingram<\/strong>,\u00a0Clinical Health Services Manager, Golden Door Elysia, Australia<br \/>\n<strong>Vickum Nawagamuwage<\/strong>, Managing Director &amp; CEO, Santani, Sri Lanka<br \/>\n<strong>Mike Wallace<\/strong>,\u00a0Brand Manager, Danubius Hotel Group, Hungary<br \/>\n<strong>Marion Schneider<\/strong>,\u00a0CEO and Co-Owner, Toskanaworld GMBH, Germany<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1><strong>Resources<\/strong><\/h1>\n<h2>STUDIES AND RESEARCH REPORTS<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><em>2017<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/globalwellnessinstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/World-Retreat-Initiative-Briefing-Paper-2017.pdf\"> Initiative Briefing Paper<\/a> &#8211; <em>World Retreat Initiative<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2017\u00a0<\/em>Do Wellness Tourists Get Well? An Observational Study of Multiple Dimensions of Health and Well-Being After a Week-Long Retreat\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0<em>The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>2017\u00a0<\/em>Indulgence or therapy? Exploring the characteristics, motivations and experiences of hot springs bathers in Victoria, Australia\u00a0&#8211; Prof.\u00a0<em>Marc Cohen, PhD &amp; James Clark Kennedy<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>The Global Wellness Institute serves as an umbrella organization for numerous Initiatives, that are independently chaired and run. 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