UPLIFT
An 8-day somatic yoga retreat for women tired of running on empty and want to get their spark back.
By the beginning of winter you'll be wild, embodied and full of sunshine.
Sahara
NOV 27 -DEC 4
Morocco
Welcome dear
If you're here to fill up your batteries, soak up in sunshine and become the women of your dreams- You're in the right place.
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Uplift retreats were born from the love of women, bodies and adventure, let's dive in.
Uplift Sahara registration now Open-limited spots available
​If you're the kind of women who has gotten so good at being "fine" that you almost believe it yourself I have a question for you:
​ How long have you been sucking your belly in? It's likely you don't even notice you're doing it but try for a moment to let that beautiful belly of yours loose and breathe into it. That's you no 1 lesson in reclaiming back your body, getting out of constant stress and anxioussness.
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''I can't come to the beach, I have cellulite'' a friend of mine said. I was in shock -she's one of the most gorgeous women i know. ​
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And you know what's the craziest? That I know so many other women just like her.
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that's why Uplift was born. I can't stand how much internal criticism we carry. How hard we are on ourselves. How much pressure we put on ourselves to be skinny, well put together, ''perfect'' and show up for everyone else but ourselves..
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You're not a barbie. You're a women. Wild, free and beautiful as you are and uplift is here to remind you of that.
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​​I want to pour you mint tea. Browse trough colourful markets of Marrakech, dance barefoot in the sand to the beat of the drums and eat figs while feeling the Sahara sun.
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I want to see you Wild, Free , having fun.
​​​I want to see you hair messy, your face puffy and your smile bright as the sun, being at total ease with yourself.
Because you were born to own yourself! To own your body. To own you POWER! Your life and your magnetism. To fell you pockets with memories and adventures instead of possessions and achievements that leave you feeling empty.
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Honestly, I can't even believe what i'm inviting you to be a part of.
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It's the kind of adventure that cracks your heart open, fills it inspiration and freedom, and sends you home a completely different person in the best possible way.
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​Now my dear, let us dive in. Here's what I have planned for you:​
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The Journey
Day 1
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Marrakech · Riad, Markets, ''Oh my god i'm so happy i'm finally here''
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Arrive in Marrakech and feel like a queen, settling in traditional boutique riad. We'll say hello here, have a cacao ceremony, set intentions for our journey, head out for some delicious moroccan food and get lots in the colourful market of the Mdina (the old town).
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Spices, jewellery, pottery, carpets, fabrics, smells, magical sights that make you feel like you're in 1001 Arabian nights..
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Into the Sahara. Our nomad guides will pick us up and take us to their base camp in the Sahara.
We'll travel over the Atlas mountain range, have lunch overlooking snowy peaks as the Morccan sun warms our faces and holy smokes, the views will leave you breathless.
Night at the Berber camp, yin yoga, bonfire, drums, songs.
''Omg, I've never seen so many stars in my life''.
Day 2
Atlas mountains, journey to the desert.
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Days 3–6
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​The Void
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Morning sunrise yoga. Breakfast. And we'll walk into the desert. 3 - 4 hours of gentle walking daily (accessible for all levels).
Each day we walk deeper, unraveling a new part of Sahara, sleeping in traditional berber lodging. Dunes keep getting bigger every day and I'll tell you: desert does something with you.
Each day ends with gentle yin. Storytelling and dinner around the fire. Nomads have a very unique way of seeing the world. Understanding the desert and they have a capability to remind you what really matters in this life.
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These days are filled with silence, laugher, joy, heart opening conversations and belonging. It's the days to meet yourself, allow yourself to be seen, held and celebrated.
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All the luggage transported. You'll walk only with what you need for the day.
Option to hire camel instead of walking for extra cost.
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Day 7
Back to the Base
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We arrive back to the Base Camp, soft evening yoga to unwind before dinner.
The final night brings a closing ceremony - a chance to honour the journey we've been on.
Saying goodbye to the desert and our nomad friends by fire. We'll have a closing ceremony, time for reflections, shares and integration all together.
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Days 8
Return
Morning yoga, breakfast and we'll head back to Marrakech. You return to the world, with your eyes glittering, caring a bit less about what is expected of you and more about what you truly want. The desert stays in you. The community stays in you. And you're ready to share that with the world.
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And you take a piece of Uplift with you back home.
Meet the team
Airi: your guide & hype women
For years, I was the good housekitten. Perfectly put together : the right body, the right smile, the right life on paper. I was so conditioned by beauty standards that I lost touch with my body entirely. I had no idea how to receive and soften. My desires, my boundaries, my dreams. I'd handed them all away without even noticing. I felt numb af, stuck in my own life and carried a lot of resentment.
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Healing didn't come from dieting, more degrees or overthinking - it came through the body. Somatics taught me how to release: to let the years of holding it all together actually move through and out of me, instead of living as a knot in my chest.
And women taught me how to receive. How to open myself up again and to be held while I unravelled, to let another woman's hand reach for mine and not pull away. Women thought me how to trust. And that my love, is the whole reason we're here now.
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The Sahara broke me open in 2018. It's such a powerful place to fully release and connect to raw nature. Listening to nomad's stories, being part of their life, gathering around the fire to sing and celebrate every night-I remembered what joy actually feels like. I remembered that I was wild. That I had been sucking my belly in for way too long and suppressed my freedom.
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That time just heal I awakened a long forgotten part in me.
During the retreat I'll be guiding daily Somatic and embodiment practices as well as ceremonies and sharing circles.
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All practices are inclusive, designed for women's body, cycle and nervous system.
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Our desert guides:
The Nomads
Our time in the Sahara will be guided by a local Berber nomad family whose roots are connected to the desert. They’ve grown up knowing it's landscapes, rhythms, stories, and traditions . They’ll be the ones showing us the Sahara beyond the tourist path.
We’ll travel through the desert, learning how to read the landscape, move with its rhythms and experience this incredible place through the eyes of people who call it home.
We’ll also be welcomed into their family life: sharing traditional food prepared in the way it has been for generations, listening to their stories and experiencing their incredible music.
When the sun disappears, we’ll gather around the fire. Drums, singing, dancing, laughter, stars stretching endlessly above us. This is going to be so much fun!
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It’s a chance to be welcomed into a culture, connect with a family and experience the raw, wild magic of the Sahara with people who know it by heart.
The boring (but necessary) stufF
What's included:
Transportation from Marrakech to Sahara and back
2 night in Riad in Marrakesh
Meals during the retreat
Water
Transport of the luggage in desert
2 daily yoga classes
All ceremonies
Accommodation
Fully guided 8 day tour in Sahara desert
What's not:
Flights
Airport transfer (can be arranged)
First dinner in Marrakesh
Camel for walking (can be hired on extra cost)
Travel insurance
Right before winter
November 27 – December 4
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As the days shrink and the cold settles in, we're chasing the sun south. Eight days of warmth, fire, and barefoot desert living - right when your body and soul need it most. You'll come home glowing, just in time for the solstice.
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Trade the grey for gold
Stock up on light
Return lit up
While the world goes cold and dark, you'll be barefoot in the sand, skin warm with sun, watching sunsets that set the whole desert on fire.
Eight days of sun, firelight, and starlight. Enough warmth stored in your bones to carry you through the longest winter.
You come home just before the solstice, glowing. The cold months won't feel so heavy when your inner fire is this bright.
INVESTMENT
This is not spending on another hotel holiday that lives you more drained than before. This is a investment. Into yourself and your well being.
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The early bird-2400
(Til 1. Nov)
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The Voyager-2600
(Til 20. Nov)
20 % non refundable deposit required. Rest you can pay upon arrival. Payment plans are available!
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