PCAN Cyprus Encounter week 17th-24th April 2027

This will be the fifth year PCAN has booked at the 4-star Queen’s Bay Hotel, Paphos, Cyprus, for a week of Encounter*and holiday. Space for Encounter will be available each morning and evening from Monday to Friday, allowing plenty of time to enjoy the hotel facilities and delights of the island in the afternoons and the weekend days. We have a provisional reservation of 10 seaview rooms (with possibility of more if we fill those early). Later bookings may not be guaranteed with a seaview.

The rooms are booked at half-board rate. Food is excellent, of amazing range and ample. The hotel is family run, with many long-term staff who are friendly and very helpful. Accommodation consists of twin-bedded rooms, which can be booked for single occupancy, or shared.

Cost for single occupancy will be £599.00

Sharing – each person pays 372.50

Extra days can be booked - £101/day (single occupancy; £79.86/day if sharing)

Your place/s can be secured by a deposit of £120 per person for single occupancy, £60 per person sharing a room, paid to the PCAN account (see below), before the 15^th December 2026. The balance is paid after arrival to the Queen’s Bay Hotel.

Note: There may be a limited number of single rooms, so the earlier we could pay deposits the better chance of more single rooms. To secure the deal anyone wishing to book will need to commit to a deposit* of £120 before 20^th December 2026 (prices may increase after that date).

NB: Everyone will need to book their own flights and insurance. Transport to and from the airport, arranged by the hotel once they are informed of your flight times, will cost £40.

From the Queen’s Bay Hotel website:

The Queens Bay Hotel is the choice if you want a soothing, calming, tranquil holiday. Situated in a wonderful location set back from the main road with beautiful views of the sea and mountains. Queens Bay is a welcoming hotel with a pleasant, informal, sociable ambiance, with the right mix of professionalism and friendliness whilst maintaining the highest standards. Queens Bay Hotel is set in its own well-kept gardens that lead down to a cute natural lagoon. Simply relax and chill in the sun or sit back and enjoy the dramatic sunsets in the evenings as seen from the pool terraces, which add to the serenity of this hotel. Visit the hotel website for a gallery of tempting photos (including a fabulous pool!) and more information - https://www.queensbay.com.cy/

Accommodation: All rooms are furnished in a modern style in cheerful pastel colours with all modern amenities to ensure your stay is relaxing and at ease. Enjoy the impressive views from the rooms of the blue sapphire Mediterranean or more rustic views of the extensive banana plantations and vineyards. Free wifi is available in all rooms. Twin Rooms have 2 single beds or one Double bed (available on request). Twin rooms can also be booked as Single rooms (twin rooms for sole use). ________________________________________________________________________________

ENCOUNTER

• PCAN hosts Person-centredencounter groups. While participants do not need formal training in the Person-Centred Approach, understanding the approach would be helpful, and everyone is expected to follow person-centred principles. PCAN groups are self-facilitated. All participants share equal responsibility for facilitating the group. No one is required to speak, and everyone chooses for themselves how much they want to share.
• PCAN Encounter groups are, by their nature, temporary person-centred communities. This will almost certainly feel different from a familiar ‘regular’ group you may be used to. The environment is different; people may choose not to attend each session, or the full session, and so encounter may have a different flavour, but does not mean it is less valuable, growthful and profound. We, the hosts, aim to hold the space for encounter, for all participants to have the opportunity to true to themselves.

This means that participants:

• Are responsible for themselves
• Treat each other thoughtfully and with respect.
• Listen with empathic understanding, rather than immediately formulating a response.
• Hold one another in a positive light and to try to see things from the other person’s perspective.
• Are considerate, careful, and honest in what they say about each other, both when they are together and when they’re not.

Sara and Bernard

For more information, check out the PCAN website: www.pcan.info

Any queries: please contact Sara – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; mob. 07774 404983