7 Day Luxury Yoga Retreat in Marrakech, Morocco

Come and join Yoga with Perumal Morocco for this luxury yoga retreat in Marrakech's Palmeraie, Morocco. Practice and dive deep into the yoga practice the beauty of surroundings. The method is instructed meditatively encouraging the body to open in progressive layers without being pushy or punchy.

The same sequences are not repeated over successive sessions. Each class is synergistic with every lesson acting as a step into the next session. The yoga practice will actually be tailored to the class participants. At all times, the teacher will keep the lessons easy to follow and the theoretical arguments are normally enjoyed by all students.

The retreat method enables experienced and beginners to practice together, even though there are different parameters while look out for while teaching, such as the physical constitution of the practitioner, location (hot, humid, dry), time (morning, lunch, evening), aspiration (general wellbeing, strengthening or stretching the body, calming effect, mood enhancer), activities (does the person often sits, does he/she practice other activities), capacities (strength, flexibility, memory), and sometimes as well we will address age and gender (hormonal changes).

Yoga with Perumal Morocco have outlined below the daily schedule for this retreat, but please note this is a rough guide as timings may differ slightly based on the season.

Your first yoga practice with us will start the day of your arrival in the afternoon at 17:00

Daily Schedule

• 08:00 - 09:00 Water, coffee, tea, and juices
• 09:00 - 10:15 Morning yoga lesson ​
• 10:15 - 10:45 Breakfast, a healthy and hearty affair
• 11:00 - 17:00 as well as free time (relax by the pool, other beauty treatments, a guided tour in the Medina
• 17:00 - 18:30 Afternoon yoga lesson
• 19:30 Dinner can be served

Day 1

• Afternoon Lesson – Preparation and Intro

Since they connect our delicate bones, joints play a pivotal role in the human body. Often prone to injuries, it’s important to start with joint exercises on your arrival since periods of inactivity can weaken these areas. Get comfortable with each other, prepare for what’s to come, and this provides a gentle first step into your yoga retreat; a great way to ease the nerves. We’ll also go into some meditation, light stretching, and talk about what will come in the following lessons.

Day 2

• Morning Lesson - Core Detox

While detoxing, this first morning builds the foundation of arm and leg sequences. Focusing on the mid back, lower back, and abdominals, this is what remains once the limbs are removed and they’re important for overall health. While always remembering deep breathing, you’ll start with deeper lower abdominal postures and use sequences to reach the upper abdominals.

Rectus Abdominis – flexes the trunk, compresses the abdominal cavity, stabilizes the core, and supports breathing, bowel movement, and childbirth.

Transversus Abdominis – acts as a natural girdle to stabilize the spine and pelvis, maintain abdominal pressure, and support trunk rotation. Internal & External Obliques – assist with trunk flexion, lateral flexion, rotation, forced expiration, and abdominal pressure balance.

Afternoon Lesson – Lower Body Sequence & Relaxation and/or Meditation

Similar to that authored and published by Perumal Koshy the next step is to go through a preparation and foundation leg sequence. With the preparation exercises, these are designed to open the knees and hip joints. From here, we can go into the larger muscle groups such as the quads and glutes. Interestingly, this is considered the best way to open the lower back via the iliopsoas muscles.

Day 3

• Morning Lesson – Upper Body Sequence

Yoga with Perumal Morocco will involve upper body arm sequences with cat-cow core breathing and variations to open up. Although starting with upper body preparation exercises (non-weight bearing), you'll progress into holding postures (or foundational strength isometric exercises). Additionally, you’ll enjoy eccentric lengthening with gravity, concentric shortening against gravity, and isotonic upper body strength sequences.

With all of these exercises, even those with shoulder problems may follow the class in a controlled way. Soon enough, it’s easy to know when to stop in the sequence. At the end of the lesson, those confident and comfortable enough will try a headstand. At this point, the scapula, neck, and shoulder areas will be warmed up, allowing for safer headstands. If a headstand isn’t an option, this isn’t a problem. Instead, we will explain the foundation and the theory.

Transition from non-weight-bearing upper body preparation to isometric strength exercises (holding postures).

Progression into isotonic sequences:Eccentric lengthening (with gravity).

Concentric shortening (against gravity). Designed to support participants with shoulder issues while developing strength.

Emphasis on the neck, shoulders, and scapula for posture and alignment, enhancing overall body balance and facial beauty.

• Evening Lesson – Restorative Yoga & Meditation

Stretch and meditate. At this point, it’s time for a recovery sequence after such sessions of preparation and strength work.

In the first morning, the body felt loose and light despite there not being a strong focus on stretching. Through preparation and strength postures alone, we were able to achieve freedom in the body. In the third evening, we find time to stretch the body deeply focusing on large muscle group stretches.

The stretching is important for recovery, alignment and meditation. We stretch in a manner that is also appropriate for our conditions in order to avoid aggravation or causing injuries. Now that the preparation and strength sequences have been completed prior to this session, stretching is felt deeply from the increased circulation of the previous sequences.

Day 4 - Core & Lower Body Sequence - Strength & Stability

• Morning Lesson – Questions, Talks & Tips

What happens from here? Well, it depends on the group, yourself, the duration of your stay, and more. While you might repeat a lesson, you might also take previous lessons and introduce more challenging sequences.

If you found the previous sessions a little difficult, there is no need to rush into learning. Instead, you want to master what you have learned and ensure you can do them effortlessly with a still and relaxed mind.

Guidance on how to maintain a routine once back home.

Practical strategies to integrate retreat practices into daily life.

Following lessons onward are depending on the progress of the individual and the group