Founder
Max founded leads Sand and Salt Escapes, a mindfulness retreat company based in Nosara, Costa Rica and Palm Springs, CA. The company was born when, after a decade in consulting, Max completely burnt out. After extended time off disconnecting in Costa Rica, he returned and founded Sand and Salt Escapes, blending his passions of mindfulness, travel, and the professional world.
Through Sand and Salt Escapes, Max runs highly curated mindfulness retreats each year in Nosara and mindfulness offsites for executive teams in both Nosara and Palm Springs.
Max Schneider was a shell of his former self. Anxiety attacks, shingles in his 20s, and a decade of non-stop work had taken their toll. That's when he decided to take a radical step - a month-long surfing and yoga …