Why Mexico Is the Best Place to Go For a Spiritual Journey

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Want to go on a spiritual journey? Go to Mexico. It is the number one place for spiritual healing – partially because spirituality is deeply rooted in Mexican culture.

Before going to Mexico, I actually would have never called myself a spiritual person. But eight months in this amazing country later, I had irrevocably fallen in love with spirituality. And Mexico, of course (it’s impossible not to fall in love with Mexico).

Why? Mexico is inherently magical. Once you experience it, it will move you deeply – if you let it.

I can only recommend exploring the spiritual beauty of Mexico. Wandering between ancient sites and people full of ancient wisdom, you can feel spirituality vibrating everywhere.

Mexico has a long tradition of spirituality

The first thing I noticed about the Mexicans I met is that many of them seemed to be inherently spiritual. The way they spoke about tradition, nature and their ancestor is rooted in the most sincere respect.

Mexicans are not only the most friendly and loving people on earth, they also carry a lot of indigenous history and traditions.

Rituals are still being carried out everywhere. There are many curanderos (healers), who dedicate their lives to healing the body and soul of all people. They work with the wisdom of plants.

A very common ritual you can witness is energy cleansing, often carried out in public. It is called limpia (cleansing) and with the power of herbs and incense, negative energies are expelled from the body.

Mexicans take great pride in their rituals. They have deep respect and love for their ancestry and even in modern times, these rituals continue to exist.

You really feel that Mexicans take spirituality seriously. And this sincerity, which goes way beyond Western culture hyping spirituality as a fad, is deeply moving.

Spiritual places in Mexico are plenty

Mexico has a lot of spiritual places that hold great historical and cultural significance. Visiting them lets you feel the sacred energy of ancient times.

Of course, when thinking of Mexico you first might be thinking of remnants of Aztek and Mayan culture.

There are countless spiritual sites filled with history to visit – the famous Chichen Itza, the Mayan ruins Palenque or the Aztek pyramid in the Tepoztlán mountains or the giant spiritual site of Teotihuacan near Mexico City.

When witnessing these places in personal, the sacredness is tangible. You can feel the special energy those sacred places in Mexico preseve until now.

Also smaller places attract visitors with their spiritual energy. There are churches where Chatholicism and Mayan ritual meet. There are ghost villages in the desert that capture you with their mystical atmosphere.

In Mexico, you will discover spirituality anywhere. Those sacred places allow you to directly connect with the universe, humankind and history and your very own truth.

The international spiritual community gathers in Mexico

A lot of international spiritual seekers tend to gather in Mexico. Some places are already quite overtaken by white-people spirituality, such as Mazunte, and have transformed the original character of the place.

It can be strange to see how tourists construct their own little parallel reality in a country so rich in spiritual tradition.

But in many places, you can connect deeply with other travelers who are on a similar spiritual journey as you.

There are certain towns – like Mazunte, San Cristobal de las Casas, Tepoztlán – that tend to gather more of a spiritual crowd than others.

Yet, traveling in Mexico, it seems a lot easier to find your spiritual tribe than elsewhere.

It is simply a country that attracts spiritually-minded people and a lot of travelers specifically come there to deepen their relationship with themselves.

I’ve traveled to many countries where it was hard to find people who share the same passion for profound conversations as I do, but in Mexico, it was never the case.

I think spirituality in Mexico is so tangible that it draws in a certain kind of people. And even if you are not that kind of people (yet, like I was), there is quite some potential for Mexico getting you hooked on spirituality.

Mexico offers ALL the spiritual retreats

If you want to go to Mexico specifically to join a retreat, you have picked the right place.

Mexico offers literally any spiritual retreat you can think of – in the most gorgeous settings.

Perfect to relax your mind and deepen the relationship with yourself.

There are yoga retreats, ayahuasca retreats, silence retreats, tantra retreats, … The list is practically endless.

New-age spiritual ceremonies in Mexico

You can also quite frequently find more new-age approaches to spirituality in Mexico, such as cacao ceremonies.

Locals and travelers alike long to go deeper within themselves. They form beautiful communities and practice rituals that open your heart and allow connecting with others profoundly.

In many places you will be surrounded by yoga, meditation, shamanism, ecstatic dance, ancient wisdom – it all comes together in Mexico.

The modern and the ancient. Eastern, Western, Indigenous Spirituality.

So share a cup of cacao and be open to experiencing all kinds of spirituality.

To me, spirituality is incredibly personal and I think it is wonderful having the possibility to experience different traditions to unlock that special part within yourself.

Find what works for you. You do you.