Is the desert calling you? from Nov. 10-20 we will trek through the Sahara with a small group of dancers,
accompanied by a small caravan of local dromedaries, a cook and a guide. if you are interested, you can come April 17 to an information evening in Amsterdam. Please send me a message if you are coming

Journey in the Desert

10-20 November 2024 Sahara (this edition for women only)

“I want to take you to a place of pure magic….

It’s the place athletes call the “zone.”

Buddhists call “satori” and ravers call “trance.”

I call it the Silver Desert.

It’s a place of pure light that holds the dark within it.

It’s a place of pure rhythm.”

~ Gabrielle Roth

Life is a journey and we are all travelers

We all have the choice of how we travel. This desert journey is both a “real journey” and a metaphor for how we travel through life. In the desert we encounter physical discomforts, which help us find clarity about where we stand in life. At the same time, the desert is a place where deep silence and the unlikely beauty of nature constantly mirror our essence. During this journey we will move through the different landscapes of the Sahara; dunes, plains and oases. In each place we will explore how our bodies respond to the elements and the vast environment.
During this journey, long walking days in silence will alternate with days where we are in one place. We walk, we meditate, we dance to live music and move in other ways. We will move on foot in a small caravan. With a local guide, cook, camels and their companions. We trust that the journey will be exactly the one we need. Due to the nature of this desert journey, it is impossible to predict exactly how and where we will be.

Practical details:

Information Meeting:
Wednesday, May 22 and June 26
19:30 – ca.21:00 (Pedro de Medinalaan 98 Amsterdam) When:
10-20 November 2024 Where:
Moroccan Sahara We will gather in Ouarzazate in the evening of November 10, from there we will drive with one or two vans on November 11 to Ouled Driss on the edge of desert. Depending on when we arrive, we will sleep the first night in Ouled Driss and depart the next morning into the Sahara.
In the desert we will sleep in tents or under the “bare sky.”
There is always the choice of sleeping in a tent, in most cases a double tent. Investment:
€1675, = book before September 1: € 1575, = (incl. intake € 45, = incl.)
Intake is necessary due to the nature of the trip. Incl. full board (from breakfast day 2 to breakfast day 11), tour guide and accommodation from the evening of November 10 in Ouarzatate until the morning of November 20. (Payment in parts is possible) Excl. Flight, tips for the guides, extra drinks, insurances, expenses of personal nature and possible extra program parts outside the program (e.g. visit hamam on return in Ouarzazate).

Guidance:
Mirjam van Hasselt ^-5Rhythms® teacher, coach, trainer.
Marije Klumpes – Hiking tour guide, haptotherapist, trainer
Local guidance team – Consisting of our tour guide Youssef Elouali Kaissar, a cook, camels and their guides Registration
An intake (€45,=) is required info@mirjamvanhasselt.nl or marije@klumpes.nl Limited number of participants
Max. number of participants is 16 (min. 8)
(This edition is for women only. If you are a man and would like to join, please sign up for a future edition)