Heal at these spiritually chic Mexican resorts

In Mexico, locals have relied on traditional healers, or curanderos, for centuries. But if you think that demand for mystic Mayan practices has fallen off in the age of AI, you’d be wrong.

Today, we call them shamans, and travelers who want a little wellness mixed into their vacation rituals are seeking out their holistic services en masse.

The easiest way to get some spiritual healing is via one of Mexico’s leading luxury hotels resorts, which will give you a taste of tradition in their all-inclusive vacation packages.

At Hotel Xcaret Mexico in Playa del Carmen, guests who sign up for the Xenotes Tour by Xcaret are invited to experience a jungle picnic along with a visit to four natural cenotes that were considered sacred places for the Mayans who used them for shamanic rites.

At the hotel’s Muluk Spa, “ancestral wraps,” baths, and romantic river massages are always on tap. Rooms start at is $695.

A few miles up the coast, Palmaïa, the House of AïA offers plant-based cuisine and personal growth guides in a luxurious jungle-meets-oceanfront setting.

With a comprehensive holistic program that includes an array of traditional and new age rituals, Palmaïa’s Architects of Life program boasts over 20 classes and ceremonies from soul and tarot readings to astrology and traditional temazcal (sweat lodge) treatments — as well as reiki, cooking classes and one-on-one nutritional consults. Rooms start at $1,100 for two guests.

Deep in the Mayan jungle, Chablé Yucatán is a holistic family-owned retreat that’s not only home to its own cenote, but hosts a range of daily ancestral and Mayan-based rituals from their pre-Hispanic style temazcals to sound cleansing and chakra therapy. Room rates start at $1,019.

But the latest and great taste of Mexican magic opened in January: The Well at Chileno Bay, Auberge Resorts Collection. This one-stop wellness shop begins at the Bath House where healing traditions inspired by Baja California awaits.

This buzzy Los Cabos hot spot also includes celestial bathing and biodynamic water treatment therapy, which uses guided movement in the water to stimulation to reset your body while promoting all things mindfulness and harmony.

Your wellness journey ends at the nap garden and reflexology pool with a refreshing drink from the purifying menu and a self-guided nap for a restful afternoon dozing off into a healthy holistic oblivion. Rooms rates start at $1,175.