MOROCCO MOVEMENT & MEDITATION RETREAT

In September 2023, we will once again fly to Marrakech! Here we live in the countryside, about 45 minutes south of the city in the most beautiful surroundings at the Bab Zouina retreat centre.

We will practice the Tibetan Rites, Yin & Yang Yoga, Dragon Dance Yoga, breathwork and meditation, enjoy delicious meals, go on excursions, explore the market in the city and generally calm down, enjoy life, breathe and feel. At the same time, we allow ourselves to be inspired and wake up to life by feeling the warmth of the sun, taking in the colorful surroundings, letting go of everyday life and stress at home and enjoy the good life in Morocco.

The practice: MOVEMENT, MEDITATION & MATCHA

This is Maria's signature practice. Every day we start with this ritual, which after the retreat you can take home with you and continue on your own to continue strengthening your body, mind, soul and heart. This is how it looks:

MOVEMENT 

The five Tibetan rites + Yin & Yang Yoga + Dragon Dance Yoga (a slow Yoga Flow made by Paul and Suzee Grilley)

MEDITATION

Savasana + Silent meditation

MATCHA

Matcha is served as tea or latte, which we enjoy in silence as the day wakes up

These simple rituals have a great health-giving effect and you will feel strengthened both physically and mentally. The Tibetan rites are built up along the way from starting with five repetitions on day 1 which we gradually increase day by day throughout the stay. The yoga will be light, no advanced poses, easy does it.

In addition to the morning practice, we will also practice Breathwork and Yin/Restorative Yoga in the evenings. You will learn about the Tibetan Rites, where they come from, what they actually do to the body, and you will take home a booklet for inspiration for further practice.

Of course, we will go on a trip to Marrakech where we wander around the market. Perhaps we will divide into smaller groups, according to interest. Some want to shop for carpets and lamps, others wish to spend time in the museums, while others agian want to discover the beautiful gardens hidden behind anonymous doors around the city. 

Particularly famous is the garden that Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre Bergè bought and saved from being razed to the ground in favor of a new asphalt road. A beautiful garden that the French artist Jacques Majorelle bought in 1923 and laid out as a park around the house he had built. Well worth a visit. In 2017, the YSL museum opened next to the Jardin Majorelle, a beautiful, calming museum designed by the modern architectural agency Studio KO. The exhibition is a "must see" for anyone who enjoyes fashion, art and creativity, fantastically beautiful.

At Bab Zouina, our home away from home, we have a pool, womderful gardens, a hammam for scrub and massage, and cozy areas both inside and outside for the days when we stay at home and just relax. You should have enough time to enjoy lazy hours where not much else happens other than sunbathing, reading, etc. WIFI only available in the reception. Enjoy this retreat as time off from Instagram, e-mails and Facebook. A digital light detox.

During the retreats to Bab Zouina, it's all about relaxing and enjoying quiet time between practice and meals. Here, the program is not very tightly packed, I wish for you to have plenty of time to do nothing. If you want to experience and explore more of the Moroccan culture, we are more than happy to help arrange an extra trip to Marrakech, or a trip to the beautiful Anima Garden. Or maybe you want to head out to the coast and visit Essaouira and see the beaches there. The possibilities are many. *you cover extra trips yourself, payment for these comes in addition.

We spend the mornings in silence until we finish our Movement, Meditation & Matcha practice and meet for breakfast. Come to yoga on an empty stomach. Food and coffee will be served after the morning practice.

Included in the price:

• Transfer to and from the airport
• 7 nights at our home away from home, which is located in the countryside and a short distance outside Marrakech, with comfortable rooms, a pool and our own staff who take care of us
• 1 x Trip to Marrakech
• 1 x traditional Hammam treatment
• Practice every morning
• Practice in the afternoon/evening
• Inspiration booklet that you can take home with you for further practice of what you learn
• Three meals a day including lunch on the two days we are on tour
• Healthy snacks and tea available all day

Food included:

- evening meal on the day we arrive

-breakfast, lunch and dinner for the next 6 days exept lunch on the day we spend in Marrakech

-breakfast on the day we travel home

You cover and organize yourself with:

• Flight - you are responsible for your own travel, participants come to Marrakech from various places in Norway.
• Covid: You must follow the rules that apply in Morocco yourself. A vaccination passport that is valid here at home is not necessarily the same in other countries
• Travel insurance
• Own consumption
• Tip!
• Lunch on the day we spend in Marrakech
• Massage and hammam. Massage options: shiatsu or oil massage
• Drinks other than water, tea and black coffee
• Possible tickets for e.g. Majorelle Garden, the YSL Museum, other museums in Marrakech - depending on what you want to visit
• Extra trips to Marrakech or more excursions if you want to go to several places in the local area on your own: Excursions: Berber souk, Anima garden, saffron farm, Agafay desert, camel ride

Price options

Triple room w/ private bathroom  €1,350/pers for a group of 3 traveling together

Double room w/ shared bathroom  €1,590/pers for a group of 2 traveling together

Double room w/ private bathroom  €1,750/pers for a group of 2 traveling together

Single room w/ shared bathroom  €1,850/pers

Single room w/ private bathroom  €1,990/pers

You secure your spot by paying a deposit of 400 Euro. 

The rest will be paid by invoice approximately 30 days before departure.

If you have any health challenges or if you are pregnant, get in touch before ordering.

Example of what the stay could look like:

Day 1 Arrival:

When you arrive, you will be assigned the room you will be staying in and settle in there. In the evening we have a joint meal and you will receive information about the stay. We also get to know each other and land safely and soundly together at the place that will be home for the next week.

Day 2: We spend the day at home, with yoga, good food and plenty of time to relax. Just let go.

08 Morning practice

09.30 Breakfast

OWN TIME

13.30 Brunch

OWN TIME

17.30 Dinner

20.30 Yin Yoga

Day 3: We spend the day at home, with yoga, good food and plenty of time to relax. Time for a massage maybe?

08 Morning practice

09.30 Breakfast

OWN TIME

13.30 Brunch

OWN TIME

17.30 Dinner

20.30 Yin Yoga

Day 4: We will go on a trip into the city and experience Marrakech!

08 Morning practice

09.30 Breakfast

11.00 Departure for Marrakech

18.00 Return

19 Dinner

21.30 Late nigth yoga program

Day 5: We spend the day at home, with yoga, good food and plenty of time to relax

07 Morning practice

08.30 Breakfast

09.30 Departure

18 Dinner

20.30 Yin Yoga

Day 6: We spend the day at home, with yoga, good food and plenty of time to relax. If you feel like going on another excursion to explore more, ask us, we will help you out with suggestions and booking.

08 Morning practice

09.30 Breakfast

OWN TIME

13.30 Brunch

OWN TIME

17.30 Dinner

20.30 Yin Yoga

Day 7: We spend the day at home, with yoga, good food and plenty of time to relax. Maybe book one last scrub in the Hammam before leaving to go back home?

08 Morning practice

09.30 Breakfast

OWN TIME

13.30 Brunch

OWN TIME

17.30 Dinner

20.30 Yin Yoga

Day 8: We pack up, give thanks and head home

08 Morning practice

09.30 Breakfast

Departure

This is a sketch of what the stay might look like. Further description to come.

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Important information regarding ordering:

- The trip can be freely canceled up to 21 days after booking if there is more than 3 months to the departure date

- In case of later cancellation, the deposit is not refunded

- If canceled within 60 days before departure, the customer will be charged 50% of the price of the trip.

- If canceled between 40-60 days before departure, it may be possible to get some of the total amount refunded.

- In case of cancellation from 40 days up to the time of departure, or if the traveler does not show up at departure or lacks the necessary papers, visas, vaccinations etc. to participate in the trip, no refund will be given.