Come and nurture a deeper awareness of you, gain expertise to manage your energy, grow your self-care, reconnect with your inner radiance, and indulge your senses in the vibrancy of what Morocco has to offer. No previous experience in yoga is needed to join this retreat, so if words in the world of yoga are foreign to you, then simply let your curiosity guide you to show up and just take it from there.
Optional daily excursions can be arranged with an additional extra cost to the Ouzoud Waterfalls, Ourika Valley and / or a sensory experience of the markets of Marrakesh.
All activities are optional so depending on your needs and desires, this retreat can be as relaxing or as explorative as you wish.
There came a day when I wished I had brought winter clothes to Asia. The temple we stayed at was in Cameron Highlands, 1400 meters up in the mountains in Malaysia and apparently that can get pretty damn cold. Malaysians are however terrified of cold weather, as many of them stated themselves, and they had packed huge bags with a lot of clothes to prepare themselves. Luckily for me, they were really generous with sharing their scarves and extra pairs of socks...
What a relief it would be to be cell phone-less! I did not know it was going to be such a relief to turn of the phone, out of sight, out of mind. There even came a point when I was searching through my bag and accidentally grabbed my phone and caught myself thinking "What is this", which is ironic because usually I am searching around in my bag thinking "Where is it? where is it?" I will definitely decrease my phone usage after this experience, not carrying it around with me all the time. Why do we feel that we need to be so accessible all the time? ... What's the rush?
That Malaysians don't do Nobel silence very well... The retreat was supposed to be under nobel silence and however much I tried to stay in silence every day, Malaysians are apparently really chatty people. So sometimes I was silent until lunch, other days until later that evening because people were really curious over how a Finn ended up there pretty much in the middle of nowhere. I think the additional challenge of being in silent will have to be on my next retreat, depending on where it is, according to Ajahn Achallo, maintaining the silence isn't happening at a Thai retreat either…
Practices include explorations of:
You will be served vegetarian Moroccan breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
The following meals are included:
The following drinks are included:
The following dietary requirement(s) are served and/or catered for:
