The People Behind It

About Us

The Community Behind the Event

The Be Well Asheville Wellness Collective

Be Well Asheville is a wellness collective and community platform based in Asheville, North Carolina. Founded by Travis Richardson, Be Well Asheville connects wellness practitioners, healers, coaches, and wellness business owners across Western North Carolina — through education, events, referrals, and a shared commitment to building a stronger local wellness community.

Taste of Wellness Asheville 2026 is Be Well Asheville's flagship community event. It takes place on Saturday, October 24, 2026 at Sun Soo Martial Arts in East Asheville, NC — a curated afternoon of one-on-one practitioner sessions, group immersion experiences, short talks, local wellness vendors, and a collaborative closing ceremony with sound healing and cacao.

The Collective behind this event is a group of 32+ wellness practitioners who know each other, trust each other, and actively collaborate. This isn't a vendor fair — it's what happens when a real community decides to create something together.

Learn more at bewellasheville.com/collective →
Be Well Asheville Collective

The Team

Taste of Wellness is organized by Travis Richardson and brought to life by this team of Be Well Asheville Collective members who are pouring their time, energy, and expertise into making it happen.

Travis Richardson

Travis Richardson

Organizer · Be Well Asheville Founder

Travis is a wellness entrepreneur and community builder who created Be Well Asheville — the Wellness Collective — to connect Western North Carolina's best healers, practitioners, and wellness businesses under one roof. His mission is to make high-quality wellness accessible and to foster a thriving, connected wellness community in Asheville and beyond. Taste of Wellness is the flagship expression of that mission.

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Jen Black

Jen Black

Be Well Asheville Collective

Jen is a practitioner of Transformational Hypnosis, Reiki, and Crystal Healing whose work helps clients reconnect with their inner wisdom, release subconscious patterns, and create meaningful change from the inside out. Through Alchemy + Herbs Healing, she offers personalized healing sessions and intentional self-care products that support clarity, transformation, and a deeper sense of well-being.

alchemyandherbshealing.com →
Stephen Miller

Stephen Miller

Be Well Asheville Collective

Stephen is a sound healer and musician whose immersive sound journeys use crystal singing bowls, gongs, and resonant instruments to guide participants into deep states of relaxation and restoration. His work with Asheville Sonic Blessings has made sound healing one of WNC's most beloved wellness modalities.

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Becky Hendrix

Becky Hendrix

Be Well Asheville Collective

Becky is a certified Biofield Tuning practitioner who uses precision-tuned tuning forks to locate and resolve energetic disturbances in the human biofield. Her gentle yet powerful approach helps clients release long-held tension, trauma, and energetic blockages — creating lasting shifts in mind, body, and spirit.

beckysbiofieldtuning.com →
Amy Monroe

Amy Monroe

Be Well Asheville Collective

Amy is a certified fitness trainer and wellness coach dedicated to helping people discover movement as medicine. Through personalized training, group classes, and holistic coaching, she empowers her clients to build strength, cultivate body confidence, and create sustainable wellness habits that last a lifetime.

amymonroefitness.com →
Be Well Asheville Collective

Are You a Wellness Pro in Asheville?

The Be Well Asheville Collective is open to all wellness professionals in the Asheville area — practitioners, healers, coaches, and wellness business owners. New cohorts begin every quarter: January 1 · April 1 · July 1 · October 1.

Apply for July 1 Cohort → October 1 cohort opening soon