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THE CIRCLE OF EIGHT

Eight leaders. four days in the Sahara. One decision.

This is what happened this year.
The next one has eight seats.

This is for you if you have decided to take a new step in your life.

If you feel it is time to create your own path — not the one you inherited, not the one expected of you — and you want to understand how things truly work from the leader’s point of view, this circle was built for you.

You do not need to arrive finished. You need to arrive decided.

The desert does not work on the curious. It works on those who have already said yes inside, and are looking for the ground where that decision becomes real.

*Eight seats.

Desert

Walking

Initiations

Silence

The Circle of Eight

Eight seats. One circle. The desert decides the rest.

The practical ground

Three nights in Marrakech on arrival.

Private transfers throughout, including airport round trip.

All meals included from day one.

Four days in the deep desert with an experienced nomad team.

The full Circle of Eight experience with Emanuele and special guests

Ceremonies and initiations — their depth is explained in person.

Held in Italian, Spanish, German and French.

Transformation

Reconnection

Mastery

Selection happens through a short application and a one-to-one conversation. There is no price on this page: after we speak, you will know the full details and we will see if this is the right ground for you.

Apply for one of the eight seats

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This is NOT a retreat

It is a

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WHAT AWAITS YOU

At the center of this work there is one thing: your emotional state – the one force that drives everything else.
Through conscious walking, silence, breath work, practical exercise and guided reflection, you will:

– Work on your state, not your schedule. Learn to lead from clarity and presence, under real pressure.
– Walk in silence. Days of conscious walking through the dunes, where the noise inside finally becomes audible.
– Breathe and reset. Breathwork and practical exercises that shift your state in minutes – tools you keep for life.
– Share what is real. Eight people in one circle, honest conversation without audience or performance.
– Face your patterns. The stories that shaped you, seen clearly, and the inner ones that slow you down, met head-on.

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Who this is for?

This circle was built for people who have decided to make a new move in their life – to create their own path and understand how things truly work from the leader’s point of view.
You do not apply out of curiosity.
You apply because something in you has already said yes.

WHAT YOU WILL LIVE?

Eight People

One Circle

Deep Respect

Real Challenge

Concrete Support

Before and after the Desert

Guidance

that goes where no public teaching has gone

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The journey in brief

Duration: 8 Days Total – Four of them in the deep desert.

Place: the deep desert, far from everything.

Experience: conscious walking, initiations, breathwork, silence, transmissions, circle work.

Purpose: Master your emotional state and lead from a different place.

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What to bring

– Comfortable clothing suited for the desert.

– Sturdy shoes for walking on sand.

– Sun protection and a hat.

– A sleeping bag.

– An open spirit and the willingness to put yourself on the line.

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How to Join

Selection happens through a short application and a one-to-one conversation.
There is no price on this page: after we speak, you will know the full details and we will see if this is the right ground for you.

If you feel the call, apply here:

Apply for one of the eight seats

YOUR GUIDE

Emanuele Ricci has spent years guiding people through the desert — and through what the desert reveals.
His work weaves together breathwork, ancient Tibetan practices and shamanic teachings, always translated into something practical: what you learn here, you use back home.

He does not lead from a stage. He walks beside you, and then leaves you alone under the stars — because that is where the real work happens.