About Your Hosts

Tessa Borquez
Founder of Alacrity Destination Services & hum

Tessa is a guide for meaningful arrival. Through Alacrity Destination Services and hum, she blends thoughtful travel design, sound meditation, and nervous-system-supportive experiences that invite people to slow down, tune in, and reconnect with themselves and the world around them.

With a background in destination management and a deep devotion to sound and vibration as tools for regulation and reflection, Tessa creates retreats that are both beautifully organized and deeply restorative. Her approach is grounded, playful, and intentional—holding space for both adventure and rest, structure and flow.

Her work is guided by one simple invitation: arrive fully, listen deeply, and begin again.

Sarah Wallace
Founder of Strive For Epic

Sarah is a catalyst for courage, connection, and self-discovery. As the founder of Strive For Epic, she curates experiences that invite people to step outside their comfort zones, explore what’s possible, and savor the richness of being fully alive.

With a passion for personal growth, community building, and soulful adventure, Sarah brings warmth, encouragement, and an infectious sense of possibility to every retreat she leads. She has a gift for helping people feel both supported and empowered—meeting them where they are while gently inviting them into something more expansive.

Together, Sarah’s adventurous spirit and Tessa’s grounding presence create a retreat experience that is intentional, nourishing, and truly transformative.