The Magic of a Truly Heartfelt Encounter - Time in Nature | Cinque Terre | Italy | 6 Days

Wir werden auf einem schönen Campingplatz in Zelten schlafen.

Meals are not included in the price. So make sure you take care of yourself and bring your own food for breakfast and lunch. And maybe bring something with you for the first day so you don’t run out. Especially around lunchtime, we’ll be out in nature, where it most likely won’t be possible to buy food. We’ll stop at supermarkets regularly to buy food, so we’re all in the same boat. For dinner, we usually go to a restaurant, though everyone can decide for themselves.

What could be more healing than a safe space of trust, connection, and belonging—a place where we can reveal our true selves and feel seen, heard, acknowledged, supported, and guided, without anyone trying to change us, so that everything can transform and the best in us can come to the fore?

What we’ll do and what will happen

What we all long for most is to feel connected in a space of belonging and trust. We create this space when we show ourselves honestly, openly, and vulnerably, when we lay our innermost selves bare, and when we meet one another on a heart-to-heart level, without anyone placing themselves above us.

This creates fertile ground for honesty, openness, and vulnerability, where we can reveal our whole selves and thus drain the energy from the falsehood within us.

When we’re allowed to be who we are, treat one another with respect, and feel and convey to each other in every moment that there’s a good reason why we are the way we are—and explore this with curiosity and interest—a miracle happens.

What seemed rigid and unchangeable transforms as if by itself, since it is no longer fought against and is allowed to be.

A new door opens when everything within us is invited, welcomed, seen, heard, acknowledged, and supported by others, and when it hears the right words it has longed to hear for so long.

Heart-Based Trauma-Sensitive Nature Time is a space for transformation where we immerse ourselves in a world that many may not be familiar with. We’ll spend a lot of time walking in nature at some of the most beautiful places in the world. At the same time, the invitation is to show interest and curiosity in the inner struggles and challenges of the other participants, without trying to save, fix, or heal them. No smart-alecky comments, supposedly knowledgeable or wise advice, or solutions at the level of symptoms—the kind that put us in the spotlight to compensate for our feelings of inadequacy and shame, so we can feel important, valuable, and useful ;-). We can examine our own basic assumptions, the basic assumptions of others, and the basic assumptions of the whole world toward us. We can share a life theme and, taking personal responsibility, tell the story behind it—but with a focus on what we feel and have felt in connection with it. The group will approach the topic with curiosity and interest, exploring it to gain a complete picture and also to reveal what remains intact within us. And, as always, without trying to rescue, fix, or heal. No solutions, advice, or comments—unless the person in the spotlight explicitly requests them. A unique opportunity to reconnect with our own inner wisdom, because we aren’t led to believe that we can’t do this on our own or that something is wrong with us.

What we take ourselves to be is a mental construct. An illusion. An identity based on thoughts. It hides behind beliefs, basic assumptions, suppressed emotions, projections, and compensation and survival strategies—because we’re not aware of it or because we keep it secret and hide it. That’s why we don’t have the chance to verify that most of it isn’t true. When we have the courage to share and reveal what we’ve been trying to hide our whole lives, a new door opens. Especially when it feels life-threatening and we feel as though we’re being destroyed in the process. Then the illusion loses its power over us.

The language of connection explores what is here and now and invites, welcomes, and acknowledges everything that is hidden and unconscious. It meets everything with curiosity, humility, and compassion.

Transformation happens when we share and reveal what we normally want to keep secret. When we feel seen, heard, and held, and our feelings and pain are acknowledged and validated, a shift occurs. And we may discover that most of our beliefs and projections are not true. This opens a new door.

Experience a unique and most likely life-changing opportunity to connect with your own inner wisdom and the wisdom, intelligence, and intuition of nature and the group.

Are you ready for the
adventure
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to meet
yourself?

What you’ll take away from this event

● The experience of a space filled with connection and trust
● Greater clarity about what or who you truly are
● Greater clarity about your beliefs, coping mechanisms, and survival strategies—and why you are the way you are
● Greater compassion for your own challenging aspects, states, and emotions—and those of others
● A greater ability to hold space and provide emotional support to others, meeting them with humility, curiosity, and compassion
● Equal opportunities for more introverted participants to speak up and express themselves, and to feel seen and heard without having to compete with more extroverted participants

Accommodations

We’ll be sleeping in tents at a campground in an area under the trees.

Camping Gear for Rent

Sleeping bag: 10 euros
Sleeping pad: 10 euros
Tent: 20 euros

Meals

Meals are not included in the price. So make sure to take care of yourself and bring your own food for breakfast and lunch. You might also want to bring something for the first day so you don’t run out. Especially around lunchtime, we’ll be out in nature, where it most likely won’t be possible to buy food. We’ll stop regularly at supermarkets to buy food, so we’re all in the same boat. For dinner, we usually go to a restaurant, though everyone is free to decide for themselves.

Transportation

I’m offering rides in my car from various starting points in Germany and along the route. Please get in touch with me if you’d like to take advantage of this. The nearest airport is in Genoa. However, you’ll definitely need a ride to get to the starting points in the morning. I’ll also help coordinate rides by matching people with other participants who are offering seats, renting a car, or sharing a rental car.

A video about some of the places we’ll visit

Details
Duration: 6 days
Arrival Friday, September 25, 2026, at the campground
Departure Wednesday, September 30, 2026, from the campground
Meeting point Campground
Target group Adults
Participants Max. 16
Participation fee 460 euros. Please contact me for a discount if you need to watch your budget
Accommodation: In tents at a campground
Guide: Oliver
Places we’ll visit: The Cinque Terre villages and the natural scenery in between

Included

● Leadership and guided tours
● Accommodation
● Train tickets between the villages
● 1-day Cinque Terre Pass
● Boat ride from Monterosso al Mare to Levanto

Not included

● Meals
● Transportation to Italy

Itinerary

Friday, September 25, 2026

We’ll meet at the campground starting at 7:00 PM. There’s no program other than settling in. We’ll stay at the same campground the entire time and travel to the respective starting points each morning.

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Introduction to “The Language of Connection” – activities to create a safe environment, trust, and connection within the group

1. 10:00 a.m. Gathering in a circle and start of activities
2. 2:00 p.m. Lunch
3. 3:30 p.m. Activities
4. Dinner
5. Additional activities, if necessary

Sunday, September 27, 2026

From Monterosso al Mare to Manarola

1. Morning circle
2. Time in nature (Monterosso al Mare – Vernazza – Corniglia – Manarola)
3. Dinner (we usually go out for dinner, but it’s up to each person)
4. Evening activities

Difficulty level:

Distance: 12.2 km
Ascent: 720 m
Descent: 690 m
Minimum elevation: 0 m
Maximum elevation: 400 m

Monday, September 28, 2026

From La Spezia to Riomaggiore

1. Morning circle
2. Nature time (La Spezia, Porto Venere, Riomaggiore)
3. Dinner (we usually go out for dinner, but it’s up to each person)
4. Evening Circle

Difficulty Level

Distance: 12.6 km
Ascent: 680 m
Descent: 650 m
Minimum elevation: 0 m
Maximum elevation: 520 m

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

From Levanto to Monterosso al Mare

1. Morning circle
2. Nature time (Levanto – viewpoint overlooking Monterosso)
3. Boat ride from Monterosso al Mare to Levanto
4. Dinner (we usually go out for dinner, but it’s up to each person)
5. Evening circle

Difficulty level:

Distance: 10 km
Ascent: 450 m
Descent: 450 m
Minimum elevation: 10 m
Maximum elevation: 360 m

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Closing Circle and Departure

1. Breaking camp and packing up
2. Closing circle
3. Departure

Heart-centered, trauma-sensitive nature time is not a substitute for medical, psychological, or psychiatric diagnosis, counseling, or treatment!

I'm offering rides in my car from various starting points in Germany and along the route. Please get in touch with me if you'd like to take advantage of this. The nearest airport is in Genoa. However, you’ll definitely need a ride to get to the starting points in the morning. I’ll also help arrange for people to share rides with other participants who are offering seats, renting a car, or carpooling.