The Garden

The Sanctuary land slopes down from a high ridgeline to the north. From there the land gently empties into a dry wash, that on the other side, rises again in elevation forming short rolling hillsides. Perched just above the wash in one part of the land is a small miracle: a substantial and abundantly beautiful farm garden that seems perfectly at home in that spot. It should be.

It was determined that according to the typography and energetic rhythms of the high desert land the garden needed to be there. Out of the arid desert landscape, once a place of sand, gravel and rocks, arose an abundance of life; a place that is much more than just a garden.

In the loving hands and spiritual guidance of Cynthia Montrose, resident biodynamic gardner, the land has flourished… offering up daily fresh vegetables, exotic herbs, healing plants and edible flowers. More than that, the garden and the process of growing, nurturing the soil, connecting to the Earth in ways most people never do, becomes an integral part of The Sanctuary experience.

Hands in the soil and the sweet smell of dirt and growing things just changes you. Connection to what is sacred, to what has been lost in our culture begins to regenerate those who enter and work in the garden. It becomes a place of learning, new understanding and ultimately, healing. Cynthia has created a green spiritual oasis where programs of meditation, mindfulness and taking a culinary journey to other cultures around the globe are available to all Sanctuary guests. If your thirst for knowledge goes deeper, you can ask Cynthia about biodynamic gardening or her master design for the garden that brings together a full spectrum of living foods, minerals, nutrients and enzymes that heal the body.