Desert trips
The desert is a catalyst. It powerfully brings to the surface what is essential for you. If you are seeking peace of mind, clarity of purpose, and a fresh start, it is the perfect setting for your next adventure. A journey into the desert leads you back to simplicity. As you sit around the fire, eat on the ground, and sleep under the stars, you realize how little you really need to be happy. The absence of any distractions is a balm for our overstimulated nervous system. In the desert, you reconnect with yourself and rediscover the innate power and wisdom of the heart, which is often covered up by the challenges of everyday life. The desert encourages you to release all the unnecessary baggage you carry and embrace your true greatness. It tolerates no false compromises or hypocrisies. It asks you to surrender to life genuinely, vulnerably, and completely.
What you can look forward to in the desert
* Very touching encounters and deep conversations with indigenous people and participants.
*The most impressive landscapes.
*Sleeping under the most beautiful starry skies.
* Riding camels, hiking and bathing.
*Sitting by the fire and playing, singing and listening to/telling stories.
*Take some time for yourself: meditate, relax, recharge and clear your mind.
*Adventure, delicious unknown food and bumpy bus rides.
* Music, Ceremonies, romantic evenings in the camp, sunsets, and sunrises
Sahara or Sinai?
I am currently offering two very special desert trips. The Sahara and the Sinai are energetically two completely different spaces. The following description may help you decide which space creates the greater resonance in you.
Sahara Journey
The Sahara is a vast, untouched expanse of majestic beauty and purity. The soft shapes of the seemingly endless dunes are soothing and nourishing, almost maternal. Yet the Sahara remains incorruptibly clear in her presence and power. To me, she is the bearer of new beginnings for anyone willing to undergo their own transformation.
We are accompanied on this journey by the Berbers, an indigenous tribe of the Sahara. When I was 19, I spent two months with a Tuareg tribe in the Sahara, undergoing an initiation that was one of the most life-changing experiences I have ever had.
The Berbers are at home in silence, but they also know how to celebrate life’s colorfulness with drums and songs. They rejoice wholeheartedly and exemplify qualities such as kindness and grace.
Vision Quest in the Sinai
The Sinai is a land of holy mountains and sacred power — the source of many religions. It is a place of devotional silence and strength. During the quest, you will experience the sandy and stony desert, discover oases and mountainous valleys, and climb a mountain said to have crystalline energy.
We will be accompanied by the Bedouin people, who are indigenous to the Sinai. They are like family to me. I have been working with them for over 15 years and have actively supported them in setting up a Bedouin school in St. Catherine’s.
The Bedouin people live life from the heart, embodying wisdom, authenticity, and simplicity. They are as playful as children, yet as tough, persistent, and reliable as the desert has made them
What is the Vision- Quest about?
First, we travel with camels through the sandy desert for three days to slow down, get adjusted, and get to know each other. Then, after intensive preparation, you will embark on your own individual adventure in the mountains. You will spend three whole days and nights alone in a place of your choosing, away from the camp. There, you will surrender to your inner world and learn to stay present with everything that comes up for you.
We will bring you a meal in silence twice a day (or you can fast). After your solo time, we will hike silently to our sacred mountain, where, at sunset, we will share what we have experienced and honour and celebrate your new beginning. You will then spend the last two days in a Bedouin camp on the Red Sea, where you can relax, go snorkelling and prepare for your return to civilisation.
Are you ready to commit?
This vision quest is for those who are ready to face their deepest fears and venture far beyond their comfort zone. You will empower yourself to be able to rely on yourself in every situation in life. Please note that we will be sleeping outdoors without tents. This is one of the most powerful cleansing experiences I know of. It is an experience that will give you back a great deal of inner freedom and clarity in a very short time.
The Mentorship does not end with the Retreat
The price also includes four individual sessions: one before the trip to prepare, and three after the trip to help you process the experience and put what you have learnt into practice.
You will also have free access to my private group for all my retreat participants, where you can stay connected.
We will pick you up from Sharm el Sheikh airport. You do not need a visa to enter Egypt. You will find a packing list in the appendix.
What a guest said:
“Die Wüstenreise in den Sinai mit Sharon Makana ist für mich kaum in Worte zu fassen. Die Magie der Wüste, die Stille, die funkelnden Sterne und die feinfühlige, achtsame und wertfreie Begleitung von Sharon Makana, machten diese Reise zu einem andauernden Moment des Staunens, Wachsens und Geniessens. Sharon Makana hält Räume, in denen jeder eintauchen, reflektieren und heilen darf. Mit ihrer liebevollen, fröhlichen und zutiefst klaren Sicht ist sie stetig präsent und zeigt einem auf, was geheilt werden darf. Transformation pur und dies in einer Umgebung, in der das Herz unmöglich geschlossen bleiben kann. Diese Reise war für mich ein wichtiger Meilenstein in meinem Leben und ich würde jederzeit wieder eintauchen in den Zauber der Wüste, in die atemberaubenden Momente beim Einschlafen unter dem funkelnden Wüstenhimmel, ins Heilen meiner Seele, in die gemütlichen und frohen Stunden ums Feuer mit den wundervollen Beduinen und den abertausenden lustigen und berührenden Augenblicken mit der ganzen Gruppe! Danke Sharon Makana für dein Sein und deine wertvolle Arbeit! Du bist ein bleibender, positiver Fussabdruck in dieser Welt!!“ Sandra Birgel