Adamah, North America’s largest faith-based environmental organization, brings its mission to life through a culture of hospitality rooted in belonging, care, and connection to the earth. Hospitality is practiced by every staff member, showing up in warm greetings, thoughtful responses, and shared responsibility for creating welcoming spaces. By tracking key metrics like RevPAR, Bednights, and Net Promoter Scores, Adamah ensures its guest experience is both mission-aligned and sustainable. Under the leadership of COO Eve Wachhaus—who brings 34 years of hospitality expertise—Adamah’s commitment to HEART-driven service nurtures a community where guests and staff alike feel valued and at home.

Our first “Tea with Tatyana” session tackled one of leadership’s toughest topics: how to compassionately and effectively let someone go. HR expert Tatyana Sanikovich shared her simple but powerful framework—the Three C’s: Clarity, Compassion, and Care—to guide leaders through preparation, the conversation itself, and thoughtful follow-up. She also highlighted the unique complexities of retreat centers, where on-site living blurs personal and professional boundaries, making clear housing agreements and transparent team communication essential. Tatyana will be back on November 4th to explore how strong onboarding practices can prevent problems long before they begin.

When Heather Deeth transitioned from sustainable business into retreat center leadership, she encouraged the sector to embrace solid business practices without compromising mission. She urges leaders to start budgeting from strategic vision—not spreadsheets—and to track needs and insights throughout the year. By evaluating every revenue stream honestly and challenging legacy pricing models, centers can let go of low-margin offerings and set prices that reflect true costs and value. Her forward-looking approach, including weekly financial dashboards, helps retreat centers stay sustainable while staying true to their transformative purpose.

The Retreat Center Collaboration (RCC) evolves in 2025–26, guided by core values. With a new Program Director, concentric support circles foster trust, wisdom & impact.

Retreat leaders met in person after years online, finding rare peer support in shared challenges and inspiration—sparking RCC’s vision for small peer groups.

At RCC, the Listening Circle offers a space of resilience, connection, and active listening—a network of mutual support and genuine dialogue for leaders in complex times.

On this call, the RCC Stewardship Circle gathered with community members to celebrate community and wish farewell to Brenda and Nanci.

Nanci Lee reflects on the gifts and challenges of our time as she steps down from her role on the Stewardship Circle.

Brenda Salgado offers gratitude as she steps down from her role as RHI program director.

On this call, the RCC Stewardship Circle gathered with community members to share updates on the new RCC staffing model, membership, and discuss ways retreat centers can foster cultures of belonging.

Community members joined RHI Director Brenda Salgado for a special Racial Healing Workshop. This call provided an opportunity for participants to ground in body and breath, and to engage in Toltec breath and energy practices to resource themselves for the times ahead.

On this Community Call, participants reflected on the salient challenges of our time, as well as the possibilities we imagine are ahead for ourselves and retreat centers.

RCC community members joined this ninety-minute call to share space, process U.S. election results, and imagine the role of retreat centers going forward.

Community members joined the Racial Healing Initiative for a special 90 minute post-election Community Call. This was a dedicated space for grounding, reflecting, and cultivating collective healing after the U.S. presidential election.

On a recent Community Call, Nanci Lee shared her reflections on reparative land practices and BIPOC circles at Tatamagouche Centre. Participants were invited to discuss their own practices and experiences of radical hospitality in their organizations.

On this Community Call, participants discussed the recent impacts of wildfires and hurricanes on retreat centers in the community. We also explored a disaster scenario as groundwork for future calls on the increasingly-urgent topic of resilience.

On this Community Call, community members discussed ways retreat centers can serve as spaces of refuge, healing, and learning during times of political upheaval.

On this call, the RCC Stewardship Circle gathered with community members to share updates on the hiring process for RCC Collaborative Director and to discuss ways retreat centers can foster cultures of belonging.

On this Community Call, community members came together to join Eve Wachhaus of Adamah for a discussion about what risk can look like at retreat centers.

Peter Wrinch reflects on the insights he has gleaned during his time as CEO of Hollyhock.