A Personalized Experience
We welcome you with an elbow bump, a namaste, or in what has become a new Ranch ritual—crossing our arms and patting our own shoulders “abrazos!”.
The Casitas
Dwell in beauty and privacy in one of our 86 casitas tucked away in luxuriant grounds. Each has a distinct personality and architectural flair.
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Rancho La Puerta’s 4,000 acres include 40 miles of hiking trails, 32 acres of beautifully landscaped gardens, an organic farm, and La Cocina Que Canta cooking school.
Explore the GroundsThe Spa
Our four health and beauty centers will be your your balanced mind/body/spirit experience for the week, each staffed by skilled estheticians and therapists.
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Challenge your body in fitness classes. Trek majestic mountain trails. Learn the latest in health, psychology, science, culture and cuisine.
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THE SPA
A Place Of Healing
Beautiful possibilities await. Our four health and beauty centers will be your sanctuaries for the week, each staffed by skilled estheticians and therapists who have been widely trained…and often cross-trained in several disciplines. Our treatments use aromatic and medicinal herbs and other healing plants grown in our organic gardens at Tres Estrellas. Their purity and freshness is a source of great pride at Rancho La Puerta. Some see our treatments as pure pleasure, but in truth they are also a valuable and therapeutic part of your balanced mind/body/spirit experience at the Ranch.
Cleanse, Relax, Energize, Restore
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Rancho La Puerta has always been a great value and remains so today while being consistently named one of the top destination spas in the world by readers of Condé Nast Traveler and Travel+Leisure magazine.
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The Szekely Family and the History of the Ranch
Origins of the Ranch – Family-owned and operated since 1940
Since the beginning our motto has been Siempre Mejor! — the Professor’s favorite greeting, delivered in his booming voice. “Always Better!” still guides us every day: Rancho La Puerta has been recognized around the world since the 1950s as the progenitor of the modern fitness resort and spa movement, and has been lauded by every major travel awards program.
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Kelp Me Sea
The foods we are eating, even organic produce, are lacking nutrients. Mass production farming has led to poor farming practices, which has resulted in soil that is nutrient deficient. If our soil lacks nutrients, our produce does too. As humans who eat plants and rely on them to provide proper nourishment for our cells to create glucose, a process vital to producing energy, which we need to do to function, this is terrible news.*
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This week at Rancho La Puerta, August 6.
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Learning to Live with Less and Why it Matters
Presenter: Amy Carstensen
COOKING CLASSES, CULINARY
Hands On Cooking Classes with Debbie Kornberg
Presenter: Debbie Kornberg
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Wellness to Wellbeing
Presenter: Seth Serxner
CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENT
Piano Concert
Presenter: Aleck Karis
INNER FITNESS, MINDFULNESS
Meditation with Sylvia Boorstein
Presenter: Sylvia Boorstein
INNER FITNESS
Choose Love! The Inner Fitness Program, with Emily Boorstein
Presenter: Emily Boorstein
Link to Events Calendar through profile link.
We had a great time with Family Week. We turned off our cellphones and hiked, swam, made jewelry, played water sports, learned self-defense, smashed it in pickleball, learned circus skills, played soccer, got fit, ate healthily, read books, and enjoyed time with kids and their families. Phew!
Thank you to all the wonderful staff and presenters who helped make this once-a-year event so special. And hey kids! You are awesome. See you next year.
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What's for lunch? How about this fresh summery Citrus & Avocado Salad with a peach and basil vinaigrette from visiting Chef Natasha Feldman? @noshwithtash Recipe link to Blog through the profile.
#citrussalad #avocado #healthylunch #rancholapuerta #sandiego #summersalad
Ripe for the picking. Harvesting delicous rainbow bellpeppers at our farm, Tres Estrellas. #rancholapuerta #organicfarm #bellpeppers #vegetablegarden
Great morning for the Gaslamp 5k in San Diego. Team Rancho La Puerta made up of our awesome staff from The Ranch and The Residences was there to pound the pavement. Go team!
Great morning for the Gaslamp 5k in San Diego. Team Rancho La Puerta made up of our awesome staff from The Ranch and The Residences was there to pound the pavement. Go team!#gaslamp5k #morningrun #teambuilding #sandiego #rancholapuerta
At The Residences at Rancho La Puerta, the spirit of Mexico is brought out in the finely crafted details of your home. Every attention to detail is designed for your senses and well-being with respect for the natural surroundings.
For more information, including floor plans and pricing at The Residences at Rancho La Puerta, please visit the link through our profile.
That pitter-patter by the pool only means one thing, It's family week.
This week at The Ranch, July 30.
ART, FAMILY WEEK
Yarn Painting and Prayer Arrows
Presenter: Timothy Hinchliff
FAMILY WEEK, FITNESS, RACQUET SPORTS
Tennis and Pickleball with Dan
Presenter: Dan Dinenberg
COOKING CLASSES, CULINARY, FAMILY WEEK
“Bean-to-Bar” Chocolate
Presenter: Diego Ceballos
FAMILY WEEK, FITNESS
Soccer
Presenter: Sasha Victorine
FAMILY WEEK, FITNESS, WATER CLASSES
Stay Cool with Family Water Activities
Presenter: Jenny McTaggart Laursen
FAMILY WEEK, FITNESS, RACQUET SPORTS
Pickleball and Tennis
Presenter: Jaimi Foster
EDUCATION, FAMILY WEEK, WORKSHOPS, WRITING
Words with Rhythm- Hip Hop Workshop
Presenter: Erin Miller and Talilo Marfil
ART, FAMILY WEEK, WORKSHOPS
Arts and Crafts
Presenter: Mallory Newbern
EDUCATION, FAMILY WEEK, WORKSHOPS
Natural and Cultural History of our Region
Presenter: Michael Wilken
EDUCATION, FAMILY WEEK
Get Your Nature Groove On!
Presenter: Judie Linc
CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENT, WORKSHOPS
Concert + Writing Workshop
Presenter: Laura Veirs
ENTERTAINMENT, FAMILY WEEK
Circus Skills, Juggling, Chess
Presenter: Alex Freuman
EDUCATION, NUTRITION, WORKSHOPS
No Nonsense Nutrition
Presenter: Tamara Duker Freuman
COOKING CLASSES, CULINARY
Hands-on Cooking Classes for Tweens (10 to 12)
Presenter: David Cohen
COOKING CLASSES, CULINARY
Hands-on Cooking Classes with Katie Morford
Presenter: Katie Morford
Learn more through profile links.
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Thanks for your help, Anthony! During "Bring your kid to work day," Ranch employee Alberto and his son Anthony take a break from maintenance work for a strawberry popsicle.
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Viparita Karani, legs up the wall, is the perfect beginning to Restorative Yoga at The Ranch. Link to our blog through the profile.
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You are beautiful. Let your true colors shine. Happy Tuesday.
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Our capacity to make peace with another person and with the world depends very much on our capacity to make peace with ourselves.- Thich Nhat Hanh.
This week at Rancho La Puerta, July 23.
CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENT
Concerts with Jim Buhisan
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
¡Lotería! Origins and Practices of the Mexican Bingo
Presenter: Gloria Arjona
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Meditation and Human Flourishing
Presenter: Elliott S. Dacher
COOKING CLASSES, CULINARY
Hands-on Cooking Classes with Chef AJ
Presenter: Chef AJ
FITNESS
Sand and Water Volleyball
Presenter: Suzanne Hebert
INNER FITNESS
Inner Fitness: Healthy Deviance
Presenter: Pilar Gerasimo
FITNESS
Clinical Fitness Assessment
Presenter: Jody Miller
DANCE, FITNESS
Old School Skinny Dance
Presenter: Luckie
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Why Vision is So Important
Presenter: Dr. Dana Dean
#dance #dancefit #lifecoach #guitarconcert #mexicanbingo #meditation #cookingclass #beachvolleyball #volleyball #gym #visualmemory
Fresh from our farm and ready for prep in our kitchen; prickly pear, summer squash, and spinach. What are you prepping?
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Hip hip hooray it's water week! Aquatics maestro Craig Stuart is back teaching some of our 20+ water fitness classes this week. From swim clinics, open pools, water flow therapy, and more there's a class you'll love and get your body moving. All levels are welcome.
This week at Rancho La Puerta, July 16.
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Health Topics
Presenter: Erin E. Raskin
WORKSHOPS
Spoken Word & The Authentic Voice
Presenter: Erin Miller
COOKING CLASSES, CULINARY
Hands On Cooking Classes
Presenter: Sara Polczynski
FITNESS, WATER CLASSES
Water Week with Craig Stuart
Presenter: Craig Stuart
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Leading your Life with Intention
Presenter: Meredith Persily Lamel
EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, WORKSHOPS
All-In with Lorraine and Johnny – Texas Hold‘em Poker
Presenter: Lorraine Clayton and Johnny Goebel
RACQUET SPORTS
Pickleball
Presenter: Roger BelAir
FITNESS
Clinical Fitness Assessment
Presenter: Jody Miller
INNER FITNESS
Creating a Purpose-driven + Liberated Life
Presenter: Amy Matthews
Link to Events Calendar through the profile.
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For over 80 years the Ranch has helped people come home to themselves. Rest and Renewal into Every Moment from InnerFitness Presenter Karen Kimsey-House. Link to Blog through the profile.
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