Practicalities and Scope
Lifeguide Journey is a private, founder-led week for one to four guests. We host only one private journey each month.
From USD 12,000 per guest.
The final fee depends on season, accommodation, practitioner availability, and the level of personalization.
Included
- Full hosting and interpretation by the founder of the program
- Accommodation — two nights at the mountain temple and two nights at a curated rental house near Ojina village, on Jeju
- All dining, including bium/Onjium and daily recovery meals at Ojina
- All recovery teas and traditional herbal spirits at Bongsujae
- Health assessment with physician interpretation
- Private saju reading
- All private transit within Korea, including domestic flights to Jeju
- The post-journey recovery package
Excluded
- International flights to and from Seoul
- Accommodation in Seoul (assisted arrangement based on preference and taste)
- Dermatological recovery sessions or alternative spa arrangements (assisted arrangement based on preference)
- Personal purchases
- Travel insurance (required)
An inquiry begins the conversation. If the dates and intent align, a 50% deposit secures the week. The balance is due sixty days before arrival.
Because each journey relies on the reserved time of private hosts, practitioners, and local partners, the deposit becomes non-refundable ninety days before the journey begins.
A month after you return home, a parcel arrives by post. It contains the recovery teas you drank at Bongsujae, a small reserve of the Hwang family's fermented syrup, and the notes from your saju reading and physician notes. It is a physical reminder of the rhythm you learned.
The Hwang family are keepers of traditional fermentation and herbal practices, not licensed medical professionals. Nothing offered through Lifeguide is a clinical service or a substitute for medical care.