OUR TEAM
WHITNEY KEYES
FOUNDER + facilitator
Whitney is a licensed couples and family therapist, certified yoga and meditation instructor, and Reiki and sound healing practitioner. INTO YOUR SACRED PAUSE is the culmination of a lifelong devotion—offering ritual and remembrance for the soul.
These immersive experiences are not simply retreats, but spaces to remember what it feels like to truly inhabit your body, your breath, and your soul. What we create is more than a retreat—it’s a field, a frequency, a way home. It’s where grief is honored, the noise falls away, and the nervous system can finally rest. For those ready to return to their hearts and come home to themselves.
CLIFF BENHAM
Family + Adult Facilitator
Cliff began his career in the financial industry, where he developed a deep appreciation for service and human connection. In 2008, he followed a longtime dream and opened a candy store, awakening his entrepreneurial spirit and love for creating joyful spaces.
His commitment to service extends into his philanthropic work as co-founder of SHINE, an organization that supports and advocates for survivors of sexual assault throughout Fairfield County. Today, Cliff brings his intuitive eye for beauty and harmony to his work as an Interior Designer at ABC Carpet & Home in Greenwich, CT. Outside of work, he finds grounding in tennis, yoga, hiking, restoring furniture, and spending meaningful time with his wife, two daughters, and their rescue dogs.
Surj Bahra
Transformational Coach, Hypnotherapist + Sekhem Master
Surj is an ex-banker turned coach, Sekhem healer, and hypnotherapist. Drawing on a wealth of life experience, wisdom, and hard-hitting lessons, she helps others cultivate self-awareness so they can take action towards change, healing, and transformation into their true, authentic selves.
Surj works at your pace to get to the core of your challenges, skillfully combining modalities to help you achieve your goals, rewrite your narrative, and learn to receive on all levels.
LINDSAY POTTER
FAMILY FACILITATOR
Lindsay Potter is a mindset coach & facilitator dedicated to helping others quiet the noise, process stuck energy, and reconnect to their truth.
A former collegiate All-American and lifelong athlete turned coach, she bridges mindset mastery with embodied wisdom to help others remember who they are beyond performance. Her work invites awareness, compassion and courage, so growth feels grounded, not forced.
LARA STEWART
FAMILY + ADULT FACILITATOR
Lara is a certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Chopra Certified Well-being Coach, yoga instructor, guided meditation facilitator, and conscious chef devoted to whole-being nourishment. Trained at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition and through the Chopra Coaching Certification Program, she helps individuals and groups reconnect to their innate wisdom through mindful awareness, movement, nourishment, and energy alignment.
With over a decade of experience guiding others toward radiant health, Lara integrates her certifications in Sekhem and Reiki energy healing to restore balance and harmony. Before stepping into her calling as a wellness practitioner, she spent over a decade in leadership roles in the financial sector, and now channels that expertise into StewLove, her conscious culinary business serving her community.
