Sacred Insight Retreat in Morocco
We have just announced that we are going back to Morocco! Mati McDonough and I are leading another group to gather inspiration in this amazing place, find out all the juicy details here !
I wrote this post at the end of 2016, reflecting on all the beauty that we experienced during our first art retreat in Morocco!........
Here we are in the final month of 2016, a year that felt especially fast to me as I not only did so much traveling, to England, Morocco, Costa Rica and Hawaii, I also wrote my first book on painting which was a whirlwind of deadlines sprinkled in throughout it all! In April I ran my first retreat in Morocco, along with my co-leaders & friends Stephanie Perkinson & Mati McDonough, we welcomed a group of 12 women to Peacock Pavilions a boutique hotel outside of Marrakesh for the Sacred Insight Retreat.
I wrote this post at the end of 2016, reflecting on all the beauty that we experienced during our first art retreat in Morocco!........
Here we are in the final month of 2016, a year that felt especially fast to me as I not only did so much traveling, to England, Morocco, Costa Rica and Hawaii, I also wrote my first book on painting which was a whirlwind of deadlines sprinkled in throughout it all! In April I ran my first retreat in Morocco, along with my co-leaders & friends Stephanie Perkinson & Mati McDonough, we welcomed a group of 12 women to Peacock Pavilions a boutique hotel outside of Marrakesh for the Sacred Insight Retreat.
We booked the whole dreamy property for our group and what a gorgeous
week of sumptuous experience it was. Peacock Pavilions is dripping with
details that the owner Maryam Montague has gathered on her many travels,
sculptures, textiles, beads and many of the walls and floors are hand painted, with beautiful
patterns at every turn. We dined in a special dining tent, sitting on the floor on pillows, and painted
in another pavilion dedicated to our art, set amoungst an ancient olive grove. The air smelled constantly of orange blossoms.
We enjoyed delicious traditional Moroccan meals, as well as a traditional henna experience one evening before going into town for dinner.
I had always dreamed of visiting Morocco, the exotic beauty has appealed
to me for as long as I can remember, and everything I imagined was
real....being there felt like a wild carnival of humanity, a riot of
color, pattern, fabric, mystery, dust & desert, so very different
than anywhere else I've ever been. My favorite part of our time there
was wandering the narrow streets of Marrakesh as we explored the Medina
and adventured into little shops and restaurants during our days out in
the city.
On a beautiful day trip to the coastal city of Essouaria, we experienced
the highlight of our time in Morocco...a golden hour camel ride on the
beach, caravan style with each of our camels following another, draped
in colorful blankets, we passed ancient ruins, stray dogs and playing
children. For those moments I felt outside of time, lifted up by the sparkling sunshine dancing on us over the dunes.
We were blessed with an amazing group of adventurous shining souls to share this experience with, each of them has a piece of my heart and our shared Moroccan adventure is something we're forever bonded by. Now Morocco is under my skin...I'm dreaming up what a return trip will look like, as we plan what new adventures Mati McDonough and I will explore when we lead another group in this amazing place.
We are returning in October 2017, find out all of the details on my website!
Along with all of the adventures that we had, we also created some beautiful art together, come on over and read my post about our art making in Morocco!
We are returning in October 2017, find out all of the details on my website!
Along with all of the adventures that we had, we also created some beautiful art together, come on over and read my post about our art making in Morocco!
