Marrakech New Year Yoga Holiday - five nights from £949 pp

CHELMSFORD, U.K. - Sept. 8, 2014 - PRLog -- Wellbeing holiday specialist Satvada Retreats is helping people start 2015 with a feel-good high at its Marrakech New Year Yoga Holiday in Morocco from December 29 2014 to January 3 2015 (five nights, six days).

Set in a luxury eco-friendly and recently restored Riad (town-house) in the heart of the medina, the New Year retreat is suitable for all levels of yoga practitioner and includes an optional two daily 90-minute yoga classes. a morning hatha flow class and a gentler yoga and mindfulness meditation session before dinner. Also included are a luxuriating bathing experience in the onsite hamman (Moroccan bath/spa) and a half-day tour of evocative Marrakech, with access to museums and mosques.

Food is super-fresh and vegetarian and includes a special four-course New Year’s dinner bursting with the rich sizzling flavour typical of Moroccan cuisine. While the emphasis is on healthy eating, the retreat also aims to be sensuous, so expect flavoursome hearty meals and sumptuous afternoon Moroccan pastries.

The retreat is part of Satvada's mission to teach people time-honoured relaxation techniques that will help set their New Year off to a great start.

Lucia Cockcroft, Satvada's co-founder, says: 'More than ever, people are feeling stressed, over-committed, and pulled in many directions. We aim to provide a safe, inspiring environment for people to step out of busyness, and rest deeply, in quiet, atmospheric surroundings.'

The holiday costs from £949 pp (two sharing a room) which includes all yoga sessions, five nights’ full-board (excluding one evening meal where you are free to enjoy one of Marrakech’s fabulous restaurants), fruit, tea/coffee, afternoon cake and a super-relaxing hamman bathing experience. Transfers can be arranged on request (15 euros return). Flights extra. Call 020 8133 5995 (www.Satvada-retreats.co.uk).

For press enquiries, please call Rebecca on 0203 695 2375 Ext 102 or email press@satvada-retreats.co.uk

Satvada Retreats (www.satvada-retreats.co.uk) runs nurturing, small group yoga and meditation escapes in Morocco and around the world. Hand-picked venues – including stunning Marrakech-centre Riads - are chosen for their quiet wow-factor, whilst Satvada's teachers are selected for their sensitive, inclusive approach and depth of understanding.