Feeling constantly connected… but disconnected from yourself?

Modern professional life rarely leaves space to pause, reflect, and reconnect with what truly matters.

The Reset Experience was created to help professionals step outside the noise of routine, gain perspective, and return with renewed clarity and intention.

Schedule a Discovery Call

Tell us a little about what you or your team are looking for, and we’ll follow up to schedule a discovery call

Every professional and organization approaches renewal differently.

A short discovery call gives you the opportunity to:

· Learn more about the Reset Experience

· Ask questions about the retreat

· Explore whether the experience is the right fit

· Discuss individual or team participation

· Review upcoming retreat opportunities

Reset Experience

This is not a luxury spa weekend. It is not a fitness retreat. It is not a boring corporate program. It is something rarer, a gathering of people who believe in what the Camino teaches, focusing on bringing humans and nature together in mutually beneficial ways.

Walking with purpose. Sharing without pretense. Finding meaning in small, simple moments. That is what we carry into the North Carolina mountains.

Who is it for

Nature Lovers & Hikers: You love the trail, the mountain air, and the quiet of a good walk. The Blue Ridge Mountains provide the perfect backdrop.
Anyone Craving Reconnection: You need a pause. A weekend away from the noise, with good people, good food, and a trail under your feet.
Camino Alumni & Pilgrims: You’ve earned your Compostela and carry the Camino with you. This retreat is a reunion with that version of yourself.
Camino Dreamers & First-Timers: You haven’t walked yet, but you will. This weekend gives you a deep taste of the Camino community and spirit before you go.

Reset Experience Itinerary:

Dates: September 25-27
Arrival: Friday 2:00 PM
Departure: Sunday 11:00 AM
Location: Asheville. North Carolina
Group Size: 20–30 participants

What is Included:

Everything is taken care of so you can simply arrive, breathe, and be present.

Guided Hiking Experiences

Two curated walks through the Blue Ridge Mountains, a full immersive hike and an early morning reflective closing walk. Designed for all paces, with space for both conversation and solitude.

All Meals & Culinary Experience

From a welcome dinner to a trail picnic and a full tapas cooking experience, every meal is intentionally designed to nourish and connect. Wine and beer included.

Your Pilgrim Credential

Receive your personal retreat credential (pilgrim passport), stamped at meaningful moments throughout the experience, a symbolic keepsake of your journey.

Facilitated Reflection Sessions

Guided Pilgrim Circles and structured reflection sessions designed to help you pause, think clearly, and reconnect with your direction.

Immersive Mountain Retreat Setting

A carefully selected mountain environment designed to create the distance needed from daily routines, allowing space for clarity, presence, and renewal.

Parting Pilgrim Gift

Every guest leaves with a meaningful memento, a scallop shell, a handwritten note, or a Camino keepsake to carry the spirit of the weekend home.

Prices:

$1,595 per Person on Double Occupation

Shared Queen Bedroom – $1,595 per person Designed for two people booking together (couples, friends, or family) who are comfortable sharing a bed.

If you are attending alone, we recommend selecting the Private Room option.

$2,295 per Person on Single Occupation

Queen Bedroom– $2,295 per person

The Camino Wonders Way

Efrain Mendoza

Founder & Lead Facilitator

Pilgrim with 3 Compostelas (Two Coastal Portuguese Camino, One French Camino).

Host of The Way to Your Why Podcast, featuring 50+ in-depth conversations with pilgrims, doctors, historians, and business professionals about the Camino de Santiago..

Global Corporate experience in Finance, Operations, Marketing, Sales and leadership roles during more than 30 years at Heinz, Xerox, Motorola, Solarwinds, Bioventus, Duracell, Advance Auto Parts, Vaco and more.

Expert in team leadership, cross-cultural collaboration, and resilience training.

Believes every team’s journey mirrors the Camino: progress is made step by step, together.

Maria Mendoza

Co-Facilitator & Program Strategist

Camino pilgrim and Compostela certificate holder (Two Coastal Portuguese Camino, One French Camino).

Global Corporate leader with over 30 years of experience in IT Management, Operations, and Strategist Thinking, working with Global Organizations including Salesforce, Red Hat, Teleflex, Acumen Solutions, NTT Data, Everis and more.

Expert in connecting strategic goals with people-focused leadership and organizational alignment.

Co-creator of the Camino Team Building frameworks connecting resilience, empathy, and leadership to measurable workplace performance.

Our Approach

We’ve walked the Camino

We bring real pilgrim stories, earned on the trail, into every circle, walk, and shared meal of the retreat.

We create space, not schedules

The itinerary is a guide, not a constraint. Like the Camino itself, the retreat breathes — and the best moments often happen in between.

We lead with community

Every activity is designed for connection. No one walks alone, no one cooks alone. The group is the experience.

We honor the Camino spirit

From the credential to the closing ceremony, every ritual is a deliberate echo of the Way, so that pilgrims feel it, not just remember it.

We keep groups small

Intentionally limited spots ensure every participant has a genuine, personal experience, not an event, but a pilgrimage.

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