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Notes from the
retreat economy.
Research, field notes, and operating lessons from running luxury Hawaiʻi retreats and building Crescent, a retreat lifecycle management platform.
- Retreat HostingAugust 20, 202611 min read
Retreat Planning Without the Overwhelm: A Better System for Running Retreats
Retreat planning gets overwhelming when dozens of small responsibilities compete for attention at once. Here is what actually creates the load, what should stay human, and how to build one system for bookings, payments, waivers, travel, vendors and the guest relationship that continues after checkout.
Read the piece - Retreat OperationsAugust 20, 20268 min read
How Much Does It Cost to Run a Retreat?
A retreat owner's guide to finding the hidden cost of running a retreat, and cutting it without touching the guest experience.
Read the piece - PodcastAugust 20, 20266 min read
New Podcast: The Future of Retreat Hosting: Less Admin, More Community, Better Growth
What AI, change management and the future of retreats have in common. In this episode of the AI Marketing Coach, Aloha Reset co-founder Carmela Fortin looks at what happens when technology enters an industry that was never asking to become more technical in the first place.
Read the piece - Retreat OperationsAugust 18, 20263 min read
Choosing a Retreat Payment and Booking System
Operating a successful wellness business requires a seamless transition from marketing to guest management. We built a solution to handle every stage of the retreat lifecycle from the initial deposit to the final vendor payout.
Read the piece - Retreat OperationsAugust 15, 20263 min read
Choosing the Best Retreat Registration Software
Learn how to streamline your operations from initial deposit to final guest evaluation. This guide explores the essential features of modern retreat lifecycle management.
Read the piece - Retreat OperationsAugust 15, 20264 min read
Choosing the Best Retreat Planning Software
Learn how to simplify your operations by choosing a platform built by hosts for hosts. We explore the essential features needed to manage the full retreat lifecycle from payments to guest waivers.
Read the piece - NeurodivergentAugust 12, 20269 min read
Neurodivergent Burnout Recovery: What Actually Helps Professionals
Neurodivergent burnout is not ordinary tiredness. It is the cost of sustained masking, sensory load, and executive function debt. Here is what recovery actually requires for engineers, AI researchers, clinicians, and operators, and why a structured reset works better than another long weekend.
Read the piece - RetreatsAugust 7, 20267 min read
There Is No Good Time to Reset, Which Is Exactly Why You Should Go Now
Seven days and six nights in Kona, built for neurodivergent professionals who are done masking. Why the method, the team, and the place matter, and why waiting for a better week never works.
Read the piece - IndustryAugust 6, 20268 min read
Why the Future of Wellness Isn't an App or a Retreat, It's Both
How Crescent is building the infrastructure layer for the $184 billion retreat economy, and why retreat lifecycle management is the next category in wellness tech.
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