Friends

A very beautiful thing is happening, that even the most rosy predictions could not have foreseen. The two groups of Desert Therapy are creating a big family in which there is space to recall the shared emotions of the desert and of everyday life. The e-mails that began the circulate between friends, the evening at Claudia’s house where also in attendance was Roberto C. from the second group with his wife (who is extremely nice) and the next event in Trecate organized by Antonio where almost everyone will attend, let us understand that the desert, apart from its many gifts, has given us a gift even more special and precious: friendship. To find new friends in such a particular place was a surprise for all of us, maintaining this is up to us.

Here they are

Here is the photo with our friends from Desert Therapy2, immortalized between the dunes at the end of the trip!

It is unnecessary say that the desert left a profound imprint also on them. At the return, some of them verified that they were more relaxed and less inclined to worry about everyday problems. The common feeling was one of great wellness and serenity. This evening the participants of the first Desert Therapy will have a dinner at Claudia’s house, and she has kindly also invited these new participants. Unfortunately some of them are very far away, Giovanna is even in Stocholm and therefore not every will be with us, but some will. Desert Therapy doesn’t end in the desert but continues and is creating new ocations for us to get together and pass a few hours talking together about the Desert and other things: it is becoming a big family.

Our camels

Our walk in the desert was always accompanied by a small caravan of camels. In reality we used dromedary, which are a smaller race in respect to those that travel with the salt caravan and are more famous. They are an important presence because they help us carry our backpacks when they become heavy and they become a means of transportation for those who become tired or simply desire to enjoy the scenery of the desert from up high. In particular, this time with us there was a pregnant female, ready to give birth. Obviously no one wanted to mount her and she seemed to understand our worry. She was the most cuddly and would let us rub our hand on her belly, where we could feel small movements. They explained to us that when the camels get close to the moment of giving birth, they cry: and on the last day of walking she had tears in her eyes. Have the calves been born? Probably they have. Who knows if next time there will also be the calf together with his mother to accompany us!

Every day

It is always difficult to return after an experience like we have just had, but in reality with the passing of time, you realize that the desert remains inside of us, a reassuring presence that helps us, day after day, to rise above the difficulties and the hardships of everyday. Also this time it is so. Often my thoughts return there, in the middle of white pinnacles, between the sand and the silence, but without regret: it is the awareness of having lived this unique experience that makes us well, to enrich ourselves internally. Just one little additional brick, which adds to all the others that have contributed to build our lives.

Marvelous

There are no words to describe the beauty of the White Desert in Egypt: it is simply marvelous as was the second Desert Therapy, which ended with success thanks also to the tight-knit group that was with us. Giovanna, Graziella, Roberto, Gigi and Pino were ideal travel partners, motivated and curious, who appreciated every moment of the trip sharing with us moments of great happiness and serenity.

Great job to Lauren and Max, who worked really hard to provide maximum comfort in the striking camps made in the midst of white pinnacles. The food was wonderful and plentiful, with a great variety of dishes as offered in a nice resturant, thanks to our Egyptian cook. The weather was hot during the day and comfortable at night, and the few minutes of rain which fell on our camp were a true gift: it has been years that this has not happened in the desert!

The memory of this experience will accompany our friends from far away: the proof is in the emotions of when we said our good byes with the hope to see eachother soon….maybe again together in the desert.

Tomorrow we leave (Oct 22)

We are only a few hours away from the departure of the second Desert Therapy and the emotions are strong.

Giovanna, Graziella, Luigi, Pino and Roberto are ready to walk in the magical White Desert.

The participants of the first edition have recalled again their unforgettable experience with wonderful gifts to our new travel companions. Anna M, Pinuccia, Antonio, Anna C. and Claudia have written letters of good luck to those who will face this journey, a symbolic passageway for the new arrivals into the Desert Therapy family. The letters are on line and at the return we will try to organize a get together so they can all meet each other in person.
On the site during these days a diary of the trip will be published with photos, and for the first time, it will be possible to follow us thank to the Spot, a new satellite system that communicates our position every minute. To use it, just check on the site. We’ll be back to you soon directly from the Desert…….inchallah!

2 days to go!

Almost ready! Lauren, the American girl who will come with us to do yoga and meditation, tells a little of what she discovered in the desert from the first Desert Therapy. Here are her thoughts: the Italian is not perfect, but you can understand perfectly well her emotions to return to this place:

“I am excited to return to a place where there is no rush, without this way of living guided by a clock. In the desert we follow the rhythm inside of ourselves and find our own path. There is something special also about a place without mirrors. It is not important how we look to others, but we focus on how the world looks to us and we understand who we are on the inside. The mask that we all wear disappears. This is very wonderful. With the first Desert Therapy we all became true friends for this reason, we lived together without masks and we saw inside of each other.”