Retreat in Pisac, Sacred Valley Peru
Our Aspiration.
Every day this world tells us that we’re not enough. Not rich enough, skinny enough, cool enough, successful enough. If only we bought this, looked like that, took the perfect Instagram picture, had the perfect partner, a beautiful house on the right side of town, lost another 10 pounds… then we would be enough. Then we would be happy.
But it’s a lie. An illusion. Because you are already perfect. Just as you are. With your flaws and imperfections, your shadow side as well as your light; you were born perfect. You are right where you are meant to be, and all that you need, is already within you.
You are already so much more than enough, despite what this world would have you believe.
There are many paths to this truth: yoga, meditation, plant medicine, art, community, dance, spirituality, nature. But every path leads within you. This truth is not found in an external factor that must be bought and consumed. And the destination of every path is a wakeful life: open-hearted, conscious, and awake to the illusion - and beauty - of this world.
There is a global community of people - perfect humans - on their own journey to discover what they’ve always had within them all along. We are on this journey with you, because we are seeking the same, too. Together, we want to wake up the world, because we believe that every one of us is already perfect. Just as we are.
Our Values.
Be Human
Show up as you are. Bring your complexity and simplicity, your shadow side and light. Be as true to your struggle as your success.
Be vulnerable as you are strong. We celebrate what makes us human - the magic and the mess - because one doesn’t exist without the other.
Kindness
Be kind. Be so kind. To one another and especially to yourself. It’s what a compassionate world feels like.
Participation
We’re all in this together.
We don’t prescribe this path, because we’re walking it with you. And the more community participates, the more we can learn from each other, and ourselves. We are the customer, too. And the customer is also the teacher. And the teacher is also the student.
Openness
Be curious. Be fearless and fun in your curiosity.
Be open to new ideas, new experiences, new people.
Remain open to the good and the bad, stay with it all.
Inclusivity
Be open to new ideas. The strength of our community is in its inclusivity, not its exclusivity. The entry requirement to begin a journey toward wakefulness is simply being human.
Truth
We don’t shirk hard stuff. We are real and we won’t bullshit you. The reward is great, but the struggle is real. No hashtag.
Story of Retreat Guru.
“Over 20 years ago 2 brothers discovered meditation and soon after brought their meditation practice and technology careers together. Having experienced the profundity and simplicity of doing retreats, they decided to focus on helping retreat centers thrive. What started off as a web development company for Tibetan Lamas has blossomed into a global software and consumer marketplace called Retreat Guru.”
1993-2014
Co-founders completed over 200+ meditation and plant medicine retreats
2014
Launched retreat.guru to make it easier to find and book retreats online
2017
Deep partnerships with 1,000+ teachers and 300+ retreat centers
2019
Largest marketplace worldwide for authentic wellness retreats
2021
Reached 750,000+ lifetime bookings via SaaS and Marketplace
Our Team.
Leadership
Cameron Wenaus
Co-Founder, CEO
Each of you is perfect the way you are ... and you can use a little improvement
Deryk Wenaus
Co-Founder, CTO
Nothing lasts. Everything is changing into something else. Nothing is wrong. Everything is on track
Sari Harrison
CPO
Listen--are you breathing just a little, and calling it a life? – Mary Oliver
Team
Cloud Edwards
Developer
You will be enriched in every way so that you can be generous on every occasion
Andrea Kennedy
Relationship Manager
Only from the heart can you touch the sky
Michelle Heinz
People
Protection Against Hurt IS the Hurt - Doug Duncan and Catherine Pawasarat
Dennis Marriott
Success Architect
It's all about the journey
Andy Chute
Senior Developer
Diana Garroway
Senior Developer
As long as there is hope, there is a chance
Grant Cherwenuk
Developer
Be in the world, but not of it
Rachel Selkirk
Developer
Enjoy yourself, it's later than you think
Ike Mor
Senior Developer
De doo doo doo, De da da da - is all I want to say to you – Sting's son
Devin Irvine
Head of Customer Success
The ocean is not always a tsunami. The wind is not always a tornado. You are no less powerful in all your stillness – Natasha T. Miller
Ernest Smuga
Developer
That which knows how to bend will not break – Sadhugur
Kelly McLaren
Customer Success Specialist
Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.
Alec Janssens
Account Exec & Sales Ops
I held hands with my sadness, sang it songs in the shower, fed it lunch, got it drunk & put it to bed early. ― Sabrina Benaim
Devaiya Ra
Customer Success Specialist
Expectations are just premeditated resentments. Let it go.
Allan Hudgins
Senior Developer
You have no chance to survive make your time. - John Climen
Tinashe Chikanda
QA Tester
This is the real secret of life: to be completely engaged with what you are doing in the here and now. And instead of calling it work, realize it is play. - Allan Watt
Karyne Mayer
Senior Front-end Developer
Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less. - Marie Curie
Kevin Suggitt
Dev-Ops Operative
Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always. - Robin Williams
Kerilyn Faulkner
Customer Success Specialist
Your joy is a wild thing. Be sure to let it roam. - Jaiya John
Peta Thompson
Customer Success Specialist
You can throw someone out of your home, but never throw anyone out of your heart. - Neem Karoli Baba