Inside Alam Wellness Bali, where success is built around women, not burnout

In a world where wellness is often just another word for luxury, Alam Wellness Bali stands for something far more radical: a business that truly works around women’s lives.

Founded by Paz Fourcard, a mother of four who has lived in Bali for over 13 years. Alam Wellness was born during the pandemic a time marked by fear, uncertainty, and closed doors. While many businesses were forced to stop, Paz chose to begin. Not to build another spa, but to create a place where women especially mothers could work without guilt, pressure, or the constant feeling of having to choose.

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At Alam, flexibility is not a benefit. It is the foundation. Working hours adapt to family life, not the other way around. When children are sick, understanding comes first. When one mother cannot come to work, another steps in. The system adjusts, because it was built for real life from the very beginning.

As Paz puts it simply:

“We don’t ask women to choose between being mothers and being professionals. We built the business around real life.”

That philosophy shows up in one of Alam’s most defining decisions. The spa opens after school drop off and closes around six in the evening, because that is when mothers go home to cook dinner. Yes, the business could stay open longer. Yes, it could earn more. It simply chooses not to.

Alam Wellness is located on Jalan Sempol in Pererenan, Bali, a street filled with spas, gyms, pilates studios, and wellness spaces. Where others might see competition, Paz saw possibility. Conversations began. Connections followed.

Slowly, something rare emerged: a street built on collaboration instead of rivalry.

Together, many women-owned businesses created a shared system of benefits, offering discounts and support across spaces not only in Pererenan, but also in Berawa and Canggu. Guests move freely between places that trust and uplift one another. Competitors became helpers. A sisterhood street was formed.

The community includes brands such as Sunday Mood, Beam and Bare, LA Lab Sknn, Obsidian Gym, Mimpi Manis Villas, The Komu Hotel, and is still growing, all connected by shared values, care, and community-first thinking.

This is not a marketing strategy.

It is real support between business owners, staff, and guests alike.

Alam Wellness does not define success by extended hours or maximum profit. It measures it by women who feel safe at work, mothers who breathe easier, guests who feel genuinely welcomed, and a community that grows stronger through care and cooperation.

This is wellness where its meaning doesn’t end with a treatment.

In choices… In everyday decisions…

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