TAİDER Next Gen Now Gen Summit 2024, Cappadocia
Friday, May 17, 2024
Kapadokya, Nevşehir
We are holding our Next Gen Now Gen Summit, organized annually in a different location for our Next Gen and Now Gen members, in Cappadocia this year!
The first day of our summit began with the co-chair of the Next Gen Committee, Rana Yiğitbaşı, introducing the theme "To Exist: The Journey from I to Us" to our participants, followed by co-chair Süleyman Çalışkan sharing the two-day summit program. Afterward, our participants briefly introduced themselves to the whole group and participated in a "Meet and Greet Circle" led by Nadya Kaya, getting to know each other and their feelings more closely. Then, the first training session of the summit, titled "Who Am I: Our Life Script and Personality" with our instructor Şebnem Ergül, took place. Some participantsvisited one of the historic shops in Nevşehir, where they received in-depth information on pottery making from the masters and later participated in a workshop to experience it themselves. The intense first day was crowned with an elegant dinner at Elai Restaurant.
Our members experienced the Hot Air Balloon Tour, which has been conducted in Cappadocia since 1990, on the morning of the second day of the Next Gen Now Gen Summit! As the daylight began to illuminate the surroundings, our members took their places in the field to prepare for the flight. They witnessed a mesmerizing view during the one-hour balloon tour, escaping the high-paced city life and creating an unforgettable experience. As Next Gens and Now Gens, we spent the second day of our summit fully engaged. We started our day early with yoga led by Nadya Kaya to relax our bodies and minds. Then, under the guidance of Şebnem Ergül, we had an intensive three-session training process. We listened to valuable insights from our instructor and actively participated in sessions titled “Our Emotional Intelligence and Relationship Styles,” “The Me Within the Team; Secure Behavior and Effective Feedback,” and “Our Future Self; Discovery Skills and SWOT Analysis.” We also conducted one session of our Future-Now Conversations project, where Next Gens and Now Gens shared their experiences. Guided by an instructor, we took approximately a 4-kilometer nature walk in the Red Canyon Valley, witnessing magnificent views away from the city. As the final stage of the day, we organized a beautiful evening dinner and entertainment for all participants, relieving ourselves of the day’s fatigue.
To start the last day of our Next Gen and Now Gen Summit with a relaxed and open mind, we began the program with yoga and meditation. After an hour filled with peace and silence, we held a session led by Noa Zola titled “Journey from Me to Us through the Eyes of a Shaman” to enhance our self-awareness. The session “Understanding Dreams through the Eyes of a Dream Therapist,” where we learned a lot about the connection between our dreams and subconscious, as well as how to interpret dreams, was conducted by Ali Rıza Duru. Just as we opened the first day of our event, we concluded with a closing circle led by Nadya Kaya, taking one more step closer to ourselves and thus completing our event. We extend our gratitude to all our instructors, committee members, and participants who contributed to our event.