RETREAT · II

San Luis

HIGH DESERT AUTUMN SEVEN DAYS

The closing retreat of the year. A high-desert week of integration — where the work of the previous twelve months gets walked through a landscape that asks you to be quiet enough to hear it.

If Putumayo was about beginnings — opening, settling in, letting the practice take root — San Luis is about reckoning. With what you said you'd do. With what actually changed. With what you take back into the next year.

The desert is honest in a way other landscapes aren't. It doesn't hide. It doesn't soften. It just asks you to be there.

THE SHAPE OF THE WEEK

Seven days. Open ground.

DAY 1Arrival. The long drive in. The first quiet night.
DAY 2Opening circle. What the year has done to you.
DAY 3Solo morning walk. A three-hour conversation with your mentor in the afternoon.
DAY 4A full day of silence. Walking, writing, watching the light change.
DAY 5The hard conversations. What you're not yet ready to face.
DAY 6What's next. The shape of the year ahead.
DAY 7Closing. Departure.

EDITABLE PLACEHOLDER The day-by-day is a draft outline. Replace with your final retreat schedule when ready, or remove the daily structure entirely.

WHAT'S INCLUDED

Everything from the moment you arrive.

·Ground transport from the nearest airport.
·Six nights at the retreat property — private rooms.
·All meals, prepared on-site, dietary needs accommodated.
·Long-form 1:1 time with your mentor — built into the structure of the week.
·Hiking, riding, and contemplative practices led by experienced guides.
·A small group: never more than the ten members of your cohort.

WHAT TO BRING

Layers and a willingness to be quiet.

Desert days are warm; desert nights are cold. Layers matter more than any single piece of gear. Sturdy walking shoes, a wide hat, and a notebook you'll actually open.

The retreat property has limited service. Your phone comes with you, but it's not part of the structure of the week. What you came here to figure out cannot be figured out on a screen.

EDITABLE PLACEHOLDER A full packing list and travel logistics document will be sent to confirmed members 60 days before the retreat.

DATES & LOGISTICS

Confirmed dates will be announced mid-year.

The retreat will run for seven days in autumn — typically late September or October when the high desert is at its most legible. Specific dates are coordinated with the cohort.

If you've been invited, your mentor will share confirmed dates and travel guidance directly.