Nava House — Central East Austin Wellness Node
What this section is for
The Nodes section shows how NAVA applies its ideas to actual properties — starting with Nava House in Central East Austin.
How to use this section
If you are Skye, this is your space: a first-pass outside-in snapshot of Nava House and how we imagine it functioning as a node. Read it with a red pen in mind: what’s right, what’s wrong, what’s missing. If you’re another host, think of this as an example of how we might look at your property — not a template you must match exactly.
How we will use this section
We’ll revise the Nava House content with Skye’s feedback, and later add more nodes as they come online. The goal is a living “node gallery” with clear status and provenance.
Outside-In Snapshot (Draft)
This view is based on public information and early thinking; it is a working sketch, not a final plan. Everything here is subject to change once Skye corrects and extends our view.
Nava House — Outside-In Snapshot (Draft for Skye)
Context
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This is a quick “from the outside” snapshot of Nava House based only on public information
(real-estate listings and event/venue pages), plus how we’d start thinking about it as a NAVA node.
Nothing here is fixed or final. The point is to give you something easy to react to:
“Yes, that’s roughly right,” “Nope, not that,” and “Here’s what you’re missing.”
1. What we see from the outside
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• Address: 1306 Navasota St, Austin, TX 78702 (Central East Austin)
• Structure: modern single-family home with an attached studio apartment
• Rough specs: ~2,800 sq ft, 4 bedrooms, 4.5–5 baths, built in 2021
• Feel from listing photos: high-end, modern farmhouse style with good indoor–outdoor flow
and a natural split between a main house and a secondary unit.
From your public venue and event pages, Nava House shows up as:
• A health & wellness / biohacking and art node
• A host for multi-day experiences (like Rejuvenation Oasis)
• A place where people encounter:
– practitioners and healers,
– music and art,
– tech and “healthy innovation”,
– and a sense of community, not just a stay.
You also describe Nava House (and the Nava House Network) as providing:
• “The highest standard in biohacking amenities, service providers, and experiences”
• Support for luxury short-term rentals and “top paying customers in the world”
• A network that other properties can plug into for premium clients, experience bookings,
and members using amenities even when a property is unbooked.
2. How we’d start thinking about Nava House as a NAVA node
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Working title: Nava House — Central East Austin Wellness Node
Based on what we can see from the outside, we’d treat Nava House as having three main “modes”:
1) Immersive events & retreats
• 1–3 day experiences that combine:
– nervous system / breath / body work
– sound and music
– cold plunge and contrast therapies
– intentional talks and salons
• These are the “big arcs” that gather people and tell the story of the space.
2) Premium overnight stays
• High-intent guests (founders, creatives, practitioners, wellness-focused travelers)
• Option to bundle in curated experiences:
– “Recovery Weekend”
– “Deep Work + Nervous System Reset”
– “Residency Weeks” for artists/healers/builders
• Even if someone is “just staying,” they’re clearly in a house designed for more.
3) Local member and community access
• Neighborhood and network members using the space for:
– sessions and treatments
– small gatherings and circles
– co-created events and residencies
• Done well, this keeps the property active and meaningful even on days with no overnight guests.
3. Space zoning (first pass)
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Main house (front-stage):
• The obvious place for:
– opening circles, key talks, and performances
– shared meals and elixir/lounge experiences
• Parts of the main house can be tuned into:
– quiet reset spaces
– deep-work nooks for founders/creatives
– “integration rooms” after heavier sessions or ceremonies
Attached studio apartment (backstage / flex):
• We would treat the studio as a highly flexible piece:
– practitioner residence during intensives
– 1:1 treatment room
– production / green room / content studio on off-days
– or a more private “cocoon” for sensitive guests who still want access to the main space.
4. Positioning story (subject to your reality check)
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From public data alone, Nava House feels like it wants to sit between:
• a high-end, design-forward short-term rental, and
• a members-only / invite-forward wellness and art house.
A possible positioning (for you to edit or reject) could be:
“A curated wellness and innovation node in Central East Austin, where guests and collaborators
drop into a house-scale experience that feels more intentional than an Airbnb and more human
than a resort or clinic.”
The key idea we’d want to validate with you:
• The experiences, community, and tech should contribute to real outcomes:
– better guests,
– more aligned bookings,
– more stable economics,
– and a deeper ecosystem around you and the house.
5. Assumptions and places we know we’re guessing
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All of the following are guesses or partial views that your input would change quickly:
• Mix of overnight vs events vs memberships
– We don’t know the current or ideal percentages.
• Your “most important guest”
– founders? artists? practitioners? health tourists? local members?
• Your constraints
– operational (how much change is too much?),
financial (what level of investment makes sense?),
energetic (what you actually want to hold and be responsible for).
• Tech + privacy posture
– what’s currently installed,
– what you’re comfortable changing,
– what kind of “privacy-forward” stack feels right for you and your guests.
6. How we’d propose to move from this sketch to a concrete plan
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If this feels directionally interesting, our next step would be:
1) You tell us where this snapshot is wrong, incomplete, or off-tone.
• A few voice notes or bullet points are fine; it doesn’t need to be polished.
2) We fold your corrections into:
• a clearer node profile for Nava House,
• a first-pass offering structure (events, stays, memberships),
• and an initial roadmap that you can approve or pare back.
The goal is for you to look at the updated version and quickly know:
• “Yes, this is worth continuing to explore now,” or
• “No, this isn’t the right time or shape,” without a huge homework burden on your side.