Digital Detox Retreat in the Red Rocks of Sedona, Arizona

Sedona Mago sits on 3500 E Bill Gray Rd, Sedona, AZ 86336, surrounded by red rock country. The campus is deliberately low-tech. Rooms have no televisions or telephones and the internet is weak by design, which the centre frames as the whole point: real rest happens when your nervous system gets a break from the constant buzz of emails, messages and social media.

The daily pattern is a set schedule of mindful activities rather than free-form time. Typical offerings are yoga and meditation to settle the body, breathwork to ease tension, guided hikes and nature walks through the desert landscape, and journaling or creative workshops for reflection. The centre's reasoning is practical — a filled day leaves less room for the restlessness that sends you back to your phone.

The property has dedicated areas for meditation, walking trails, healing gardens and quiet corners to pause in. The surrounding red rocks and open desert are the backdrop for most of the outdoor time.

The centre recommends planning before you arrive: work out which parts of your device use are actually causing you trouble, set specific goals (a set number of minutes a day, phone only at certain times, no specific apps), and tell family and colleagues when you will be offline so you are not fielding guilt about unanswered messages.

Sedona Mago is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-denominational organisation. Its stated focus is healing, personal growth and balance across body, mind and spirit, and it runs several retreat programmes alongside this one, each with lodging, healthy meals and guided activities included.

What's included

- Lodging on the Sedona Mago campus - Healthy meals - Guided activities and a set daily schedule - Yoga and meditation sessions - Breathwork - Guided hikes and nature walks - Journaling and creative workshops - Access to meditation areas, walking trails and healing gardens

What's not included

- Travel to Sedona, Arizona - Airport transfers - Travel insurance - Personal expenses - Any treatments or services not listed in the retreat programme