Contribution
Contribution & Co-creation
We are at a stage where the final contribution structure of The Local Sanctuary is still taking shape. What you find here are the principles of our contribution logic and the open process in which the concrete structure emerges — in dialogue with those who carry the model from the very beginning.
Our stance on the contribution.
Our contributions carry what it costs to run this standard responsibly — no more, no less.
We deliberately do not yet name concrete monthly contributions on this page: the structure emerges in dialogue with the first members. In the self-portrait we ask about your sense of the order of magnitude; in the Founding Circles we discuss it openly. Those who come early help shape it.
What a membership includes
A membership gives you full access to the house and to the support that holds our work together.
Unlimited access:
- To the Soul Floor (Social Hub, Library) and the Performance Floor (Smart Movement Lab, Functional Area)
- To the spa — envisaged are a panorama pool, Finnish and bio sauna, steam bath and ice plunge, complemented by lake access within walking distance
- Use of the guided movement stations and mobility areas
- Seamless Care App with continuous tending of your Digital Twin, wearable analysis and tele-health portal
- 90-day onboarding with a baseline anamnesis, an initial DEXA scan and HRV baseline, plus the assignment of a personal Health Guide
- Fellowship Circles, Science Talks and lectures among members
The first 90 days are the beginning, not the goal. They create your personal point of reference — diagnostics, first routines, your Health Guide. What comes after is the essential part: continuous support that walks with you year after year, adapts to your life and turns the initial assessment into a lasting practice.
Individual services
The following lies outside the basic membership and is billed individually, with a member benefit of around twenty per cent on the public rate:
- In-depth medical diagnostics (laboratory panels, extended screenings)
- 1:1 medical and mental coaching
- Specialist therapies such as hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), cryotherapy, intermittent hypoxia and red light — evidence-informed regeneration, no healing promise
- Osteopathy and physiotherapy
- The whole of Culinary Medicine, including restaurant, health bar and Prescriptive Meals
- Day use of the Elite Suites — details following the official announcement of the property
This separation protects two things: the clarity of the membership offering — you do not pay for modules you do not need — and the duty of medical indication for in-depth medical intervention.
Medical and psychological consultations beyond the baseline anamnesis are arranged individually and shown separately — with a member benefit. Which modules the Swiss supplementary insurers recognise is something we keep under review; more on this under "Recognition by the health insurers".
Our three membership paths
We offer three membership paths, which differ in depth and in the length of commitment.
Founding Fellow — 50 places
Those who enter as a Founding Fellow carry the project through its early phase, take part in structural decisions and secure long-term protection against later contribution adjustments.
The form of this engagement goes beyond mere membership. Exactly how, we discuss individually — after the self-portrait and in a personal conversation.
Sanctuary Fellow — 400 places
The basic membership. Those who join early receive protected status: the contributions of the first entry phase remain in place for a guaranteed minimum term.
Gold Fellow — 50 places
As for the Sanctuary Fellow membership, complemented by services for members who seek more intensive support and a more fluid integration into everyday life.
The Gold path additionally includes:
- A monthly 1:1 coaching or therapy session of your choice
- A monthly allowance for technologically guided regeneration — hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT), cryotherapy or intermittent hypoxia, as you choose
- A personal locker with an in-house laundry service: fresh training clothing on every visit, with no logistical effort for you
- The privilege of inviting a personal guest into the club once a month
- Prioritised booking of the Elite Suites and a direct concierge contact for short-notice matters
Which of these three paths suits you is clarified by our self-portrait — a confidential questionnaire with which we capture your circle of values, your health priorities and your expectation of the contribution structure.
The Founding component
A Founding membership means more than early entry. Founding Fellows carry the economic substance of the house with us — and thereby take on a particular responsibility for the development of the model in its early phase.
The legal structure, the economic framework and the concrete terms of this participation we discuss individually — after the self-portrait and in a personal conversation.
This page contains no investment recommendation and does not constitute a public offer to subscribe for participation securities.
What you spend today on something comparable.
For anyone who today draws on fitness, spa, medical diagnostics, coaching, a refined restaurant and a network separately, these easily add up to a substantial annual sum. Even members' clubs without medical depth move in comparable orders of magnitude. The Local Sanctuary brings all of this together in a single membership — and makes it a daily practice.
What a single week at a medical retreat costs elsewhere applies with us to a whole year.
A structured investment in your own health foundation carries further over the long term than the cumulative cost of reactive medicine in later life. Our members invest in the capacity to live self-determined lives for as long as possible, to stay mobile and to spend precious time with the people who matter to them.
How the contribution develops — and how you help form it
Protected status
Those who become members in the first entry phase secure protection against later adjustments. Founding Fellows carry a particularly long horizon of protection. Sanctuary members of the first wave keep their entry rate for a guaranteed minimum term.
Recognition by the health insurers
With the certification bodies Qualitop and Fitnessguide we are currently reviewing which of our modules can be recognised by the Swiss supplementary insurers. As soon as recognition is in place, we will communicate its scope transparently.
Your contribution to setting the price
In the self-portrait we ask about your sense of the order of magnitude. In the Founding Circles we discuss the final contribution structure openly with our first members. Those who come early help shape it.
More on the idea behind the model — a laboratory for scalability, knowledge transfer, an Impact Circle — on the page about the idea.