Teotitlán del Valle
Limpia (Spirtual Cleansing) in Teotitlán
Approximately 15 minute duration
Cost per person: $20 USD/375 MXN
A spiritual cleansing performed by a healer by rubbing selected herbs on your head, neck, arms, and legs (you are fully clothed during the ceremony) in combination with rubbing alcohol or traditional mezcal to release the properties of the herbs. Afterwards the healer rubs an egg over you to extract stress or bad energy. This experience is a good fit for those who want to learn about traditional medicine and its everyday uses.
*This experience can be added on to a Teotitlán Traditional Cooking Class, Teotitlán Chocolate Making Workshop, or Teotitlán Natural Dyes & Weaving Workshop (we do not offer this experience on its own).
Schedule: 9am-6pm
Cost per person: $200 USD/3,760 MXN (Open Outing 2-6 participants)
Includes:
Personalized guide and translation (Spanish/English)
Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca city (40 minutes each way)Pick up and drop off from your hotel or vacation rental (Centro, Jalatlaco, Xochimilico, Reforma, San Felipe)
Visit to village market
Breakfast at the market of fresh juice, baked goods, memelas, and hot chocolate at market
Class with members of the Vida Nueva women's cooperative about the different plants used in traditional medicine and natural dyes, learning about the history and current use of these plants
Natural dye and weaving demonstration
A chance to buy rugs directly from the women's cooperative (price not included)
Lunch prepared by a cocinera tradicional accompanied by our selection of traditional mezcal
Participate in a limpia (spiritual cleansing)
Visit to a beeswax candle maker´s workshop
Drinking water and light snacks
Donation to women's cooperative annual project
Join us for a traditional steam bath temezcal in the home of our community partners. We will learn about the history and tradition of this practice as a form of preventative medicine in the community to combat fatigue, stress, and bad sleep. The women of Teotitlán have been using this steam bath as a way to heal and gather for centuries. We will participate in a spirirtual cleansing or limpia, a Zapotec massage, and an hour long session in the temezcal followed by a nourishing meal.
Schedule: 3pm-9pm
Cost per person: $230 USD/4,325 MXN (Open Outing 2-6 participants)
Includes:
Personalized guide and translation (Spanish/English)
Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca city (40 minutes each way)Pick up and drop off from your hotel or vacation rental (Centro, Jalatlaco, Xochimilico, Reforma, San Felipe)
Learn about traditional healing practices in the community from our hosts, learning about the plants used and practices preformed for thing like ojo and sustso
Participate in a limpia (spiritual cleansing)
Traditional Zapotec massage (performed while clothed, 15-20 minute duration)
One hour steam bath in the temezcal, rest and acclimate
Option to learn about weaving and natural dyes while we rest
Nourisning dinner by a cocinera tradicional such as chicken or vegetable soup and atole
A chance to purchase rugs or other woven goods (such as bags) directly from our hosts (price of items not included)
Drinking water and light snacks
Donation to women's cooperative annual project
*A bathing suit, sandals, and a change of warm comfortable clothing for after the steam bath are all recommended for this experience.
**We recommend eating a light lunch before pick up, we will be having a filling and nourishing dinner after our temezcal experience.
***This experience must be booked at least 5 days in advance.
Santa Catarina Minas
Healing with Mezcal in Minas
Schedule: 9am-5pm
Cost per person: $200 USD/3,760 MXN (Open Outing 2-6 participants)
Includes:
Personalized guide and translation (Spanish/English)
Comfortable transportation round trip from Oaxaca city (1 hour each way)
Big breakfast at our favorite roadside comedor where everything is cooked on a woodfire
Visit to the agave garden and palenque of our community partners at Real Minero mezcal
Tour of Proyecto LAM, an agave garden and nursery where we will learn about the agaves and wood used in mezcal production as well as medicinal herbs used for healing mezcals. The Angeles Carreño family has been making mezcal since 1898 and has a sustainability plan that carries them through the next 100 years of their family´s production. Working with 22 diferent types of agaves, we will learn about their work in conserving agaves that are native to Oaxaca, their commitment to organic practices and agroforestry, as well as the creation of the world´s first community agave seed bank.
Tour of the Real Minero palenque, where the family produces small batch mezcal using traditional methods including natural fermentaion. We learn about the unique techniques used in Santa Catarina Minas such as distilling in double clay pot stills
Participate in a limpia or spiritual cleansing using Real Minero mezcal and medicinal herbs grown in the Proyecto LAM garden
Learn about the different herbs used in combination with mezcal for different spirtual and physical ailments such a bad dreams, susto, or migranes. We learn about the history of the mezcallieras in the community who where the grandmothers who knew which herbs to use for what ailments. We have the chance to try mezcals infused with herbs for healing purposes such as rue, rosemary, or vaporrub (menthol)
Sit down tasting of Minero mezcal made on site. Each person will get to try 4 unique mezcals, learning how to taste and identify a traditional mezcal
A chance to purchase mezcal directly from Real Minero (price not included), many batches which are only available for purchase in Mexico. Our help packing it for travel
Farm to table lunch at the Real Minero palenque
Drinking water and light snacks
Donation to Biblioteca El Rosario