About us
About us
Mana is a Māori word from Aotearoa New Zealand for the energy and integrity a person carries: the strength that comes from living in alignment with who you are.
It lives in us, and between us. It grows when we act with honour, and when we lift others as we rise.
When you leave here, you won’t just feel rested. You’ll feel returned to yourself, reconnected to the mana that was always yours.
Our Founders
Janine & Trent Cottle
In 2008, Janine Hall left a corporate life in New Zealand to follow a quieter, deeper pull: to create a place where women could rest, heal, and reconnect with themselves.
That dream became Escape Haven, a luxury women’s retreat that has since welcomed more than 10,000 guests from around the world and is the highest ranked retreat in Bali on Tripadvisor.
Seven years later, on a warm summer evening back in New Zealand, Janine met Trent Cottle, an entrepreneur, business coach, and Māori man who carries a deep reverence for mana and all it represents. A few months later he took a leap of faith and flew to Bali for the first time. He never left.
Together, Janine and Trent built a family and a life devoted to helping people find their way back to themselves. The land where they first lived, and where they brought their daughter, Talullah Moana, home as a newborn, is now the heart of Mana Sanctuary.
Mana Sanctuary brings together everything they each carry: Janine’s years creating Escape Haven, one of the world’s most loved women’s retreats, and Trent’s Māori heritage, his belief that true success is measured not in status but in energy, connection, and presence, and his deep passion for men’s mental health.
Where Escape Haven is a retreat for women, Mana Sanctuary is for both men and women: a place for anyone who leads a big life to finally pause, connect, and come home to their mana.
SPECIALIST EXPERTISE
The Mana Team
With over 40 team members at Mana Sanctuary, and an intimate number of guests (maximum 14) you’ll be supported with genuine personal care and a high level of intuitive service. Every one of our experts and ambassadors have deep expertise in their field, from holistic chefs to movement coaches, wellness guides, bodywork artisans to longevity specialists.
MANA FOUNDATION
Why Us?
Mana Sanctuary is grounded by our five core wellness foundations. Every element of our practice is infused with a balance of each.
A home for
Elevated Recovery
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We are a high-end pit stop for your nervous system. A place where deep rest, and biological reset meet. Where deep rest and biological reset meet.
A place where science
meets soul wellness
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Mana Sanctuary is where ancient wisdom teams up with modern longevity practice to recharge the mind and feed the soul. We believe health span informs life span.
W here food is healing
and eaten with ritual
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Healing meals. Slow dining. Connection. Food that calms your mind and feeds your vitality.
Movement that restores
not depletes
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Our movement menus are designed to reboot energy, rebuild strength, and calm the nervous system – so our guests can glide through life with ease and flow.
Designed for Belonging
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Connection as a form of wellness. Designed for individuals and
couples. Space to retreat or reach out, as you choose.
Luxury That Feels Human
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Mana’s luxury lives in the details – intuitive service, soulful care, and architecture that breathes with nature. Elevated comfort.
Caring for planet and people
Mana Sanctuary was built with a deep respect for the land that holds us. We act as guardians, not owners.
We build around trees, not through them. Our sustainability consultant has been guiding us from our design process to beyond. The architecture breathes with nature rather than competing with it. Natural light and air flow are integral to reducing energy use at Mana Sanctuary.
Small footprint. Big intention.
In the creation of Mana we consciously sourced local materials, worked with skilled artisans and hand-picked suppliers who value the environment as much as we do.
From Source to Table. Seasonal, local and sourced with integrity. Our menus reduce waste, support local farmers and celebrate the island’s abundance.
We hire, train and grow Balinese talent. We partner with local healers and small businesses so the community rises with us because we rise only when we rise together. Our mantra is very much longer tables not higher fences.
We minimise single use plastics, harvest rainwater where possible and use greywater for gardens.
True wellbeing extends beyond the self. When we care for land, culture and community, we deepen our own health and connection. This is the essence of Mana as a philosophy.
