Welcome to Mexico, globetrotters! Unless you’re coming from the USA, we recommend flying into Mexico City today so that you’re ready for our transfer tomorrow morning. (Accommodation in Mexico City is not included in the ride price).

Vamonos! Let’s go! After we meet up in the city centre, we’ll be collected by a representative of the ranch for the 90-minute drive to Rancho Las Cascadas, where our hosts will be waiting to welcome us. We’ll settle into our beautiful rooms, then Bree Melanson will guide us in a soft, intention-setting and introductory breathwork experience to set the tone for the week to come. After a relaxed lunch on the terrace by the pool, the afternoon is ours to enjoy – no doubt we’ll say hello to the beautiful horses, and maybe even have a quick ride.

In the evening, we’ll dine together family-style as we get to know our friendly hosts and learn about the highlands. After dinner, the fun continues with cocktails (remember, this ride is all-inclusive!) and a game of pool or darts.

Our first morning at the ranch begins with cafe de olla (Mexican spiced coffee) and an array of freshly prepared breakfast options. Bree will lead a short lesson on our ‘energetic self’, an easy practice to ground yourself, feel into energetic fields and balance your energy centres. Then we’ll be matched up with willing steeds and receive an introduction to the Mexican riding style. Mounting up, the charros (Mexican cowboys) will lead us on a relaxed introductory ride across rolling hillsides.

Back at the ranch, a fantastic home-cooked lunch will be served under the shade of a magnificent old oak known as the Tree of Hearts, overlooking the waterfalls for which the ranch was named. This is the perfect spot to stretch out with a book (or a pillow!) and bask in the serenity.

We can then either stay and relax, or take an afternoon ride to one of the local villages.

In the evening, Bree will offer an integrative circle to share experiences and a soft guided meditation.

This is followed by another multi-course dinner with fresh local ingredients, and more than a few stories swapped across the table!

After a peaceful night’s sleep and a tasty breakfast, we’ll gather with Bree to learn how to tap into our body’s innate guidance system and how to use the power of emotion(s) to manifest, followed by a breathwork session. Then we’ll be ready for a longer morning ride along the river to some idyllic local cascades. Here we can tie up our horses and hike down to the waterfall’s base (photo op alert!).

Lunch will again be enjoyed at the ranch, after which we’ll ride to the local lakes, which are home to an impressive variety of birds. On the way back, we’ll pass through a local village, admiring the faded grandeur of haciendas from bygone eras.

For the ultimate post-ride relaxation, we can soak in the fabulous outdoor jacuzzi overlooking our unspoiled surrounds, then enjoy a short breathwork process to help clear out any stuck emotion or energy and open to our body’s potential. An entirely new dinner menu is on the cards tonight, so loosen your belt buckles!

Today, Bree will introduce us to the power of the ‘neutral observer’ and how to use it to clear limiting patterns. The guided breathwork session will help us access and shift our deep subconscious to make way for our higher expression. After this amazing session, we’ll embark on a full day’s ride to a fascinating natural rock formation of intriguing religious significance. The journey is just as special as the destination, though, with various stops en route for snacks, drinks and lunch, supporting local communities and giving us a real taste of rural Mexico. The varied terrain also offers plenty of chances to trot and canter, so hold onto your hats!

Returning to the ranch in the late afternoon, we’ll thank our horses with a good grooming session, then celebrate our first full-day adventure with a triumphant Margarita (maybe even a spa treatment, or a swim, or a massage?).

If we’re feeling inspired after yet another fabulous meal this evening, we can book a cookery class with the magicians in the Rancho kitchen and learn some authentic Mexican recipes. Now that’s my kind of souvenir!

We’ll start the day by exploring the creative healing power of our inherent ‘flow state’ and what’s possible through aligning with the attributes of creative energy. Our morning breathwork session will help create a stronger foundation for flow, inner peace and self-guidance. Then, powered up and raring to go, we’ll tap into that flow with a thrilling gallop across the highlands. Alternatively, we can jump into thfe vehicles for a half-day excursion to a local village or archaeological site (of which there are many!).

After lunch, we’ll decide as a group what sort of ride we’d like next: fast and furious, sedate and scenic, open plains, rocky mountains – there are over 30 routes to choose from!

Tonight, Bree will guide us in honing personal pathways and new frameworks for our daily lives.

In this morning’s session with Bree, we’ll learn how to purify our intentions to activate our manifestation power, and immerse in breathwork that will open us to our intrinsic guidance and creative power.
Our full day’s ride promises to be truly breathtaking, with scenery straight from a Wild West movie. After lunch at a local Fonda, we’ll let loose in some thrilling canters through winding canyons lined with towering green cacti. These remote canyons are home only to wild horses, soaring eagles, and mysterious stones (the guides will tell you more – no spoilers!).

Riding back to the ranch sporting proud dirt moustaches and huge smiles, we’ll wash and groom our trusty steeds in thanks for their hard work. Is there any smell better than a wet, sweaty horse? I think not!

Once we’ve freshened up and enjoyed a sweet treat made with love by our beautiful cooks, we’ll settle in for a soft meditation and personal exploration through guided writing.

Tonight’s four-course dinner is a fusion of Mexican and international cuisine. Washed down with a rich red wine or a thirst-quenching cocktail, no doubt we’ll sleep like babies!

Our last day certainly packs a punch, globetrotters! Bree will teach us how cultivate authentic expression and use it to guide our decisions, conversations and manifestations, then we’ll use breathwork to clear out heavy conditioning and stories that keep us from living as our freest selves.
The morning ride takes us along a picturesque canyon to another nearby village. We will once again be amazed by the surefootedness of our four-legged friends, and enjoy some dreamy canters between the cornfields.

After lunch served under the ‘Tree of Hearts’, we can choose how we spend the afternoon, whether it’s one last ride, an excursion, a spa session, or basking in the jacuzzi.

Later on, we’ll bask in some breathwork geared towards calling forth our full and true nature.

This last evening will be a real celebration, with after-dinner dancing enlivened by a few tequilas from the open bar and our choice of music on the sound-system. Viva Mexico!

This morning we’ll have one final breathwork session with Bree to aid us in solidifying new habits, perspectives and ways of approaching our lives. Then, after breakfast, we’ll pack our bags, say a fond farewell to our wonderful horses, guides and hosts, and be transferred to Mexico City International Airport for our onward travels. No doubt our week together in Mexico will be a transformational and treasured memory for many, many years to come.

Your hosts can arrange hiking, mountain biking, yoga, tai chi, holistic healing, spa treatments, temezcal (Mexican sauna), mixology and cooking classes, and excursions to nearby world-famous historical sites, local villages and events.

Some activities require additional payment; bookings and payments can be made on-site.

I (Kate) have been following Bree Melanson and benefiting from her incredible gifts for many years now. Her breathwork meditation is one of the most transformational practices I have found, and it’s something I tap into on a daily basis. Bree is much more than just a breathwork facilitator, though. Her methods come from her 15 years of experience as an intuitive healer helping people get ‘unstuck’ and the channeled insight she’s received from higher consciousness. Her integrated breathwork process will deeply connect you with your true power as a creator and help you to heal lifetimes of conditioning. I believe combining my two favourite practices – breathwork and globetrotting – will be a heart explosion of all things magical and transformational.

Transfers between Mexico City and the ranch on the first and last days are included in the price.

Unless you’re coming from the USA, we strongly recommend flying into Mexico City the day before the ride begins (December 10th) in case of travel days.

The following morning (December 11th), we will all meet in the city centre and take a 90-minute transfer to the ranch.

On the final day (December 18th), we will be transferred to Mexico City in time for flights departing after 2pm.