Yoga retreat with Julie Schermesser & Maayke Vidts

Yoga retreat with Julie Schermesser and Maayke Vidts is a week-long yoga retreat at Bab Zouina, on the Route de l'Ourika in Morocco. It is led by two teachers, Julie Schermesser and Maayke Vidts, and is open to people who want to spend a week of yoga practice away from home in a retreat house built around the practice.

What to Expect

This is a residential yoga retreat, so teaching, meals and rest all happen in one place. Bab Zouina describes yoga as the heart of the venue, and its retreats run throughout the year, each one designed individually by the teachers who lead it. Julie Schermesser and Maayke Vidts shape the week's teaching and workshops, with the practice at the centre of the days.

Bab Zouina hosts many traditions across its calendar, including Ashtanga, Flow, Hatha, Iyengar, Jivamukti, Kundalini, Sivananda and Yin. The particular style and daily timetable for this week are set by the two teachers, and the retreat brochure is the place to look for the detail of each day.

The Setting

Bab Zouina is a retreat venue on the Route de l'Ourika in Morocco, and yoga retreats are what it is known for. Guests stay on site, with accommodation and meals part of the retreat, so there is little to arrange once you arrive. An airport transfer is included in the price of Bab Zouina's yoga retreats, which takes care of the journey from the airport to the venue.

Before You Go

The price of a retreat at Bab Zouina includes:

- airport transfer
- teaching and workshops
- accommodation
- meals

Some retreats at the venue add excursions or other activities, and the retreat brochure gives the specifics for each one. Depending on the retreat, you book either directly with the teachers or through Bab Zouina, so it is worth checking which applies here.

Neither an experience level nor a prerequisite is stated for this retreat. If you are unsure whether it suits your practice, ask the teachers or the venue before you commit. Bab Zouina also hosts yoga teacher training courses, generally following the Yoga Alliance framework, but this week is a yoga retreat rather than a training.

If you are looking for a yoga retreat in Morocco near the Ourika valley, with two teachers and a venue that gives yoga its full attention, this week at Bab Zouina is a good one to consider.