Notes from the road — Yogavibe Journal
Recipes from the riad kitchen, playlists from morning practice, reading lists, and dispatches between retreats.
Incentive trip to Morocco: a private villa or riad instead of a hotel
An incentive trip that people talk about for years: what a private villa or riad in Morocco offers that a hotel cannot, what it costs and how to organise it. (Oct 2026 · 6 min read)
How to sell a team retreat to your management: arguments, figures and a template
You want a retreat for your team, but management needs convincing. The arguments, the Belgian figures and a ready-to-use memo. (Oct 2026 · 7 min read)
Preventing burn-out in your team: what Belgian law asks and what works
Burn-out is the leading cause of long-term absence in Belgium. What the well-being law requires from employers, and which measures actually help a team. (Oct 2026 · 7 min read)
Team weekend or midweek: which team retreat suits your team?
Two to four days away with your team, in Belgium or abroad. The difference between a weekend and a midweek, a sample programme and what to watch out for. (Oct 2026 · 6 min read)
A day retreat for your team: yoga team building that really lands
One day away from the office with yoga, breathwork, good food and time to reflect. What a corporate day retreat looks like, for whom it works and how to organise it. (Oct 2026 · 6 min read)
Team retreat abroad: the complete guide for HR and team leads
What a team retreat abroad is, what it costs, how long it takes to plan and what a good programme looks like. With a sample programme in Morocco. (Oct 2026 · 8 min read)
Corporate yoga: what it is, what it costs and what it delivers
Yoga at work explained: the formats, the price (in-company from €150 per session in and around Antwerp) and what research says about stress. (Oct 2026 · 7 min read)
What does sickness absence cost your company? Figures for 2025–2026
Record long-term absence, €2.5 billion for burn-out and depression, and a new employer contribution since 2026. The figures, and what an employer can do. (Oct 2026 · 6 min read)
How much does a yoga retreat in Morocco cost?
What you pay for a yoga retreat in Morocco, what is included, what is not, and which choices make the biggest difference to the price. (Oct 2026 · 6 min read)
Essaouira or Marrakech: which suits your yoga retreat?
The sea or the mountains, a relaxed medina or bustling souks. How the two cities where we host our retreats differ, and how to choose. (Oct 2026 · 6 min read)
The best time for a yoga retreat in Morocco
Spring, summer, autumn or winter: what the weather is like in Essaouira and Marrakech each season, and when we plan our retreats. (Oct 2026 · 5 min read)
Is a yoga retreat in Morocco safe for solo female travelers?
The single most common question we get from women considering Yogavibe. An honest answer from a woman who has hosted solo female travellers in Essaouira since 2017. (May 2026 · 6 min read)
The riad breakfast msemen
Fatima has been making msemen at the riad every morning since before we arrived. After three years of asking, she finally showed me how. The secret is in the fold — and in using your hands, not a rolling pin. (Apr 2026 · 4 min read)
A reading list for solo travel
Sixty percent of Yogavibe guests arrive alone. Below is the list I have been building since 2017, updated each year with whatever has been left on the terrace or recommended over dinner. (Mar 2026 · 6 min read)
What to pack for a yoga retreat in Morocco
Most guests overpack the clothes and underpack the patience. A practical, honest packing guide for a week at the riad in Essaouira: what you actually need, and what you can leave behind. (Mar 2026 · 5 min read)
Notes from the winter reset
March in Essaouira: warm enough by day to practise on the roof in a t-shirt, cool enough at night to sleep under a blanket, and windy enough all week to clear out whatever you brought in. Below are the notes I wrote on the last morning. (Mar 2026 · 5 min read)
Our chef's preserved lemon tagine
Our chef has cooked at the riad since 2019. She has never written this recipe down. What follows is my best attempt at transcription, built from two hours of watching and several months of failed attempts in my Antwerp kitchen. (Feb 2026 · 7 min read)
Why we run small groups
The retreats are capped at 12 people, not because of the riad's capacity, but because of what happens to a group when it crosses a certain size. (Jan 2026 · 4 min read)
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