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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4,000 Acres
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.
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The 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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Ranch Activities
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
Rates
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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FOUNDER’S STORY
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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Take The Plunge
A few months ago, I took the plunge into cold-water immersion therapy at Rancho La Puerta. I learned, and have experienced first-hand, that cold-water immersion has multiple health benefits, including improved mood, better sleep, and faster muscle recovery. It is especially effective when followed by heat immersion. The cold water initially causes the blood vessels to contract, reducing circulation, so when hot water (or a hot room) engrosses them, blood flow quickly increases. This is great for circulation; it allows nutrients that can heal tissues to flow, decreasing pain. The second floor and rooftop of the Villas Health Spa at Rancho La Puerta are perfectly designed for this contrast therapy.
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What a week! We had a smashing good time with Nancy Meyer perfecting our dinks and serves during her pickleball teaching week at The Ranch. Our game is on point.
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Join us in Rancho La Puerta’s new Residence Club. The world’s first wellness residence club of its kind. Carefully situated in three exclusive areas of The Residence community, the homes will come elegantly furnished without the worries and responsibilities of full-time homeownership. Share your ownership space with family and friends or take a leap of faith and make new friends, knowing that fellow homeowners will also be wellbeing aficionados, just like you.
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Enjoy these two beautiful songs from acclaimed singer songwriter, producer Amber Rubarth that she performed and recorded while visiting us at The Ranch. Link to Blog through the profile link.
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This week at Rancho La Puerta, May 21.
EDUCATION, NUTRITION, WORKSHOPS
Incorporating Fasting into Your Daily Routine to Improve Overall Health
Presenter: Pam Taub
CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENT
Music of the Westward Expansion
Presenter: Laura Dean
ENTERTAINMENT, WORKSHOPS, WRITING
Folklore and Stories
Presenter: Rabbi Michael R. Zedek
COOKING CLASSES
Hands-on Cooking Classes with Jill Silverman Hough
Presenter: Jill Silverman Hough
EDUCATION, WELLNESS
Natural Health to Optimize Brain & Body
Presenter: Erica Oberg
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Power Your Pelvis
Presenter: Dawn Sandalcidi and Kathe Wallace
INNER FITNESS, MINDFULNESS
Live Your Great Story!
Presenter: Jeanine Mancusi
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Turn Your Dreams Into Reality
Presenter: Pamela Redmond
FITNESS, YOGA
Yoga for EveryBODY
Presenter: River and Shane Morgan
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Weekend goals! What are you making this weekend or treating yourself? Vegan Chocolate Mousse with Passion Fruit recipe on our blog and it's fantastic! Link to recipe through profile.
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As the sun starts dipping low, it's time to relax into the hot tub and soak for 15-20 minutes before a massage. All three of our Health Centers; Villas, Men's, and Women's Centers, offer hot tubs and spa treatments. What's your favorite Spa service at The Ranch?
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We’re excited to introduce you to the Club Casa at The Residences Club at Rancho La Puerta. These beautiful Spanish-style houses have an interior courtyard with a fountain and three bedrooms and spacious living rooms for you to live, relax, and enjoy. Club Casa’s architecture and design integrate environmentally friendly local materials and exquisite Mexican craftsmanship. The home exudes both interior and exterior beauty, surrounded by nature and stunning mountainscapes, and complements the existing Club Casita and Club Villa designs.
Link to Residences in profile.
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This week at Rancho La Puerta, May 14.
ENTERTAINMENT, WORKSHOPS, WRITING
Folklore and Stories
Presenter: Rabbi Michael R. Zedek
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Get Your Nature Groove on!
Presenter: Judie Lincer
CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENT, WORKSHOPS
Music is Medicine for the Body, Heart and Soul
Presenter: Gary Malkin
INNER FITNESS
Inner Fitness: Reconnect with Your Human Being
Presenter: Adriana Reid
CONCERTS, ENTERTAINMENT
Concert: Music, Magic and Mayhem
Presenter: Marshall Chapman
COOKING CLASSES, CULINARY
Hands-On Cooking Classes to Keep Your Brain Happy
Presenter: Jean Courtney and Isabel Cruz
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
Empower Your Health: Your Road Map for Everyday Wellbeing
Presenter: Oliveyah Fisch
EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
The Brain, Cerebrospinal Fluid and the Vagus Nerve Unmasked
Presenter: Jacqueline Chan
FITNESS, RACQUET SPORTS
Pickleball
Presenter: Nancy Meyer
HOLISTIC HEALING
Refresh and Renew with Sound
Presenter: Gary ‘Dhyanjot’ Grenus
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We're having a deliciously-good week at our hands-on cooking class, "Keep Your Brain Healthy," with Jean Courtney and Isabel Cruz. Their class teaches healthy recipes to minimize inflammation and keep your brain happy and healthy, including Three Seeded Salmon with Avocado, Cilantro Lime Sauce, Garden Fresh Salad with Avocado and Strawberries, and finally, Sea Salt Coconut Pecan Brownies.
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The present moment is the only moment available to us and it is the door to all other moments. -Thich Nhat Hanh
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Meet our new Acupuncturist, Dr. Wiri Andrade. Dr. Andrade incorporates South American native healing practices with traditional Chinese medicine to restore the "energy flow" or "life force" for pain relief associated with various conditions. @wahealing
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We kid because we love. Happy Mother's Day! Wishing all you moms a joyous day.
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Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin. - John Lubbock
This week at Rancho La Puerta, May 7 - 13.
INNER FITNESS
Inner Fitness: Reconnect with Your Human Being
Presenter: Adriana Reid
COOKING CLASSES, CULINARY
Hands-On Cooking Classes to Keep Your Brain Happy
Presenter: Jean Courtney and Isabel Cruz
Integrative Medicine and Optimal Health
Presenter: Victoria Maizes
FITNESS
Feldenkrais
Presenter: Ilana Nachoum
ART, EDUCATION, WORKSHOPS
The Magic, Myths and Magnetism of Art
Presenter: Diane Arkin
CONCERTS
Dances and Fantasies for Two Violins & Piano
Tangos and Spanish Flair
Romantic Guitars
Monique Mead, Ashley Lucero, Mircea Gogoncea, Gregory Walker, Lori Wolf Walker
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A wonderful celebration today with Deborah. Thank you to all the staff, friends, & family for helping make this special day that much more meaningful.
When Deborah turned 90 she said “Nothing in my body is 90 years old apart from my knowledge,” and turning 100 today the sentiment remains.
Nice to have Consuls Thomas E. Reott and Carlos Gonzalez with us to celebrate.
Standing room only for Deborah’s talk- How it Feels to Reach 100, with President Sarah Livia Brightwood and Director of Guest Services Barry Shingle. “Be excited about what will happen tomorrow, next week, next year, next decade,” she says in her book 100 Lessons from a Grasshopper, available through our online store.
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It was wonderful to celebrate Deborah’s 100th birthday with our friends and families in Tecate and from all over the world. Feliz Cumpleaños, Señora Deborah.
Thank you to all the restaurants, vineyards, brewery, dancers, singers, and coordinators who helped Deborah celebrate. It was a beautiful night and your talents really shined.
No parties complete without a delicious cake prepared from our friends at Postrēmus.
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