ART OF LIFE CREATIVITY
MOROCCO RETREAT
with Weatherly Stroh and Lizzie Larock
April 22nd-30th, 2025
Spice Up Your Life
ON OUR RETREAT TO MOROCCO
Make room in your spice rack, watch Casablanca one more time, pack your most colorful clothing and save your spot for one of the most vibrant, inspiring, and creative weeks of your life!
It's the Art of Life Creativity Retreat with Weatherly Stroh and Lizzie Larock in Marrakech and the Atlas Mountains of Morocco April 22-30, 2025.
Variety is the spice of life
IDYLLIC HOTELS + ECLECTIC ADVENTURES
We'll stay in two different idyllic Moroccan locations each carefully chosen to wake up to the wonder that is all around you.
Our first three nights will be at the Jnane Tamsna boutique hotel in the peaceful Palmeraie (countryside) area just 20 minutes outside of the Medina of Marrakech. Our stylish designer boutique hotel is surrounded by lush flower, herb and food gardens, 5 saltwater swimming pools and is comfortably shaded by 100-year old palm trees. It's the perfect respite to come home to after each day's Marrakech adventures.
Then we travel to the Atlas Mountains for two magical nights at The Kasbah Bab Ourika, a small hotel oasis tucked away in the hills with jaw-dropping views and endless mountain vistas.
For our final two nights, we'll return to the Jnane Tamsna, our Bohemian garden getaway for several relaxing days, a festive final night party and a few last Marrakech adventures.
Sip on morning Moroccan tea and evening botanical cocktails. Soak in one of five salt water pools. Savor a delicious Mediterranean-inspired meal featuring freshly picked produce from the organic gardens. Stroll through the lush green gardens with a serenade by a symphony of birds.
Borrow a book from the well-stocked library and read in the shade of centennial palms.
This will be our stylish and serene backdrop in the Palmeraie outside of Marrakech.
"Wow. You two did an amazing job making a very creative and festive retreat. We all had a wonderful time!We ate, laughed, danced, sang, wrote, drew, painted, photographed, cooked, shared and just plain LIVED.Thank you for putting together this retreat. It was such a gift!" -Pam, Art of Life retreat guest
signature creativity sessions
SKETCHBOOK | PHOTOGRAPHY | JOURNALING
All Art of Life retreats include our signature creativity workshops where you'll learn the art of bringing little moments to life through reflective journaling, travel sketchbook watercolors and creative smart phone photography.
Much of the Moroccan artistic experience will happen while we are out and about seeing and experiencing the beautiful colors and creative chaos of Marrakech and the mountains. The whole country is our studio with our creative lessons offered on-the-go before or during our daily adventures with more time to sit, savor, sketch, snap, share, write or paint in the relaxation hours before dinner.
PHOTOGRAPHY & WRITING
From the markets of the Medina, the flower gardens at our hotel, the contrasting colors of the palaces, the jaw-dropping majestic mountains to the golden hour that lasts all day, Morocco is one of the most photogenic places you will ever visit.
Lizzie will show you how to use your smart phone and your journal to be more creative, curious, present, joyful and in awe long after you get home from the retreat.
Not only will you create photos that capture your new found love of the Moroccan scenery, but you will take all of these creative and transformative tools home to start seeing your everyday life through a whole new lens.
Your Retreat Hosts
Weatherly has been a full-time artist for 13 years now, but has had a lifelong love of travel. She first visited Morocco in 2014 with a then-boyfriend and immediately fell in love with the culture and country (and out of love with the boyfriend!) vowing to return one day.
Ten years later she made good on her promise and traveled solo to this exotic land to hand-pick our hotels and cultural adventures (they are her favorites!). A 6-foot blonde, she didn’t exactly blend with the locals, but felt completely safe traveling alone.
Inspired by the magical light, land and overall feast for the senses, she’s excited to share her fascination with Morocco with all of you on this special Art of Life Creativity Retreat.
Lizzie is a writer, photographer and positive-psychology based coach.
She teaches creativity, writing and photography workshops through her signature Life Feast mashup of curiosity, awe, mindfulness, wonder & photography.
She's taught everyone from 8 year olds to 78 year olds, CEOs, lawyers, accountants (and anyone else who doesn't think they are creative) how to find beauty in the tiniest details of everyday life.
She loves traveling and can't wait to take photos of every single ceiling in Morocco Long live the #ceilingselfie!
Meryanne is the unofficial host and owner of our farm-to-table boutique hotel, Jnane Tamsna, in the Palmeraie of Marrakech.
She's of French, Senegalese and Guadeloupean descent. She fell in love with Marrakech on vacation back in 1985 and traded in her career as a lawyer in Paris to design, build and run the 10-acre creative oasis that will be our hub for the retreat.
She runs the Jnane Tamsna hotel with her daughter, a storyteller and musician and her husband, an American ethnobotanist and environmentalist. He carefully planted the surrounding gardens that are a signature feature and she decorated every inch of the hotel with the art and artifacts from her travels around the world.
She's not only as vivacious and welcoming as the city of Marrakech itself, but she personifies being daring and bold, a fitting mantra for the cultural and creative adventures of our retreat.
Meryanne's charisma and careful planning of our retreat will ensure that each day feels like waking up in a beautiful home with one big, inviting, outdoor living room and layers of fascinating stories, interesting art and gorgeous gardens around every corner.
YOU HAD ME AT MOROCCO
HOW DO I SIGN UP?
Wonderful! We can't wait to be in Morocco with you!
BOOK NOW FOR THE BEST EARLY BIRD PRICING ($500 savings!)
The all-inclusive retreat price is based on single, double or triple occupancy in deluxe or superior accommodations.
BOOK BEFORE NOV 15, 2024 for our best early bird pricing and the generous four-part payment plan.
**See all room types and availability here.
INCLUSIONS:
The retreat price includes 8-nights of lodging at our two beautiful boutique hotels, all meals, wine and soft drinks at our group dinners, (additional beverages available for purchase*), transportation to our group excursions, transportation to and from the airport and transportation to and from our Atlas Mountain hotel, all of our retreat activities (sidecar tour, hot air balloon ride, museum and garden visits, market visits), all art supplies for the workshops, painting, photography, writing and positive psychology workshops.
EARLY BOOKING RATES - A $500 savings! These rates and our payment plan only go until Nov 15, 2024 (book now to lock in the lowest prices)
Price includes lodging plus all retreat inclusions.
**Choose from a superior or deluxe room double occupancy, or reserve single occupancy with an $1800 supplemental fee.
We have a generous four-part payment plan that is available only for bookings before Nov 15, 2024 and a $150 discount will be applied at checkout for payment in full. Rates listed below are our early bird booking rates - you're saving $500 by booking before November 15, 2024.
RESERVE YOUR SPOT TODAY SPACE IS LIMITED & EARLY BIRD PRICING ENDS NOV 15, 2024.
Reserve a spot at this coveted retreat with our pay-in-full discounted rate or our easy 4-month retreat payment plan (early bird discount and payment plan only available until Nov 15, 2024).
All payments are non-refundable.
Our Art of Life retreats are an experience you do not want to miss. Choose your room type below and book now to reserve one of these limited spots in this exclusive retreat at our lowest early bird pricing. Your spice of life is waiting!
**Early bird discounted retreat pricing ($500 savings) and our generous four part payment plan are available only until Nov 15, 2024
Have a question? Email: hello@artoflifecreativity.com and Lizzie or Weatherly will get right back to you.
