TDB Experience
Connection. Embodied expression. Compassion. Inner Peace.
17th to 22nd February 2019 | Neot Semadar, Israel
True connection brings acceptance, understanding and love.
This can only happen if there is a safe space for us to express what matters:
our emotions and ideas.
Do you have the sense of incompletion, of bringing out your best into the world?
Do you feel that you are standing at a crossroads, looking for new ways to create harmony?
Would you like to be able to fully express yourself and to make yourself acknowledged?
How often do your peers acknowledge your needs, values and space?
Are you eager to co-create with others?
Do you desire some time for yourself where you can regenerate, get inspired and grow?
Do you want to experience the daily life of a sustainable community?
If your answers are yes, then our unique Experience is for you.
What is the Experience?
The Difference Between is a powerful program to give you the space for creating the energy, the inspiration, the courage and the inner peace to shape your life as you want it to be.
Throughout these 5 days you will have the chance to live together with the community of Neot Smadar.
They built together the way of living that suits them the most:
close to the Earth, in togetherness.
We will create opportunities for you to experience yourself as part of a community and to reflect on your role in your communities back home.
Community, to us, means our environment, all the people who matter to us, all the people we interact with.
Therefore, in our eyes everyone has a community.
Our drive
We aim to provide something powerful and unique that can bring you new perspectives on life, to inspire you into becoming a powerhouse, a grounded energy of life, a spring of vital joy.
As experts in personal development and self-reflection we’ve realized that for meaningful changes to take place there should be new perspectives in a new context.
Our methods and approach are there as invitation for new questions, Neot Smadar the environment where you can reconnect with yourself while being empowered by the energy of this magical community.
Our approach
We combine the safe space of retreats with the self-reflecting inner work of seminars and training courses.
Movement is for us a generator for revitalizing, rethinking, restarting life.
We offer physical activities, such as body awareness, free dance, and walking, because they are close to our hearts
We design activities based upon strong self-reflection.
This will allow you to gain insights, refresh, rethink your life and take home the tools that help you achieve long-lasting change.
Our main lines are:
Reconnecting with myself,
Connection,
Compassion.
For whom
Our Experience is for you if you want to:
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Find harmony and acceptance for yourself
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Express yourself more freely
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Become more playful
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Have an an opportunity to grow while focusing on yourself
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Recharge yourself with the energy of the Negev desert
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Improve your capacity for listening better to others and creating a strong connection
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Become more caring towards others and express it in a clear manner
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Experience being part of a unique, sustainable community
Venue
The Experience will take place in the Kibbutz of Neot Smadar, settled in the Negev Desert in Israel.
The magic of Neot Smadar
The kibbutz was established in 1989 as a learning community in order to actively examine questions concerning the human condition through relationships, work and introspection. Today, Neot Semadar serves as a viable model for a cooperative and harmonious society and therefore draws many people from all over the world.
Besides the astonishing landscape and environment, what makes Neot Smadar unique is it’s basic approach on community living. This approach is built in such a manner to support its members and visitors to contemplate, reflect and ask about all aspects in our lives - from the most obvious to the most complex.
What Neot Smadar can offer you
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An inspiring possibility to look at the world, community, ourselves, in a different ways
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Experience the power of change coming from the values of the kibbutz
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Meet people who created a way of living in a way that it exactly fits them
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Take the initiative to make your life as you want it to be by trying out in a safe environment
What impressed about Neot Smadar was what a group of people created according to their passion and ideas about the world.
During the couple of days I spent there I got inspiration that serves me until today.
Anna Gádor, Hungary
You will be accommodated in guest houses which were built using Ecological desert architecture.
Each house has a twin bed room with A/C, en suite bathroom & toilet, coffee & tea corner, refrigerator.
The houses are located on a top of a hill, with a beautiful view of the Edom mountains.
Guest house
Guest House
Desert bonfire
Guest house
The Program of the Experience
Hover over the images to discover more about the program elements
Daily Schedule
05:30 Silent meditation
06 - 08:30 Activities / Kibbutz work
08:30 - Breakfast
09:30 - 15:00 Activities / Kibbutz work
15:00 Lunch
17:00 - 19:00 Activities
19:00 - 20:00 Dinner & Closing the day
We will follow the rhythm of the kibbutz:
Activities
Throughout the 5 days there will be several spaces for reflection, and each day will have a special moment for closing and reflecting.
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Guided meditations
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Joining the daily work of the kibbutz: olive orchards, gardening, date plantation, goat herding, kitchen
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Walks in the desert
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Body awareness
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Soulful dancing
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Theater
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Listening, sharing, holding space for each other
Practical info
Dates
Dates
Arrival - 17th February 2019 15:00
Start of the Experience - 17th February 2019 16:00
End of the Experience - 22nd February 2019 13:00
Departure date and time - until 17:00 22nd February 2019
Costs
Costs
Desert sunrise - Super Early registration - 900€/person - 19th November 2018
Desert morning - Early registration 1100€/person - 29th December 2018
Traveling soulmates - 2000€ (price for 2 people)
Sunset at the desert - Normal price - 1250€/person
To guarantee your place there is a fee of 400€ (per person).
This fee is non-refundable and it is considered a partial payment of your participation fee.
Bank details for payment will be provided after registration.
What's included
What's included
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An extraordinary training experience from 2 experienced, certified trainers
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Profit from a learning environment sent in a magical kibbutz in the Negev Desert
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Accommodation for 5 days, 4 nights in a twin bed room with ensuite shower & WC
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3 daily vegetarian meals with organic produce
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Private shuttle service Eilat-Neot Semadar-Eilat
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Invitation letter and assistance for obtaining visa.
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2 Follow-up Coaching Sessions
Travel costs, visa fee and insurance are not included.
Getting there
Getting there
From Eilat
Eilat is the closest city to the kibbutz, 60 kms away. It has an international airport, which is served by several airline companies.
If you decide to come via Eilat we will arrange a shuttle service to bring you to Neot Semadar.
From Tel-Aviv
Arriving from Tel-Aviv requires a journey by train and bus.
We will gladly support with organizing your trip from Tel-Aviv to Neot Semadar.
Ready to take part in an unique experience?