The Living Well Retreat
Essaouira - Morocco
This exclusive six night and six day - retreat will be limited to 14 guests and held in a beautiful traditional villa 20 minutes outside Essaouira, Morocco, from 5th–11th March.
Essaouira effortlessly charms with its atmospheric medina, vibrant arts scene, sweeping coastline, and rich cultural history. It offers the perfect backdrop to slow down, reconnect and step away from the demands of everyday life.
During your retreat, you’ll enjoy delicious, nourishing and beautifully prepared traditional vegetarian Moroccan meals made with fresh, locally sourced ingredients. These will complement our daily programme of yoga, meditation, pranayama and Kirtan (Bhakti Yoga), creating space to move, breathe, rest and reconnect.
During these dates, we will also run part of our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training at the same venue. The retreat and training will run alongside one another, with slightly different daily schedules and intentions. However, the two groups will naturally come together at certain points throughout the day for shared practices.
The retreat itself will have a much more spacious, relaxed rhythm, with plenty of time built in for rest, exploration, and simply enjoying your surroundings. The teacher trainees, by contrast, will follow a fuller and more intensive programme of study and practice.
One lovely benefit of the two experiences running alongside one another is that retreat guests can also join some of the deeper workshops, teachings, and learning sessions that form part of the teacher training. These will be offered as optional add-ons, so if something particularly inspires you, you can choose to explore it more deeply without committing to the full training schedule.
Joining the retreat does not mean you are completing the 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training or receiving a teaching qualification. The retreat remains a standalone experience in its own right, with the added opportunity to dip into some of the deeper learning happening around you, if you feel called to.
We’ll also enjoy a day trip to Sidi M’Barek, a breathtaking coastal and Berber hike with waterfalls and beautiful natural scenery.
You'll also have plenty of time to wander the beach, explore local markets and souks, immerse yourself in Essaouira's culture, or rest at the villa. You may enjoy a massage or traditional hammam, curl up with a book, soak up the sunshine, or do very little at all.
This retreat invites you to step away from the everyday, create space for yourself, and enjoy six nourishing days of movement, rest, connection, culture, and inspiration.
Are you ready to join Aimee and me for this transformative journey and return home feeling refreshed, restored and rejuvenated?
If you are interested in any of the deeper workshops, teachings, and learning sessions, please inquire by email with emily @ emilyogagilchrist@gmail.com or with Aimee Warren @ woh.yoga@gmail.com
Meet the team
Emily Gilchrist
Emily brings over 20 years of heartfelt yoga teaching, retreat facilitation and healing experience, guiding students with warmth, depth and a lifelong devotion to the transformative path of yoga.Please read more HERE
Aimee Warren
Aimee is a heart-led yoga teacher, sound practitioner and devotional singer who brings grounding, warmth and bhakti through movement, mantra, breath and the healing power of voice.
What’s included?
Transfers to and from Marrakech airport to the Riad
Brunch, dinner, snacks and all-day drinks
Daily Yoga classes
Daily Meditation
Daily Pranayama
Daily Kirtan
Afternoon trip out to Sidi M’barek waterfalls
Cacao Ceremony with Live Music and Movement
Accommodation
Heated swimming pool
What’s not included?
Other trips out that are not included in the schedule
Any extra food that is not on the schedule
Optional workshops
Any additional treatments, massages
Hammam
Investment fee
Early bird rate running until January 15th 2027
Twin room - £1180
Private room - £1555
Standard rate
Twin room - £1295
Private room - £1675
Travel infromation
The nearest airport is Essaouira, a 2.5hr taxi ride from Riad Dharma. However, flights to Essaouira are infrequent, so I recommend taking the early morning EasyJet flight out on November13th from London Gatwick to Marrakech and the evening flight back with them on November 18th.
A complimentary shuttle service will be provided to and from Marrakech to Riad Dharma, with a driving time of approximately 2.4 hours.