I think I am an antique vessel of an infinite childlike curiousity. When a thought emerges and is expressed it represents the birth of a series of thoughts and deep reflections that have been generated. It emerges like the point of an iceberg that is sustained by a large submerged part. Since antiquity the search for "primum movens" has characterized the journey of man. This subject was identified from the biggest Things. Today their memory is still present in astrology: four infinite characteristics of the zodiac groups. Fire (sun, universe) air (sky) water (sea =infinite liquid) earth ( plains, desert = infinite ground) Complicated, right?

Desert Therapy has made possible something very important for me: the becoming! I know I must define also this term. The becoming is a dimension of man that must always grow. When it is no longer growing it begins to unstoppably decline. Big, isn't it?


Gigi


To cross the desert is a powerful experience; it arouse sensations of solitude, of deprivation.
To cross the desert is something you do in life, because it happens, or because you don't have another option.
Usually you don't prepare yourself for it and you try in every way to avoid it. If instead you can try to accept it, you can accept that which crossing the desert can offer. It is for this reason I wrote to Carla and I asked about this trip.

To live in a desert, to walk above it, to sleep inside it, to have only what is internal and to have only the desert to guide along with the sky above: I wanted to try all of this and Carla offered me the opportunity. She took me and my companions walking in a beautiful engulfing desert, and it was a caress for the soul. A desert that continually changed in color and appearance, that is surprising for being demanding on the body (you must cover yourself from head to toe, from the cheche on the head down to the desert boots) and at the same time a true remedy for the spirit. And in fact you are well there, and you are well when you come home; you have a precious treasure you can tap into. There were no miracles, it was however the desert.

I am very grateful to Carla for having thought of this trip. I am also very grateful to Max and Lauren for the work they did and for their passion and kindness. Also thanks to Lauren and Max the desert has been friendly with us.



Giovanna

It is not even a month, and what has taken place is already clear …..
I return penetrated with a new peace. The separation from my travel companions was difficult, very difficult; bringing a lump in my throat, unfailingly, which presented itself early in the morning. I can never predict their flow and I always try to "block" them, until someone becomes my friend, because it shows me a measure of affection, and the result comes in tears.
Then I return to my life, awaiting to know what will "arrive" for the others…because I really feel different, purer, more serene. I promise myself to act with more lucidity and self-control and it seems even that I speak more pleasantly with my loved ones…as if I see new channels also in them, which they aren't conscious of yet.
During my days, there are many moments in which I "connect" with the Desert: they excite me to see again the expressions my friends, or the hands of the cammelliere fixing the water jugs and little fires, for the unforgettable tea breaks. Carla, on the third day in the Desert, told me: "You keep looking more like a Turareg!" Now I feel more like a "camel" because I have the capacity to manage many emotions attached to such a special trip and know you can obtain these opportune moments! The difference is that the water reserves of the camel allow a certain autonomy, while my dowry is unlimited, because it is able to self-regenerate.
No, they don't change shape and the course doesn't exceed those who transcend the Desert

Pino
I start with a thank you to Carla, Max and Lauren for accompanying me along this wonderful adventure in the White Desert.
The places we have experienced and visited probably did not need anything other than to be seen and appreciated for their magnificence.
But surely the enjoyment was more complete and engaging with out friends who have accompanied and entertained us with their enthusiasm and their stories of past experiences.
It will truly be an unforgettable experience, Thanks again.

Roberto


Roberto

I am Graziella
And I can say that I have lived a dream!
I spent a few days in the desert, and it was a fantastic experience, to mention every moment of the day in which I was surprised is impossible; sometimes I felt like I was in a very particular and unique environment which produced strong emotions.
I realized that being human has a profound internal richness, that in the silence we can hear and feel that life is like love.
We must love it, respect it and take care of it always with all of our strength and energy, for ourselves, and for those near to us.
Wow, it was really wonderful!!


Graziella