The Desert: March 14-22, 2025

VOTRE INVITATION A LACHER PRISE DANS LE VASTE SILENCE DU DESERT MAROCAIN

YOUR INVITATION TO COMPLETELY LET GO IN THE VAST DESERT SILENCE OF MOROCCO

During this 8-day journey you will feel the incredible freedom that comes from pushing past the discomfort of completely letting go.

We will do it together in a small group of people eager to support one another in the ultimate challenge: control nothing while Berber nomads read the sky and the ever-changing landscape to guide us on a journey of near total silence.

At first it will be hell. Every thought that haunts you will come out. 

At some point you will accept the Berbers are looking out for us, cooking for us, guiding us –as well as the camels– through the shifting Sahara. The unending expanse of rock and sand will become a friend. 

I understand this sounds terrifying. We are taught we must always be in control. First of ourselves then our environment, our income, our home. 

Let’s simply see what happens when you get the most outlandish opportunity in the world: to put your trust in strong, humble men who are immensely proud of their ancient skills to care for and guide a caravan and all the people in it through the Sahara. 

They keep us safe and fed while we enjoy the immense privilege of seeing what is on the other side of just letting go. 

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

Where we will meet: Ouarzazate Morocco
When: Arrive the night of March 14, 2025.

Program starts: The morning of Saturday March 15 we will be driven to Zagora for lunch at the home of our guide Youssef and his wife Fatima.

The desert: The night of Saturday March 15 we will sleep on mattresses on the desert floor under a full moon and the Milky Way. (Fatima will keep your electronic devices safe in the home while we’re away. )
Daily activities: Each day we will walk, or ride a camel if necessary, appx 2.5 hours in the morning then 2.5 in the afternoon. During lunch break we will share or stay quiet, nap or read, draw or watch the shadows.
Meals: Breakfast will be freshly made Berber bread with tea, coffee, cheese and jam. Lunch and dinner will be simple, but prepared fresh each day by our Berber guides. Expect lots of vegetable tagines, some meat from time to time, bread, pasta.
Support: After silent tea and before dinner we will have one hour of Heart Circle, sharing our inner world with fellow travelers. Throughout our week each participant will have a peer buddy to look out for one another. I will be available for one-on-one check in’s from time to time.

UN APPEL A LACHER-PRISE

Pendant ces 8 jours, vous découvrirez l’incroyable liberté qui naît du dépassement de l’inconfort lié à l’abandon total.

Nous le ferons ensemble, au sein d’un groupe de personnes puissantes, prêtes à se soutenir mutuellement dans le défi ultime : ne rien contrôler.

Durant ces 8 jours, des nomades berbères liront le ciel et les paysages en constante évolution pour nous guider dans un voyage presque entièrement silencieux.

Au début, ce sera un enfer. Chaque pensée qui vous hante refera surface.

À un moment donné, vous accepterez que les Berbères veillent sur nous, qu’ils cuisinent pour nous, qu’ils nous guident – ainsi que les chameaux – à travers les paysages éternels du Sahara.

Je comprends que cela peut sembler terrifiant. On nous apprend qu’il faut toujours être en contrôle : d’abord de nous-mêmes, puis de notre environnement, de nos revenus, de notre foyer.

Mon invitation est simple.

Essayons simplement de voir ce qui se passe lorsque vous avez l’opportunité la plus audacieuse qui soit : placer votre confiance entre les mains d’hommes forts et humbles, profondément fiers de leurs compétences ancestrales pour prendre soin d’une caravane et de toutes les personnes qui en font partie.

Ils veillent sur nous et nous nourrissent, tandis que nous avons l’immense privilège de simplement lâcher prise.

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