Saturday, 20th - Friday, 26th February 2027
REST, RELEASE & RECHARGE
Atlas Mountains, Morocco
The Release Retreat
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From the first moment of arriving it felt like an oasis of calm and from the opening session the love, warmth and empathy of this sisterhood of beautiful women was clear. Laura, Mary and Agnes created such a gentle, safe space to feel that you could truly release and open your heart and soul. Some great sessions learning new techniques to take home and bring into daily life, I can’t wait to start shaking! Truly the most wonderful experience and I can’t wait to go back!
~ Sarah
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Laura is like a magical, empathetic fairy healer - I felt like she started a transformation in my life, reminding me of the importance of slowing down and releasing what doesn’t serve me. Her community-centric approach of holding space for fellow women and letting us really tune in with our bodies is like nothing I have ever experienced. I will definitely be back for more!
~ Monika
Set against the breathtaking backdrop of Morocco’s Atlas Mountains, The Release Retreat is a 6-day retreat is rooted in somatic healing, sunshine, and sisterhood.
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Laura expertly brings such a nurturing and welcoming group of women together, and this retreat really did make me hopeful that there are so many other people out in the world searching for community, connection and willing to be their authentic, open-hearted selves. The combination of slowing down, disconnecting from the outside world and reconnecting with our own bodies and minds, has truly left me feeling more at ease in my own skin. ~ Izzy
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I didn’t realise how deeply I needed this retreat. It was such a beautiful reminder of the power of slowing down and gently letting go of what no longer serves us. Laura holds the most nurturing and safe spaces for healing — guiding you back into trust with your own body and helping you truly listen to its wisdom. I’m leaving with so many meaningful insights to carry into everyday life as well as beautiful new friendships. There was also something truly special about the sense of community — a deep sense of connection, support and shared presence. It felt like a beautiful reminder of what happens when women gather, slow down together, and just allow themselves to be." ~ Jess
What’s Included?
6-nights at the beautiful Baba Zouina
Airport transfers From Marrakech airport or Marrakech. Arrive from 3pm on 20th.
Nourishing meals made with local, seasonal ingredients - veggie / meat options
Daily somatic sessions: yin yoga, TRE, embodied yoga, and sound healing
Morning movement, evening rituals, and spacious afternoons
Space to rest, journal, swim, and simply be
A supportive sisterhood of likeminded women
Our Home
Bab Zouina – A Beautiful Door to Retreat
The retreat will be held at Bab Zouina, in a beautiful traditional Moroccan villa situated in the Ourika Valley (30 km from Marrakesh). Nestled at the foot of the majestic Atlas Mountains, Bab Zouina—which means “Beautiful Door” in Moroccan—is a peaceful and uniquely charming yoga retreat centre built in the traditional Moroccan style.
It’s an eco friendly secluded venue, surrounded by green olive trees, blooming flowers and chirping birds. With a lush ornamental garden, the centre is alive with the scent of thyme and lavender, and lined with lantana bushes, rose trees, agave, and vibrant exotic blooms, making each step a sensory experience.
The Retreat Flow
Retreats are supposed to be a retreat, restful and slow. So, although we have lots of practices and classes for you, this schedule is spacious.
There will be time to lie in the sun, explore our surroundings, take naps, and use the energy and joy of Winter sunshine to plan, create and vision new projects, life plans, and goals.
Our general daily flow will look like…
7.30 am ~ tea’s and morning snacks
8.30 am ~ meditation and morning movement
9.30 am ~ nourishing big breakfast
11 am ~ slow morning
1 pm ~ lunchtime
2 pm ~ gentle rest to explore, read, relax
4 pm ~ TRE® class
7 pm ~ dinner time and chats
8.30pm ~ evening ritual and sleep prep
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"Laura has created an incredible space to slow down and reconnect to oneself and other women. I have felt very seen and safe and have taken lots of insights with me about what I need and what I want to incorporate into my daily life. Laura is an incredibly inspiring woman and being around her is joyful and deeply healing."
~ Sophie
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"AMAZING retreat and what a beautiful place and group of fabulous women. Perfectly put together and enough time and space between each part. Loved the retreat centre, vibes, surroundings and Laura your an amazeballs teacher. So friendly and super easy to get along with and feel welcome. Thank you so much for everything!"
~ Beth
ACCOMODATION OPTIONS
TRIPLE ROOM - £1,450
DOUBLE ROOM ~ £1.650
WTH EN~SUITE ~ £1,700
PRIVATE ROOM ~ £1,850
WITH EN~SUITE ~ £1,900
AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RETREAT
RETREAT CONTAINER
4 x Yin Yoga classes, before the retreat
4 x Yin Yoga classes, after the retreat
1 x Group TRE class, after the retreat
ON RETREAT
6 -nights luxury accommodation at Bab Zouina
All food and drink: 3 x nourishing meals a day, plus snacks and herbal teas (vegetarian and meat options menu)
Daily morning movement classes
Somatic healing with TRE®, Yin Yoga, and Sound Healing
Sharing Circles, Group Practices, and Connection
Traditional Chinese Medicine and Meridian Workshop
Lots of time for you, in community and with yourself
Airport transfers to and from Baba Zouina
Not Included:
Return flights (fly to Marrakech)
Massages or extra treatments (Acupuncture and Cranio Sacral)
Trips such as hiking in the Atlas Mountains
Payment plans are available on all options.
Our Food
All our meals will be prepared with love and care by the amazing team at Bab Zouina. There is vegetarian and meat options.
Food is freshly baked every day from a traditional Moroccan earth oven, and we’ll have juices, tea, coffee, fresh and dried fruits available throughout the day.
A balanced and healthy diet is at the heart of the culinary approach at Baba Zouina.
MEET THE TEAM
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LAURA WILKES
RETREAT LEAD
Laura is a women’s health expert, yin yoga teacher, TRE practitioner, and acupuncturist-to-be. She has a bottom-up approach to healing and weaves the wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine through all of her teachings to create an integrative and deeply embodied approach to wellbeing.
After leaving the high-pressure, masculine corporate world, Laura began exploring women’s health and holistic healing after loosing her period. Her journey has taken her across the globe, travelling and working on retreats to four years in Bali managing the holistic healing and retreat programs at The Yoga Barn.
On retreat, Laura shares TRE, Yin, Embodied Yoga, and Joyful Dance to help you fully inhabit your body as part of your healing journey. Her teaching is both gentle and powerful, inviting you to soften, regulate your nervous system, release what your body has been holding to reconnect with the feminine energy so often suppressed in our modern, fast-paced lives.
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AGNES VITALIS
CRANIOSACAL THERAPIST
Agnes is a craniosacral therapist, yoga teacher and reiki healer, currently based in Mallorca. After years working in the corporate world, and following an urge to be useful and contribute to making the world a little better, she made her way into the health and wellness industry in 2014. Since graduating as a yoga teacher in 2017, she has continued to explore her studies in yoga and holistic therapies, and combines these to restore harmony, balance and vitality at a physical, emotional and energetic level.
Agnes’s approach focuses on creating a safe space to enable the body’s self-healing abilities, tapping into all tissues of the body and resetting the nervous system.On this retreat, Agnes will be offering 1:1 treatments that facilitate the letting go of layers of stored restrictions and traumas with a soft and gentle ‘allowance’. She values building trusting relationships and deep connections, to guide and help her patients and students through their own healing journey.
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SOPHIE
SOUND HEALER
Sophie is a certified sound therapist and yoga teacher from Switzerland. In her 20s, she was diagnosed with PCOS, which made her realise how much she had lost touch with her body. Since then, she has been on a journey back to herself and her femininity, which is how she met Laura.
Exploring her own female body inspired her to train in holistic women's health and tailor her services specifically to women's needs. Through yoga, intuitive movement and sound, she has learned to better interpret and listen to her body's signals. She sees enormous power and impact in women listening to their intuition and allowing themselves to live according to their own individual rhythm.
On this retreat, Sophie will guide you into deep relaxation with soothing sounds and vibrations from various instruments. She offers you a safe space where you can let go, connect with your inner world and activate your own healing powers.
What to Expect?
This space is here to be whatever you need it to be. We’ll have a daily, schedule of practices and nourishing meal times that will create the structure, and you are free to flow in and out as you like.
Each one of you will be coming with a different intention, and whatever that is, you’ll have the space to explore it on The Release Retreat.
If you’re working on a new project or venture, maybe you want time away to work on it in the sunshine, whilst having all your daily needs taken care of?
Maybe life is busy and you’re craving some time for you?
Do you know the festive period is always a lot and comes with a lot of stress and, instead of launching into new Year plans and goals, you want to lean into a slow Winter and then come out to play in Spring?
The Practices.
We’ll move in a way that embraces your cyclical, feminine essence; guided to soften your body, release deep tension, and learn how to really get into the body.
TRE® - Yin Yoga ~ Embodiment Movement ~ Sound Healing
Somatic Healing ~ Gentle Flow
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"I got tired of being the strong one, telling myself i'm ok when in reality I am exhausted and heartbroken, my answer to keep going meant I was running at 100 miles an hour in many directions.... The retreat, with its calm approach, Laura's support and kindness, along with amazing therapy's and wonderful women enabled me to let down my guard and let in the feelings I'd suppressed. There were times I felt very sad, I cried, I laughed, I had fun, learnt new ways to clear my mind, release tension and trauma ... so much to get out. I left so much lighter and know this has been a pivotal turning point in my life and I am looking forward with a lighter heart." ~ Ali
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"Laura’s authentic charm made this retreat what it was. The way she teaches and supports, stays grounded, and the collection of ladies she gathered - everyone complemented each other, no competitiveness or bitchiness just super humans wanting to feel nourished and destress. It offered so many practical tools to cope with life, to help release stress and trauma, and the sisterhood spirit was incredible." ~ Lauren
