Musician & Artist Residency, Valle de Bravo
Musician & Artist Residency, Valle de Bravo
Up to 2 in group
8 Days Package (7 nights)
Retreat Highlights
- A live room with a recording rig and a wall of instruments
- A private room and three meals a day, all handled
- No curator, no schedule, no showcase
- Steam dome, cold plunge and garden for when the work stalls
- An optional closing session on what comes next
- One or two artists at a time
About this Retreat
Your Guides
Luke DeStefano, IHP2
Co-founder, Ceremony Facilitator, Meditation & Breathwork Guide, Qi Gong Adept
Luke is an Integrative Health Practitioner, plant medicine retreat facilitator, and ceremony guide, with over 20 years of experience in creating safe spaces for personal and collective healing. His service in the healing arts is guided by a passion for empowering individuals to discover the innate wisdom and untapped potential of their own body, mind, and spirit.
In addition to his dedication to health and wellness, Luke serves as a psychedelic preparation and integration guide, ceremonial musician, Kambo facilitator, massage therapist, and breathwork guide. He is also an initiate of the Dharma Mountain lineage of Mahayana Buddhism. His passion for the sacred arts has led him to immersive studies in Thailand, Vietnam, China, Laos, Nepal, Costa Rica, and Mexico.
Areas of Expertise
- Ceremony Facilitation & Musicianship
- Holistic Health & Wellness
- Meditation, Breathwork, QI Gong & Buddhist Studies
- Music & Sound Healing
Credentials
- Over 20 years experience in ceremony facilitation & apprentieship
- Initiate of the Dharma Mountain lineage of South Vietnamese Buddhism
- Breathwork Facilitator training (Wim Hoff)
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Details of this retreat
Quiet weeks in the studio for musicians, writers and visual artists, at La Fuente, our adobe homestead above Valle de Bravo. There's a live room with a recording rig and a wall of instruments gathered over twenty years, a room of your own, and three meals a day you don't have to think about.
There's no curator and no showcase. You keep your own hours. When the work stalls, the steam dome, the cold plunge, the garden and the hammock are there, and Luke, a musician himself, is around if you want another pair of ears.
It suits musicians tracking an EP, songwriters, writers with a draft, composers and visual artists between commissions, producers, and anyone whose practice has gone quiet. An optional closing session at the end of your stay looks at what comes next.
Two weeks are $2,500; ask us when you inquire. We host one or two artists at a time.
Valle de Bravo is a lake town about two and a half hours by road from Mexico City. We can arrange a private car from the airport or your hotel.
There's no curator and no showcase. You keep your own hours. When the work stalls, the steam dome, the cold plunge, the garden and the hammock are there, and Luke, a musician himself, is around if you want another pair of ears.
It suits musicians tracking an EP, songwriters, writers with a draft, composers and visual artists between commissions, producers, and anyone whose practice has gone quiet. An optional closing session at the end of your stay looks at what comes next.
Two weeks are $2,500; ask us when you inquire. We host one or two artists at a time.
Valle de Bravo is a lake town about two and a half hours by road from Mexico City. We can arrange a private car from the airport or your hotel.
Schedule
Mornings: breakfast whenever you're up
Your own hours in the studio, your room or the garden
13:30 Lunch
Afternoon: more work, or the steam dome and a walk
19:00 Dinner
Evenings: the studio stays open late
Your own hours in the studio, your room or the garden
13:30 Lunch
Afternoon: more work, or the steam dome and a walk
19:00 Dinner
Evenings: the studio stays open late
Note: Schedule is approximate and may change
Getting Here
Directions
La Fuente is in the hills just outside Valle de Bravo, about two and a half hours by road from Mexico City airport. We send the exact location once you book, and can arrange a private car from the airport or your hotel in the city.
Accommodation
Guests stay in the garden bungalow: a bedroom with a large bed, a sitting room and a private bathroom, with windows onto the land. Two people traveling together share the bungalow. Linens and towels are provided.
One week
Venue & Amenities
A/C in Rooms
Free Wifi
Spa
Sauna
Pool
Towels
Free Parking
Kitchen
Tour Assistance
Hot Tub
Coffee/Tea
Cafe
Restaurant
Fitness Center
Yoga Studio
Housekeeping
Bicycles For Rent
La Fuente is Luke and Alexa's adobe homestead in the hills above Valle de Bravo, a lake town two and a half hours from Mexico City. It's a working home, not a resort: a house and a guest bungalow on a wide lawn, a vegetable and herb garden, a pergola for morning movement, a hand-built steam dome, a cold plunge, a hyperbaric oxygen chamber with infrared panels, and hammocks under the trees. We host one or two guests at a time, so it stays quiet.
Meals
Menu Types
Vegan
Vegetarian
Pescetarian
Ayurvedic
Includes Meat
Organic
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Three meals a day, cooked at the house with produce from the garden and the Valle de Bravo market, plus tea and coffee all day. Vegan, vegetarian, gluten-free and dairy-free are easy; tell us what you need when you book.
What's Included
- 7 nights in the garden bungalow
- Three meals a day, plus tea and coffee
- Unlimited studio time with the recording rig and instruments
- Steam dome and cold plunge
- An optional closing session
What's Not Included
- Flights
- Transport from Mexico City (we can arrange a private car)
- Massage and add-on therapies
- Travel insurance
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