An Immersive Wellness Retreat at With Zach in The Domnican Republic

A personalized, in-person experience to reset your body, calm your nervous system, and rebuild daily energy.

This is not a scheduled retreat with fixed dates. It's on-demand.

It’s an opportunity to step into a new environment, live a powerful daily routine, and work directly with me while staying at a beachfront wellness hotel in Cabarete, Dominican Republic.

Whether you come for 1 week, 1 month, or longer, this experience is designed to help you reset your body, calm your nervous system, improve mental clarity, and build habits that actually stick once you return home.

This offering is available year-round, with limited availability and select blackout periods.

Why This Experience Is Different

Most people know what they should do for their health. Very few are in an environment that makes it easy to

actually do it.

Most people know what they should do for their health.

Very few are in an environment that makes it easy to

actually do it.

A new setting changes your inputs:

Your Habits

Your Schedule

Your Nervous System

Your Default Behaviors

By living here (even temporarily) you remove many of the friction points that keep people stuck at home.

Spend time in nature

Eat well without overthinking

Wake up with structure instead of stress

Move your body daily in a way that builds energy rather than drains it

Learn how to regulate your system instead of pushing through exhaustion

The result isn’t just feeling better while you’re here, it’s

returning home with a different baseline.

The result isn’t just feeling better while you’re here, it’s returning home with a different baseline.

What You’ll Experience

Daily Morning Flow Routine(Core Anchor)

Each morning begins with a structured flow routine that blends:

Qi Gong

Strength

Stretching

Breathwork

Meditation

This routine is designed to:

Release Physical Tension

Calm the Nervous System

Sharpen Focus and Presence

Improve Circulation and Energy

It’s the foundation of the experience, and something you’ll learn to continue on your own.

Flexible, Personalized Days

Outside of the morning flow, your days are intentionally open and adaptable.

You’ll:

Live the wellness rhythm of the property

Participate in evening yoga classes to release tension

Spend time in nature, the ocean, or resting as needed

Have access to the on-site gym for optional weight training

There is no rigid schedule beyond the morning routine, yoga, and dinner. 

The experience adapts to your goals, energy, and length of stay.

In-Person Access & Guidance

While this is not a private 1:1 retreat, you’ll have:

In-person access to me during your stay

Opportunities for conversation, guidance, and coaching

Support around routines, movement, stress, energy, and lifestyle habits

The depth of the experience naturally increases with longer stays.

Nutrition & Energy Support

You’ll be immersed in an environment that supports:

Stable energy

Improved digestion

Better metabolic health

I integrate modern nutritional science with principles from Ayurveda and Chinese medicine to help you understand:

How to fuel yourself without extremes

How food impacts energy, mood, and focus

How to build sustainable eating patterns at home

Length of Stay Options

Most people know what they should do for their health.

1 Week

A reset, pattern interrupt, and introduction to the routine

1 Month

Deeper nervous system regulation, habit formation, and lifestyle recalibration

Longer stays are possible depending on availability (same with alternative time lengths, 10 days, 3 weeks, etc. are available upon request).

Spots are Very Limited at any Given Time

Spots are Very Limited

at any Given Time

And offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

What Makes This Experience Different

This is not just a stay at a wellness hotel.

When you come through this retreat, you’re not only participating in the daily routines, you’re working with me before, during, and after your time here so the experience actually changes how you live when you go home.

Pre-Retreat 1:1 Alignment Call

Before you arrive, we’ll have a private call to clarify your goals, energy levels, routines, and what you want to get out of your time here.

This ensures you don’t just show up, you arrive prepared.

Post-Retreat Integration Call

After you return home, we’ll reconnect to translate what you experienced here into a realistic plan for your everyday life (including movement, nutrition, energy management, and habits) so the retreat becomes a turning point, not just a memory.

This support is what bridges the gap between a great week away and long-term change.

Location

Zen Cabarete

All stays take place at Zen Cabarete, a

beachfront wellness hotel designed for rest, simplicity, and intentional living.

Farm-to-Table Dining

Natural Rainwater Pool

Fully Equipped On-Site Gym

Open-Air Beachfront Yoga Loft

Quiet, Secure Environment
Minutes from Town
Sustainable Accommodations with
Balconies and Natural Cooling

It’s a space that supports nervous system regulation without isolation.

Zen Cabarete

About Your Host

Zach Scannapieco

Zach knows firsthand what it’s like to be overworked, stressed, and on the edge of burnout. He experienced it early in his career as a mechanical engineer and again later while running his own business development consultancy. When his energy crashed and stress spiked, he realized something had to change.

Over the years that followed, he invested thousands of hours into understanding how the body and nervous system actually work, studying across traditions that blend Eastern movement practices with Western performance and metabolic science.

His background in engineering naturally led him into biomechanics and neurobiology, where he learned how movement, posture, circulation, and the nervous system shape energy, recovery, focus, and emotional states.

Today, he practices and teaches a daily routine that combines Qi Gong, strength, stretching, breathwork, and meditation. It’s the foundation of how he regulates stress, maintains steady energy, and stays mentally clear.

He also guides people in nutrition strategies that support metabolism, digestion, and long-term energy, integrating modern science with principles from Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine.

For the past five years, Zach has lived as a digital nomad across more than 10 countries, learning how different cultures approach health, lifestyle, and fulfillment. Those experiences shaped his belief that real change comes from the right environment, consistent routines, and meaningful human connection.

He now calls Zen Cabarete home, where he teaches the morning flow routine daily and runs his coaching and consulting business, Mind Body Upgrade.

This retreat brings together everything he lives and teaches, shared with people who are ready to invest in their health and how they feel.

This retreat brings together everything he lives and teaches,

shared with people who are ready to invest in their

health and how they feel.

Optional Activities

Surfing

Paddle Boarding

Kite Boarding

Salsa Dancing

Exploring Cabarete

Beach Walks and

Ocean Swims

Participation is optional. Nothing is forced.

What You’ll

Return Home With

More Stable Daily Energy

Practical Nutrition Principles

Clearer focus and mental bandwidth

A repeatable morning routine you can sustain

Improved relationship with movement and recovery

Tools to regulate stress and nervous system activation

A lived experience of what “feeling better” actually feels like

The goal is not motivation—it’s recalibration.

Who This Is For

This experience is best suited for people who:

Are open to structure without rigidity
Want real change, not just a vacation
Value health, clarity, and intentional living
Want to step out of their normal environment

Availability &

Application Process

This offering is available year-round, excluding specific retreat weeks and blackout periods.

This offering is available year-round, excluding specific

retreat weeks and blackout periods.

Spots are Very Limited

at any Given Time

And offered on a first-come, first-served basis.

Process Flow

Apply

Call

Confirm Dates

To maintain the quality of the experience, all stays follow this process:

To maintain the quality of the experience, all stays

follow this process:

Overview Video

Frequently

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