Intentional Vitality Retreats

In Wellness in Motion: Sustainable Travel and Embodied Practices for the Midlife, Earth-Conscious Woman, functional wellness guide and retreat leader Zoa Conner, PhD, weaves together science, embodied wisdom, and decades of experience to offer a fresh, sustainable approach to wellness—one that adapts to daily life, evolving seasons, and meaningful travel.

This isn’t about sticking to a perfect routine or a restrictive regimen while living out of a suitcase. It’s about attuning to your body’s needs, understanding the environments that support your vitality, and learning how to travel in a way that renews rather than drains you.

Whether you’re dreaming of your next adventure, planning a future retreat, or simply seeking sustainable ways to care for your body and mind, this book will help you:

• Clarify what wellness means for you in this season of life
• Travel with purpose and presence
• Build supportive rhythms you can carry anywhere
• Align your travel choices with what truly nourishes you

Written with warmth, practicality, and deep care, Wellness in Motion is more than a guide—it’s a gentle companion on your path toward sustainable vitality.

Wellness in Motion offers practical guidance, reflective prompts to personalize what you’re learning, and grounded wisdom to help you return to your body, your vitality, and yourself. You’ll find insights drawn from functional wellness, Ayurveda, and Zoa’s decades of training and lived experience—all woven into an approach that honors your authentic life and evolving needs.

Inside, you’ll discover how to:

• Build a sustainable wellness practice rooted in attunement, not overwhelm
• Travel in a way that supports—not disrupts—your vitality
• Make empowered choices about rest, nourishment, movement, and rhythm
• Let Ayurvedic principles and functional wellness guide how you support your body, at home and away
• Reconnect with the natural world—and with the truth of what your body needs
• Invite personal retreat into your life as a catalyst for lasting change and a grounding rhythm in your wellness journey

This book is equal parts nurturing guide and practical resource, offering you a new way to relate to your health, your travels, and your everyday rhythms.

You already know the tools are out there—but what you’re craving is a way to make them work for you.

Wellness in Motion is for the woman who:

• Feels the pull toward healing, but doesn’t want another rigid routine
• Wants to travel, not as escape, but as nourishment
• Has tried to “get back on track” with wellness, only to end up feeling burned out or overwhelmed
• Is navigating midlife shifts—physically, emotionally, spiritually—and wants guidance that honors her whole self
• Values sustainability, intentional living, and a deeper connection to the natural world
• Is curious about how to carry wellness into all areas of life, from the kitchen to the coast to the hotel room
• Feels ready to reset—gently, and with support

Whether you’re emerging from depletion or craving a transformative trip (or both), this book will meet you where you are… and help you return to what matters most.

Zoa Conner, PhD, is a scientist-turned-functional wellness guide and retreat leader and the proprietress of Intentional Vitality Retreats and Zen & Vitality With Zoa.

Her work blends decades of training and experience with a deep understanding of how women heal in body, mind, and spirit.

A Certified Nutrition Consultant, STOTT Pilates® Instructor, Ayurvedic Wellness Coach, and Travel Coach, Zoa also holds certifications in yoga, hormone health, postpartum care, and detox support.

Her journey began with her early roles as a Bradley Method® natural childbirth educator and La Leche League Leader, and has continued through her own experiences as a mother, scientist, and wellness practitioner.

Whether leading a retreat, supporting clients one-on-one, or sharing her wisdom through her podcast and this thoughtfully curated guide, Zoa creates spaces that invite deep restoration and lasting vitality.

Her approach is practical, rooted in nature and Ayurvedic principles, and always centered on helping women return to themselves—gently and powerfully.

Wellness in Motion is more than a book… It’s an invitation.

An invitation to listen more deeply, travel more intentionally, and align your wellness with the life you truly want.

Through gentle guidance and the exploration of what retreat can truly mean, this book opens a door to reconnecting with your body, your inner compass, and the natural world that sustains you.

This guide will meet you right where you are, and walk beside you from there.

Start reading today—and take the first step toward a more sustainable, embodied way of living.