PROGRAM
LOCATION DETAILS
Ridge Top Santa Fe Estate
Santa Fe, New Mexico
15 minutes from The Santa Fe Plaza
Built on a ridge above Lower Pacheco Canyon, Santa Fe Opera and the Tesuque Pueblo Flea Market, and just 15 minutes from the Santa Fe Plaza, the Ridge Top Santa Fe Estate is located on 14.9 acres and is contiguous to the Santa Fe National Forest with its many miles of hiking trails. The house has true 360 degree views and every room has beautiful mountain vistas.
Never before available for rental, this double adobe home has two outdoor terraces and a portal covered seating area; three large living rooms with wrap around views, seven fireplaces, two indoor dining areas, fully equipped gourmet kitchen and six spacious bedrooms with private baths—a perfect place for both a cooking and vacation retreat!
"Love, love the classes. Love what they did for me, for my family, for my health. Loved how much fun I had learning something new!" Annie M., Santa Fe '05 (second time retreat participant)
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ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
Our retreat begins at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday with orientation, introductory lecture/workshop, and welcome dinner, and completes on Friday at noon following our brunch class. Major airlines provide service to Albuquerque, usually through connecting flights. Car rental and shuttle service is also available at the airport. Enrollment confirmation, driving directions, itinerary and retreat week details will be e-mailed upon receipt of the retreat deposit. Click here for Core Program Content and Agenda
WEATHER
Santa Fe is cradled at the base of 12,000 foot mountains at an altitude of 7,000 feet. There are four very distinct but temperate season. July’s daytime temperatures are generally n the low to high 80s, with evening temperatures in the high 50s. Summer monsoons can include a brief rain shower in the afternoon.
ACCOMMODATIONS
Accommodation fees are in addition to the program fee and due 60 days before the retreat start date.
The Santa Fe Ridge Estate offers 8,000 square feet of living space, spacious and private, luxurious, but comfortably furnished.
Single accommodations, queen size beds - $160 (1 or 2 people)
Shared accommodations, twin beds - $90 per person
YOGA/MEALS
Most mornings begin with yoga/movement class followed by a whole foods breakfast buffet. All cooking classes include a delicious full course organic meal from soup to desert. Dinners are provided Sunday and Thursday evening. For additional meals, participants venture into Santa Fe to experience any of its fine restaurants representing diverse cultures as well as the best (and most flavorful) Southwestern food ever experienced!
FREE TIME
Most afternoons are free to explore this Land of Enchantment on your own or with the group. Santa Fe Plaza is located just 15 minutes from our Ridge Home. In colorful Santa Fe, opportunities abound for shopping, browsing the numerous art galleries and museums, and for experiencing some of the very best in Southwest cuisine.
GROUP EXCURSION (optional)
Following class on Wednesday (weather permitting), we'll journey to Bandelier National Park in Los Alamos to visit centuries old ancestral Pueblo sites, best known for mesas, sheer-walled canyons, and several thousand ancestral Pueblo dwellings found among them. We'll walk the Main Loop (self-guided) Trail, starting at the Visitor Center and leading through excavated archaeological sites and a spectacular (very safe) climb by ladders to a ceremonial kiva. On our picturesque return trip, we'll have dinner (optional) in Santa Fe’s famed Café Pasqual, one of the first to blend traditional Mexican cooking with the flavors of Asia; and one of the first to make a commitment to use only organic eggs and naturally-raised beef, pork and chicken and line-caught fish, along with many delicious vegetarian entrees—a long standing favorite of Conscious Gourmet retreat participants for breakfast, lunch or dinner!
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On Thursday, preceding our late afternoon cooking class and lecture, you’ll have additional time to explore the Land of Enchantment. Santa Fe (just 15 minutes away) offers visits to marvelous museums and galleries, sophisticated shopping, and creative cuisine. For a further adventure, explore the unique culture of New Mexico and drive the High Road to Taos with its awe-inspiring scenery, legendary towns like Chimayo, and Taos Pueblo; or venture down the Turquoise Trail to the legendary ghost town of Madrid, just 25 minutes south of Santa Fe.
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