NEW! The Dome

In order to give our guests the opportunity and the space to organize and present seminars and workshops, we built some time ago "The Dome“.
"The Dome” is a round, 50 m2 big tent, which gives protection from sun and wind and is located at the northern end of RockSea right at the shore with magnificant view at the Saudi Arabia mountain range.
If you are interested in offering a seminar or workshop, please contact us in advance, so we can make individual preparations and arrangements.
Either dancing or yoga, presentations, meditation or role plays... we will try to fulfill your wishes and needs in the best way possible.

15th - 21st March 2009

Discovering your Authentic Self

A Residential Retreat
with Ian Watson
                
About the Retreat
In our formative years, we are required to modify our behaviour and adapt our personalities to gain the love and approval we need as youngsters. As we grow older, we take on additional roles and responsibilities, and in the process our sense of 'self' - who we are in essence - starts to be eroded away.

The birth of the spiritual life is the moment when your inner being wakes up and demands your attention. The wake-up call can happen at any age and can take many forms - an inner restlessness or dissatisfaction, a relationship break-up, an illness or accident, loss of a job, or simply the growing feeling that there must be more to life than this.

The process of re-discovering who you really are and what is your life's true purpose then begins to unfold. If you resist this process, the chances are you will suffer, because it has its own momentum and you will find that your usual coping mechanisms and strategies for maintaining your old identity start to lose their effectiveness. The challenge is to say 'yes' to the adventure, to accept that your wise inner-self knows better than you do, and to follow your heart's desire.

This retreat will help you to let go of the old, limited version of yourself that you are in the process of outgrowing and to rediscover your authentic self, giving birth to an inner strength, self-acceptance and freedom that was previously unavailable. You will find that as you transform your relationship to your self, your relationships with others are also transformed. As you release the old conditioning, limiting beliefs and emotions that have held you back, you free yourself to live your own life spontaneously and creatively.

The Retreat Location
The retreat will be held at the Rocksea Resort close to Nuweiba on the Red Sea coast. The backdrop of the Sinai desert creates the perfect environment for self-reflection and inner transformation, while the turquoise waters of the Red Sea have been associated with spiritual regeneration for thousands of years.

Rocksea is a small, family-run resort with clean, comfortable accommodation, friendly staff and freshly-prepared food. The accommodation comprises twin-bedded wooden bungalows overlooking the sea, with nearby showers and WC.

We will be using the purpose-built dome for workshop sessions, and there will be plenty of time for swimming, snorkeling and relaxation. The climate at Rocksea is virtually guaranteed to be warm (but not too hot) and sunny at this time of year (ranging from around 20 to 30 degrees centigrade).

Retreat Schedule
Arrival will be in the afternoon & evening of Sunday 15th March. The retreat itself will commence in the morning of Monday 16th. Each day will consist of a morning and early evening workshop session, with the afternoons free to enjoy the best of the sunshine and sea. One day during the week will be a breakout day, with an opportunity to take a camel trip into the desert, pay a visit to St Catherine's monastery and Mount Sinai, or to simply relax. Departure will be on the morning of Saturday 21st March, unless you decide to extend your stay and have arranged extra accommodation with Rocksea.

Retreat Fee & Booking
The earlybird fee is £375 if booked and paid before 31st January 2009. After this date, the fee will be £425. The fee includes six nights accommodation in a shared twin bungalow, all meals, water and soft drinks. There is a single-occupancy supplement of £35 if you prefer not to share.

The retreat fee does not include flights or transfers to and from the airport.  
To book a place on this retreat, go to www.ianwatsonseminars.com
Flights from overseas should be booked to and from Sharm-el-Sheikh or Taba airports. You should aim to arrive on or before Sunday 15th March, and depart on or after Saturday 21st March. If you want to extend your stay at Rocksea either before of after the retreat, email Rocksea to check accommodation availability. If you wish to spend some extra time visiting other sites in Egypt, you may prefer to fly to and from Cairo instead.

Airport Transfers
These can be arranged directly with the staff at Rocksea, once you have booked your flights.

Cairo: the travel time from Cairo is about 5 hours by car or 6-7 hours by bus, or you can catch an internal flight to Sharm which takes about an hour.

........  2. Qigong    ........

In der Zeit vom 30.3. - 20.4.09 gibt es das Angebot, unter professioneller Leitung am Qigong - Unterricht teilzunehmen: täglich morgens und/oder abends 1-2 Stunden (10.-€/Std., tageweise buchbar)
Sanft fließende Übungen der TCM (trad. chinesische Medizin) zur Stärkung und Mobilisierung von Muskeln und Gelenken und für die Klarheit des Geistes. Eine wunderbare Möglichkeit, vom ersten Urlaubstag an zu entspannen, um Kraft zu schöpfen und die Ferienenergie mit Hilfe der erlernten Übungen auch zu Hause zu erleben!
Weitere Informationen und Anmeldung zum Unterricht: Susanne Oechsner e-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it