Wellness Bhutan
Wellness Bhutan was born from a deep, personal love of the Kingdom — its ancient traditions, its extraordinary people, and a way of life built on Gross National Happiness. We believe Bhutan isn’t just a destination. It’s a mirror. When you arrive, something shifts. We founded Wellness Bhutan to share that shift with the world.
Our journeys are crafted in close partnership with Bhutanese monks, cultural guides, and spiritual experts who have dedicated their lives to the path of wellbeing. Every experience — whether meditating at a monastery at dawn, joining a traditional healing ceremony, or trekking to a remote sacred site — is designed not to show you Bhutan, but to let Bhutan reach you. The world’s only carbon-negative country, Bhutan’s commitment to harmony between people, nature, and spirit runs through everything we offer.
We offer fully all-inclusive wellness retreats and mindfulness journeys from 5 to 10 nights — among the most rare and transformative travel experiences available anywhere on earth. No generic itineraries. No surface-level sightseeing. Just genuine immersion in a culture that has been quietly getting happiness right for centuries.
Khenpo Phuntsok Tashi
Khenpo Phuntshok Tashi, a very clear and articulate Master. Khenpo has been teaching meditation and Buddhism for more than 17 years. He is the author of “Mindful Living in Bhutan”, and is the Director of the National Museum of Bhutan. His sense of humor and warm personality, which are in true Bhutanese style, join with his character to endear him to students and guest audiences. Khenpo is a champion of Bhutan’s policy of Gross National Happiness, finding it congruent with Buddha’s Dharma teachings.
Khenpo speaks seven languages, and was an executive member of the 42nd Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington D.C., as well as curatorial team member for ‘The Dragon’s Gift: Sacred Arts of Bhutan Exhibition’, traveling throughout the U.s. and Europe.
Khenpo Phuntshok Tashi has been a guest lecturer on Buddhism and Gross National Happiness in Japanese Universities, meditation retreats across Europe and Asia. His work on ‘The Origin of Happiness’, brings together his keen research interests in poetry, philosophy, physics, environmental philosophy, culture, and the Middle Path of Buddhism. His writing, ‘The Role of Buddhism in Achieving Gross National Happiness’, is a landmark, acclaimed work of Bhutan.