April 30 - May 2, 2027 | Sedona, AZ
The Gathering
of the Shamans
Step Into a Weekend of Renewal, Deep Healing,
and Spiritual Connection in the Magical Heart of Sedona
Your Teachers
Respected Shamans From Around the World
Toltec, Ojibwe, Celtic, Andean, and more. Tap any teacher to read their bio, their main retreat workshop, and any optional pre or post add-on.
HeatherAsh Amara
You’re Living a First Draft: Toltec Tools to Rewrite Your Story
Asha Frost
The Four Directions: Medicine Wheel Wisdom for Where You Stand Now
José Luis Stevens, PhD
Extraordinary Shamanic Practices for Rapid Transformation
Rhonda McCrimmon
The Three Cauldrons: A Celtic Map for Healing Body, Heart, and Mind
Jorge Luis Delgado
Return to Our Galactic Family: Inca Star Wisdom for Remembering Where We Come From
Dr. Marie Mbouni
The Five Wounds of the Heart: A Shamanic Healing Journey
Wendy Dooner
Plant Spirit Herbalism: A Tea Ceremony and Journey with Rosemary
SHAMANISM
A Spiritual Tradition Thousands of Years Old
Long before religions were organized, and on every continent, there were shamans. They practiced a form of direct experience and revelation that reaches back tens of thousands of years. They served in a unique capacity that combined skills of a psychologist, spiritual adviser, healer, philosopher, and friend.
In Africa, Europe, the Americas, and Asia (where the term “shaman” originated), they used rituals, tools, and wisdom to provide guidance and healing for the people of their tribes.
While their magic was largely lost to the world with the progress of science and technology, the spark of that fire never completely went out.
Modern day shamanic practitioners have reached back through time to reclaim these practices and integrate them with our contemporary lives.
Shamans see subtle energy patterns that cause difficulty and pain. Under their wise direction, people can learn to quickly shift their perspective, remove stubborn inner blockages, and step into lives of ease, flow, and real magic.
Join us in Sedona & experience it for yourself!
The Gathering of the Shamans main retreat begins
Friday, April 30, at 7:00 PM and closes Sunday, May 2, at noon.
You may arrive as early as 1pm on Friday to settle in and explore the 173 acre grounds, including numerous walking trails and the lake.
In addition to the main weekend, you can register for an optional pre-conference workshop on Friday April 30th (9:30 AM to 4:30 PM), or stay for an optional post-conference workshop on
Sunday afternoon May 2nd (1:30 to 5:00 PM).
The Full Schedule
Your Weekend in Sedona
Before the Retreat
Friday, April 30
Pre-Conference · Optional
9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Optional Pre-Conference Workshops
Choose one
Grandmother Moon: The 13 Moons and the Flower Moon Ceremony
The Anishinaabe people have always lived by the rhythm of Grandmother Moon. Her 13 cycles carry us through the year, each moon holding its own teachings, stories, and Medicine. This workshop falls during Flower Moon, Waawaaskone Giizis, when the plant world opens into its fullest expression and calls us to do the same.
- The 13 Moon teachings of the Anishinaabe calendar, and how Grandmother Moon guides you through cycles of growth, rest, and change
- A Turtle Medicine activation that connects you with the lunar calendar carried on Turtle's shell: 13 markings for the 13 moons, 28 for the days between each full moon
- The Flower Moon legend, of how the seeds found the courage to push up through the soil toward Grandfather Sun
- A Butterfly Medicine journey to retrieve your “Soul Gold,” the wisdom your struggles turned into your greatest gift
- A Flower Moon ceremony to honor your transformation and the gifts you carry
Spend the day with Asha Frost, Ojibwe Medicine Woman and bestselling author of You Are the Medicine, immersed in Indigenous moon wisdom. You will see how the lunar calendar mirrors the cycles of the seasons, of life, and of your own inner rhythms.
Through the teachings of Flower Moon, you will look at how your lived experience, your pain, your sensitivity, your struggles, has cracked open parts of you that are waiting to bloom. Through storytelling, ceremony, and somatic practice, you will learn to trust your imaginal cells: the blueprint of who you are becoming, even when nothing feels certain.
This workshop honors a sacred truth: transformation asks us to dissolve first. Like a caterpillar in a chrysalis, you will learn to trust the moments when everything falls apart as the preparation for flight.
You will leave knowing how to work with the moon cycles in your own life, and knowing in your body that your presence, your voice, and your gifts change lives. Flower Moon asks you to remember: you already carry everything you need to bloom.
Celtic Seership: Reading the Messages of Your Spiritual Team
Long before the old Celtic lands were mapped by outsiders, the seers who walked them could perceive far beyond ordinary sight. They received guidance through vision, through sensation in the body, through a quiet inner knowing that arrived before the thinking mind could catch up. Join Celtic Shaman and Seer Rhonda McCrimmon for a day inside that living tradition, and learn to receive clear guidance from your own spiritual team.
- Your unique signal: how to recognize the personal patterns that tell you a message is ready to come through
- The Three Cauldrons: an ancient Celtic method for telling true intuition from the voice of ego while holding strong energetic boundaries
- Somatic truthsaying: how to read the sensations of your own body to confirm what you receive
- Sacred space: when to open it, how to deliver hard truths with compassion, and how to know a reading is complete
- Paired practice: hands-on readings that build real confidence through evidence, not belief
Rhonda’s gift showed itself early in life and was shamed into silence. She spent decades reclaiming it, and along the way she found the ancient Celtic frameworks that finally gave structure to her seeing. Now the bestselling author of The Cauldron and the Drum teaches what she wishes someone had taught her, and she has guided thousands of students to trust their own sight.
This is seership you can repeat on purpose. Through storytelling, guided journeying, and hands-on readings with the people beside you, you will leave with a method you can return to, a set of boundaries that protect your energy, and the confidence that comes from seeing your gift work in real time.
Power at the Edge: How Shamans Turn Limits into Doorways for Transformation
What if the edges of your world are not barriers but doorways? Shamans and mystics have long understood that the most potent energy in the universe gathers not at the center but at the edge. It is where the land meets the sky, where the waking mind touches the dream state, and where the known meets the unknown.
In this full-day workshop, based on his new book Power at the Edge, José Luis Stevens shows you how to find that power and work with it in your own life. Through teaching, guided practices, and ceremony, he will show you that the limits you perceive are not walls to keep you in but thresholds waiting to be crossed. You will explore the types of edges that shape our lives, from the physical contours of the land to the limits of time, belief, and consciousness, and the boundaries between you and other people.
- Reading the shamanic map: how to sense and draw power from natural edges like ridgelines, canyons, waterways, and cave entrances
- Time as a boundary: how to use dawn, dusk, the solstices, and the cycles of time to speed your spiritual growth
- Your luminous egg: how to perceive the energy field that surrounds you and seal the leaks that drain your vitality
- The yes–no line: how to set healthy boundaries with others and protect your energy without building walls
- Practice at the edge: guided practices for grounding, cleansing, and moving through fear, with tools you can keep using after the weekend
Whether you are new to shamanic work or have walked this path for years, this workshop is a powerful way to open your Gathering of the Shamans experience. Step to the edge. The power is waiting.
The Main Retreat
Friday, April 30
Opening Evening
7:00 AM - 8:30 am
Breakfast for pre-con attendees who are staying on Thursday night.
9:30 AM - 4:30
Pre-Conference Workshops (optional add-on, shown above, lunch included for all participants)
5:00 – 7:00 PM
Dinner in dining hall
7:00 – 9:30 PM
Opening Ceremony
Opening Ceremony & Introduction of Presenters
The gathering opens with a welcome ceremony in Mago Hall. You will meet the teachers and your fellow seekers, set your intentions, and begin the weekend together in shared presence and ceremony.
Saturday, May 1
Full Day
6:00 AM
Sunrise meditation, self-guided (optional)
7:00 AM - 8:30 am
Breakfast in dining hall
7:45 – 8:30 AM
Morning Sound Bath
Morning Sound Bath
Begin the day with a sound bath. Lie back and let waves of sound and vibration move through you, settling the nervous system and clearing the mind before the day’s teachings begin. Keith’s sound baths are a favorite of past gatherings, a gentle reset that grounds everything that follows.
Participants will be lying down. Mats will be provided.
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Morning Breakout Sessions
Choose one
You're Living a First Draft: Toltec Tools to Rewrite Your Story
The story you tell about yourself is not the truth. It is a first draft. And every draft can be rewritten.
More than 2,000 years ago, the Toltecs devoted themselves to understanding how human perception works. What they found was radical. We do not see reality as it is. We see it through the agreements we made long ago, most of them written in childhood and shaped by fear, by what other people told us we were, and by the moments that hurt us most. Most of us still live by those agreements without once stopping to question them.
“We are incredible creators,” HeatherAsh writes, “but what we often create is based on the seeds of false thoughts that, when planted, take root and blossom into agreements that we make with ourselves and with others.”
In this workshop, HeatherAsh hands you the Toltec tools for seeing the stories that run your life and starting to rewrite them.
- Name the core stories and agreements shaping your choices, your relationships, and what you believe you deserve, so you can finally read the script you have been following.
- Work with Toltec practices that soften self-judgment and fear, so you stop standing in your own way.
- Take your first real steps toward rewriting your story from the inside out, so you leave Sedona with a new sense of who you are and what your life can hold.
Plant Spirit Herbalism: A Tea Ceremony and Journey with Rosemary
Wendy Dooner is a Scottish-born herbalist with more than two decades of practice and the bestselling author of Plant Spirit Herbalism.
“Your plant allies give you encouragement in times of doubt, joy in times of sorrow, and comfort in times of uncertainty. Just as plants push their roots into the earth and unfurl their leaves to drink in the light, they support your own growth as you reach down and rise up.”
In this workshop you will meet Rosemary. Known as the friendship bush, she is one of Wendy’s dearest plant allies, and she will be your guide for a tea ceremony and shamanic journey into the medicine of a single plant.
Wendy works with Rosemary daily. She burns a dried bundle to cleanse her space before the working day and breathes in Rosemary’s scent when her mind turns foggy. Her medicine is steady and enduring, comforting and uplifting. She brings warmth to the colder months and holds you through grief, transition, and renewal.
Her botanical name, Rosmarinus officinalis, comes from the Latin ros, meaning dew, and marinus, meaning of the sea, for her native home along the Mediterranean coast. Wendy pictures her leaves glittering with sea spray as the sun climbs, a reminder that brighter days are coming.
- Learn the basics of making rosemary medicine, so you can work with this sacred herb at home, whether you gather, grow, or buy it.
- Explore the four sacred medicines of Rosemary, physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual, so you can meet plants in a shamanic and animist way.
- Experience a sacred tea ceremony and shamanic journey with the spirit of Rosemary, so you can receive her healing, wisdom, and guidance directly.
Extraordinary Shamanic Practices for Rapid Transformation
“What if,” asks José Luis Stevens, “I told you that profound transformation doesn’t require years of intense spiritual practice? That positive change can happen through simple, daily rituals?”
Drawing from his decades of experience in shamanism and other spiritual traditions, Stevens will share powerful rituals and practices from his book The Shaman’s Book of Extraordinary Practices. These time-tested techniques offer a treasure trove of transformative tools designed to accelerate spiritual growth and create lasting change.
These practices are accessible to anyone, regardless of life circumstances or personal history. They provide an opportunity to awaken now, in the present moment, without the need for years of dedicated study.
In this workshop, Stevens will introduce some of his most effective transformative rituals, making them accessible to both new and experienced spiritual seekers. This is an opportunity to integrate simple yet powerful practices into your daily life and experience rapid spiritual evolution.
- Learn simple, time-tested rituals from The Shaman’s Book of Extraordinary Practices, so you can begin transforming your life without years of study.
- Experience several of José Luis’s most effective practices firsthand, so you feel how quickly real change can begin.
- Leave with practices you can weave into your daily life, so your spiritual growth keeps building long after the weekend ends.
11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Lunch in dining hall & personal time
1:45 – 4:45 PM
Afternoon Breakout Sessions
Choose one
Shamanic Breathwork™: Awaken the Shaman Within
“The accelerated pace of this time of spiritual evolution is forcing each of us to awaken the shaman within,” she writes. “We no longer have the luxury of learning only from the past. We must also download information from the future in order to be fully present, fully conscious, in our most embodied and best self now.”
Shamanic Breathwork™ is one of the most direct paths to that awakening.
This transformational breathing process carries you into mythic worlds and into deeply personal states of consciousness, so you can reconnect with your own inner shaman. As old wounds and stuck patterns release and change, you begin to gather lost soul parts and remember the magic of who you truly are.
The process is highly experiential. The wisdom and the healing are yours alone, drawn from your own inner experience. Shamanic Breathwork™ weaves the timeless wisdom of ancient traditions together with new paradigm healing, building a bridge for body, mind, heart, and spirit.
Participants will be lying down. Yoga mats will be provided.
The Four Directions: Medicine Wheel Wisdom for Where You Stand Now
“I believe that you have lifetimes of experience, soul essence, and Medicine power vibrating within your cells,” she writes. “Your Ancestors dreamed you here, and you are ready to remember all that you came to be.”
The Sacred Medicine Wheel is one of the oldest maps we have for understanding our place in the natural world. Each of the four directions, East, South, West, and North, carries its own teachings, its own medicine, and its own invitation.
The wheel shows you where you stand, what you are moving through, and what is ready to change.
Receive these teachings directly from an Ojibwe Medicine Woman, and carry the map with you for the rest of your life.
- Travel through each of the four directions to find where you are in your own cycle of growth, so you can stop fighting the season you are actually in.
- Connect with the ancestral medicine already held within you, so you can reach wisdom that runs deeper than your own lived experience.
- Receive teachings rooted in Asha's Ojibwe lineage, so you leave with a map you can return to long after the weekend ends.
The Dark Goddess: A Shamanic Painting Experience
Step into the realm of the Dark Goddess, where transformation, fierce self-love, and unapologetic freedom are waiting for you. She is not the villain we were taught to fear. She is the keeper of deep wisdom, raw authenticity, and untamed power. Through sacred symbols, guided meditation, and energy work, you will feel her presence and bring your shadow and your light together into one deeper truth.
For generations, women were taught to be compliant, pleasing, and “good.” The Dark Goddess, bold and sovereign, was cast aside, shamed, and misunderstood. Yet it is in her depths that we reclaim our most authentic self-expression. She is the source of our creative fire, our resilience, and our power to stand fully in who we are.
- Move through guided meditation to call in the presence of the Dark Goddess.
- Explore intuitive painting techniques to express her energy on paper.
- Use creative prompts to uncover personal insights and deeper self-awareness.
This workshop is not about artistic skill. It is about soul expression. Whether you are a seasoned artist or have never held a paintbrush, you will break free of old limits, receive the wisdom of the Dark Goddess, and step fully into your creative and personal power.
All materials will be provided.
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
Dinner in dining hall and personal time
7:15 – 9:30 PM
Evening Ceremonies
Choose one
Firewalk Ceremony
One of the first lessons we learn in life is that fire burns. But watching someone walk across fire directly challenges that belief. If fire does not always burn, what other limitations have we accepted as truth?
The firewalk is a direct confrontation with fear, and a chance to test what you believe about yourself. When you step onto the coals, something changes.
In this ceremony, HeatherAsh guides you through the preparation, the intention, and the walk itself. Whether you choose to walk or witness, something shifts.
- Confront the fears and false beliefs that have kept you from the life you want, so that you can see them clearly and choose differently.
- Experience a threshold moment that stays with you long after the weekend ends, so that the shift you make here becomes permanent.
- Witness what becomes possible when a group of people choose courage together, so that you leave knowing exactly what you are capable of.
Weather permitting. If open fires are prohibited that day, an alternative ceremony will be performed.
Soul Return and Shamanic Cord Cutting Ceremony
Some connections outlast their purpose. A relationship ends, a painful chapter closes, and yet part of your energy stays tied to it. Shamans see these ties as energetic cords. Over time they can drain your vitality and hold you back physically, mentally, emotionally, and spiritually, often without your knowing why.
In this ceremony, Star Wolf guides you to find the cords that no longer serve you, cut them with love, and release their energy to the care of the elements. Then comes the soul return: calling home the parts of yourself you left behind in those old connections. What remains is space for new relationships, fresh energy, and renewed inspiration.
- Recognize the energetic cords that tie you to people and past events, so you can see what has been quietly draining your power.
- Cut those cords in ceremony and give their energy to the elements, so you can let go without carrying blame or resentment.
- Call back the pieces of your soul you left behind, so you go home whole, clear, and free to move forward.
Return to Our Galactic Family: Inca Star Wisdom for Remembering Where We Come From
Ask the Q’ero elders where they come from, and many will point to the sky. In the Andean tradition, we are children of the stars. Father Sun and Mother Moon gave birth to the stars, and the Pleiades, the Southern Cross, and Orion’s Belt are remembered as bridges home. The ancient name of Lake Titicaca, Wiñaymarca, means “the Eternal City,” and the people there have long seen it as a meeting place between our world and the worlds beyond.
In this evening session, Jorge Luis Delgado shares the Andean star stories of our cosmic origins, the legend of Aramu Muru and the Solar Disc, and the teachings his elders passed down about the “space brothers and sisters.” Then, as the session closes, he leads the group outside under the Sedona night sky for a star ceremony to greet our galactic family the way his ancestors did, with our eyes on the heavens.
- Hear the Andean teachings on our star origins, including the Pleiades and the chakana constellations the elders call “the bridge to home,” so you can see your life as part of a much larger cosmic story.
- Explore the legends of Lake Titicaca, the Aramu Muru doorway, and the Solar Disc from a lineage holder who has guided seekers to these sites for decades, so you hear the stories as they are told in the Andes.
- Step outside under the open night sky for a closing star ceremony, so you feel your connection to your galactic family as something lived, not just learned.
This session ends outdoors under the night sky. Please bring a warm layer.
Sunday, May 2
Closing Day
6:00 AM
Sunrise meditation, self-guided (optional)
7:00 - 8;30 AM
Breakfast in dining hall and personal time
7:45 AM
Morning Sound Bath with Keith Caplin (optional)
9:00 – 11:00 AM
Morning Breakout Sessions
Choose one
The Five Wounds of the Heart: A Shamanic Healing Journey
“Although we receive these wounds as children,” she writes, “they continue to play out in our adult lives, causing us to seek out endless variations on the original painful experience unconsciously.”
After working with hundreds of clients, Dr. Marie Mbouni found the same pattern in nearly everyone. Five core wounds form early and follow us into adult life: abandonment, betrayal, separation, denial, and judgment. We carry them into our relationships, our work, and the choices we make without knowing why.
In this workshop she guides you on a shamanic healing journey to find where these wounds still live in the body and begin to release them.
- Identify which of the five wounds are driving your patterns, so you can see what has been shaping your choices in love, work, and daily life.
- Move through guided shamanic journeying and energy work, so healing moves from your head into your body.
- Make new agreements with yourself to replace the silent contracts your wounds wrote, so you stop recreating the situations that hurt you most.
The Three Cauldrons: A Celtic Map for Healing Body, Heart, and Mind
The old Irish poets taught that each of us carries three cauldrons inside: one in the belly, one in the heart, one in the head. When all three sit upright and full, wisdom, creativity, and power move through us freely. When one tips over or runs dry, we feel it in the body and in the shape of our lives.
Rhonda McCrimmon teaches this ancient system free from dogma, guided by ancestral wisdom as lessons, not laws. In this workshop she guides you to each of your own three cauldrons and the work each one is asking of you.
The Cauldron of Warming sits in the belly and holds the root of who you are. Here you release the self-sabotage, the toxic thoughts, and the false stories that drain your life force, and you come back to a truer version of yourself.
The Cauldron of Motion sits in the heart, the seat of emotion and shadow. Here you tend old wounds, set real boundaries, and build resilience. The Cauldron of Wisdom sits in the head, the doorway to your higher self, where intuition sharpens and creativity catches its spark.
- Locate all three cauldrons in your own body and sense which one most needs you now, so you know exactly where your healing wants to begin.
- Work with Celtic journeying and ceremony to clear what has kept each cauldron from filling, so you leave lighter and more fully yourself.
- Learn to keep the three in balance, so the wisdom, creativity, and power that flow from that harmony stay with you long after Sedona.
11:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Closing Ceremony
Closing Ceremony & Integration
We gather one final time to honor the work you have done, integrate the wisdom you have received, and prepare to carry this medicine home with you. Lunch follows before you travel.
12:00 PM - 1:30 pm
Lunch before departure.
After the Retreat
Sunday, May 2
Post-Conference · Optional
1:30 – 5:00 PM
Post-Conference Workshops
Choose one
Shamanic Breathwork™: Deep Soul Work
Prepare for a profound descent into the depths of your own soul. Spend a rare full afternoon with Dr. Linda Star Wolf inside Shamanic Breathwork™, a process that wakes your inner healer and helps you remember the magic of who you truly are.
- Moving past the limits of the thinking mind and into the wide inner country of your soul
- The transformation of old wounds and stuck patterns that have held you captive
- The return of lost parts of yourself, and the wholeness and aliveness that come with them
- The sacred alchemy of ancient shamanic wisdom meeting present-day healing methods
Through this highly experiential breathwork, you move past the thinking mind and into the wide inner country of your soul. As the breath moves through you, old wounds rise and change. Patterns that held you captive for years begin to dissolve. Lost parts of yourself come home, and in their place you find wholeness, aliveness, and a steady connection to your own power.
The sacred alchemy of ancient shamanic wisdom meeting present-day healing honors the old traditions while embracing new approaches, building a bridge that brings body, mind, heart, and spirit into one whole.
The wisdom you need already lives inside you, waiting. Through the breath, you reach your own inner guidance, reclaim your power, and remember what you have always known. The healing you touch here ripples out to everyone you love and to the world itself.
Chumpi-Kuya: The Sacred Inca Stone Ceremony for Protection and Power
“All expressions of life contain wisdom,” he writes in Love, Service, Wisdom, “from stones, to waterfalls, to birds. To connect with this wisdom, we must slow down, open our senses, and observe things closely.”
This ceremony is built on that truth. In the Andean tradition, stones carry wisdom and memory that runs back further than we can name.
Jorge Luis Delgado guides you through the sacred work of the Chumpi-Kuya, seven stones of deep meaning in the Inca tradition. Through their living energy, he leads you in weaving a luminous belt around your body, a protective field that, in Andean practice, holds its form and does not break. This is a rare chance to receive an authentic Inca ceremony from a lineage holder of the Sacred Valley and to carry its power into your own life.
- Connect directly with the intelligence held in stone and the natural world, so you can receive guidance that runs deeper than the thinking mind alone.
- Experience an authentic Inca ceremony led by a lineage holder from the Sacred Valley, so you leave with a living experience of the tradition to carry home.
- Weave the protective energy belt of the Chumpi-Kuya around your body, so you go home held by a field that stays with you.
Plants are Conscious Beings
“The more you know about the Earth, the less wisdom you seem to hold. Without regular contact with living systems, your own systems begin to falter. Reawakening your attention means unlearning the assumptions you carry, and beginning the repair.”
Plants have no brain and no nerves, so how could they be conscious? That one assumption has kept them out of every serious conversation about intelligence. Maybe you have been asking the wrong question. Instead of where consciousness lives, you might ask how it shows itself.
For Wendy, what changed everything was time spent with plants beyond the lists of constituents and formulas. Something in the exchange was not one-directional; she was, in some way, being noticed in return. After more than two decades as a medical herbalist, she can no longer treat plant consciousness as a curiosity.
Seeing plants differently takes practice. You build it through small daily acts of attention, woven into the life you already live.
No month-long retreat or trek into the jungle required, only a willingness to notice what is growing outside your door.
- Trace the great forgetting, how a whole culture grew so sure there was nothing there to see, so you can look at plants with fresh eyes.
- Follow what the science of plant neurobiology is showing you, so you can grasp how plants sense their world through a body unlike your own.
- Move through a series of guided exercises, so you can feel the shift in perception for yourself and meet your green kin.
Bring a notebook and pen.
Included in ticket price • Saturday Night • Optional
Firewalk Ceremony 🔥
with HeatherAsh Amara
Release fear. Step into courage. Walk across fire and come home to your power.
“Walking on fire changed everything. I finally saw the strength others saw in me.”
— Alison T.
“If I can walk on hot coals, what else can life show me?”
— Eric W.
“The fire walk! The mind is so powerful, and this experience was unbelievable.”
— Leigh A.
Sedona Mago Retreat Center
“I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world… The only place that’s more beautiful is here.”
Sedona Mago is like another planet. Bliss Rock, the vortex trees, the stillness of the lake—it was pure magic. I didn’t want to leave.
— Pam W.
Sacred Desert Land
This retreat takes place nestled deep in Sedona’s red rock desert at the Mago Retreat Center which is operated by Tao Fellowship, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization whose mission is “Love Humanity, Love the Earth.”
Surrounded by quiet canyons and whispering juniper trees, Mago sits on land that has been considered sacred for thousands of years.
Magical Moments
You wake to sunrises that bathe the cliffs in gold.
You walk the sacred paths in silence.
You sit under stars so vast they make you weep.
Energy Vortexes
Sedona is world-famous for its energy vortexes—natural sites where subtle Earth energy is said to spiral with unusual intensity.
You may feel tingling in your hands. A lightness in your chest. Or simply a deep sense of presence, clarity, and alignment.
One thing is for sure: you'll never forget your time in this incredibly special place.
Experience the Beauty of Sedona Mago
“Every inch of our 173 acres was lovingly developed to hold space for your healing, spiritual elevation, and physical restoration”
The Food
At Sedona Mago, every meal is part of your healing.
Farm-to-Table
Fresh, seasonal food prepared with balance, simplicity, and care. The menu changes daily and includes plant-based, vegetarian, and pescatarian options, many sourced directly from Mago’s own sustainable farm.
Nourishing Meals
Meals are served buffet-style in a peaceful dining hall. Enjoy scrambled eggs with vegetables, crab cake Benedict, lemon Dijon salmon, sweet and sour tofu, and hearty soups and salads—all designed to nourish your energy.
Dietary Options
Gluten-free, vegan, and allergy-friendly options are available, so you can relax, feel cared for, and focus on your magical experience.
“I’ve been to Mago five times. Every time I leave stronger, clearer, and more at peace. The grounds, the food, the people—everything supports your healing.”
This is food that sustains you—body, mind, and spirit.
Getting to Sedona Mago
Every part of the journey matters. We’ve created this guide to help you arrive with ease and step fully into this sacred experience.
✈️ Getting There
Best Airport (Recommended)
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)
~2.5-hour drive to the retreat
Serves most major domestic and international airlines
More info: skyharbor.com
Other Nearby Airport
Flagstaff Pulliam Airport (FLG)
~1.5-hour drive
Smaller regional airport with limited service (primarily American Airlines)
More info: flagstaff.az.gov
Shuttle Service (Easiest Option)
Groome Transportation provides express shuttle service from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport directly to Sedona Mago’s doorstep.
Call to book: 928-350-8466
groometransportation.com
AZ Shuttle Select
Call to book: 623-200-2849
azshuttleselect.com
Please note: two services run express shuttles from Phoenix Sky Harbor: Groome Transportation (928-350-8466) and AZ Shuttle Select (623-200-2849). Book directly and confirm your shuttle will bring you all the way to the Sedona Mago Welcome Center.Driving Yourself
You can drive to the retreat, but unless you’re extending your trip, we suggest the shuttle.
- The last 10 miles are a slow, unpaved dirt road
- GPS is unreliable—use printed directions instead
- No fuel or services after the turnoff—fill up first
- Low-clearance cars can make it, but go slow and steady
Rental Cars: Enterprise, National, Alamo
At PHX, take the Sky Train to the Rental Car Center (20-30 mins).
At FLG, rentals are at the terminal (book early).
🏜️ The Venue: Sedona Mago Retreat
Sedona Mago Center for Well-being and Retreat sits on 173 acres of sacred desert land, known for its powerful vortex energy, labyrinths, and natural beauty. This isn’t just a venue—it’s a living, breathing sanctuary designed for transformation.
On the Grounds
Foot travel is part of the retreat rhythm. The guest areas spread across about five acres, so you may walk up to a quarter mile between your room, the dining hall, and the session halls, all nestled within the quietly powerful desert land.
Vehicles aren’t permitted between buildings.
For mobility or accessibility questions about the land, contact Sedona Mago directly at welcome@sedonamagoretreat.org or +1.928.204.3391. For anything else, reach us at info@insighteventsusa.com
Your Accommodations
You’ll stay in simple, casita-style rooms designed to support peace and reflection. Each has its own bathroom and shower, plus a mini fridge.
Private rooms: For one person only
Shared rooms: For two guests. If you register alone and choose a shared room, we’ll thoughtfully pair you with a same-gender roommate.
📅 Arrival & Departure Times
Friday Arrival (Main Retreat)
You’re welcome to arrive as early as 1:00 PM on Friday. This gives you space to settle in, explore the beauty of the land, and get acquainted with the peaceful energy of Sedona.
5:00 – 7:00 PM: Dinner is served in the dining hall
7:00 PM: Opening ceremony begins
Optional Pre-Retreat Workshop (Friday)
Deepen your experience before the main retreat with an intimate, hands-on workshop designed to help you ground and prepare for the weekend ahead.
Three workshop options available (sessions run concurrently—choose one at checkout): Led by master teachers in small group settings with immersive practices you won’t find in the main retreat.
Workshop Pricing:
- Shared Room + Workshop: $499 (includes Thursday night stay)
- Private Room + Workshop: $699 (includes Thursday night stay)
- Workshop Only: $399 (arrive 8:00–8:45 AM Friday, no Thursday stay)
If you book the pre-workshop with a room: arrive from 1:00 PM Thursday to stay the night before. The workshop itself runs Friday, 9:30 AM to 4:30 PM. Book the same room type (shared or private) as your main weekend stay.
Sunday Departure (Main Retreat)
The closing ceremony ends at 12:00 PM on Sunday. Lunch follows in the dining hall until 1:30 PM.
Optional Post-Retreat Workshop (Sunday)
Extend your journey with an afternoon workshop focused on integration and grounding after the powerful weekend.
Three workshop options available (sessions run concurrently—choose one at checkout): Held Sunday afternoon with master teachers in intimate group settings.
Workshop Pricing:
- Shared Room + Workshop: $499 (includes Sunday night stay)
- Private Room + Workshop: $699 (includes Sunday night stay)
- Workshop Only: $399 (no Sunday night stay; the workshop runs until 5:00 PM)
If attending Sunday workshop: You must book the same room type (shared or private) as your main weekend stay.
Before You Travel
Please check weather and road conditions prior to your trip, especially if traveling through Northern Arizona or mountainous regions. Seasonal weather may impact road access, so plan accordingly.
🎒 Climate & What to Bring
May Weather in Sedona
May brings warm, dry days (75-85°F / 24-29°C) and cool nights (mid-50s°F / 13-16°C). Layering is key. Mornings and evenings can feel surprisingly cool. The air is dry, and the sun is strong—hydrate often and protect your skin.Packing List
- Light, breathable clothing for daytime
- Warm layers, sweater, or jacket for evenings
- Closed-toe walking shoes for dirt paths
- Reusable water bottle
- Sunscreen, hat, and sunglasses
- Lip balm and moisturizer
- Flashlight or headlamp
- Journal or notebook
- Any medications or supplements
- An open mind and an open heart 🧡
You’ll spend time outdoors. Come ready to walk, rest, and be with the elements.
Questions about travel or the venue?
Main retreat Pricing
*All Prices are in USD*
Optional Add-On
Extend the Magic with Pre & Post Retreat Workshops
Arrive early to set powerful intentions, stay longer to integrate what you’ve learned, or do both. These optional workshops are a chance to work closely with a master teacher in an intimate setting. Full descriptions live on each teacher’s card above.
How to book These are optional extras, not separate events. When you register for the main retreat, the pre and post workshops appear as add-on options at checkout — simply tick the one you want. You can add one pre-retreat workshop and one post-retreat workshop.
Pre-Retreat Workshop
Friday, April 30th · 9:30 AM – 4:30 PM
Shared Room + Workshop
Includes accommodation & all meals
$499
Private Room + Workshop
Includes accommodation & all meals
$699
Workshop Only
No accommodation or meals
$399
Post-Retreat Workshop
Sunday, May 2nd · 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Shared Room + Workshop
Includes accommodation & all meals
$499
Private Room + Workshop
Includes accommodation & all meals
$699
Workshop Only
No accommodation or meals
$399
Add either or both when you check out for the main retreat. There is no separate booking.
Shared Room
Per Person- A shared room provides space for two attendees, each with their own bed. If you’re traveling with a companion, you’re welcome to request a roommate. There's a box at checkout for your companion's details. If you’re attending solo, we’ll thoughtfully pair you with another participant of the same gender to ensure a comfortable and welcoming experience.
- All Meals Included
- Optional pre and post event workshops available to choose at the checkout
Private Room
Per Person- A private room offers a peaceful retreat for one attendee. If you're traveling with a companion and wish to share, you must each purchase a shared room ticket. You can then request to be paired together for a comfortable and seamless experience. There's a box at checkout for your companion's details.
- All Meals Included
- Optional pre and post event workshops available to choose at the checkout
Good to Know
Frequently Asked Questions
When and where does the retreat take place?
The Gathering of the Shamans runs Friday, April 30 to Sunday, May 2, 2027, at Sedona Mago Retreat, 3500 E Bill Gray Rd, Sedona, Arizona, about forty minutes from downtown Sedona. Check-in opens at 1:00 PM on Friday. Dinner is served from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, and the opening session begins at 7:00 PM. The closing ceremony ends Sunday at 12:00 PM, followed by lunch until 1:30 PM.
Which airport should I fly into?
Phoenix Sky Harbor International (PHX) is recommended, about a two-and-a-half-hour drive, and serves most major domestic and international airlines. Flagstaff Pulliam (FLG) is an alternate, about a ninety-minute drive, a smaller regional airport with limited service.
Is there a shuttle from the airport?
Yes, and it is the easiest option. Two services run from Phoenix Sky Harbor: Groome Transportation (928-350-8466) and AZ Shuttle Select (623-200-2849). Book directly and confirm your shuttle will take you all the way to the Sedona Mago Welcome Center.
Can I drive myself, and what about rental cars?
Yes, and there is on-site parking, though unless you are extending your trip the shuttle is simpler. If you drive, note the last ten miles are a slow, unpaved dirt road and GPS is unreliable, so use the official directions at sedonamagoretreat.org/stay/directions. Enterprise, National, and Alamo serve the airports; at PHX take the Sky Train to the Rental Car Center, about twenty to thirty minutes.
Where do I stay, and what are the rooms like?
You stay on the land for the full event in a simple, casita-style room with its own bathroom, shower, and mini fridge. A private room is for one person. A shared room is for two guests; if you book solo and choose shared, we pair you with a same-gender roommate. You can request a specific roommate after registering, as long as they register too.
What about meals and dietary needs?
All meals are buffet-style, served three times a day in the dining hall. The food is farm-to-table, much of it grown on Mago’s own farm, and the menu changes daily. Pescatarian, vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and allergy-friendly options are available at every meal, so tell us your needs when you book. Breakfast starts at 7:00 AM and the dining hall closes at 7:00 PM. All meals are included from Friday dinner through Sunday lunch.
What is the weather like, and what should I bring?
Sedona Mago sits in the high desert at 4,500 feet: warm days (typically 75–85°F), cool nights in the 50s, and dry air. Pack layers. Bring warm layers and a jacket for cold mornings and nights, comfortable clothes for milder afternoons, closed-toe walking shoes for the dirt paths, a reusable water bottle, sunscreen, a hat and sunglasses, lip balm and moisturizer, a flashlight or headlamp, a journal, and any medications you need.
Will I have Wi-Fi and cell service?
Wi-Fi is available in the lounge and training rooms only, not in the guest casitas, which also have no TVs or phones. Computers with internet are in the lounge. Verizon is the most reliable carrier on the land; others can be spotty. The Welcome Center has a complimentary phone for local calls. It is a good place to switch off for a few days.
Is the site accessible?
The grounds are natural, with hills and dirt paths, and the center is not fully ADA accessible. Guest areas spread across about five acres, so you may walk up to a quarter mile between your room and the session halls, and vehicles are not permitted between buildings. If you have mobility or accessibility needs, contact Sedona Mago directly before booking at welcome@sedonamagoretreat.org or +1.928.204.3391.
Is there a laundry service?
Yes. There is a self-service laundry room on site, operated by quarters. Detergent is available to purchase, and ironing boards are in the laundry room.
What if I arrive after 7:00 PM?
Dinner service ends at 7:00 PM. If you will arrive later, let us know in advance at welcome@sedonamagoretreat.org so a night packet can be ready for pickup in the Welcome Center foyer, and plan to eat before you reach the land.
Are there ATMs on site?
No. There are no ATMs on the property, so bring any cash you may need in advance.
What are the rules for children, minors, and pets?
The venue minimum age is 16, and any minors must travel and stay with a parent or guardian on the property. Service dogs are permitted; emotional support animals are not, and check-in is denied for one. Tell us in advance if you are bringing a service dog.
What is the cancellation and refund policy?
Refunds are available up to 90 days before the start date, minus a $50 cancellation fee. The 3.5% ticketing fee is non-refundable, as it is not refunded to us. After the deadline we cannot offer refunds, so we strongly recommend travel insurance with trip-cancellation coverage. To request a refund, email info@insighteventsusa.com with your full name, the event name, your order number, and the reason.
Who do I contact with questions?
For everything, registration, reservations, rooms, meals, dietary needs, and logistics, contact info@insighteventsusa.com, Monday through Friday; we usually reply within one business day. We handle all reservations, so you never need to contact Sedona Mago about your room. For accessibility questions about the land itself, contact the venue directly at welcome@sedonamagoretreat.org or +1.928.204.3391.
What Past Attendees Say
This retreat was a life-transforming weekend that will continue to shape my spiritual journey
— Lise C.
Attending this retreat was truly magical—beautifully orchestrated, deeply healing, and filled with love and acceptance.
— Rhoda M.
This was a root-level healing. So much was released, and it felt like a fresh start.
— Linda Z.
We could stare at the stars for hours. Every moment felt sacred.
— Melissa C.
The breathwork helped me get it all out of my body. I felt cared for, supported, and completely cleared.
— Ashley M.
It cleared more energy than I’ve ever released on my own. I left feeling completely free.
— Julie F.
Each workshop and ceremony was led with profound wisdom. We left lighter, more centered, and deeply grateful.
— Melissa C.
The retreat was surrounded by stunning desert landscapes teeming with life… every sunset felt sacred.
— Melissa C.
The food was nourishing and intentional. Everything supported the retreat in subtle ways.
— Nik A.
The people were so warm and welcoming. I arrived alone and left with soul family.
— Ashley M.
Keith’s sound bath was the most powerful one I’ve ever experienced. His presence made it even more healing.
— Missy W.
The guided journey with drum and song was so powerful and personal.
— Dave B.
Rhonda’s teachings helped me feel connected to my Celtic roots and gave me a framework to make sense of my inner world.
— Retreat Participant
Each ceremony felt intentional, sacred, and deeply healing. I left more whole.
— Retreat Participant
