Rancho De La Luna Minca

At Rancho De La Luna Minca, we offer an eco-friendly retreat near Santa Marta, designed for rest and healing. Nestled in Minca, this tranquil sanctuary provides a serene environment amid the forest, perfect for recovery. With stunning views of Santa Marta, the Caribbean Sea, and the surrounding mountains, our retreat ensures a peaceful escape from the town’s noise. We are dedicated to minimizing our environmental impact through sustainable practices, so you can enjoy your stay while knowing we actively preserve the natural beauty around us.

Services

Holistic Hospitality

Accommodations

Experience nature intimately with our unique bamboo cabins and indigenous constructions, crafted by local community members. Our loft in bio-construction, including Aluna (made of wood and bamboo) and Monokuko (offering breathtaking mountain views), enhances your connection with the environment.

Connection with Nature

These accommodations foster a deep bond with nature and ourselves through psychophysiology practices, offering restorative and healing experiences. Thus, our offerings are designed to ensure both rest and comfort, providing a holistic and enriching stay.

“Yoga”

Energizing Practices

We offer yoga sessions to energize your body and spirit. Our sessions occur in stunning natural settings, beautifully complemented by the surrounding scenery.

“Massages”

Therapeutic Relaxation

Enjoy energetic massages in serene natural settings throughout the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. These locations enhance your relaxation experience, blending natural beauty with therapeutic care.

“Onsite Physical Trainning”

Expert Guidance

Experience functional training sessions led by skilled athletes, who provide expert physical advice. These sessions are tailored to enhance your fitness and overall well-being.

“Cafe & Restaurant”

Healthy Dining

At our cafe and restaurant, we serve healthy dishes ideal for a balanced diet. Enjoy these nutritious meals in a stunning natural setting with unique flavors exclusive to Rancho De La Luna Minca.

“Sunsets at Rancho De La Luna”

Breathtaking Views

Experience the breathtaking sunsets at Rancho De La Luna. Enjoy the tranquility and vibrant colors that grace each afternoon, creating a uniquely serene atmosphere.

“Musica Medicine”

Ancestral Melodies

Immerse yourself in the ancestral melodies of medicinal music. Sharing and connecting through these ancient tunes offers profound therapeutic benefits, deepening your connection with traditional healing practices.

Ancestral Healing Ceremonies

“Temazcal”

Sacred Healing Space

Engage in the temazcal ceremony, dedicated to healing, purification, and cleansing. The process includes:

• Auric Cleansing: Use ancestral medicine to clear and balance your energy field.
• Introduction and Intention: Set clear purposes for the ceremony.
• Medicine Music: Enjoy traditional music inside the temazcal.
• Plant Vaporizations: Benefit from vaporized plant essences within the temazcal.
• Tea or Herbal Aromatic: Savor a soothing tea or herbal infusion.
• Word Circle: Share insights and intentions.
• Consecration of Protection: Create protective coral arrangements.

Each aspect promotes deep spiritual and physical well-being.

“Elemental Connection Ceremony”

Strengthening the Spirit

The Elemental Connection Ceremony strengthens and nourishes the spirit through a deep connection with the inner elemental. The ceremony includes:

• Introduction & Elemental Meditation: Begin with meditation to align with elemental energies.
• Harmonization: Achieve balance within yourself and with the surroundings.
• Auric Cleansing: Clear and rejuvenate your energy field.
• Direction of Purposes: Set and direct your intentions.
• Word Circle: Share experiences and intentions.
• Pranayama, Energy Elevation, Tobacco Offering: Engage in breathwork, elevate energy, and make a tobacco offering.
• Interceremonial Concert: Conclude with a concert blending ceremonial music.

Each step deepens your connection with your elemental self.

“Auric Cleansing”

Purification and Enhancement

Auric cleansing purifies and enhances your energetic state. The process includes:

• Incense and Shamanic Essences: Energize and release pains using Embera contos and icaros.
• Guided Cleansing: Use tobacco and wayra, along with shamanic instruments, to balance and treat each chakra.
• Breathing Techniques: Engage in cleansing breaths and a word circle.
• Completion: Incorporate ceremonial music, optional medicine, and protective choirs.

This comprehensive approach ensures a holistic experience.

“Cacao Ceremony”

Heart and Soul Connection

The Cacao Ceremony opens the heart and soul, providing a moment for reflection. The ceremony involves:

• Introduction: Welcome and set clear purposes.
• Harmonization: Achieve a balanced state.
• Embera Stories: Explore the ancestral history of cacao.
• Guided Meditation: Deepen connection and understanding.
• Embera and Icaros Melodies: Enjoy transformative melodies.
• Embera Mantras: Experience ancestral mantras.
• Sound Therapy and Breathing: Benefit from sound therapy and guided breathing.
• Sacred Cocoa: Align with its transformative energy.
• Art Therapy: Express emotions creatively.
• Medicine Music: Integrate experiences with music.
• Word Circle: Share reflections.

Each element fosters deep emotional and spiritual connection.

“Guided Meditation”

Deep Introspection

Guided Meditation provides deep introspection for higher states of harmony. The process includes:

• Chimu: Use this medicine to enhance concentration.
• Icaros or Embera Melodies: Deepen the meditation experience.
• Pranayama: Engage in deep, consistent breathing.
• Completion: Enjoy a blend of music, medicine, and a word circle, along with herbal hydration.

This process enhances understanding and inner peace.

“Intercontinental Concert”

Cultural and Spiritual Enrichment

Experience the Intercontinental Concert for a blend of cultural and spiritual enrichment. The event includes:

• Medicine Music: Share healing music around the fire.
• Indigenous Stories: Enjoy tales from the Embera tradition.
• Traditional Medicine: Optionally partake in traditional medicine.
• Aromatic Incense: Harmonize the space with incense sprays.
• Herbal Cocktail: Enjoy a refreshing non-alcoholic cocktail.

This combination creates a memorable and serene experience.

                                                                                “Indigenous Sound Therapy & Healing”

Transformative Experience

Indigenous Sound Therapy & Healing offers a transformative experience through:

• Sound Bath: Enjoy shamanic instruments like quena, zampoña, harmonica, and more.
• Relaxing Meditation: Guided with incense and harmonization with tobacco.
• Harmonious Blend: Reconnect with yourself and the natural world through sound and relaxation.

“Fire Ceremony”

Elemental Connection

The Fire Ceremony facilitates a deep connection with elemental fire. This sacred offering includes:

• Release Burdens: Let go of burdens and connect with the fire’s energy.
• Four Directions: Seek permission from the four directions and elements.
• Embera Stories: Share stories about the fire’s significance.
• Tobacco Offering: Offer tobacco around the fire.
• Harmonization: Use medicinal music and shamanic essences.

This ceremony honors the elemental fire and explores its spiritual significance.