Nourish Your Soul: A Moroccan Yoga Experience
Transition between the seasons with this once in a life time retreat experience: Nourish Your Soul. Through powerful mind body practices: yoga, meditation, self-reflection and more, amidst the wonders of Marrakech, Morocco.
When: 25-29th September 2025
Where: Manira Palm, Marrakech
What: Yoga, meditation, self-reflection and connection.
Throughout this 4-night, 5-day experience, you will engage in daily yoga, meditation and self-reflection practices, to help you reconnect to yourself.
Morocco’s stunning landscapes, vibrant culture, heritage rich in spirituality and warm climate make for a very special destination to retreat and create lasting memories. Temperatures will have cooled down, with highs of 28 and lows of 20 degrees, meaning we can practice on the outside shala and even feast outside in the evenings.
Nourish Your Soul is designed help you find your balance and bliss, and truly come home to yourself at a time when you need most nourishing: the change of seasons, Summer to Autumn.
A seasonal transition is a particularly nice time to go on retreat and embark on this work on yourself. As summer comes to a close, we prepare ourselves for cooler, cosier times, carving out this time for yourself, intentionally, will give you the space to reflect on how the year has gone and perhaps how you want to move forward into the rest of the year.
You will leave feeling empowered, inspired, nourished, from the inside out, with some gentle life enhancing tools and techniques to embody the very best version of yourself.
THE VENUE
Introducing you to Manira Palm: a hub for healing.
This place is so special; an elegant eco villa on the outskirts of Marrakech. It’s both luxury and authentic to create a unique experience for each of their guests. Their mission is to protect the planet & the people that live on it, so is dedicated to creating sustainability for the soil and the soul.
Hidden amongst the olive trees, situated in a peaceful and serene location, with surrounding views of the Atlas Mountains – Manila Palm is a short 20 minute drive to the hustle and bustle of Marrakech Medina. Ourika Valley and Lake Takerkoust are also just a stones throw away.
Sample schedule of a day on retreat in Morocco
Wake up with morning meditation and a full body yoga practice
Enjoy a well deserved delicious breakfast
Some free time / have massages / explore with group excursions / time for self reflections and journaling
Afternoon snack and smoothie
Relax and restore on the rooftop with a yin yoga session as the sunsets
Feast with the group over an authentic Moroccan dinner
Relax / chill / read / sleep
THE YOGA
Welcome each brand new day on retreat, saluting to the Moroccan sun with morning yoga and meditation on the beautiful outside yoga shala.
These AM classes will be vinyasa inspired, encouraging you to awaken every muscle, bone and joint, and move with your breath. The classes are designed to rejuvenate and invigorate your mind and body – ready for a day ahead in paradise.
Evening classes will be yin inspired, focusing more on slow, deep stretches, holding positions for long periods of time – allowing for a more meditative experience. Yin targets the deep connective tissue, known as the fascia, to release stiffness and promote healthy blood flow throughout the body. Grace will transport you into parasympathetic nervous system state, preparing you for a nourishing, deep sleep. These classes will take place around sunset, on the rooftop of our villa, overlooking the Atlas Mountains.
Grace’s approach has always been a holistic one, through her yoga and hypnotherapy work with clients, she will infuse this mind body connection throughout.
Promising to take you on a journey, each day will follow a particular theme or point of focus. This will make room for self inquiry and self reflection. She will offer some journaling exercises daily, which you can do at your own leisure.
You will leave this enriching experience with various tools, techniques, self awareness and life enhancing experiences in your heart. So, in that sense, you will come away a different version of yourself.
DINNER IN THE DESERT
Included in your retreat package is once in a life time experience of a dinner in the Moroccan dessert.
Together we will travel to the stone desert, feast over a 3-course authentic Moroccan meal, in a nomadic tent, whilst being entertained with live gnawan music and warmed with a wood fire. All of this will happen whilst the sunsets and the starry night sky comes alive.
I hope for this to be a once in a truly unforgettable experience; a memory you can take away with you and cherish forever.
THE FOOD
You will be fed in abundance throughout your time at Manira Palm. Typically, there are 2 main meals on retreat, a big breakfast post morning yoga to fill up your bellies for the day, an afternoon smoothie and snack and an evening banquet of local delicious cuisine.
This will all be cooked by our amazing onsite chefs, leaving you nourished from the inside out, from bowl to soul. We will of course cater to any dietary requirements.
All food is included in the cost of your retreat.
Breakfast will be a traditional breakfast, using locally sourced foods and full of protein to fill your bellies up for the day ahead. There will be one main cooked dish, whether it be berber omlette, loubia, bessara plus a selection of breads, fruit and yogurt.
THE ROOMS
Manira Palm has 6 exclusive bedrooms, all with an ensuite bathroom for your personal space and privacy.
There are four twin single rooms and two double rooms.
You can come alone or share with a friend. Please note all the prices you see are per person, based on sharing. If you wish to come alone, as a rough guide, add 40% onto the price you see.
All of the beds at Manira Palm are made from recycled materials and the decor in all rooms has been sourced from local artisans from the villages around surrounding.
As an eco villa, they strive to minimise our energy consumption, however they do have other electrical amenities available for guests upon request (e.g. hair dryer, kettle).
*These rates do not include the Moroccan Tourist & Night Taxes which are charged at 25dh (around £5) per person per night direct to the authorities.*
PRICING
Red Room: Self-Love
Decorated in deep reds, combining traditional Moroccan styles with earthy bohemian décor. This charming room creates a soothing ambience that is idyllic for creating a sense of grounding to promote self-love.
The room is complete with ensuite, garden terrace, high speed internet and air conditioning. Choose from Super King bed or Twin Singles, just let me know your preference.
Basic amenities include water in the room, towels and bath towels and personal care products.
Price per person, based on 2 people sharing: £845
Early bird pricing: £795
SOLD OUT
Orange Room: Find Your Bliss
Helping you settle into the Moroccan flow, this room is decorated with subtle orange tones to help inspire creativity, promote abundance and well being, so you can find your bliss.
Complete with glass windows on all four walls for panoramic views of the olive fields beyond. This room is light and airy will leave you feeling energised and refreshed.
It has an ensuite, high speed internet and air conditioning.
Basic amenities include water in the room, towels and bath towels and personal care products.
Price per person, based on 2 people sharing: £845
Early bird pricing: £795
SOLD OUT
Green Room: Clarity
Find clarity in the green room! Green is associated with the element of air, the centre within each of us symbolising love, compassion and acceptance. This spacious room is complete with own private garden terrace and walk in wet room.
Basic amenities include water in the room, towels and bath towels and personal care products.
Price per person, based on 2 people sharing: £875
Early bird pricing: £845
This room can fit 3 people in, making the prices above a little cheaper. Please enquire separately about this.
Yellow Room: Ignite Your Inner Sparkle
Your inner sparkle is a light, that is within us all, waiting to shine bright. This room will help you ignite it with prime views of the sunrise from the comfort of your large king size bed. Watch the fire rise over the olive fields bringing a new light and confidence to the start of your day.
Basic amenities include water in the room, towels and bath towels and personal care products.
Price per person, based on 2 people sharing: £915
Early bird pricing: £865
This room can fit 3 people in, making the prices above a little cheaper. Please enquire separately about this.
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Purple Room: Come Home to Yourself
Come Home to Yourself in the deep purple tones of Morocco. Combining luxury and authenticity, the light room, is decorated to inspire the imagination, this room is detailed with minimalistic berber patterns in true Moroccan taste. Not only does this room have a private balcony overlooking the pool but the ensuite is complete with a free standing bath where you can relax and unwind as you gaze over the Atlas Mountains.
Basic amenities include water in the room, towels and bath towels and personal care products.
Price per person, based on 2 people sharing: £915
Early bird pricing: £865
Blue Room: You Are Enough
Combining luxury and comfort, this room is a retreaters dream come true. Decorated with calming blue tones, it’s detailed with minimalistic Moroccan taste. Not only does this room have a private balcony overlooking the pool but the ensuite is complete with a free standing bath where you can relax and unwind as you gaze over the Atlas Mountains.
Choose from a Super King bed or Twin Singles, just let me know your preference at time of booking.
Basic amenities include water in the room, towels and bath towels and personal care products.
Price per person, based on 2 people sharing: £945
Early bird pricing: £895
SOLD OUT
YOUR RETREAT PACKAGE
What’s included
Twice daily yoga and meditation practice.
All food: delicious abundant breakfasts, afternoon smoothies and snacks, evening banquet dinners.
A once in a lifetime opportunity of dinner in the desert: 3-course authentic Moroccan meal, with a wood fire and live music, alongside fellow retreaters.
Transfers to and from the airport.
What’s not included
Your flights to and from Morocco.
Optional extras: there are a range of activities we can organise for you at an additional cost during your time here in Morocco. Think Atlas Mountain hikes, a trip to the Medina, hikes to the waterfalls, cooking classes, massages…whatever your heart desires.
Travelling to Morocco
Fly to Marrakesh, then your transfer to Manira is all organised and paid for. Currently, flights are showing up as very cheap – around £150.
Payment
All of the prices you see above are the early bird offerings. This will last for a limited time only. If you want to discuss payment plans please email me and ask, I can be flexible (no pun intended!) and make this work for you. You will need to pay a non refundable deposit of £250 to secure your place.
Please email me with any questions info@gracefulmindandbody.co.uk, to discuss payment plans and to book on. I will share my bank details with you so you can make payment.
Cancellation Policy
With an understanding that sometimes life brings us unexpected circumstances, if you need to cancel for a reason outside of your control, I will need 6 weeks advance notice, to give me enough time to sell the place to another yogi. Your deposit upon booking is non refundable, the rest will be refunded.
TESTIMONIALS
“Grace is one of the best yoga teachers I’ve been to! Her style of slow flow combines not only physical movement with fun challenging poses if one wishes but also the meditative side with aspects of visualisation weaved throughout. Her angelic voice is exceptionally suited to this style of teaching and she gives such lovely adjustments to help you improve. Her Ibiza retreat was expertly organised and such a beautiful combination of yoga and mindful work with fun throughout it all! I would highly recommend to everyone. It was such a nice reset and appropriate for all levels!”
“I had the best experience at Thrive in Ibiza. I didn’t really know what I was going to be doing as it was a completely new experience for me. But the only way to express how valuable and extraordinary it was, is to say that I now have a tattoo to represent my time. I was surrounded by amazing supportive women that I instantly felt like home around. Grace is such a special person and I feel so lucky to have been a part of something so magical.”
“I went on Grace’s ‘Thrive’ retreat in Ibiza in November. It was, quite simply, sensational. I can really struggle with the mindfulness, contemplative aspects of yoga, so am always looking to combine some small developments on that front with more substantial physical developments. After having two children in the past four years, I had reached a relatively useless state with my spinal flexibility and hip openness. After four days of Grace’s yoga instruction, I really felt I went home with a different spine and set of limbs. It was a perfect mixture of slow and yet intense and challenging.”
