BWC Clients, Collaborators & Communities
Choose Your Retreat
Make time for your people.
Give that time a purpose.
Start with what your group needs most. We’ll shape the activities, facilitation, and intended takeaways around your people and priorities.
Dedicated time for connection & collaboration
Half-Day Team Retreat
A facilitated experience with room to unwind, explore movement and mindfulness, build relationships, and practice communicating across different perspectives.
- A planning conversation to identify your priorities
- Yoga, Pilates, mindfulness, or sound bath experiences selected for your group
- Creative reflection and facilitated dialogue
- A closing conversation about what to carry forward
One shared priority within your schedule
Mini Team Retreat
A focused experience within an existing meeting, professional development day, or offsite. Build connection and explore a practice your group can revisit.
- A theme selected around your goals
- A selected yoga, Pilates, mindfulness, or sound experience
- A connection activity and guided reflection
- A practical takeaway for everyday use
Need a full-day or multi-day retreat?
We can design a longer experience with additional time for yoga, Pilates, mindfulness, sound, creative exploration, and conversation.
We bring the facilitation to your workplace, school, campus, or an agreed venue. Timing, group size, access needs, materials, and location arrangements are confirmed in your proposal.
“The Brooklyn Wellness Club provides a space for our students to feel seen, grow SEL, and connect in community.”
Kori · Baruch College, CUNY
Movement, Mindfulness, Sound & Creativity
Move your body.
Make room to exhale.
Our retreats can combine the experiences below, selected around your group’s needs, comfort levels, and goals. Each offers a different way to pause, relieve stress, and reconnect.
Yoga & Pilates
Body-positive movement with options for different bodies and experience levels, inviting participants to stretch, move, and build body awareness.
Mindfulness & Meditation
Guided attention, gentle breathing, and reflection to support relaxation, notice stress responses, and practice pausing with intention.
Sound Baths
Singing bowl relaxation offers time to slow down, listen, and rest. Participation and the use of sound are discussed during planning.
Creativity & Connection
Writing, storytelling, and guided conversation create opportunities for self-expression, shared reflection, and meaningful connection.
The Challenges We Address
When the work keeps moving,
connection can get left behind.
Our strengths in community building, mindfulness, and collaboration shape experiences around the situations your people face.
Book a Discovery CallPeople work together, but feel disconnected.
Daily demands leave little time to build relationships. Shared activities and storytelling help people learn about one another beyond their roles and find common ground.
Stress affects how people show up.
When workloads feel heavy, pausing can be difficult. Yoga, Pilates, mindfulness, and sound-based relaxation offer different ways to slow down, notice tension, and explore practices for everyday stress.
Different perspectives lead to friction.
Assumptions and communication habits can get in the way of collaboration. Structured dialogue gives participants opportunities to listen, explore perspectives, and identify shared priorities.
What People Can Take Back
A shared experience.
Something useful beyond the day.
Depending on the focus of your retreat, we design for practical takeaways such as:
- Tools for everyday stress A mindful pause, gentle breathing practice, movement option, or reflection prompt participants can revisit.
- Practice communicating with intention Guided listening and conversation that make room for different perspectives.
- Connection and shared next steps Opportunities to build relationships and identify what the group wants to carry forward.
A half-day retreat might flow like this
An illustrative sequence, adapted to your goals and access needs.
- Arrive & Pause Welcome, shared intentions, and guided mindfulness.
- Move & Connect Accessible yoga or Pilates and an activity that builds connection.
- Reflect & Practice Creative reflection and dialogue around your group’s priorities.
- Carry It Forward A closing reflection or sound bath, a practice to revisit, and next steps identified together.
Who We Work With
Designed for the people
you bring together.
Companies & Organizational Teams
For HR leaders, department heads, and people teams planning retreats and offsites.
Support connection, communication, collaboration, and employee well-being.
Schools, Students & Educators
For school leaders planning staff retreats, professional development, and age-appropriate student wellness programming.
Make room for staff care, student expression, and connection across the school community.
Colleges, Agencies & Community Organizations
For higher education teams, public agencies, and organizations creating experiences for students, staff, and communities.
Build participation, well-being, and opportunities to connect across roles and perspectives.
Experience Behind the Work
From campus programming
to dedicated retreat experiences.
Baruch College · CUNY
BWC provided student Pilates programming at Baruch College, with sessions led by instructor Naqua’na Sessoms and open to students with no previous experience.
View the program listingKripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Paris hosted two retreats for women of color in 2024, bringing wellness, reflection, and community into a dedicated retreat setting.
Explore Paris’s retreat portfolioMore From Our Community & Collaboration History
The BWC Difference
Different bodies.
Different backgrounds.
More ways to take part.
Our body-positive, culturally responsive approach considers who is in the room and how they can participate. We design for multicultural, multigenerational, and multibodied groups.
- Choices in movement and sound. Yoga and Pilates options consider different bodies and experience levels. Sound experiences are planned around the group’s comfort and preferences.
- Different ways to engage. Conversation, writing, movement, and quiet reflection offer multiple entry points.
- Participation with care. Invitations to share without pressure to disclose personal experiences.
- Learning through practice. Activities connect mindfulness, creativity, and dialogue with the purpose of your gathering.
Paris Alexandra
Founder. Educator. Community builder.
Paris is the founder and CEO of The Brooklyn Wellness Club. She brings more than two decades of experience in arts, education, and community organizing to experiences that help people connect, express themselves, and practice working together.
Her work spans student and educator programming, organizational collaborations, and retreats. Community building and collaboration lead her approach, supported by mindfulness, creative practice, and conflict mediation training.
Movement qualifications include RYT-500 advanced therapeutic yoga training at Kripalu and mat Pilates certification through Flow Pilates. Additional qualifications include wellness coaching and Mental Health First Aid.
Earlier in her career, Paris co-founded BK Yoga Club, a body-positive yoga studio that has since closed.
Explore Paris’s background & portfolioA Clear Planning Process
Your goals.
A thoughtful plan.
1. Start With a Conversation
Share your audience, priorities, preferred date, location, and budget range on a discovery call.
2. Review Your Proposal
We outline the format, facilitation, intended takeaways, logistics, and investment.
3. Gather & Reflect
We facilitate the agreed experience and close with reflection and takeaways suited to your goals.
Beyond the Retreat
More ways to connect
with The Brooklyn Wellness Club.
Workshops & Education
Focused professional development and age-appropriate student programming in mindfulness, creativity, communication, and connection.
Movement & Mindfulness
Yoga, Pilates, guided meditation, sound baths, and mindful movement offered as individual sessions or planned series.
Events & Community
Conference activations and residential or community programming that invite participation and shared connection.
Before You Book
A few practical details.
How do we choose between a mini and half-day retreat?
A mini retreat focuses on one priority within an existing meeting or gathering. A half-day retreat allows more room for movement, connection, reflection, and dialogue. We’ll recommend an appropriate format and confirm the duration and group size in your proposal.
Where can you deliver the experience?
At your workplace, school, campus, conference, or an agreed venue. We discuss space requirements, access needs, and location arrangements during planning.
What is included, and how is pricing determined?
Your proposal specifies planning, session design, facilitation, timing, and intended takeaways. Pricing reflects the format, group size, preparation, location, and practitioners required. Materials, equipment, travel, venue arrangements, and catering are specified where applicable, including any additional costs.
Can the experience focus on communication challenges?
Yes. We can focus activities on listening, exploring perspectives, and constructive dialogue. Paris’s conflict mediation training informs the facilitation. We discuss your situation in advance to agree on the scope.
What if people are new to yoga or mindfulness?
No previous experience is needed. We discuss access needs, movement options, sound preferences, and comfort levels in advance. Participants can engage through movement, listening, conversation, writing, and quiet reflection.
Bring Your People Together
Make time for connection.
Give your team a place to begin.
Tell us about your company, school, college, or community. Let’s explore the retreat or program that fits your people and priorities.