About YDR

YDR is a holistic wellness space founded by Yael D Riber, focused on healing, balance, and reconnecting the body, mind, and soul through integrative experiences.

Meet Yael

It all began with a little girl from Brussels, raised in a home where health, movement, aesthetics, and discipline were an inseparable part of everyday life.
My father, a businessman and karate teacher, taught me from a young age about inner strength, presence, and perseverance. My mother, a nutritionist, connected me to the world of wellness, listening to the body, and living in balance.

By the age of 14, I had already become a karate instructor myself, guiding children and teenagers for many years. Even before I truly understood what purpose meant, I felt naturally drawn to working with people — helping them grow stronger, reconnect with themselves, and feel better both physically and emotionally.

Later on, I studied Business Administration, Interior Design, and Industrial Design at Saint-Luc Brussels, which led me into the worlds of design, real estate, and project management. For years, I managed luxury projects in Israel and around the world, combining aesthetics, precision, hospitality, and the ability to truly see the person behind each project.

In 2006, I moved to Israel, where I continued leading high-end projects for international private clients. The world of luxury, beauty, and hospitality was always part of who I was — but over time, I realized my true calling went much deeper than that.

The COVID period became a major turning point in my life.
The world stopped — and so did I, long enough to truly listen.

After participating in MasterChef, I rediscovered the power of food. Not only as something beautiful or delicious, but as a tool for healing, balance, and vitality. I began creating healthy and intentional culinary experiences built around natural ingredients, color, aesthetics, and nourishment for both the body and the soul.

From there, my path naturally evolved into the world of healing. I studied naturopathy, explored nutrition and the mind-body connection in depth, and later deepened my work through art, painting, and creativity — מתוך the understanding that true healing begins with inner connection.

In recent years, I expanded my studies in integrative medicine through the approach of Nader Butto, alongside studies in Sound Healing, Access Bars, energy work, meditation, and holistic healing practices.

Out of all these chapters of my life, my unique approach was born —
Personal Healing | Soul • Body • Mind

Today, I create integrative healing journeys in Israel and around the world — intimate and thoughtfully curated experiences that connect body, mind, and consciousness.

Each journey is carefully designed with sensitivity and precision, combining functional nutrition, body and energy treatments, movement, breathwork, meditation, rest, and high-level hospitality experiences.

Every process is personally tailored to the physical, emotional, and energetic needs of the individual, and supported by a professional team of therapists, chefs, and wellness practitioners from various healing disciplines.

I believe that true health is about so much more than the absence of illness.
It is a state of balance, vitality, inner peace, and deep connection with ourselves.

Real healing begins when a person allows themselves to pause. To listen. To breathe. To feel.
And when someone is there to hold that space for them — gently, deeply, and with love.

This is not just a healing experience.
It is an experience of returning to yourself.

Community Gatherings

YDR community gatherings are intimate experiences designed to bring people together through connection, healing, and meaningful conversation. Created in a warm and carefully curated atmosphere, these gatherings combine wellness, movement, mindfulness, food, and personal growth to help people slow down, reconnect, and feel part of something deeper.

Retreats Led by Yael

Led by Yael D Riber, YDR retreats are immersive healing journeys that combine integrative wellness, functional nutrition, meditation, movement, energy work, and high-level hospitality experiences. Each retreat is thoughtfully designed to create space for inner balance, emotional healing, rest, and transformation in beautiful locations בארץ ובעולם.

Personalized Healing Treatments

YDR offers personalized healing treatments tailored to the unique physical, emotional, and energetic needs of each individual. Through an integrative approach that may combine body treatments, energy healing, breathwork, meditation, nutrition, and holistic therapies, every process is designed with sensitivity and intention to support deep healing, balance, and reconnection.