Luxury Yoga & Pilates Reset in a Private Marrakech Villa

The retreat runs Wednesday to Sunday in March, one of the nicest months in Marrakech — warm sunny days, cool evenings, and the Atlas peaks often still capped with snow. You arrive on the Wednesday, settle into the villa, have lunch in the garden, and ease in with a gentle first class before the first dinner together. From there, every day follows the same shape: a morning session of yoga or Pilates, free time through the middle of the day, and an early-evening session of yoga or meditation before dinner.

Charlotte teaches all of it herself rather than handing sessions to rotating instructors. She mixes Vinyasa, Yin, Pilates, meditation, breathwork and sound bath, and she teaches multiple levels within the same group — so you're welcome whether it's your first downward dog or you practise daily. Classes are gentle where they can be and challenging where they may be, always at your own pace.

On the Friday the group hikes in the Atlas Mountains, close enough for a proper day out from the villa. On the Saturday there's a workshop. Sunday is one last class and breakfast before a midday check-out. The rest of the time is genuinely unstructured: the point is that you don't plan, cook, or decide anything for four days.

The villa itself has five bedrooms, each with wooden-beamed ceilings and its own en-suite bathroom — that's true even if you book a shared room. There's air conditioning and wifi throughout, free parking, laundry, and the big garden and pool out front. It's quiet countryside, but the souks, Jemaa el-Fna and the gardens of Marrakech are a short drive away whenever you fancy exploring.

Charlotte runs this through Yogavibe, the small-group retreat company she founded in 2017. Before teaching she worked as a tour guide for Thomas Cook and TUI fly, which is why the logistics — arrival, transfers, the hike — run without fuss. Most guests come from Belgium and the Netherlands, and a lot of them travel alone.

What's included

- Four nights' accommodation in a private villa (shared or private en-suite room) - Full board: breakfast, lunch and dinner made fresh daily by the private chef - Two classes a day with Charlotte (yoga, meditation and Pilates) - A workshop during the retreat - A hike in the Atlas Mountains - Use of the garden, pool, lounge terraces and living room

What's not included

- Flights to Marrakech (RAK) - Travel insurance - Visa fee - Airport transfer (optional, €75 per person return)