Katjalisa & Kerys

Katjalisa & Kerys 

06.11. – 14.11.2026

SoulStrip – Voice Dialogue & Chi Nei Tsang Desert Retreat with Katjalisa & Kerys

Desert Journey

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About the retreat:

This one-week women only retreat is a deep journey into self-awareness, healing, and embodied transformation. Set in the vast silence of the desert, it combines the powerful inner work of SoulStrip Forum (based on Voice Dialogue) with the deeply restorative bodywork of Chi Nei Tsang.
Together, these practices create a bridge between awareness and embodiment—between what we see and what we are ready to feel, release, and integrate.
Morning Practice – SoulStrip Forum (Inner Awareness & Self-Development)
Each morning, we enter the SoulStrip Forum, facilitated by Katjalisa.
Here, one participant steps into the center of the circle with a real-life theme or relational challenge. Through Voice Dialogue, different inner parts—such as the Pleaser, Inner Critic, Controller, or Vulnerable Child—are embodied through voice, posture, and energy.
Rather than analyzing, we experience.
What is usually hidden becomes visible. What was unconscious becomes clear.
This process strengthens what we call the Aware Ego—the inner capacity to witness your patterns without being controlled by them. Instead of reacting automatically, you begin to have choice.
You learn to recognize:
which parts are leading your life
which patterns block intimacy, expression, or truth
which strategies were once protective but are no longer needed
This is the foundation of real self-development: not fixing yourself, but becoming aware of what is moving within you.
Afternoon Practice – Chi Nei Tsang (Embodiment & Integration)
In the afternoons, we shift into the body with guidance by Kerys.
Through Chi Nei Tsang—ancient Taoist abdominal therapy—combined with craniosacral work, mindful touch, and intuitive listening, we begin to integrate what was uncovered in the morning.
Many of our unresolved emotions are not only mental—they are stored in the body, especially in the abdomen, within our organs, tissues, and nervous system.
This is where the inner alchemy begins.
Through touch, breath, and presence, we allow:
emotional release
nervous system regulation
deep relaxation
reconnection to the body’s intelligence
You will both receive and give sessions, learning practical tools that support your own healing—and that can also be integrated into your professional work.
Why SoulStrip & Chi Nei Tsang Work So Powerfully Together
Voice Dialogue brings awareness. Chi Nei Tsang brings embodiment.
In the morning, you see your patterns. In the afternoon, you feel and integrate them.
What is revealed in the Forum does not remain intellectual—it is processed through the body, where real transformation happens.
This combination allows:
deeper emotional digestion
lasting integration instead of temporary insight
a direct experience of healing, not just understanding
You begin to trust both your awareness and your body as guides.
Daily Rhythm & Practices
Each day begins in silence, with meditation, gentle Yin Yoga and Chi Gong to awaken the body and attune to subtle movement.
Throughout the retreat, you will explore:
Intuition skills & deep listening
Mindful and therapeutic touch
Chi Nei Tsang techniques
Basic anatomy of internal organs
Five Elements principles
Craniosacral work
Understanding relational patterns and unconscious behaviors
Strengthening the Aware Ego (the ability to witness without identifying)
Working with shadow aspects and protective strategies
Developing inner leadership and conscious choice
Experiencing group resonance and collective learning
Journaling & reflection
Holding space & setting boundaries
Sacred rituals, prayer & meditation
Freedom of expression
Deep relaxation
Why This Work Matters
In times of uncertainty and rapid change, the most valuable investment you can make is in your own inner stability and clarity.
When you know yourself:
you become more resilient
you respond instead of react
your relationships deepen
your sense of direction becomes clearer
This work is not about becoming someone else—it is about returning to what is essential.
Why the Desert?
The desert offers a rare and powerful space for transformation.
Its silence removes distraction. Its vastness creates perspective. Its stillness allows truth to surface. Here, both inner work and bodywork deepen naturally:
emotions can move without interference
insights land more clearly the connection to your inner world becomes more direct
The desert holds you in simplicity—so you can meet yourself fully.
What You Take With You
Greater clarity around your patterns and behaviors
Tools for emotional processing and body-based healing
Practical skills you can use personally and professionally
A deeper connection to your body, intuition, and truth
This retreat is open to anyone who feels called to explore themselves more deeply—whether for personal growth or as an expansion of their professional path.
You don’t need prior experience. Only the willingness to meet yourself—honestly, gently, and fully.
Disclaimer
This retreat is held as a women-only space, intentionally created to support a depth of safety, openness, and connection that can be more accessible in a shared female field.
In a women-only container, themes around the body, voice, boundaries, sensuality, power, and emotional truth can be explored with greater ease and resonance. There is space to reconnect with intuition, to listen more deeply inward, and to be witnessed by others who are walking their own path of embodiment and self-discovery.

Benefits

Travel services and price: 2.290 €

 

  • Group transfer on arrival and departure day from and to Airport Errachidia (130 km each)
  • Local tour guide
  • 8 overnight stays (2x hotel, 6x desert camp) in a double room or in exceptional cases in a triple room
  • Half board (breakfast and dinner) in Merzouga
  • Full board in the desert camp (vegetarian, vegan)
  • Camel trekking (approx. 2.5 h) from Merzouga to the desert camp and back
  • Contribution to the children project Merzouga 30 € per person
  • Help and support in planning your trip
  • Single room/tent available at extra charge (limited number)

 

Not included in the tour price:
  • Flights
  • Tips
  • Mineral water (will be charged according to consumption at the end of the trip, approximately €10-15)

What is special about this journey?

  • Life in the heart of the desert
  • Discovering the Berber culture in an authentic way
  • Experience community in a group
  • Familial atmosphere

Itinerary

Day 1: Salam Aleikum Marokko!

Today you go on your way into the desert. How did you decide? If you come by domestic flight from Casablanca to Errachidia, the transfer takes you deep into the desert region to the Merzouga oasis (approximately two hours drive). The domestic flight lands at about 23:59 in Errachidia. Arrival in Merzouga is therefore late at night. Our driver will be waiting for you and the other participants.

Arrival in Merzouga is, therefore, late at night. The driver is waiting for you and the other participants. If you come to Merzouga by bus from one of the royal cities, you will be picked up from the bus stop. On the way, it goes through small Kasbah villages and past beautiful palm groves. The first night is in Hotel Kanz Erremal on the edge of the desert.

Day 2: Welcome to the Oussidi family

You start the day with breakfast together with a view of the dunes. In the morning, you ride your camels to the desert camp. A wonderfully fresh lunch awaits you there and the Oussidi family, who will look after you during your stay in the desert. After you have settled in at the camp, you go to your first yoga class in the desert. Let the desert affect you and immerse yourself in the silence. After dinner, you say goodbye to the day with a colorful sunset. Around the campfire, you enjoy the night sky dotted with millions of stars along with traditional Berber drums and music.

Days 3 to 7: The silence of the desert

The days start with a tea ceremony in the heart of the desert camp. Then you meet for a yoga lesson with a view of the endless expanse of the desert and then strengthen yourself with a delicious breakfast. Now the individual time begins. What are you after the possibilities are great? Hear Barak’s stories about Morocco and the desert. Exchange ideas in the community, read in a shady place, listen to the silence in meditation, or enjoy a desert walk to Barak’s Dune.

The desert gong heralds lunch and you will be spoiled with traditional Berber delicacies. Until the evening, yoga class is your individual time again. After the yoga class, Barak’s nephews wait with drums around the crackling campfire while dinner is already being prepared in the kitchen. The days end with a view of the breathtaking starry sky.

Day 8: Farewell to the Oussidi family

After morning yoga in the desert, you return to Merzouga with the camels. In the village, you will take a tour of the oasis. You are treated to a traditional Berber meal in their house by the Oussidi family. Afterward, you visit the children’s project, which was founded by Barak Oussidi and a Berber cooperative that offers traditional handicrafts. In the afternoon, you practice yoga one last time, dinner, and overnight in the kasbah.

Day 9: Goodbye Sahara

For the air travelers, it goes to Aéroport Errachidia Moulay Ali Chérif (ERH) in the early morning. You will experience one last spectacular sunrise and the panorama of the palm gardens. Sahara Yoga will take the bus travelers to the bus stop.

About Katjalisa & Kerys

About Kerys

Kerys has been working with the therapeutic touch for more than 20 years now. She started with Thai massage and over the years has become more and more fascinated with the massage work related directly in the abdomen.

Having studied a variety of approaches ranging from Chi Nei Tsang and Cranio Sacral, to Osteothai and Mayan abdominal massage, she has been exploring different bellies over the past few years and has fallen in love with this alchemical mixture of shamanism and practical techniques around this area of the body. She has witnessed transformations in people, as they come into a deeper connection with their core center and begin to wake up to their energetic ties to the past, to pain and to unhealthy habits.

Her work as a doula has also brought her into a deeper connection with this part of our bodies and her dedication to the path of the sacred woman has led her to practice in a way which sees beyond the physical.

She runs women’s retreats, both on and off line, raises her three children, writes, sings, dances, and connects with the path of the medicine woman and the forces of nature – both internally and externally.

Kerys – Sunshine House

About Katjalisa

Katjalisa Reiter is a certified Voice Dialogue facilitator and trainer with a Master’s degree in Transformational Psychology. She is personally mentored by Robert Stamboliev—one of the leading contemporary teachers of Voice Dialogue, known for bringing depth, clarity, and embodiment to the work originally developed by Hal and Sidra Stone.
With many years of experience holding space for groups, Katjalisa has a rare ability to cut through narratives and meet what is real—with honesty, care, and respect. Her facilitation style is refreshingly direct yet grounded in warmth, allowing participants to explore even the most tender or complex inner landscapes.
Katjalisa weaves humor and playfulness into her work, bringing lightness to heavy topics while maintaining depth and integrity. Her presence is both wise and alive, inviting authenticity, curiosity, and genuine connection.
She has also spent many years studying with the Sunshine House Sangha, alongside Takis and Kerys. Over more than a decade of close friendship and collaboration, they have continually inspired one another’s personal and professional paths, enriching the work they each bring into the world.

Booking information:

Please put the product „deposit (Anzahlung)“ in your shopping cart. The remaining amount must be paid independently no later than 60 days before the start of the trip. If your booking is less than 60 days before your trip, you can pay the total amount via our website („Gesamtbetrag“). The partial payment option is then no longer available.

When booking, you can add the surcharge for a single room/tent („Aufpreis Einzelzimmer/-zelt“) to your shopping cart in addition to the deposit / full payment. There is a limited number of single rooms for each trip, so this option may no longer be available.

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