Meraki Path Retreats
Niza Disla created Meraki Path Retreats as a sacred space for immersive healing experiences rooted in ancestral wisdom, reciprocity, and cultural reverence. When building her digital presence, it was essential that the platform honored the depth of the work and avoided the feeling of a trend-driven or commodified retreat brand.
THE LAUNCH Playbook
Born in the Bronx with Dominican, Mexican, and Puerto Rican ancestry, and carrying Mayan and Taíno lineage, Niza has spent her life bridging worlds. Her journey into retreat work was not a pivot but a calling shaped by lived experience, lineage, and long-term relationship building.
After a year-long solo backpacking journey connecting with Indigenous communities across the globe, Niza was called to the Ecuadorian Amazon in 2017. What began as a single journey evolved into a lifelong bond rooted in reciprocity, reverence, and shared responsibility. Meraki Path Retreats grew from that relationship, offering experiences that are deeply intentional, culturally grounded, and led with respect for the land and its people.
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The Challenge:
Interest in Niza’s retreats was growing rapidly, but her systems had not caught up. Managing inquiries, applications, payments, and communications required hours of manual work for each retreat. Promotion lacked a centralized home, and there was no digital experience that clearly communicated the integrity, safety, and intention behind the work.
Equally important, the brand needed to clearly differentiate itself from the growing number of surface-level psychedelic and ayahuasca retreats. Niza needed a platform that conveyed trust, lineage, and responsibility while supporting growth without compromising sacredness.
Solution:
We began with intensive brand strategy sessions to clarify the foundation of Meraki Path Retreats. This included deep work around mission, values, ideal participants, offer structure, key differentiators, and competitive positioning, with a strong emphasis on cultural integrity and ethical storytelling.
From there, we translated the strategy into a digital ecosystem designed to streamline operations while preserving intimacy and reverence.
- Comprehensive brand development, including strategy, ideal client clarity, competitive research, and clear differentiation from trend-driven retreat brands
- Visual identity development encompassing logo, color palette, and photo direction that reflects cultural depth and spiritual grounding
- Website design and development that communicates trust, safety, and intention while guiding users clearly through the retreat experience
- CRM integration using Dubsado with a fully customized client portal to manage applications, contracts, payments, and communications
- Automated workflows that dramatically reduced manual labor while improving the participant experience from inquiry to retreat completion
Key wins included:
The Result:
Meraki Path Retreats now has a dedicated digital home that reflects the sacredness of the work while supporting sustainable growth. The platform allows Niza to manage retreats efficiently, communicate clearly with participants, and promote upcoming experiences without administrative overwhelm.
