MOROCCO RETREAT
Spring 2027: 17th - 24th April With Emma Rose Lowe (Essential Nature Yoga) & Erin Bunting (The Edible Flower)
Join us for a deliciously curated 7 nights of sunshine, desert, deep restoration, culture, culinary delight and cookery classes, treasure hunting in the souks, natural beauty, daily yoga, meditation and lots more on this Moroccan Yoga and Food Retreat.
We have carefully designed this Morocco retreat for a perfect blend of relaxation, culture and adventure to create a retreat where dreams will take shape.
We are staying in a gorgeous, 4* luxury retreat space just 30 minutes from the red city of Marrakesh. Surrounded by the beautiful landscape of the Moroccan desert with postcard perfect views of the Atlas mountains. On the edge of Marrakech's famous palm grove, our venue is an authentic oasis where everything moves calmly and you breathe an air of serenity.
With 2 pools, gardens and sunny secluded terraces overlooked by olive, citrus and date trees, rambling terracotta passageways and courtyards leading to spacious, elegant bedrooms designed with the perfect combination of historic and contemporary Moroccan design features and complete en-suite bathrooms, air conditioning and wifi.
There is also an on-site Hamman and spa, offering a range of massage, hammam, treatments and time honoured rituals - which is not included in the retreat cost but is affordable to add on to your stay. There are also bikes to rent at the venue if you fancy some additional exploration of the surrounding areas.
The venue will be our sanctuary to drop in, connect and revive. It is the perfect backdrop to the adventures we are including on this retreat.
Daily Yoga with Emma Rose:
We will practice yoga daily in the olive tree gardens or the rooftop terrace with desert and mountain veiws. This will be an accessible, breath led movement practice. There will also be some afternoon and evening yoga and Yoga Nidra sessions for the perfect way to relax, rejuvenate, and reconnect with yourself through dedicated time for yoga practice, breathwork, meditation, and reflection.
Moroccan cooking demo and chef led talk, sunset Desert Dinner and The Edible Flower Supper Club
With chef Erin Bunting of The Edible Flower, you’ll be invited into the soul of Moroccan cooking where flavour is layered, intuitive, and alive. In an intimate, chef-led experience, Erin will guide you through the alchemy of spice: how to recognise it, balance it, and awaken it. Fragrant ras el hanout, warming cinnamon, bright citrus, handfuls of fresh aromatic herbs, each element building something both grounding and transportive.
On the day of the cooking experience, you won’t just observe, you’ll gather and feast on Erin’s creations. Food that is vibrant, generous, and made to be savoured slowly, together.
As the retreat unfolds, the culinary experience deepens with a guided walk through the souks in Marrakech visiting the olive, preserves and spice markets.
One evening, you’ll be held in the golden hush of a sunset dinner in the desert. Plates arriving as the sky softens, warm against your skin, every bite heightened by the beauty of where you are.
On our final evening together you will experience one of Erin’s renowned Supper Club. Think slow-cooked tagines infused with depth and warm spice, zingy preserved lemon cutting through richness, aromatic herbs scattered in abundance, pomegranate jewels catching the light, silky textures, unexpected pairings, and that unmistakable Edible Flower touch; beautiful, abundant, layered flavoured deliciousness.
Included in your retreat:
- Breakfast and dinner are included into your stay. (Any additional meals enjoyed the retreat schedule are not included.)
What’s included:
7 nights 4* luxury accommodation
All meals (included in schedule)
Daily Yoga Emma Rose Lowe @essentialnatureyoga
Nightly Yoga Nidra
Moroccan cookery experience
Sunset Desert Dinner
The Edible Flower Supper Club
Artisanal Moroccan pottery workshop
Full Moon Fire Ceremony
A trip to the medina in Marrakesh to explore the must see sites and/or so you can shop till you drop in the souks
There will also be lots of free time included in the schedule to lay by the pool and relax, read and enjoy the spa or transportation can be arranged for additional trips to the souks or other excursions such as camel or hot air balloon rides (for an additional cost).
Provisional Schedule:
Saturday: Arrival from 2pm
Welcome circle & Moroccan tea ceremony
730pm Dinner
9pm Unwind Yoga & Yoga Nidra
Sunday:
730am Fresh fruit, tea and coffee available
830-1030am Grounding Yoga in the garden with walking meditation
1030am Brunch
- Free time -
5pm Moroccan food and dining experience with Erin
730pm Dinner
930pm Goodnight Yoga Nidra with Emma
Monday:
730am Fresh fruit, tea and coffee available
830-1030am Awakening somatic Yoga
1030am Brunch
1130: Artisanal Pottery Workshop & Trip to Medina
730pm dinner
9pm Goodnight Yoga Nidra
Tuesday:
730am Fresh fruit, tea and coffee available
830am Yoga
11am Brunch
- Free time
6pm Dinner
730pm Sunset Full Moon Fire Ceremony
Wednesday:
730am Fresh fruit, tea and coffee available
830-1030am Yoga
1030am Brunch
- Free time -
3-5pm Return to Self: sensory, somatic workshop with Emma
7pm Sunset Desert Dinner in the Agafay Desert
Thursday:
730am Fresh fruit, tea and coffee available
830-1030am Yoga
1030am: Bruch
Free time or optional activities day: Atlas mountain hike, cookery class, street food tour, shopping in the Medina
7pm dinner
9pm Goodnight Yoga Nidra
Friday:
730am Fresh fruit, tea and coffee available
Optional extra: Sunrise hot air balloon ride
930-11am Yoga
11am Brunch
Free time
7pm The Edible Flower Supper
Saturday:
Breakfast
Closing circle and Goodbyes
What's NOT included:
Additional excursions or activities outside of our schedule to souks or hot air balloon ride
Additional food and drinks at the retreat centre or lunch in the Medina
Flights, airport transfers, tourist tax, travel insurance, spa treatments
About your retreat leaders
Emma Rose Lowe
Founder of Essential Nature Yoga and Belonging: living the Celtic Wheel of the Year and owner of Mother of the Woods Retreat, Ireland.
Emma Rose Lowe is an internationally recognised Senior Tantra Yoga Teacher, Yoga Teacher Trainer and retreat leader. Over the course of a decade Emma has led and supported Yoga teacher trainings and retreats all around the world from Europe, to Bali, Thailand to Peru and now North Africa.
Emma has specialist training in yoga for women, anatomy and yoga nidra. She is also a trained fertility, menstrual health, sex and pleasure coach. At the heart of all Emma’s offerings - (whether trainings, retreats, Celtic teachings and mythology, folk herbalism, yoga and tantra, ceremony, Hen, Mother and menstrual blessings or Women’s Health coaching) is a devotion to support others reclaim their own body wisdom, intuition, creativity and liberation through reconnecting to the healing power of the natural world and the innate wisdom of cycles and rhythms.
Erin Bunting - The Edible Flower
Erin is a professional chef, TV cook for Ireland AM, recipe developer, food stylist and edible flower enthusiast, trained at the the prestigious Ballymaloe Cookery School in East Cork and the author of ‘The Edible Flower, a guide to Cooking and Growing Edible Flower ‘(as featured in Vogue, Sunday World, Country Living, The Irish News, Times and Examiner, Washington Post to name a few).
Erin has a real gift in making wonderfully complex layers of flavour and produce feel unpretentious and at the same time exquisitely beautiful and delicious. Inspired by the seasons, her extensive world travels and cookery immersions, Erin’s food is seasonal, utilising the best of local produce and infused with a little bit of magic in every mouthful. An incredible teacher, Erin’s knowledge and devotion is next to none.
Getting here: The closet airport to our venue is Marrakech Menara Airport (RAK, IATA, ICAO, GMMX)
All airport transfers can be arranged directly with our venue upon booking for a very affordable rate and discounted group transfers (this will be a private car that will meet you with a name sign at the airport). Alternatively you can get a local taxi at the airport (approximately 30 minutes travel time).
Closer to the date, we will create a whatsapp group so you can coordinate flight times and shared transfers.
Flight info: If you are travelling from Ireland, please note that Easyjet flies direct from Belfast to Marrakech Wednesdays and Sundays and Ryanair flies direct Saturdays and Mondays but these flights are usually not released until 6-9 months in advance (so don't panic if you look at flights and there are none available).
There are direct flights from London and all major European airports.
Booking options
Early bird pricing: £1550 per person based on 2 persons sharing twin or double room
£1995 for private room for 1 person
Includes: 7 nights luxury accommodation and scheduled meals, all yoga classes and workshops, cookery experience, Sunset Desert Dinner, Pottery workshop and Medina trip
A £500 non refundable deposit is required to secure your place and the remaining balance due by November 2026.
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