Follow Your Tao
A Silent Qigong and Tea Retreat
March 11-16 2025 at Sagrada Holistic Ranch
“The outer ecosystems that are in desperate need of our care are intricately connected with the systems that reside within your own body. Consider that your healing journey is not solely about yourself but is a defiant act of hope and a catalyst for change within our larger ecosystem. And because you are energetically interconnected to everything in existence, by following your Tao you contribute to the healing of our planet as a whole.”— Stephanie Nosco
The silence and time away from social stimulation and urban noise, will help you return from the surface commotion of daily life, into a home of deeper, listening presence. Your time at the Sagrada (meaning Sacred) ranch will combine the ancient healing arts of Qigong, Yin Yoga practices, meditation and Tea Ceremony, to enhance your connection to yourself and nature. The practices and teachings that will be offered are intended to not only inform your time on retreat, but also impact your life post-retreat.
With a maximum of 14 guests, this retreat is also intended to offer an intimate boutique experience between the land, the guides, and the guests. Beyond the twice-daily group practices, you will have the opportunity to meet with Stephanie 1:1 and discuss what is arising for you in silence, or if you require more specific guidance.
Accommodation, 3 plant-based meals per day, one Tea Ceremony a day, a welcome Cacao Ceremony, Traditional Temazcal, use of the sauna and cold-plunge pool and a nature walk to the sacred mountain are all included in the cost of this retreat. While social silence will be held throughout the retreat, intentional speech, Qigong healing sounds, chanting, music and Alchemy Crystal bowls will be incorporated to encourage the movement of energy through voice and vibration.
When, Where & Investment
March 11 - 16th, 2025 at Sagrada Holistic Ranch, near San Miguel de Allende, Mexico.
The retreat will commence after dinner on the first day of the retreat. Check-in time and arrival details will follow.
The retreat will end after lunch on March 16th. We recommend booking your flights so you can stay for the entire duration of the retreat.
The base cost to attend this retreat is $3600 US, plus applicable taxes, for a single bed in a shared room. There are several additional room upgrades available. Due to the intimate nature of Sagrada, only of few of each are available.
An intimate retreat experience limited to a maximum of 14 participants
3 nourishing plant based meals a day, teas, herbal drinks, and choice of boutique accommodation (scroll down for options)
Use of Cold Plunge Pool and Sauna
Welcome Feast and Traditional Cacao Ceremony
Temazcal Ceremony (traditional sweat lodge)
Intimate opening and closing ceremonies
3 guided movement sessions per day with Stephanie, including Qigong, yin yoga, ecstatic dance and breath work
2 guided meditations per day with Stephanie or Cat
A 1:1 meeting with Stephanie to discuss what comes up in the silence, and how the teachings are integrating.
An intimate Tea Ceremony each day with Cat
A Welcome gift, including samples of the Tea used in ceremony
Experiential teachings drawn directly from Stephanie’s Book: Follow Your Tao
Upon registration, you will receive access to one of Stephanie’s online courses focused on the content of the retreat
Whats Included
What’s Not Included
Your flights. We recommend flying in and out of (QRO) Queretaro Airport, which is approx. 1 hour 30 min from the ranch. All participants are required to be at Sagrada by 3pm on March 11 to allow for the welcome cacao ceremony and opening circle to start on time.
Your transportation fees to and from airport to Sagrada. Booking information for this will be provided
Travel Insurance - highly recommended
Any required Covid related testing
Any additional personal activities or accommodation pre/post retreat
Tips for staff at Sagrada
Why silence?
Social silence will be held for the majority of the retreat. This means the focus will be held internally, and socializing with other participants will be saved for the beginning and end of the retreat time. While we also value the importance of community and connection, Silence offers a rare opportunity to give the areas of our brain that are responsible for speech a time to rest, and to use that energy for genuine self reflection. In many different traditions, retreat was not intended as a time to be social, but rather to work on the primary relationship you have with yourself and with the land. While we often think of renunciation as something lacking, it is a freedom and a gift to offer your attention back to yourself, your soul and to nature.
It is important to mention that Silence also includes the renunciation of technology. We strongly recommend keeping your phone off, or at least on airplane mode (service and signal are limited given the remote location). If you require your phone during retreat, we ask that you use it in private, so that others who decide to fully renounce technologyvare not taken out of their own experience by others.
Tea Ceremony
Ceremonies of any kind turn our attention into intention, which is a natural doorway through with to find connection - with self, with source, and with community. When paired with a plant medicine like Tea, which has a relationship with humans dating back beyond recorded history, ceremonies become opportunities for deep connection and healing. This is the difference between simply drinking tea as a beverage, and Tea Ceremony; it’s that intention of cultivating the Sacred in the Ordinary.
Through Tea our hearts are opened, our eyes become brighter and a numinous light shines through everything. We are returned, bowl after bowl, to our original connection with nature. Tea reminds us that the human, the animal, the natural and the celestial are one; each and every thing intertwines and is interchangeable. In other words, we can experience the entire universe. in every single bowl of Tea.
Cat will be serving a Tea Ceremony each day to compliment the practices of Qi Gong, Meditation and Yoga. We will be experiencing a different tea each day, consciously chosen to compliments the elements and practices explored in Follow Your Tao. Each ceremony will be followed by time for guided sharing around that day’s theme.
If you have any questions or are curious about Tea Ceremony, please follow the link below to find out more and connect with Cat directly.
Schedule
Sample schedule (details TBD)
7:00 am- Silent meditation and Ecstatic Dance
7:30 am - Tea Ceremony
9:00 am - Breakfast and free time
11:00-1:00 - Qigong/Movement Session
1:00 pm - Lunch and free time
4-5:30 - Yin Yoga and Meditation
6:00 pm - Dinner and free time
8:00 pm - Sound Bath with a Nidra or Meditation Practice
9:00 pm - Journaling and Reflection
10:00 pm - Lights Out
Additional Activities, including a Hike to the sacred mountain and a traditional Temezcal Ceremony will also be incorporated
About Sagrada
SAGRADA is considered to be one of the purest and most sacred destinations in all of San Miguel De Allende. Sagrada is dedicated to providing warm local hospitality and a serene environment suited for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual healing.
Sagrada’s core principles strictly prohibit any form of smoking, drugs, alcohol and meat consumption. We ask all participants to observe and respect these values while on retreat.
Sagrada was intentionally chosen because the land, the staff and the retreat spaces are magical. We will be undertaking deep transformation during our time on retreat, and this sacred space is the perfect container for that work. We are very honoured to return to this Sacred Land and are excited to share the healing that this special place holds with our guests.
Meet the Team
Stephanie Nosco
Qigong Therapist, Psychotherapist, Author, Yin Yoga & Meditation guide.
Catherine (Cat) Reynolds
Tea Ceremonialist, Nature Mystic, Spiritual Counselor, Nidra Teacher and Meditation Guide
The investment to attend this retreat is $3600-4900 US, plus applicable taxes, with a deposit of $1500 US required upon application. Payment Plans are available.
Because of the intimate nature of the ranch, only a few of each of the room options are available. All registrants must fill out an “about you form” to be sure you are a good fit for this retreat. If we have any concerns after you register, we will be in touch! Please read the Terms and Conditions below for our Cancelation and Liability Policies.
Investment & Room Options
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$4900 US
Three Private King Bedrooms with private bathrooms are available
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$4900 US
Two Private Queen Bedrooms with private bathrooms are available
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$4500 US
Three Private King Bedrooms with shared bathrooms are available
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$4500 US
Two Private Queen Bedrooms with shared bathrooms are available
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$4200 US
Two King Beds in a shared room with a shared bathroom are available.
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$3600
Two Single beds in a shared room with a shared bathroom are available.
