- A DESERT & SEA NATURE THERAPY RETREAT
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[a video I made for the retreat in 2021 which is still relevant :) ]
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a journey that can be different for everyone.
a journey that focuses on creating space for
connecting with your body
silencing your mind
meeting your soul
not another retreat with a time table.
we want to slow down.
we want to take the time that is needed.
we want to connect with the natural space around us.
daily sessions to dive deeper into your topics:
that will appear along the way
that might already be present in your life right now
we’ll open a space
for what wants to be seen
what wants to be looked at
what wants to be let go off
call this journey a time-out,
call it self experience and self-reflection,
call it therapy,
call it a healing journey,
call it the beginning or the continuation of a spiritual journey.
you decide what it is for you.
the landscape of the desert & the sea are supporting us
they open up a great space of experience.
they function as a mirror for anything that’s there.
through the outer nature we are connecting with our inner nature.
our journey starts in the DESERT
An arabic proverb says:
He who goes into the desert
will not remain the same
who he was before.
quiet. wide horizons. clarity of the stars.
the gaze becomes soft.
the gaze goes inwards.
moving towards the essential.
letting go the rest.
what remains gains in significance and power.
and it continues at the SEA
the sea as the source of all life on earth.
qualities of a great mother.
being carried and birthed.
being devoured and rebirthed.
the longing for faraway places.
the yearning for home.
the eternal restlessness corresponding to the constant movement of the sea.
experiencing the versatile nature of the sea.
getting in contact with the richness of our feelings.
getting in contact with ourself.
the pillars of the retreat
connecting with your outer & inner nature
going on a journey to ourselves
tapping into this deeper knowing & wisdom within
acknowledging what’s there
music & movement
touching & being touched by music.
moving through the rhythms.
freeing our body. freeing our heart.
being in community
being integrated into the whole.
being challenged.
being held.
cooking together as an essential part.
as a deeply rooted practice of togetherness.
cooking and eating together as the most elementary form of sharing.
process-orientation
everything takes as much time as it needs.
letting ourselves be guided by the natural flow.
being open to what is crossing our path.
plenty of time for the process to unfold.
enough time for yourself.
the rough map of our journey
1 night in a beautiful hotel at the sea
2 nights in the desert under the open sky
4 nights in a private villa directly at a lagoon
Day 1 - arriving
arrival
getting together the first time in a circle & dinner
first night in a hotel to settle in
Day 2 - on the way to the desert / the journey unfolds
breakfast at hotel
morning circle
session to dive deeper
preparing for our trip to the desert
arriving and settling in
preparing our first meal together over the fire
evening circle
first night in the desert under the stars
Day 3 - moving towards the essential
self prepared breakfast over the fire
morning circle
dance & movement practice in the desert
lunch over the fire
exploring the desert
session to dive deeper
evening circle
second night under the stars
Day 4 - leaving behind what’s not needed
self prepared breakfast over the fire
morning circle
dance & movement practice in the desert
settling into our private villa
dinner
choice of sleeping in a proper bed or continuing to stay outside - in the garden or on the beach
Day 5 - the versatile nature of the sea
breakfast
morning circle
session to dive deeper
lunch
session to dive deeper
evening circle
dinner
Day 6 - connecting with your inner nature
breakfast
morning circle
session to dive deeper
lunch
private boat trip until sunset - to further dive into the qualities of the sea and the element of water
with snorkling and swimming at a shallow reef
maybe we'll see dolphins
evening circle
dinner
Day 7 - reintegration
do what you need on that day
alone, in the group, both
Day 8 - departure day
good bye breakfast
last swims in the pool
last swims in the sea
last strolls through downtown
participant voices of past journeys
This way to read voices of participants to let you feel even more into this journey.
Be part of it
JOURNEY TO YOURSELF
a retreat in the desert & by the sea
Egypt
(c) pictures by Alina Asmus
