Awaken Your Wonder
A YOGA & ADVENTURE RETREAT
MOROCCO — MAY 11-17, 2024
THE RETREAT STORY
This 6-night retreat in Morocco was filled with creative classes/ workshops full of movement, yoga, meditation, journaling & more, plus nature, adventure, nourishing meals, and community.
This retreat was designed to be full of energy, inspiration, and awe. Our excursions included a guided tour of the Marrakech Medina, a day trip to the Agafay Desert, a Moroccan Cooking Class, relaxing by the pool, and much more.
THE VENUE
Peacock Pavilions is a hand-built, artisanal, boutique hotel. Nestled in an old olive grove on the outskirts of Marrakech with a breathtaking view of the Atlas Mountains, the property features a pool, outdoor gym, outdoor cinema, yoga/activities pavilion, and a painted dining tent. Peacock Pavilions was designed to promote well-being and fun! The hotel has been featured on CNN International, New York Times, and more. Peacock Pavilions is a favorite location for travelers in the know, fashion shoots, yoga and creative retreats, and celebrations of all kinds.
The hotel, part of the M.Montague brand, supports Project Soar, a non-profit organization, which was established by the founding couple to empower local Moroccan girls through art and sports, as well as health and English language education.
TESTIMONIALS
“The Refresh Your Senses retreat led by Caitlyn and Chelsea in Guatemala was better than anything I could have imagined. I was so grateful for the opportunity to give my mind and body the attention it deserved through daily movement and mindfulness.
The structure of the retreat was perfect in that each practice built upon the next, and by the end of the week, I was doing more than I ever thought I was capable of. There was also the ideal combination of both free time and structured activities. I'll truly never forget this trip of a lifetime and I can't wait until their next retreat!! :)
-Katie Bonarrigo
“Caitlyn Casson and Chelsea Banaszek led a transformative yoga retreat in Costa Rica a few years back and it changed my life. They used a combination of yoga and prompted journaling to help me better understand myself. After completing their yoga retreat, I quit my job and made a career pivot. If any of you are feeling disconnected from your work, scared of making a change, or are just looking to have a good time with good people -- this might be the choice for you.
PS: If you don't do yoga, don't let that hold you back. I was only a couple months into practicing yoga but have been practicing regularly ever since.”
-Hunter Yamashiro
WHO WE ARE
WHO WE ARE
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Chelsea Banaszek is a NYC-based yoga and meditation teacher, retreat leader, and writer. She is passionate about reconnecting to our wild intuitive selves and weaving mindfulness, yoga philosophy, and spirituality into our daily lives. She shares her writing weekly on her Wild Knowing Substack where she explores these topics.
Chelsea has been teaching yoga and meditation for 4+ years and has 600+ hours of certifications including hatha, vinyasa, yin, restorative, trauma-informed, mindfulness, meditation, and more. She has spent the last decade moving back and forth between Central America and NYC and is an adventurer at heart.
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Caitlyn Casson is a NYC based Yoga Teacher, Professional Dancer and Certified Practitioner of Applied Positive Psychology. She has been teaching yoga for more than 10 years with 500+ hours of training in styles such as vinyasa, yin, rocket yoga and mobility conditioning. Her love for movement and choreography inspires playful classes that flow seamlessly from hands to feet and everything in between!
Caitlyn is the Founder of Expand Positive Movement – a Movement for Wellbeing program that offers a unique approach to living well. Expand’s On-Demand, Private Coaching and Corporate Wellness programs blend the holistic practices of movement and mindfulness with science-backed interventions from positive psychology to help you live your most creative and purposeful life.
Retreat led by Real Life Magic LLC