16 – 23 MARS 2026
The Desert has been historically known as the Ultimate Refuge, place for spiritual transformation, inner endurance & connection with the Divine
Join us for a memorable and deeply transformative trekking retreat, accompanied by yoga and the wisdom of the local Nomads.
This retreat calls upon those who feel ready for full seclusion in the healing silence of the desert, featuring daily yoga sessions twice a day and treks across the Moroccan Desert.
An invitation to simplicity, presence, reconnection to self, and the remembrance of the power of your own medicine.
Maria Herminia, your guide for The Call of the Desert
Born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, intuitively drawn to the arts, music, and dance, even while pursuing Accountancy at university. Yoga appeared in my life in 2009, and I immediately fell in love with what the practice awoke within me—a process that continues to unfold to this day.
I completed my first 200-hour certification in Vinyasa Yoga in 2015. I have a special interest in traditional approaches, which informs how I teach and share Yoga these days.
Since migrating from my country in 2016, I’ve had many beautiful opportunities to explore and work and live across Europe, the UK, and Asia. Amidst travels, yoga has been my backbone, bringing many meaningful connections and great support to fulfill my deepest visions and dreams from a space of groundedness, continuity, focus, and receptivity.
I am now based in Barcelona, Spain, I dedicate my time to motherhood and to growing my personal project: With Maria, by organizing and hosting international Yoga Retreats, teaching, and sharing my love for yoga with others.
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I truly believe sensitivity is a power, and this conviction is one of the main things I wish to transmit through all my offerings
Qualifications & Education in Yoga:
- 200 hour Vinyasa Yoga (RYT200)
- Level 1 & 2 iRest Yoga Nidra
- +130 hours of Continuous Yoga Education (Including specializations in Hot Yoga (26+2), Advanced Yogic Techniques, Teaching Methodology and Bhakti)
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Program of The Call of the Desert
- 16th – Day 1: We suggest all participants to arrive on the 16th and sleep in Marrakech (not included in the package, we can recommend places to stay)
- 17th – Day 2: Early departure from Marrakech – Crossing the Atlas mountains on the highest road in Morocco – Passage of the Tizi nTichka summit – Lunch break in Ouarzazate – Descent into the Draa valley to M’Hamid – Transfer by 4×4 to the fix base camp located in the dunes Welcome tea – Dinner – Evening with music by the Nomads around the fire and intention setting ceremony
- 18th to 20th – D3 to D5: Complete morning yoga practice time before breakfast – 2h30 to 3h of walking daily – Afternoon yoga practice – evening and dinner sitting around the fire – 3 nights sleeping in Nomad tents (or under the stars)
- 21st – Day 6: Morning yoga before completing the last day of the trek – return to our fixed base camp by 4×4 (1h30) – shower and last night at the fixed base camp, closing ceremony day.
- 22nd – Day 7: Final Morning yoga practice before returning to M’Hamid and departure for Marrakech – Lunch along the way – Arrival in Marrakech at the end of the day. We suggest all participants to sleep in Marrakech and book a return fight on the 23rd.
- 23rd Day 8: End of trip.
The program may evolve in response to weather conditions and the energy and needs of the group.
About the Yoga Programme of The Call of the Desert
The yoga sessions aim to unveil your sensitivity and enrich your days at the retreat. The daily yoga sessions include: āsana (postures), guided visualizations, chanting, time in stillness, and traditional yogic techniques such as breathing and Kriyā (purification techniques).
The main intention of these sessions is to invite you to connect with your own energy beyond the different roles and responsibilities of life, and to embrace yourself in this very moment. We will focus on remembering your inherent power from a space of gentleness and acceptance.
We include practical and comprehensive yogic philosophy and tools that you can continue to incorporate into your everyday life after the retreat.
Our sessions welcome all abilities, including total beginners.
Sessions:
- x2 ceremonies (opening and closing of the retreat)
- group shares in circle and movement
- Morning yoga
- Afternoon/evening yoga
Pricing
980€
888€ (if booked before January 19th 2026)
What’s Included
- Round trip from Marrakech to M’Hamid (Meals & mineral water during transfers Marrakech – M’Hamid)
- 2 nights at the base camp with dinner and breakfast in a 3/4 shared room
- Trek with the camel caravan and the Nomads (cook, guide, camel-drivers) – 3 nights in shared tents (5/6 people) or under the stars
- Full board during the trek (3 meals per day + refreshments)
- 2 nights at the base camp with dinner and breakfast in a 3/4 shared room
- Morning yoga sessions x 5 & Evening sessions x 5
Not Included
- Flights
- Other drinks than mineral water, tea and coffee ☾ Nights in Marrakech x 2 (16th and 23rd)
- Tips for the Nomads, it is common in Morocco to leave a tip
- The cost for buying a headscarf, we really recommend this in the desert (10€)
- Travel and repatriation insurance,