Personal Growth
Find a welcoming space to explore your potential.
With mindful activities, thought-provoking workshops, and peaceful surroundings, you’ll be guided on a journey of self-discovery and empowerment, leaving with a renewed sense of purpose.
Sample Daily Routine
Breathwork
A practice that involves intentionally changing breathing patterns to promote mental, physical, and emotional well-being. It can help with stress, mood, and pain, and may also improve sleep, blood pressure, and overall health.
Pickleball
This is a fun sport that combines many elements of tennis, badminton and ping-pong. Played with a paddle and a plastic ball, outdoors on a slightly modified tennis court.
Aerial Yoga
Stretch, relax, and unwind in silk hammocks suspended close to the ground.
Water Flow Therapy
Through a series of gentle movements, you are guided through a treatment that is as beneficial for the body as it is for the heart and mind.
Mandala
Make something mediative and beautiful to take home!
Cooking Classes
Enjoy a choice of hands-on and/or demonstration classes taught by well-known guest teachers
Sound Healing
Crystal bowls emit pure sound waves that resonate throughout the body’s tissues and organs.
Sample Schedule
Each day at the Ranch, you can immerse yourself in a carefully curated selection of activities and events designed to nourish your mind, body, and spirit. From peaceful meditation sessions to inspiring cooking classes and invigorating fitness programs, there’s always something to enrich your journey and enhance your retreat experience.
- Lowlands Hike 6:45 am
- Breakfast 8:00 am
- Rancho Tour and Orientation 8:15 am
- Why’s and How’s of Hiking Poles 9:00 am
- Yoga: Fundamentals 10:00 am
- Tai Chi Specialty 11:00 am
- Lunch 12:15 pm
- Organic Tea Tasting 2:00 pm
- Strength & Stretch w/ Stick Mobility 3:00 pm
- Journaling for Joy 4:00 am
- Dinner 5:30 pm
- Hot Stone Massage 90 min. 7:00 pm
- Meditation Hike: Dove 6:15 am
- Breakfast 7:30 am
- Pickleball 9:00 am
- Yoga: Fundamentals 10:00 am
- Lunch 12:15 pm
- Nutrition Lecture 1:00 pm
- Watercolor with Jennifer 2:00 pm
- Guest Reception. Join us for Sangría and Guacamole 4:30 pm
- Dinner 6:45 pm
- Visiting Presenter Talk 8:00 pm
- Organic Garden Breakfast Hike 6:05 am
- Meditation 9:00 am
- Yoga: Fundamentals 10:00 am
- Documentary: Tree of Life, The Living Legacy of Edmond Szekely 11:00 am
- Lunch with Fundación La Puerta 12:30 pm
- Scalp Treatment Villas Spa 3:00 pm
- First Timers Guest Reception with Barry 5:00 pm
- Dinner 6:30 pm
- Movie 7:30 pm
- Mountain Hike: Pilgrim Trail 6:15 am
- Breakfast 7:30 am
- Pickleball 10:00 am
- Landscape Garden Walk 11:00 am
- Lunch 12:00 pm
- Aerial Yoga: Level 1 Gentle (Low Hammock) 2:00 pm
- Art, Stories and Poetry, with Tim Hinchliff 3:00 pm
- Journaling for Joy 4:00 pm
- Dinner 6:30 pm
- An Evening with Deborah Szekely, Co-founder of Rancho La Puerta, and Sarah Livia Brightwood Szekely, President and CEO, Hosted by Barry Shingle, Director of Guest Experiences 8:00 pm
- Bird Walk 7:00 am
- Breakfast 8:15 am
- Valle de Guadalupe Tour: Pijoan Vineyard & Adobe Guadalupe (7 Hours) 10:15 am
- Dinner 6:30 pm
- Evening Concert 8:00 pm
Not Sure Which Journey is Right For You?
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Each package includes:
7 nights/8 days, with arrival on Saturday, departure on following Saturday
Scheduled round-trip transportation between San Diego Airport and Rancho La Puerta
Three gourmet spa meals, beverages and snacks daily
Use of all resort amenities
Scheduled group classes, guided hikes and walks, activities, workshops
Evening programs and entertainment
Wellness and Fitness concierges to help you customize your program
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