In person @ CNM Main Campus
Smith Brasher Hall
717 University Blvd., SE
Albuquerque, NM 87106

Parking is free and no permit is needed as long as you do not park in metered parking. Click here to see a map of parking.

In person @ The Blue Door Venue
1750 Calle De Mercado, Las Cruces, NM 88005

Parking is free

Online: link to virtual meeting will be sent to the email you provide when registering. Please be sure to use the correct email address and check your junk folder for the confirmation.

NOTE: Virtual session will not include lunch, therefore the schedule will be consolidated to 9 AM – 11 AM.

Presenter: Ana Hernandez, MS RD LD

This session draws from 85 years of Harvard research and neuroscience to explore one of the most underestimated pillars of health: human connection. We know food, movement, and sleep matter and the science now tells us that belonging, friendship, and community belong in that same conversation. In the spirit of the Camino, we’ll walk that path together and you may leave seeing your relationships as one of the most powerful health choices you can make.

Presenter: Jackie Pacheco, MPH

A refreshing and uplifting session designed to help you reconnect with your body, recharge your spirit, and move forward with confidence. Through regular movement, practical resilience strategies, and moments of joy, participants will explore how to navigate life’s transitions with strength, intention, and hope. This experience invites you to pause, breathe, and step into what’s next—feeling grounded, capable, and supported.

Presenter: Jess Biggs, MS

In the noise and pace of everyday life, we often lose touch with the quiet inner voice that carries our deepest values, truest needs, and most honest sense of direction. Drawing on the spirit of the Camino de Santiago — where pilgrims discover that the most profound insights rarely come at the destination but somewhere quiet along the way — this talk explores why that voice goes unheard and how to begin listening again. Through simple, accessible practices you can carry into your daily life, you will be invited to see your own life as a pilgrimage worth paying attention to, one intentional step at a time.

9:00 AM: Opening
9:05-9:35 AM: Why We Walk: Lessons from the Road to Santiago de Compostela, Spain
9:35-9:45 AM: Break/Door Prizes/Visit tables
9:45-10:15 AM: Walking the Good Life: Why Our Brain Needs Friends
10:15-10:30 AM: Break/Door Prizes/Visit tables
10:30-11:00 AM: Strong Enough for the Road: Movement, Resilience, & Joy of the Next Step
11:00-11:15 AM: Break/Door Prizes/Visit tables
11:15-11:45 AM: Listening to the Quiet Voice: Finding Meaning in Your Own Pilgrimage
11:45-1:00 Wrap up, Lunch/Door Prizes/Visit tables

NOTE: Virtual session will not include lunch or breaks, and therefore the schedule is consolidated to run from 9 AM to 11 AM.