The Camino de Santiago is an ancient spiritual pilgrimage across Northern Spain. Today it serves as a beautiful place to engage in a whole-body spiritual retreat. As leaders we learned best practices through years of trial-and-error. Unlike other guides this camino resource will aide leaders as they consider the unique holistic approach to a spiritual retreat and leading a group, as well the logistics of navigating packing, to lodging, spiritual engagement questions and how to structure a debrief. This guide was created for purpose of body, soul and mind preparation in taking a personal transition hike, specifically The Camino de Santiago in Spain. The Camino de Santiago is the platform it was created from and for and is the guide we share with participants when they join one of our hikes. This comprehensive guide Includes details of how to prepare emotionally and spiritually, what to pack, a training guide, debriefing questions, body care tips, pitfalls to avoid, a lengthy glossary and a 30-day meditation to use before or along the way. As well there is a sample route [Northern Route: Ruta Norte] for the Camino de Santiago and specific details to consider for this type of a journey. If after reading this, you discover you’d like to join one of our treks, see our service page for details of the next upcoming event.