Your Guide for Sacred Rest

Step into a transformative experience with Reverend Dr. Shelley Best—a nationally celebrated leader in healing and resilience who’s redefining self-care for today’s changemakers. This is the guide you didn’t know you needed. With a dynamic blend of spiritual insight and cutting-edge wellness practices, Dr. Best has spent her life helping people find purpose, peace, and the power to keep going.

Fortify is designed for those who give everything to others: educators, social workers, healthcare heroes, caregivers and community leaders. If you’re on the frontlines, navigating high-stress environments and giving your all every day, this retreat is for you. Dr. Best is here to help you recharge and find sustainable ways to stay grounded, focused, and impactful.

Her journey started in Kerala, India, with Amma, “the Hugging Saint,” and evolved through advanced mindfulness training with teachers like Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. Now a master of sound healing, Dr. Best uses crystal singing bowls, rain sticks, and wave drums to create a vibe that calms, centers, and renews. Add in her expertise in sacred rest with yoga nidra pioneer Tracee Stanley, and you’ve got a session like no other—built to help you drop stress and feel deeply restored.

With a Master’s of Divinity from Yale and advanced degrees in religious leadership from Hartford International University for Religion and Peace, Dr. Best combines academic smarts with over 30 years of experience. As a minister, counselor, and advocate for holistic well-being, she’s all about inspiring the next generation of changemakers to embrace self-care and sacred rest as essential tools for sustainable impact.

Join Fortify and experience Dr. Best’s signature approach to renewal. Through a powerful lineup of mindfulness, sound healing, and deep rest practices, you’ll find a new level of inner strength and leave fortified for whatever comes next.

This isn’t just a retreat; it’s a reset, a recharge, and a reminder that true impact starts within.