Strong Healthy Women

Veronika Larisova is passionate about helping others to become the strongest, healthiest and fittest version of themselves via training, nutrition, mindset and lifestyle.

She came to Australia from Czech Republic to study Sport and Exercise Science in 2003, which ignited her passion to discover the ‘recipe’ for everlasting health, fitness and wellbeing. That’s how she became a Personal Trainer, Fitness Instructor, Accredited Exercise Physiologist, Strength Coach, Nutritionist, FitGenes Practitioner, Matrix Fitness Master Trainer, Educator, Content Creator and Brand Ambassador.

Vivienne Tang is the founder of wellness and luxury travel online magazine Destination Deluxe.She has spent the last 18 years in luxury publishing and has made a name for herself as an editor, publisher and influencer. She is a well-respected figure in the wellness and travel industry, and is a frequent speaker at events and conferences. She was named one of Hong Kong’s “Top 10 Luxury Lifestyle Influencers” by Marketing Magazine.

Yvette Le Blowitz is the Founder of Spa it Girl, she is a world recognised spa blogger & influencer.

Brittany is a publicist who specialises in building up expert profiles in the lifestyle, business and wellness space. She is the founder of Bennett PR, a boutique agency based in Sydney and www.experthub.com.au. Clients include the likes of 28 by Sam Wood, Aussie Sprouts,12RND Fitness, Luke Mcleod’s Soul Alive, Flow Athletic, Vitruvian Form, Red Paddle Co, Whole Earth & Sea, ZADI, Rose Hip Specialists to name a few.

Claire Aristides is a clinical hypnotherapist and founder and creator of Mindology App, an app to calm and empower the mindset. Available on Apple and Android.

Sharon Joy went from being a tired primary school teacher to a full-time traveller before transforming her career to become the Marketing Manager of Red Paddle Co Australia and inspired soulpreneur. Now living the laptop life, her joy is helping people to live out their dreams by sharing her love of stand up paddle boarding for its many mind, body, balance benefits as well as helping women to bring the buzz back.

Sharon specialises in helping people transform their online brand, their wellness and their life by putting the spark into soul and selling and the whole into wellbeing. 

She’s the founder of Wandering Wellness Collective, a Certified Soul Modes® Mentor, one of only a handful in the world as well as a Raindrop Technique® Practitioner, Young Living Silver Leader, social slayer, marketer, writer, speaker and source of inspiration and she believes that life and business get to feel good!

Shauna Anderson BSc. Adv Dip Nat. is a mother of two young children and has been a qualified Naturopath for 15 years. She is also the expert for wholefood supplement company Whole Earth & Sea. She has worked in the health industry as a writer, editor, and scientific researcher in product development for over 12 years.

Her passion has been living a healthy and balanced life ever since she began to study Natural Medicine in the year 2000. Her youngest son was diagnosed with autism in 2015 and since then she has also been determined to give him the best chance of a healthy life, through diet, natural therapies and lifestyle. She has also seen this life challenge as an opportunity to help her son on his healing path and to allow others to see the value of living a rich and natural life, through her writing and involvement in the industry.

Menopause, a shared experience thatmany women must go through at some point in their life.Yet, so many areleft without the support they need to cope with the symptoms, making this transitional time of life isolating. Juggling work, social and family life whilst also navigating menopausal symptoms can be overwhelming. But you don’t need to suffer and endure this alone. On these retreats you can get the personalised attention you need to better manage the symptoms and with over30 recognised ones for menopause, you can target the ones that effect you.Handle your hormones, say goodbye to exhausting hot flushes, andrid yourself of debilitating mind fog,with a tailored retreat!Without further ado these areour picks for the best 5 menopause wellnessretreats: 

2023 brings an abundance of opportunities to invest in yourself. Women’s retreats offer the chance for you to finally have a moment that is undisturbed, without children demanding your attention, or the stresses of the day-to-day. Self-care isn’t selfish, it’s time to prioritise you! Away from the distractions of everyday life, these luxury holidays supply the time and individual attention to concentrate on self-care. Whether the new year brings ambition for weight loss, pursuing fitness goals or just the desire for implementing healthier habits, these are the 6women's wellness retreats to indulge in 2023.  

There has never been a better time to live the infamous saying “New Year, New Me” and make 2022 your year with one of our diverse solo holiday retreat experiences for women. Self-care is more important now than it has ever been, and we offer a wide array of destinations that span five continents. Whether you’re looking to de-stress, get in better shape, or to be more adventurous, there’s something for everybody at Health and Fitness Travel. Here are our top recommendations for solo wellness travel in 2022: