Annual workshop schedule

What is transformation and what can enable it in our daily lives?
How to identify and deal with non-beneficial (mental and emotional) patterns that rule our lives?
Can the soul be freed from the burden of past regrets and future worries.
A silent retreat in the peacefulness of the magical desert of Neat Samdar in comfortable and luxurious rooms. During the retreat there will be daily yoga classes of your choice with Odalia, who is a senior Vijnana Yoga teacher.

Registration opens July 2026

.We are pleased to hold the Gaga Summer Workshop for the first time at Kibbutz Neot Smadar. Join us for a fine Gaga workshop with additional content that connects the desert to Neot Smadar.

After years of tradition in Moa we move to Naot Smadar (Moa has turned into a hotel) Keren Arbel will be joined by dharma teacher Layla Kimhi to guide a fine five-day retreat. In the retreat we will practice introspection, stopping, releasing and renewing in nature and in a unique place. In the silence and stillness of the desert, under a starry sky, in inner and outer silence. With two insightful senior teachers.Chef Avital Sabag will join us for accurate and delicious nutrition with love.

Registration opens in November

We moved with the Havruta concept to Naot Smadar, a communal settlement with organic farming and an observatory. During the stay there will be content workshops that bring the whole family together, hiking and getting to know the desert and the kibbutz, three days of family vacation in one of the most special places in Israel. The accommodation includes vegetarian meals for the entire stay and production.

A retreat is an opportunity to return to ourselves, fully engage in our lives and develop clarity of mind and qualities of the heart. We will spend the days remembering our deep nature with soft presence and gentleness, we will explore our basic freedom