Guaranteed departure
Embodied Desert Retreat
From the 16 to the 23 of november 2025
8 days / 7 nights
Languages: English & French
The Essence of Our Retreat
An intimate, week-long pilgrimage beneath Saharan skies, immersed in rhythm, stillness and sacred community.
✧ Daily Desert Trekking
~ Walk approx. 3 hours a day, guided by nomadic wisdom and the rhythm of camels. Walking meditation techniques gently support your inner and outer journey.
✧ Embodiment, Meditation & Dance
~ Daily sessions include sun gazing, DANCEmandala, somatic dance, grounding practices, Inner Dance (sound healing) with Reiki (energy healing) and deep contemplation under the stars.
✧ Evening Fire Circles with Live Music & Storytelling
~ Gather for storytelling, drumming, singing, dancing, authentic sharing and fire rituals.
✧ Sacred Stillness
~ Ample time to rest, journal, reflect and dwell in the profound quiet of the desert.
✧ Nomadic Cultural Immersion
~ Learn to bake sand bread, enjoy djembe rhythms, sip tea, share stories, sleep in bivouacs or beneath the stars and experience desert life with the local community.
Your Guide — Sarine Arslanian
Your Guide — Sarine Arslanian
Sarine is a holistic therapist, embodiment guide, writer and filmmaker who holds space for transformation through intuitive movement, meditation, holistic healing, somatic bodywork and soulful storytelling. Her work invites us back into our innate wholeness through practices rooted in remembrance, deep listening and embodied presence.
Sarine on Insta: @sarinearslanian
Her website: sarinearslanian.com/about
Why Join This Retreat?
- Embodied aliveness — Move, pause, and return fully to presence
- Awaken your whole being — In movement and in stillness
- Creative rewilding — Unplug and reconnect with your untamed essence
- Nomadic wisdom — Walk with the Earth and ancient rhythms
- Sacred communion — With self, others, and the land
- Rooted simplicity — Strip away the noise, return to what matters
- Eco-soulful travel — Ancestral, sustainable, and guided by reverence
Eco-Responsible • Equitable • Sustainable
Our journey honours the land and its people by supporting local livelihoods, desert stewardship and low-impact travel. Simple, authentic and rooted in sacred reciprocity.
- Eco-responsible camping: Sleep in shared tents or beneath the stars, moving each day as the nomads do—leaving only footprints behind.
- Sustainability in action: A significant portion of your contribution supports local families, the transmission of desert wisdom and the continuity of nomadic culture.
- Living in rhythm: Share in the flow of desert life—music by the fire, tea and laughter under the open sky and quiet moments of awe in the vast stillness.
- Treading lightly: We aim to walk gently on this land—eating local, minimising waste, using biodegradable products whenever possible, leaving the land as we found it.
- Nourishment and support: Enjoy local, seasonal vegetarian meals, heartfelt community and the care of your facilitators and nomadic hosts, who hold space for your journey with integrity and presence.
Programme détaillé du séjour
Day 1 — Arrival & Grounding | 16 Nov
• Airport transfer & check-in at traditional riad
• Free time to rest or explore Marrakech
• 7:00pm: Opening Circle — welcome, intention setting & gentle embodiment session to ground into body and presence
Day 2 — Journey Begins: into the Desert | 17 Nov
• Rooftop sunrise dance meditation
• Breakfast & departure via private transportation for the desert near M’Hamid (450km journey, with breathtaking views and a lunch & stretch break en route)
• Arrive at eco-responsible desert camp & meet nomadic hosts
• Dinner by the fire and nomadic storytelling under the stars
Day 3 — Embody Desert Rhythm | 18 Nov
• Sunrise practice: sun-gazing, gentle stretching and breath awareness (optional)
• 3-hour mindful desert walk after breakfast
• Camp lunch & rest / creative free time
• Sunset DANCEmandala movement meditation
• Sand bread making
• Dinner, music, drumming & dance by the fire
Day 4 — Connection & Community | 19 Nov
• Sunrise community practice (optional)
• 3-hour walk to Erg Zahar dunes after breakfast
• Camp lunch & rest / creative free time
• Camel ride experience
• Sunset somatic embodiment workshop
• Dinner & community night — share songs, stories, or simply enjoy
Day 5 — Deepening Presence in Silence | 20 Nov
• Sunrise meditation & silent breakfast
• 3-hour silent walk to Sidi Nadji’s tomb
• Camp lunch & rest / creative free time
• Afternoon journaling or creative expression
• Dinner, New Moon ritual & stargazing
Note: This day invites you into silence as a way to come home to yourself. Morning and walk in silence, optional full-day silence supported
Day 6 — Healing Journey | 21 Nov
• Sunrise practice: sun-gazing & movement meditation (optional)
• Sharing circle after silent day
• Camp lunch & rest / creative time
• 3-hour desert walk & afternoon rest/creative time after breakfast
• Sunset Inner Dance with Reiki — sound & energy healing
• Celebration dinner by the fire
Day 7 — Integration & Celebration | 22 Nov
• Morning reflection & gratitude circle
• Scenic drive back to Marrakech (with break en route)
• Closing dinner at the riad — music, celebration & goodbyes
Day 8 — Departure & Return | 23 Nov
• Breakfast & airport transfers
• Optional time in Marrakech depending on departure
Carry with you the silence of the dunes, the joy of embodied presence and the warmth of community, wherever you go.
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Investment & Booking
Sliding scale pricing:
Early Bird (until 8 August): 970€
Full Price: 1111€
What’s included:
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Two nights in a Riad in Marrakech (shared room)*
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Breakfasts at the Riad
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All meals during the trek and on the road to the desert
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Bivouacs (tents, floor mattresses, blankets)
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Yoga classes and activities with Sarine
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Support from a team of local guides
*Single room available upon request, subject to an additional fee
What’s not included:
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Flights
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Insurance
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Optional private rooms in the Riad
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Lunches and dinners in Marrakech
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Sleeping bag
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Personal expenses
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Tips
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