Yoga retreat with Mariekje & Nando

Yoga retreat with Mariekje and Nando is a week-long yoga retreat at Bab Zouina, a retreat venue on the Route de l'Ourika in Morocco. It is for anyone who wants to spend a week practising yoga in a place where yoga is the main purpose, with the teaching, lodging and meals arranged for them. Mariekje and Nando lead it as a pair.

What to Expect

Yoga is described as the heart of Bab Zouina. Retreats run throughout the year, and each one is designed around the teachers who lead it. The venue hosts many kinds of yoga, among them Ashtanga, Flow, Hatha, Iyengar, Jivamukti, Kundalini, Sivananda and Yin. The particular style and daily schedule of this retreat are set by Mariekje and Nando, so the rhythm of the days is theirs to shape.

The week combines teaching and workshops with time at the venue. Some retreats at Bab Zouina add excursions or other activities, and each teacher's brochure is where those details are kept.

The Place

Bab Zouina sits on the Route de l'Ourika, in the Ourika direction of Morocco's Marrakech region. It welcomes yoga groups all year and also hosts teacher training courses, generally following the Yoga Alliance framework, which gives the place the feel of a working yoga venue rather than a hotel that happens to offer classes. Guests stay on site, so the week unfolds in one place without daily travel.

Before You Go

The retreat price at Bab Zouina covers:

- airport transfer
- teaching and workshops
- accommodation
- meals

Because the transfer is included, you can arrange your arrival around the airport pickup rather than finding your own way along the Route de l'Ourika. Depending on the retreat, guests book either directly with the teachers or with Bab Zouina.

Nothing is fixed in advance about experience level or what to pack, so it is worth asking Mariekje and Nando which style they will teach and how they pitch the classes before you decide whether it suits your practice. If you already follow a particular tradition, such as Iyengar or Jivamukti, that conversation will tell you quickly whether their week fits.

Bab Zouina welcomes teachers who want to host their own groups, which is how this retreat comes to be here: two teachers bringing their own students to a venue built around the practice.