Author: Sedona Best

Full Moon Sedona: Ceremonies, Gatherings and Where to Watch A full moon Sedona experience is unlike anywhere else on Earth. But a full moon rising over Sedona’s red rocks is a different animal entirely. The sandstone formations catch the moonlight and glow silver and copper simultaneously, the desert air is so clear that you can see every crater on the lunar surface, and something about the combination of vortex energy and lunar energy makes the whole town hum. Full moon Sedona tourism is a real phenomenon, and if you can plan your trip around the lunar calendar, you should. Here…

Sedona Native American History: The Sacred Roots of the Red Rocks Sedona native american history stretches back thousands of years — long before anyone called these formations vortexes, the red rocks were sacred. The spiritual identity that draws millions of visitors to this valley every year did not begin with the New Age movement of the 1980s. It began thousands of years ago with the Indigenous peoples who lived here, prayed here, built their homes into these cliff faces, and understood this landscape as alive with power. Understanding Sedona native american history is not just respectful — it is essential.…

Sedona New Age Shops: The Insider Guide to Metaphysical Shopping Sedona new age shops are a world unto themselves — and a world you need to experience. Walk into any of the town’s New Age shops and you will find things you did not know existed, things you cannot explain, and things that will somehow end up in your suitcase despite your best intentions. This guide goes beyond crystals. While our Crystal Shops Guide covers the stone-specific shopping experience, this piece is about everything else: the tarot decks, the singing bowls, the incense, the books, the handmade ritual tools, and…

Chakra Balancing Sedona: What It Is and Why Everyone’s Doing It Here Chakra balancing Sedona style is one of the most popular healing experiences in town. Here is a sentence you will hear in Sedona that you will almost certainly never hear in your hometown: “My heart chakra blew wide open at Cathedral Rock.” And the person saying it will not be joking. Chakra work has always been part of Sedona’s spiritual fabric, but in recent years it has gone from niche practice to mainstream wellness activity. Whether you are a devoted yoga practitioner or someone who just learned the…

Energy Healing Sedona: Your No-BS Local Guide Sedona has been a magnet for healers since long before the New Age movement put the town on the spiritual map. The Yavapai-Apache and Sinagua people used this land for ceremonies and healing for centuries before anybody coined the word “vortex.” Today, you cannot throw a piece of rose quartz in Sedona without hitting an energy healer — and the sheer variety of modalities available here would make your head spin. This guide is for anyone who has ever looked at a Sedona wellness menu and thought, “I do not know what any…

Sound Bath Sedona: What to Expect and Where to Go If you had told us in 1992 that “lie on the floor while someone plays singing bowls at you” would become one of the most in-demand wellness experiences in America, we would have laughed. But here we are in 2026, and sound baths have gone fully mainstream — and Sedona is arguably the best place in the country to experience one. The combination of red rock acoustics, vortex energy (if that is your thing), and world-class practitioners creates something that is hard to replicate in a yoga studio back home.…

Sedona Psychic Readings: The Honest Local’s Guide Psychic readings Sedona visitors seek out are unlike anything else in the country. Let us get one thing out of the way: Sedona has more psychics per square mile than probably anywhere in the United States, and they are not all created equal. Some are genuinely gifted practitioners who have honed their craft over decades — and the best psychic readings Sedona has to offer come from these people. Some are recent transplants riding the Sedona brand. And some are, well, let us just say they read from a fairly generic script. After…

Ciao Bella! The flavors of Italy have arrived in Cottonwood, Arizona with BV’s Italian Kitchen.  It’s time for foodies to savor authentic Italian cuisine seasoned with amore. Enjoy all your favorites like – spaghetti and meatballs, eggplant parmesan, chicken marsala, pasta primavera, and salmon worthy of any “Nonna’s” (grandmother’s) approval! Locals and visitors alike rave about the mouthwatering, authentic dishes. The rustic Tuscan interior transports you straight to an Italian vineyard or seaside village. They’ll be delighted and tantalized by the new dining experience Cohen has crafted at BV’s Italian Kitchen. BV’s Italian Kitchen sauces and pastas are made fresh daily,…

The 31st Annual Sedona International Film Festival will take place February 22-March 2, 2025 in Sedona, Arizona. And the 32nd Annual Festival will take place February 21-March 1, 2026. The nine-day festival features more than 150 films, including features, documentaries, shorts and animation. Filmmakers and audiences from around the world have heralded Sedona’s festival as one of their favorites. The festival workshop series brings Academy Award winning industry professionals to Sedona to teach, inspire and share their knowledge with the next generation of filmmakers. Students get a once-in-a-lifetime chance to work shoulder-to-shoulder with the industry’s finest. • For more information, please call the festival office at (928)…