01
Landing
Staggered arrivals and a ranch orientation walk. An opening circle where everyone offers one word for the week. Nance opens with the buffalo drum. Ranch time replaces travel time.
Second annual · Nine days · Mexican highlands
MetamorphosisRetreat 2027
The premise
A caterpillar doesn't add wings.
It dissolves, then rebuilds.
We don't come to the ranch to add anything. We come to put things down. Most of us are still carrying a version of ourselves we outgrew years ago, and nine days without the usual noise is long enough to notice it and set it down.
The week runs as one arc in nine parts, from arrival through release and stillness and back again. The first days are slow on purpose. Intensity peaks mid-week. The last stretch is for integration, so nobody leaves raw.
- Duration
- 9days, eight nights
- Group size
- 30guests, never more
- All-inclusive
- $3,600everything but flights
- Your team
- 5on the ranch all week
02
Rooting
Sunrise movement on the lawn, a silent walking meditation, and your first hours with the horses. An introduction to conscious breath.
03
Release
A hike to the falls, then journaling on a single question: what are you done carrying? Eric's first reading circle. A fire ceremony at dusk.
04
Stillness
The cocoon day. Silence until lunch, yoga nidra, hammocks, and the deepest rest of the week. One-to-one sessions run all afternoon.
05
Nourishment
A gentle ride, then a cooking class with the ranch chef — tortillas by hand, mole from the base up, salsas built on what came out of the garden. Dinner is the whole evening.
06
The Edge
Adventure day. A long trail ride into the highlands, a packed lunch, and one deliberate step past comfortable.
07
Connection
Partner breathwork and witnessing practice. Eric's connection circle. A second fire — this one for stories rather than release.
08
Becoming
A sunrise ride on an early-week route, so you feel the difference in yourself. Vision work, and a letter we mail you three months from now.
09
Flight
Closing circle: the word you arrived with, and the word you're leaving with. The buffalo drum again. Then unhurried goodbyes.
Who you'll be with
Five of us on the ranch, all nine days
Nance
Wholistic Rebirth
Sixteen years of therapeutic massage and myofascial release, held together with conscious breath and the rhythm of the buffalo drum. Her work meets stress, emotional holding and life transitions with presence rather than force.
Montréal-born, Charlotte-based. She opens the retreat on night one and closes it on day nine. Same drum, different people listening.
Eric
Sacred Forge Healing
An angelic reader with a gentle way of naming the thing you have been avoiding. He leads two group reading circles, one on release and one on connection, and takes private one-on-one readings across the nine days.
Day three asks what wants to be put down. Day seven asks what is being asked of you in relationship, community and service.
Ophelia
Your host. She built the week, opens it on day one, runs the highland day, and is on the ranch the whole time if you need anything.
The in-house chef
Every meal of the week and the cooking classes. Mexican cooking made from scratch — nothing arrives in a packet.
The ranch riding expert
Horsemanship, equine grounding work, and every trail ride from the first slow morning to the highland excursion on day six.
The place
A working ranch, not a resort
Ranchos Las Cascadas sits in the Mexican highlands, about an hour outside the city. There are horses to be cared for, a kitchen cooking three meals a day from what's in season, waterfalls a hike away, and enough quiet that you notice your own thinking. The ranch keeps its own rhythm. For nine days you keep it too.
Eight nights on-siteWaterfall hikeStables & trails
Open-air fire circleAirport transfers included
What's included
$3,600
Early-bird pricing ends 31 October 2026
All-inclusive. You book the flight — we handle everything else, from the airport pickup to the last meal. Book on or before 31 October and this is the price.
- Eight nights at Ranchos Las Cascadas
- Every meal — scratch-made Mexican cooking, served family style
- Hands-on cooking classes with the in-house chef
- Daily morning movement and a led evening meditation
- Breathwork and buffalo-drum sound journeys with Nance
- Group angelic reading circles with Eric
- Horsemanship, equine grounding work and guided trail rides
- The highland excursion day, packed lunch included
- Two fire ceremonies, journals and materials
- Your letter to your future self, mailed three months out
- Airport transfers and all on-ranch transport
Not included: airfare and travel insurance. Bodywork with Nance and private readings with Eric are booked on-site. Couples and groups of three or more get a discount — email ophelia@voyagebywren.com before you book.
Pay in full$3,600One payment at checkout. Nothing further due.
Or reserve with a deposit$1,000Holds your seat. The remaining $2,600 is invoiced ahead of departure.
Book your spot
Early-bird pricing ends 31 Oct 2026 · thirty seats
Before you book
Questions we get asked
Do I need experience with breathwork, bodywork or horses?
No. Everything is taught from the beginning and every practice is optional. The riding is guided by the ranch's expert and scaled to the group — plenty of guests arrive having never been on a horse.
What does the daily rhythm look like?
Morning movement, main programming, an open window for private sessions, an evening gathering, and meditation before sleep. Day four is deliberately the quietest; day six is the most active.
Can I come on my own, as a couple, or with a group?
All three, and all are welcome. Most guests come alone, and the group is capped at thirty so you know everyone's name by day three. Couples and groups of three or more get a discount — email ophelia@voyagebywren.com before you book and we'll sort the rate.
What are the rooms like?
Eight nights on the ranch, with room options confirmed at booking. Every room is on-site, so nobody commutes to the programming.
How do I get there?
You book your own flight into the nearest international airport. Airport transfers on arrival and departure day are included, along with all transport once you're on the ranch.
How does payment work?
Two options at checkout. Pay the full $3,600 and nothing else is due, or reserve your seat with a $1,000 deposit and we invoice the remaining $2,600 ahead of departure. Early-bird pricing holds for bookings placed on or before 31 October 2026.
What about dietary needs?
The kitchen cooks vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free and around most allergies. Tell us at booking and the chef plans for it.
February 26 – March 6, 2027
Thirty seats.
One ranch.
Early-bird pricing holds through 31 October 2026. Reserve your seat with a $1,000 deposit — the ranch only ever holds thirty of us.
Book your spot voyagebywren.com/metamorphosis