YOGA JOURNEY IN MOROCCO with Vierka Ayisi

YOGA | TRAVEL | WELLNESS | RENEWAL

10 - 19. April, 2024


• Marrakech • Atlas Mountains • Argan Oil • Bath Ritual Hammam • Desert • Moroccan Tea Ritual 

MOROCCO – a labyrinth of stories, dreams, and contrasts. A maze of secrets and myths. Here, at night, the hot African nights pulsate with the enticing power of Arabic jasmine. And in the hours between dusk and dawn – the lyrical beauty of the call to prayer momentarily brings serenity to the sensory, bustling passageways of the city.

Far from the hubbub of the city, our tour across Morocco includes a stay in the desert giving you the opportunity to find tranquillity, harmony and inspiration amongst the mysteries of the sand. Beauty is everywhere here in the Sahara.

Wherever you are in Morrocco, your senses will find release. On the noisiest square in the world, you will find a sacred space of silence and see the beauty that fills you from the inside. You will touch the silence. You will understand yourself as you discover symbols and reignite the enchantment of creation with a renewed trust that the magic comes from you.

And in a single moment, hugged by Morocco, beguiled by the breathtaking beauty that surrounds you; you will understand the infinite creative energy within all of us. You will allow yourself to welcome it and acknowledge that we are its source.

YOGA

Daily meditation and yoga classes will be offered in a way to relax, stimulate, and help us to grow in our own personal practice. Classes are open to all levels, beginner to practiced, and can range from gentle and restorative to more vigorous vinyasa flow and ashtanga styles.* Style and class levels will be determined and modified to fit participating students' needs.
Students will be able to get personalized attention and comfortability to deeply explore their practice. Depending on each retreat location, classes will be held in a dedicated indoor yoga space and some also offer outdoor options as well for us to use if the weather is agreeable.

Teacher and practice

Vierka Ayisi

Founder and CEO of Inspirit Agency & Inspirit woman organisation. Instructor of Inspirit yoga concept, guided meditation & affirmation. Soundhealing therapist.
An international yoga & meditation instructor, teaches public, private and corporate lessons, therapies and workshops. Vierka organizes events & workshops, always focused on a healthy lifestyle, the development of physical condition, mental harmony and interactive deepening of mutual support and friendship. She also organizes exotic retreats in countries such as Bali, Thailand, Mexico and the Maldives.
Vierka lectures on mental / physical health and happiness and on topics of deepening knowledge of self, life purpose and the keys to inner strength and spirituality. She conducts regular public sound therapies - sound healing, using vibration and resonance from special resonant instruments, to gain lost balance, health, satisfaction, relaxation and joy.
She also teaches lessons of guided positive affirmations.  simple, short and strong sentences or statements that are used to correct or completely eliminate negative or unfavorable thoughts and feelings.

www.inspiritagency.com

Check out the level of adventure you can expect  during your yoga holidays with us

Adventure begins

Day 1 ~ Arrival to Marrakech

Flight to Marrakech. The first touch with the country, where our senses are stronger thanks to its colours, tastes, and scents. We are going to remember them long after our return home. Transfer to the hotel check-in, free program, dinner.

There is no yoga on the first day of arrival. 

 

 

Marrakesh - a city of miracles

Day 2 ~ Let's get to know the city in an ecological way - on foot and by bike. Medina, Berber markets, Koutoubia Mosque.

Breakfast and Marrakech awaits us. Red City, Daughter of the Desert, Gateway to the Mountains, Pearl of the South and Baghdad of the West. A vibrant city where colors, smells, tastes and experiences heighten the senses. The city of miracles.

We will start to discover the beauties of Marrakesh in an ecological way. He who does not try, will not believe. After 2 hours on a bike, we guarantee that you will be able to find your way around the old city - the medina - and you will become a real local Marrakchi. Together with young, local guides, at a pleasant pace, we will discover the hidden gems and corners of Marrakech, known only to locals and which usually remain hidden from tourists. In the afternoon, the markets in the old medina await us, for which we will allocate enough time. Because what we will see here together will far exceed our expectations. You can find here everything you can think of - beautiful Berber jewelry, fragrant spices, hand-decorated dresses like from 1000 and 1 Nights, typical Moroccan babouche shoes, leather handbags, hand-woven baskets, masterfully forged lamps, alabaster statues, precious stones and crystals, traditional Berber carpets. Early evening return to the hotel, dinner.

Yoga practice: Morning yoga & evening yoga & circle talks

Marrakech - enchanting beauty

Day 3 ~ Majorelle Gardens, YSL Museum, creating your own personal perfume

We wake up to the sound of the museon's voice calling the faithful to prayer. The iconic gardens of the Jardin Majorelle in the Gueliz district await us. After Jemaa El Fna Square, the second most visited place in Marrakech. Yves Saint Laurent's gift to a city that welcomed him with open arms after a very tumultuous period of life's ups and downs. 300 plant species from 5 continents.

After lunch in sia we will create our personal aphrodisiac perfume. An amazing day full of experiences, smells and tastes. In the evening transfer to Atlas, dinner, free program.

Yoga practice: Morning yoga & meditation

Sacred time for yourself and the nobility of Berber jewelry

Day 4 ~ It's time to start enjoying your stay to the fullest

Welcome to the heart of a Berber village. .Breakfast and it's time to start exploring the wonderland. Nourish yourself and fully immerse yourself in all the wonderful experiences that await you. You can just relax all day by the pool at our hotel and enjoy the warm and sunny weather, privacy, delicious food.

In the afternoon, a Berber man comes to our hotel who knows the secrets of the legacy of Berber jewelry. Are you ready to hear the message of the Berber women? We know from our own experience that you don't choose the jewelry, but the jewelry chooses you. When the time comes, all that wisdom and knowledge will be imparted to you through symbols and stones.

Yoga practice: Morning yoga & evening meditation

The magic of the ancestors, the valley of beauty and the Berber culture

Day 5 ~ Ourika River Valley and Berber Villages

After breakfast and yoga practice, we leave for Ourika. A valley that is only 40 minutes from MARRAKECH, but suddenly a completely different world opens up to us. In spring it is full of blossoming cherry and almond trees, in autumn it offers an unrepeatable view against the backdrop of the snow-capped peaks of the High Atlas. Easy trekking. Nature and places so magical and powerful that they make your soul sing, nourish you and fill you with gratitude and respect.

After lunch, a visit to the cooperative and connecting to the legacy of the ancestors through the powerful magic of Berber carpets. However, let's not forget that the same applies here as with jewelry - the carpet chooses you at the moment when you are ready to light up and activate the next diamond of your soul through symbols, colors and the legacy of your ancestors.

Morning yoga. 

Sacred time for yourself and purification of body & mind HAMMAM

Day 6 ~ It's time to start enjoying your stay to the fullest

Breakfast and we have time for ourselves again. Through Dovyživenie, we will fully immerse ourselves in all the wonderful experiences that await us. We relax by the pool at our hotel and enjoy the warm and sunny weather, privacy, delicious food.

In the afternoon, a HAMMAM awaits us. Hammam is a traditional spa ritual, after which time and space take on a completely different dimension. The ritual, which is above all beneficial for the body and mind, has played an important role in Moroccan culture for centuries. The combination of heat and pure herbal preparations means that there are few treatments in the world as effective as the hammam. Traditional hammam procedure with the option of massage techniques that have been passed down from generation to generation.

Morning yoga & evening meditation, discussion, stargazing

Agafay desert

Day 7 ~ A magical place.

Breakfast and direction Agafay. Agafay is a stone desert with an amazing microclimate at the foot of the Atlas Mountains. A magnificent and majestic place, with a million stars in the sky. You adapt very quickly to the rhythm of the desert with incredible ease. Have you ever practiced yoga in the desert? Love for life. We are in the desert and have the opportunity to experience camel riding. It won't just be about the ride itself - it will be about the Story. About the powerful story of women - who were beautiful, strong and free and men who knew the Truth, understood the language of the desert and followed its signs. A story about trade caravans that traveled through the endless desert. Free program, accommodation in the desert, dinner.

Evening yoga in the desert, salutation to the Sun and the Moon, partial fire ceremony associated with Vedic mantras

 

The nomads are moving south

Day 8 ~ The magic and charm of the present moment

We wake up early in the morning with the sunrise over the desert and an experience we will remember for the rest of our days. Just us and the sacred silence of the morning dawn. Morning yoga practice, breakfast and we return back to our hotel. Free program.

Morning Yoga & Evening Yoga

Sacred time for yourself

Day 9 ~ Plan your own Marrakech adventure or relax by the pool

Nourish yourself and for the last time fully immerse yourself in all the wonderful experiences that await you. You can again just relax all day by the pool in our hotel and enjoy the warm and sunny weather, privacy, delicious home-cooked food prepared in the kitchen by local women from fresh ingredients. Or visit Marrakesh and explore the gardens, museums, experience the best cooking class we've ever had at the oldest restaurant in the medina, or do your last shopping at the markets.

Our secret tip: How about a trip to the MOUNTAIN full of Diamonds? Wild rosemary, fragrant lavender and a mountain full of crystals, amethysts and citrines. Do you hear which one is calling your name? Very sacred moments of connecting with your soul through the energy field of precious stones.

But please don't forget to come back in the evening for our farewell last dinner together.

Farewel and return trip

Day 10 ~ Breakfast and departure from Marrakech

After breakfast, we will set off to the airport and take a flight from Marrakesh. In reality, after just 10 days in the kingdom of beauty, however, your experiences will reflect those of a month’s stay.

DETAILS & PRICE & CONDITIONS

This 8-day retreat is curated and fully guided to allow you to enjoy your traveling and trip to the fullest, not having to worry about the details. Our beautiful hotels, exquisite local food and hand-picked experiences are tried and tested by Aromi Travel to give you the best authentic Moroccan experience.

• 10 days / 9 nights
• Inclusive Retreat Price:  2375 €  (shared room*), + 460 € (single room occupancy)
• Max  guests: 10
   * Guests traveling alone can choose the shared room and we match up based on guest profile.
   ** Final balance due 60 days before retreat start date

 

INCLUDED:

• return flight ticket ( VIENNA -MARRAKECH)
•  all transfers during the stay
• 9x accommodation 
• 9x halfboard
• yoga program with Vierka Ayisi
• Marrakech - a tour around the city with a tour guide according to the program
• Marrakech - a walking tour in medina
• Marrakech - abike tour 
• A day trip to Ourika Valley + waterfalls + mountains,
• authentic local Hammam experience
• A guide during the whole stay
• Yoga program with Vierka Ayisi  includes: yoga practice ( class/ meditation/ healing ceremony/ discussions) based on the program, lessons do not take place on the day of arrival and   departure, one day during the stay is without yoga practice.

NOT INCLUDED:

• flight tickets
• travel Insurance (mandatory)
• lunches
• tours taken during your “free” time,entrance fees, all your shopping and cost of shipping if applicable, alcohol outside of planned dinners, staff gratuities

Reserve your stay

MORE QUESTIONS?

1. WHAT WILL OUR YOGA PROGRAM LOOK LIKE?

(1-2 times a day), interesting lectures, discussions, healing meditations, all surrounded by a beautiful and soothing environment. Suitable and manageable even for complete beginners

2. WHERE DOES OUR JOURNEY BEGIN AND END?

Our adventure begins the moment you land in Marrakech, Morocco. A transfer to the hotel IS provided from this airport. On our last day, we fly again from Marrakesh.

3. WHO LEADS THE WAY?

This trip is led by AromiTravel founder Adina Flimel and InspirAgency founder Vierka Ayisi. During our journey we will be joined by local, expert insiders, artisans and craftsmen who have deep knowledge of local cultures, customs and history and are excited to share it with us.

4. DO I HAVE TO PAY AN EXTRA CHARGE FOR A SINGLE-BED ROOM?

Our stay price is set for accommodation in a double room. . In the case of solo travelers who want to book a private room, it is necessary to pay the price for a single room - 460 EUR at the time of registration.

5. WHAT ARE THE RULES FOR CANCELING THE RESERVATION?

We strongly recommend purchasing travel insurance as we cannot make an exception in the event of a family/medical emergency or trip cancellation (see our terms and conditions for full details).
More than 120 days before original departure: EUR per person): Cancel the reservation and receive a full refund (minus a service charge of EUR 500 per person).
From 119 to 61 days before original departure: Cancel the reservation and get 50% back.
Up to 60 days before original departure: 100% non-refundable

6. CAN I TRAVEL ALONE?

It's perfectly fine to sign up alone, as a couple, or in a group. We will all get to know each other and become friends. Even people who have never practiced yoga or are complete beginners can apply. I look forward to our adventures together.

Do you have questions? Arrange a phone call with us