El Monte Sagrado offers specialized, unique spa programs designed to relax, heal and inspire. Embark upon an authentic journey for mind, body and spirit, led by our talented and experienced professionals.

Click on the treatment of your choice to learn more:

Special Offerings – Unique Treatments

These offerings often require at least one weeks notice to schedule.

back to top

back to top

FACILITATED STRETCHING with Heidi Gates

Most of us know that stretching is an important part of any sport; however the importance of flexibility is often overlooked for relief of chronic pain and for maintenance of overall health. Facilitated stretching has been popular in the professional sports industry and increasingly with the general population due to the fact that it can bring about dramatic gains in flexibility in a very short time. With Heidi’s assistance, you will be taken through three simple steps: stretching the muscle, contracting the muscle isometrically against resistance, and then stretching again. Facilitated Stretching serves the elite athlete as well as the weekend warrior.

For the past twelve years, Heidi has worked in the health & fitness industry. She obtained her degree in sports and wellness from the University of California, Santa Barbara. She holds an Advanced Health & Fitness Certification from the American Council on Exercise (A.C.E.) as well as being a Nationally Certified Massage Therapist. In her experience with post surgical and special populations, Heidi has witnessed the immediate and substantial effects of facilitated stretching. Utilizing this modality, Heidi can assist anyone regardless of physical ability to improve their overall flexibility and gain freedom from pain due to structural misalignments.

back to top

SOUND AND VIBRATIONAL THERAPY with Alex Rentz

This session integrates the subtle energy work of Polarity and Cranial Sacral with Acutonics which is a system that uses tuning forks to balance and heal the body with sound vibration. The goal of this treatment is to interface the physical body; nervous system, organs and fluid systems with the energetic body, meridians, chakras and diverse energetic circuits of the body. This treatment is excellent for body tension, headaches, fatigue, restlessness and sleeping disorders. This is a truly unique treatment for the bodywork connoisseur that leads to deep relaxation and balance that the body uses to heal and replenish itself. Please wear loose comfortable clothing.

Alex has been a scholar of healing arts for over 15 years. Out of a personal interest in Nutrition and yoga grew a passion for body work with a broad scope of modalities from deep tissue structural body work, cranial and visceral techniques to more energetic modalities like Polarity and Core-Synchronization. With his Sound and Vibrational Therapy treatment, he synthesizes his years of clinical massage experience to blend sound, bodywork and energy balancing into a truly unequaled experience. He has studied Acutonics for three years and finds it to be truly a unique modality enhancing both massage and energy.

back to top

back to top

THE SOUL’S BLUEPRINT with Julie Kelly

Your astrological birth chart is your soul’s blueprint: a tool that defines your personality type, behaviors, strengths and challenges. Its interpretation defines the areas of your life that can enhance your potential for growth and fulfillment as well as issues and practices that have no further benefit in your life. Understanding your birth chart and gaining deeper awareness of your soul’s choices for this lifetime can help you create a richer life and add depth and new meaning to your relationships. It also can show you how to reconnect with joy and live your life more consciously on both spiritual and material levels. Readings include birth chart interpretation, yearly forecasts, compatibility and solar returns and locational charts.

Julie Kelly is a past life astrologer whose focus and expertise defines your personality and your soul’s purpose and direction. Julie studied astrology for over 17 years – including extensive study and work with renowned astrologer, Dane Rudhyar and has been a professional astrologer since 1977. Her readings interpret natal charts, date and time-based forecasts, and specific events. In addition to personal readings, her astrological expertise includes writing articles, teaching classes and lecturing.

back to top

SPIRITUAL REJUVENATION with Doug Gilnett

This class has evolved from training received during four years spent at an ashram in India. During your time together with Doug you will explore a variety of practices. Simple asanas for physical stretching and unity of body and mind, pranayama breathing exercises for balance and internal cleansing and Aum Chanting for mental clearing and spiritual connection. You'll be able to take these practices home with you for continued rejuvenation. This class is open to everyone and doesn't require flexibility or any previous skill.

Doug has been actively studying yoga for the past ten years. His practice led him to the source of yoga, India. There, he spent his time studying in an ashram and traveling the country gathering further insight into this ancient tradition. Today, he continues to expand and blend these sacred teachings into daily life here in Taos and is eager to share them with you.

back to top

4 DIMENSIONS of HUMAN KIND with Mark Gates

The opportunity of this program is to experience how to attune to deeper level in your physical body. This is accomplished through gentle mindful movements with the physical body similar to Thai Chi or Qi Gong. An exploration of the Physical, Auric and Haric body as well as the Core Star is accomplished through slow conscious movements. Clearing, balancing and recharging through self regulation of chakras and expansion of the energetic field will assist in tuning and alignment. With intention and expansion through conscious connection with essence you will gain insights and tools to unlock your true human potential.

Mark graduated from the demanding four year program of the Barbara Brennan School of Healing and shares the dedication to the evolution of the human spirit in accordance with the school’s purpose. Mark will facilitate in expanding your essence back down into the points of intentionality. The expanded essence that is now fused with intention is brought into the 7 levels of the Auric bodies. Finally bringing the essence that has been fused into the Auric bodies into the physical so that you can experience your uniqueness and move forward from there into your life.

back to top

back to top