Soul Shift Journey.
- Discover Your Path in Mystical Peru
PRIVATE ALL-INCLUSIVE TOURS
OF CUZCO, MACHU PICCHU, AND THE SACRED VALLEY!
Join Mary Jo as you explore the sacred grounds of the Peruvian Andes through the Pachamama spirit. The Soul Shift Journey family is Inviting you to contemplate, wonder, and revel in the beauty that surrounds you while expanding your own internal awareness.
These meticulously curated tours, are an opportunity to awaken to your life ahead, an adventure offering a transformative experience that goes beyond the ordinary, and shifts you into radical amazement, connecting you to what is of most value on your path today and to your path forward!
Take a moment to pause, breathe, and prepare to lift the veil on your own life, revealing the gems that await discovery on this Soul Shift Journey and post-tour Master Class.
“You are never too old to set a new goal or to dream a new dream.”
~ CS Lewis
Join a transformative journey through the heart of mystical Peru as we invite you to join us on one of the Spring 2025 Soul Shift Journey tours! They are each an all-inclusive land package tour beginning in Cuzco, Peru. These enchanting expeditions are not just a destination; they are an open invitation to experience radical amazement! Offering a reset for how you see your future! Embark on a profound internal and external exploration when we encounter the Blue Zones lifestyle in beautiful Urubamba, visit ancient sites including Machu Picchu, learn healthy longevity practices, and immerse in Peruvian cuisine, arts, and wonder. Return to the sanctuary of Lizzy Wasi after our many daily adventures. We have created a special place just for you!
“MIl Food Lab - Incomparable experience - I have nothing to compare it to. Just outstanding, peaceful, respectful, purposeful in all respects. A highlight of the overall time here.”
Richard (2023)
Would definitely recommend! Already have.
Jerry (2023)
I would readily recommend this to a friend as it had something for everyone, and it was educational, informative, and fun.
Jean (2023)
I feel like it was a perfect blend of cultural immersion, internal reflection, relaxation, and learning.
R.W. (2023)
“What an over the top, life altering experience of beauty and shifting my perspective on life!”
Val
Join Our Adventure
Experience radical amazement and wonder while you transform your vision for the path ahead! Join me on one of our Spring 2025 Soul Shift Journey land tours designed to expand your connection to the present moment, shift your awareness to possibilities, and complement your post-tour Master Class planning.
Your Soul Shift Journey tour is a land package out of Cuzco. It will be inclusive of all your lodging, transportation, meals, events, activities, tips, and fixed alcohol & Master Class. We are preparing a special place for you!
Upcoming Masterclass Adventures
Book your deposit before December 15th, 2024 and save $500 USD
by using the discount code EARLYBIRD25 during the check out
Soul Shift Journey 2025
May 3-9, 2025
Sacred Canvas: Sacred Expressions
An Adventure Tour now open to all!
Welcome to this extraordinary 7-day tour that combines adventure hiking with the beautiful colors of the Andes. Capturing Pachamama’s spirit in the colors showcased in the sky and earth, weaving, pottery, paintings, buildings, people and even the animals and food!
While engaging all your senses, you will join Val Hornburg and Mary Jo Saavedra for this once in a life time journey! Live the Blue Zones lifestyle of Urubamba, and experience radical amazement through the best of the best adventure experiences, including culinary delights, and cultural treasures of the Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and the Cuzco region.
As you traverse the awe-inspiring landscapes and iconic landmarks, witness the seamless fusion of ancient Incan Cosmology with the vibrant pulse of modern Christian Cuzco. Engage with healthy-longevity practices that inspire your path ahead.
Let go of the stress of planning as we meticulously orchestrate every detail, allowing you to fully indulge in making new friends, engaging nature, and spending time within the history and emerging contemporary charm that surrounds you.
Embrace this journey with an artists heart, trusting that you are exactly where you need to be.
Open yourself to the guided journey of the Andes with Mary Jo and the interior journey with Val as she helps bring your experience to a creative expression for the path ahead!
Download the Tour Brochure for a Full Itinerary!
Early Bird Deposit
US $500 savings for all tours
EARLYBIRD25 (expires Dec. 15th, 2024)
Soul Shift Journey 2025
May 10-15, 2025
Pilgrimage to the Sacred Valley of Peru
featuring Judith Tripp
Embark on an Enchanting 6-day Journey with Judith. Step into an unparalleled experience in the Sacred Valley of Peru with Judith, a seasoned guide who brings 24 years of pilgrimage expertise from Europe to the heart of Urubamba. This tour is more than a trip; it’s a transformative journey designed to deepen your awareness and clarity to enrich the second half of life.
What Awaits You:
Guided by Expertise: Judith’s deep knowledge of sacred circles and the labyrinth will weave ancient and contemporary Peruvian culture into your personal tapestry of growth and enlightenment.
Daily Practices: Start each day with a meditative walk through the labyrinth at our serene sanctuary, Lizzy Wasi, as Judith’s soulful flute and vocals guide your steps. End your evenings in reflective circles, sharing insights and experiences that the Sacred Valley stirs within you.
Cultural Immersion: Explore the layers of meaning at Peru’s sacred sites of Machu Picchu, Saqsaywuman, Ollantaytambo, and Naupa. Delve into the mysteries of the natural world, connect with the wisdom of ancient ancestors, and attune to the indigenous Peruvian cosmology that roots you back to Pachamama, Mother Earth. Live the Blue Zones lifestyle and learn healthy-longevity practices.
Spiritual Discovery: Experience the unique blend of Modern Christianity and Ancient Cosmology culture as you trace the sacred feminine through the veneration of Mother Mary in local churches and shrines. This is an opportunity to deepen your consciousness and find personal meaning in these sacred places. Allowing your own path forward to illuminate.
Let go of the stress of planning as we meticulously orchestrate every detail, allowing you to fully indulge in making new friends, engaging nature, and spending time within the history and emerging contemporary charm that surrounds you.
Embrace this journey with a Pilgrims heart, trusting that you are exactly where you need to be. Open yourself to the guided experiences of Judith who will help you unfold the mysteries of this ancient path.
Return home with memories for a life time! Gather via Zoom for our optional Master Class Series to explore and create your customized HOMELife Design Plan. Join Mary Jo as your guide through intentional planning for today and all your tomorrows. A proven success path to shift your mindset to growth, possibilities, and resilience as we align body, mind, spirit, and HOME for your best second half of life!
Download the Tour Brochure for a Full Itinerary!
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Early Bird Deposit
US $500 savings for all tours
EARLYBIRD25 (expires Dec. 15th, 2024)
Soul Shift Journey 2025
May 18-25, 2025
Awaken in the Andes: A Journey to Align Mind, Body, Spirit, and Home
An 8-day All - Inclusive, Private Small Group Tour of Cuzco, The Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu!
This exclusive journey features the Gems of the Andes: Machu Picchu, Ollantaytambo, Sacsayhuman, and more! Daily you will discover the Blue Zone Lifestyle of the Urubamba Village, while experiencing hands on arts & crafts of Willoc Weavers Village, world class Peruvian Cuisine, including the famous MIL Food Lab of Virgilio Martinez (think Food Spa!), and Gaston Acurio’s, Chicha, and most important, engage with the vibrant Quechua people as you explore healthy longevity practices and local markets.
This unique itinerary allows you to pick your adventures on several days from exciting choices! Join me, where ancient civilizations collide with emerging modern adaptions to create a spectacular experience of Pachamama (the Andean spirit of mother earth)!
SOLD OUT!
High-altitude tours, ranging 7000 - 14,500 feet.
Fitness level must accommodate uneven surfaces, hiking and walking for several hours, changing weather.
Additional disruption and emergency insurance required by your choice of provider
Itineraries are subject to change in event of weather, strikes, or other events outside our control.
A minimum of 10 travelers per tour must be purchased for trip to take place.
What is not included: Airfare to/from Cuzco; trip insurance; laundry fees; non-tour transportation; Alcohol beyond stated fixed tour offerings; and spa treatments.
Early Bird Deposit
US $500 savings for all tours
EARLYBIRD25 (expires Nov. 1 2024)
Soul Shift Journey 2025
June 14-20, 2025
GROUP RESERVATION ONLY
Corpus Christi Festival: Where Ancient Beliefs Meet Modern Faith in The Andes of Peru
Join Mary Jo for this 7-day All - Inclusive Tour of Cuzco, The Sacred Valley, and Machu Picchu as the Sacred Valley erupts in a week long celebration for The Corpus Christi Festival!
Join Mary Jo, in the festival week that blends the unique ancient Inca Cosmology as it collides with modern Christianity to create a mystical and unique experience of today’s Andean spirit!
A daily dose of Radical Amazement is yours as you traverse the inner and outer landscape on this journey. Hike the ancient ruins of Machu Picchu, Saqsaywuman, and Ollantaytambo, visit sacred sights, explore the Blue Zones lifestyle of Urubamba Village, taste renowned Peruvian cuisine at MIL food lab and Chicha, immerse in the Corpus Christi celebration in Cuzco, while grounding in daily sunrise healthy-longevity practices within the sanctuary of Lizzy Wasi Boutique Hotel and Marco de Capac in Cuzco.
Upon our return home we will gather via Zoom for the optional Master Class Series to explore and create your customized HOMELife Design Plan. Join me as your guide through intentional planning for today and all your tomorrows. A proven success path to shift your mindset to growth, possibilities, and resilience as we align body, mind, spirit, and HOME for your best second half of life!
Dates: June 14th - 20th, 2025
High-altitude tours, ranging 7000 - 14,500 feet.
Fitness level must accommodate uneven surfaces, hiking and walking for several hours, changing weather.
Additional disruption and emergency insurance required by your choice of provider
Itineraries are subject to change in event of weather, strikes, or other events outside our control.
A minimum of 8 travelers per tour must be purchased for trip to take place.
What is not included: Airfare to/from Cuzco; trip insurance; laundry fees; non-tour transportation; Alcohol beyond stated fixed tour offerings; and spa treatments
Early Bird Deposit
US $500 savings for all tours
EARLYBIRD25 (expires Dec. 15th, 2024)
Upon returning home, join in the Master Class where Mary Jo will guide you through her HomeLife Design™ program. You will emerge with a clear plan and practices for today and for all your tomorrows!
Do you worry about how to plan for your best life in your second half? Do you fear running out of money, being a burden on your children, who will care for you as a solo-ager, caregiving responsibilities, or having a home that limits your dreams and independence? Are you tired of hearing the outdated decline narrative from media for over age 50? Do you want to live your growth, vitality, and healthy longevity, your way? These and the many other challenges of longer lives require intentional planning to navigate the changing landscape ahead with a shift from a decline mindset to one of growth and resilience .
I look forward to exploring your dreams and wishes as they expanded from the Soul Shift Journey experience. As your guide on the path ahead, a personalized plan emerges that excites you about your future while securing your wishes… giving you more peace of mind!
Your optional VIP Master Class is included in these packages and will be held via Zoom upon returning from your tour. My multi-session Master Class will provide time and space to dive deep into all the HOMELife Design program elements that expand your second half of like journey!
More Testimonials:
Sheila found this experience (Master Class) to be invaluable. I had been making the transition from working full time to working part time and trying to figure out "what's next." It has been a time of uncertainty and anxiety. I had tried to do an estate plan via… an online platform… but kept encountering obstacles. Your class came at the perfect time and… with your attorney recommendation… we completed the final step of our estate plan yesterday. Now we are working on pulling other pieces together… like our home assessment. You and your class have been so helpful in pulling these seemingly chaotic pieces together. Thanks again for this wonderful experience!
Doug
“This is the first trip in more than a decade that I am not looking forward to returning home. I could happily stay another month or two!”
A.C.
“Everyday on the tour I learned something new about Peru and myself. I have found a profound connection to Pachamama. This trip has totally inspired me to make a few changes when I return home.“
Ruth L
“I have more clarity in how to move forward with my career and personal life. This trip has reenforced my confidence in moving through my life being both strong and graceful, kind and firm. I know I can be both.”
Amber
“My group helped support my shifting. We developed a sisterhood, and I am so grateful!”
VH
“We came thinking Machu Picchu would be the highlight of our trip, but it was only the begining! It was the daily experience of radical amazement and so much more!“
R & J
Join Mary Jo Saavedra CMC, CAPS, CSA, SD to Discover the 3 Foundational Steps for Planning Your One Big Wonderful Second Half of Life!
With 30 years of professional experience, while in the trenches of marriage, parenting, caregiving, long-distance parent care, in-person parent care, loss, school, and joy, she has been there, juggling it all, looking for the best resources and information to be a good caregiver and plan her own second half of life journey.
Mary Jo knows firsthand the challenges, heartaches, and costly mistakes of not knowing what you don’t know along your path of care and later life. Armed with lived and professional experience, she has developed and wants to share with you her proven HomeLife Design™ program that’s based on best practices and rich with insider, game-changing tools, strategies, and steps. This unique master class opportunity, built on the HOMELife Design™ program, will empower you to craft a plan that moves you from not knowing where to start, into confidence and security that you are prepared for your future. You will also come away with resilience strategies to deal with the unexpected.
Through her Soul Shift Journey master class, Mary Jo invites you to reimagine life and care planning. She says, “I want you to live your best and most engaged second half of life at every phase and stage! As your expert guide, I am delighted to support you in efficiently finding the answers you are seeking and answers to questions you didn’t even know to ask. Through my HomeLife Design™ program, powered by the Six Pillars of Aging Wellbeing™ framework, I will help you create a second half of life you LOVE and feel secure about!”
As a certified Gerontologist, Aging Life Care Professional®, Certified Aging in Place Specialist, and Certified Senior Advisor, Mary Jo not only has the training and knowledge, but she also has the experience of helping thousands of people through her books, workshops, one-on-one planning, and counseling. Now, she offers this first Soul Shift Journey master class and tour in the Sacred Valley of Peru, the perfect environment for crafting your future lifescape.
With Mary Jo, you will begin your Soul Shift Journey by staying five nights in Urubamba, Peru, at the enchanting Lizzy Wasi. This oasis of beauty and calm is situated on the ancient Incan Trail and surrounded by 360-degree views of the Andes. There, you enter via centuries-old doors that reveal a secret garden and sanctuary. From that home vantage , you’ll venture to savor Andean flavors, culture, and ruins such as the famous UNESCO World Heritage site - Machu Picchu, with lunch at the exclusive Sanctuary Tampu Restaurant. You’ll further engage your senses at the world-class MIL Andean Food Lab, created by the renowned Virgilio Martinez, owner of the #1 Michelin 2023 Restaurant of the World, Central. Each day will be filled with a variety of activities from cooking, dancing, and photography lessons to adventures in the Sacred Valley landscape, all designed to complement the Soul Shift Journey exploration Mary Jo will lead.
After Urubamba, we’ll travel to Cuzco and stay two nights at the captivating Palacio del Inca Manco Capac with its spectacular views of Cuzco at night. Additional unique flavors, arts, and experiences await you in this ancient Incan capital city, which still bustles in 2023! For one, you will dine at the famous Monasterio Hotel, housed within a centuries-old monastery.
We end our journey in Cuzco with new friends and a collection of memories, new skills, and schedule for your Zoom Master Class where you will design your own life and care plan, with step-by-step clarity for you to implement today and beyond!
New Book
Your Toolbox for Caregiving and Life Planning!
“This updated version of Eldercare 101 is a fantastic soup-to-nuts guide to later life, with practical advice on personal finances, housing, estate planning, physical and mental health, Medicare, social connections, and spirituality. The handy resources alone are worth the price of the book.“
— Richard Eisenberg, personal finance writer, editor, podcaster, and The View From Unretirement columnist at MarketWatch
“My promise is to serve you with compassion, innovation, and connected living solutions. I believe that living your best life means living a fulfilled life at every stage while engaged with your unique purpose. Thank you for considering me as your partner in transforming your life with growth and security!”
At a Glance
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Homelife Design™ Counseling
Mary Jo offers transformational counseling as your guide through her science based HomeLife Design™ program powered by The Six Pillars of Aging Wellbeing™ framework. Begin with intention for your wishes and dreams to shift your second half of life to a growth mindset. Rooted in your values, have joy today while securing choices for your wellbeing in all your tomorrows!
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Courses & Workshops
Discover the transformative power of Mary Jo’s signature courses and workshops designed to ignite your planning journey for a reimagined second half of life experience. With a wealth of well-researched best practices at her disposal, she will serve as your knowledgeable guide, leading you through each step of this life-changing program.
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Masterclass Adventures
Learn in motion and see new places! Join Mary Jo on a Soul Shift Journey designed to heighten your learning experience of the HomeLife Design™ program, Masterclass.
The carefully designed tour activities will complement your post-tour Master Class sessions with Mary Jo, scheduled via Zoom upon your return home.
Life design reimagined for your second half of life.
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Spiritual Direction
Spiritual Direction is an invitation to experience the Holy from your inner sanctuary by sifting through the moments of your everyday life. You share, I listen, you explore, I ask, you discover, and there is an unfolding. Together we seek the movement of the spirit and from inside the mystery, your path is illuminated with love and compassion.
