What we do, and what we don't.
Wellness that's worth the trip, and the trip down the street.
Tendground is an independent US wellness guide. We list day-wellness studios (sauna, cold plunge, breathwork, sound, float and recovery) in 34 US cities, and we publish honest, evidence-based guides to each practice. Curated multi-day retreats are coming; none is listed yet.
We work in two layers, and we label which is which. The first is the directory: 2,657 venues compiled from public business listings and checked against each venue's own website where we could read it. A directory listing is a fact (a name, an address, an official site), not a recommendation, and nobody from Tendground has visited these places, so please confirm hours and prices before you go. The second layer is the smaller set of providers we will actively recommend. That layer is not live yet. Here is exactly how the directory is checked, with the real numbers.
How we will choose recommended providers
When the recommended layer opens, a provider has to clear three bars before we put our name on it. None of these applies to the directory.
Quality of work. Real training behind the practice, not a weekend certificate, a clean space and a schedule that is kept. We research each one and read what customers say over time.
Honest pricing. The price on the listing is the price you pay. Surprise upsells at checkout, "service fees" added later and bait-and-switch first-visit deals end a recommendation.
A fair, published cancellation policy, honored in practice. Repeated complaints about cancellations end a recommendation too.
How we make money
One planned way, disclosed up front. There are no sponsored placements and no pay-to-rank, in the directory or anywhere else.
- Booking commissions. Once recommended providers are bookable through Tendground, the provider will pay us a percentage of each booking; the price you see is the price you pay. Today nothing on the site is bookable through us, so we earn nothing from it. Being listed is free, and paying us would change nothing about where or whether a venue appears.
What we don't do
We don't sell supplements. We don't give medical advice. We don't claim any service treats, cures, or prevents any specific condition. We don't run retreats or provide any wellness service ourselves: every venue is an independent business responsible for its own service.
Who we are
We're not therapists, doctors, or licensed practitioners, and our guides say so. How the guides are researched, written, sourced and corrected, including the mistakes we have fixed, is on our editorial standards page.
For partnerships, listing questions or corrections, see our contact page.