A real community
You already teach, lead, or gather people who trust your work.
Retreat infrastructure for trusted Hosts
We'll build the retreat. You bring the audience.
Shangri helps qualified yoga, wellness, and community Hosts plan and launch retreats—from Retreat Center curation through Guest booking and operations.
Preparing our first Host cohort · Every future application will be reviewed by a person
Who Shangri is for
Built for people others already want to follow.
A clear retreat idea
You know the experience you want to create, even if the logistics are not solved yet.
Ready to lead
You own the program, your audience relationship, and the on-retreat experience.
How it works
A light-touch product, backed by real human work.
- 01
Apply
Share your practice, audience, evidence, retreat idea, and readiness.
- 02
Review
Ben reviews every application and follows up when more context is needed.
- 03
Receive your proposal
We manually match the idea with fitting Retreat Centers and build a personalized packet.
- 04
Launch together
Once the plan is agreed, we coordinate setup while you lead your community.
Clear ownership
You lead the experience. We build the path around it.
You, the Host
- Shape the retreat program and teaching
- Bring and communicate with your audience
- Lead the on-retreat guest experience
- Make the final call on the proposal
Shangri
- Curate and coordinate Retreat Center options
- Turn the plan into a personalized proposal
- Set up the Guest-facing booking and payment flow
- Support the operational path to launch
What is included
The operating layer most first-time Hosts do not have.
The MVP keeps software deliberately small and uses hands-on coordination where it creates more confidence.
- A manual fit and readiness review
- Retreat Center research and matching
- A personalized, comparable proposal packet
- A clear planning timeline and ownership map
- Guest booking and payment setup through Shangri
- Hands-on coordination from proposal through launch
A selective, manual review
Good retreats start with an honest fit check.
We look at the strength of your practice, your relationship with your audience, recent evidence, the retreat idea, and readiness to own the Host role. We may ask for more information, send a proposal, or decline.
What an application is not
- Not an automatic acceptance
- Not a promise that a Center is available
- Not a guarantee that the retreat will launch
- Not a requirement to accept the proposal you receive
Common questions
Before you apply.
Do I need to have a Retreat Center picked already?
No. Retreat Center curation is part of the work. If you already have a place in mind, include it in your application and we will review it with the rest of the plan.
Does it cost anything to apply?
No. The Host application and initial review are free. Any business terms come later, with a proposal you can review before deciding whether to continue.
Do I need a large audience?
There is no public follower-count cutoff. For the first version, we are focused on Hosts who can show a real relationship with an audience and a credible path to filling a retreat.
What happens after I apply?
A person reviews the full application. We may ask for more information, decline the application, or begin manually matching the retreat with relevant Centers before sending a personalized proposal.
Does applying guarantee that my retreat will launch?
No. Submission is not acceptance, and a proposal is not a guarantee. Fit, availability, economics, agreements, and other launch requirements still need to be confirmed.
Your audience already trusts you
Give them somewhere worth following you to.
We are preparing the first Shangri Host cohort and the hands-on review process behind it.
Applications opening soon