Since its founding in 2021, Red House Wellness has brought a unique experience to Park City for both locals and visitors alike, hosting small-group retreats inside a red house perched near the top of Main Street overlooking Old Town below.
The retreats are designed, as founder Sherri Lukac describes it, to help guests leave lighter and wiser in every dimension.
“It was probably the best investment I’ve made in myself,” said Anna Stone, a returning guest. “It’s personal growth on every level. She gives you the tools while you’re there, and then she gives you the tools to continue the work.”
Lukac created Red House after decades of studying the connection between the body and mind and building her own personal toolkit she now teaches to others. With a degree in exercise physiology and decades spent learning how movement, breath, nutrition and mindset work together, she said her work has been shaped by both education and life experience.
The retreats are built around four pillars: physical, emotional, mental and spiritual. Lukac compares the framework to a wobbly table, where strengthening one leg can stabilize the whole thing. Her retreats start with the “physical” pillar, which she considers foundational.
“Your body is your home,” she said. “If we don’t take care of it, where are you going to live?”
From there, the retreat expands into emotional habits, mental skills and a broader conversation about purpose and direction, Lukac explained.
Retreats are typically limited to six to eight participants, with guests staying on the property in either private or shared rooms. The programs focus on practical tools guests can take back into daily life and include guided movement, group discussion and time outdoors, along with education around nutrition, sleep and circadian rhythm, strength training and stress management.
Guests also take part in meditation, journaling and other restorative activities, and meals are prepared on-site by a chef as part of the retreat experience.
A signature element of the retreat is Lukac’s use of aerial yoga swings, which hang from the ceiling of her yoga room and are used for mobility, strength and playful movement.
Lukac said stepping into unfamiliar experiences is a key part of the process because it helps guests see what they are truly capable of and helps them to begin to shift from negative self-talk. The goal, she said, is not to prescribe one perfect routine, but to help guests identify what works for them.
The experience extends beyond the retreat itself through six weeks of follow-up support led by Lukac via a WhatsApp group. The check-ins are designed to help guests build on what they practiced at Red House, offering encouragement and practical guidance as they ease new routines into their everyday lives, from improving sleep and movement to managing stress or navigating career changes.
“She doesn’t just send you home and say ‘good luck,’” Stone said with a laugh. “There’s follow-up, encouragement and reminders that build on what you practiced while you were there. That support made it stick.”
Having participated in a range of wellness retreats, from larger resort-style programs to smaller group experiences, Stone said what sets Red House apart is how personalized the retreat feels, even within a group setting.
“She really keys in on what each person needs,” Stone said. “Everyone comes with something different they’re working on, and she meets you where you are and gives you guidance that actually fits your life.”
Unlike other retreats she has attended, which often rely on strict rules around food, phone use and daily schedules, Stone said Red House emphasizes support and understanding, allowing guests to make their own choices while learning why certain practices matter. Stone said she has returned to Red House multiple times, including recently as she prepared for an upcoming surgery.
“I thought, who better to help me get mentally, emotionally and physically ready for something this big? Every time I come back, I get something different out of it,” she said. “You’re not just sitting in a house or a therapy room, you’re out in nature every day — hiking, paddle boarding, spending time with the horses, doing yoga outside. For someone like me who’s in an office all day, that was incredibly refreshing.”
Stone said the experience of her first retreat helped her rethink how much she prioritizes her own well-being.
“I really see that my life matters more than I thought,” she said, looking back on the personal growth she has made since then.
Until recently, Red House Wellness primarily offered a full-week retreat, but Lukac said the program has expanded to include several options designed to meet different schedules and needs. New offerings include a four-day retreat, a half-day retreat and a one-on-one intensive program designed around individual goals, with guests spending four nights and five days working directly with Lukac.
The half-day option is a scheduled four-hour experience that blends the same four pillars of physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellness found in Red House’s longer programs. Lukac said it includes practices such as aerial yoga, guided reflection, meditation and a restorative sound bath, along with tools designed to help guests reconnect, recharge and apply what they learn to everyday life.
The offering is designed to be accessible for both locals and out-of-town guests who want a meaningful wellness experience without committing to a longer retreat.
Lukac said her work at Red House is driven by a belief that the challenges she has faced throughout her life carry a responsibility to help others navigate their own. Through years of study and personal experience, she said she came to see hardship not as something that happens to people, but as something that can shape how they show up for others.
By sharing the tools that helped her find more balance, peace and perspective, Lukac said she hopes to remind guests that they are not stuck, that they have choices and that caring for themselves is not selfish but necessary.
“Your life is the choices you make,” she said. “And you can change it at any time. You always have a choice.”
For more information and to register for a retreat, see redhousewellness.com.