Urban Healing
Urban Healing People

Managing Partners

Urban Healing's Managing Partners have considerable experience in developing solutions and programmes that help individuals and blue chip clients to create wellness through education. We pride ourselves on making a real difference for our clients. Our backgrounds in managing business in senior roles, and our hands on experience across the hotel, spa and wellness industries gives us access to a breadth of fresh and innovative approaches.

Wellness Partners

Utilising a network of highly skilled and experienced Wellness Partners we are able to carefully blend the skills and experience required to deliver our programmes. All our Wellness Partners have been hand picked to ensure you receive the best possible education at all times.

Our team is united in achieving our mission and vision through their sense of commitment, energy and enthusiasm towards making wellness an achievable choice for everyone, everywhere.

We are a team who are determined to make a difference.

 

 

Open Programmes
Build and enhance the skills of spa and wellness managers, spa and product house trainers and practitioners of complementary therapies. See below for programmes dates. More Programmes.

Customised Solutions
Tailored to meet your specific objectives in partnership with you to deliver an educational wellness solution that best fits your culture, style and way of working. See how we can help..

Urban Healing People
Dieter Buchner

Dieter Buchner
Founder and Managing Partner

For over 20 years, Dieter enjoyed a successful career in learning and development in the hospitality industry with companies such as Banyan Tree, Hyatt International and Rezidor SAS. More recently he held the post of Director of Education & Research for MSpa International, a Bangkok-based Spa Management company.

In 1994, Dieter was a key player in the pioneering team that created the first Banyan Tree Resort & Spa in Phuket. As Corporate Director of Training, working with the spa's director he was introduced to the Spa industry at a time when spas were virtually unknown in Thailand. Thus began his passion for the industry along with his life-long commitment to making a lasting and positive impact on people's wellbeing as well as his own.

Trained at the Maui Academy of Healing Arts, Hawai'I, Dieter gained experience in holistic massage therapy, reflexology, Zen touch Shiatzu, Lomi Lomi and other healing modalities. He is also qualified in Thai massage.

He has a unique background in the corporate world organising and delivering educational programmes and events in conjunction with knowledge and a passion for wellness. This puts him in a strong position to achieve his mission to create wellness through education.

As an international speaker and founder and Managing Partner of Urban Healing, Dieter dedicates his time and energy to educate and empower spa and wellness professionals to bring more authenticity to the spa and wellness experience.

Programmes and workshop run by Dieter Buchner:

SpaLEAD™

SpaTRAINER™

See other Partners:

Alison Snelling

John Brazier

Lavenda Schaff

Ann Gowing

Interested in joining the team?

We are looking to work with exceptional talent in the field of education and wellness in Europe and Asia. If you are passionate about spa and wellness, identify with our values, and want to share your knowledge and enthusiasm developing others, we would love to hear from you. You will be asked to follow a selection process that includes:

  • Sending in your career profile
  • Establishing a match between your specific skills and experience and our needs
  • Attending an assessment process where you can demonstrate your specialist skills
  • Attending an Interview to find out more about you and what makes you tick

To start the ball rolling, please send us your CV by email highlighting what you have achieved and explaining:

  • Your reason for wanting to work with Urban Healing
  • Your passion for wellness
  • How you believe you share our values


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