Awakening Love Marrakech 2026
Location: Marrakech, Morocco
Jnane Tamsna
Dates: October 25, 2026 - October 31, 2026
**Guests will want to arrive into RAK airport by October 25th. Airport transportation will be arranged.
About the Retreat
The Awakening Love Retreat, Marrakech is a wellness and yoga retreat designed for and by women of color. The Awakening Love Retreat is a space curated and dedicated to self care, rest, renewal, communal care, adventure and joy for women of color, who often hold, lead and do so much for others. This 6 - night adults only retreat has been curated with you in mind.
Come away with us to experience all the beauty that North Africa holds!! Be held in community on this beautiful, amazing and sacred land! This retreat will include two yoga and meditation practices each day. A gentle, energizing flow in the morning and a grounding, restorative practice in the evening. And, the food and gorgeous views are breathtaking! We are also retreating at a Black woman owned property.
I arrived back to the US in November of 2025 from Marrakech and knew instantly that this was a place I would return to time and time again. I was certain that I wanted to share this magical experience with other women of color, and so, you are a part of that dream. Marrakech is beautiful and it is simply incredible. It is a spiritual place and the desert offers a reminder of the importance of calm and grounding in each and every season. The hospitality and kindness of the Moroccan people are unmatched, and I know you will feel held here.
Whether you are seeking a reprieve, seeking deeper community, overcome with grief, or seeking to honor more of your wellness needs, you have come to the right place. If your heart is open, if you are curious, flexible, and seeking a magical, joyful, experience, join us!
This retreat is heart soothing and a balm for the soul. I promise that you will not want to miss this opportunity to love on yourself.
Your Retreat Leader
Jamilah Pitts is the author of Toward Liberation, an educator, social entrepreneur, and wellness educator whose work centers the liberation, healing and holistic development of communities of the Global majority. Jamilah has worked and served in various roles and spaces to promote racial justice and healing. Jamilah has served as a teacher, coach, dean, and as an Assistant principal. She has worked in domestic and international educational spaces, including Massachusetts, New York, the Dominican Republic, China and in India.
As the Founder and CEO of Jamilah Pitts Consulting, Jamilah partners with schools, communities, universities and organizations to advance the work of racial, social and intersectional justice through training, coaching, strategic planning and curriculum design. Jamilah is also the Founder of She, Imprints, an organization serving at the intersection of wellness and justice for women and girls of the Global Majority.
Jamilah’s written work has appeared in the Huffington Post, Learning for Justice, and Edweek. She has presented to audiences of thousands of educators both within the United States and internationally. Jamilah threads her passion for human rights and social justice into her teaching, writing, scholarship and other artistic pursuits. She sees education and healing as her life’s work and calling, and truly believes that education should be an avenue through which empathy, healing and justice are promoted.
Jamilah is certified as a Yoga Teacher, Reiki Practitioner, Omnoire Retreat Facilitator, and is certified as a Trauma - Conscious Yoga guide.
Jamilah is a proud alumna of Spelman College where she earned a Bachelor of Arts in English. Jamilah also pursued graduate studies at Boston College and Teachers College, Columbia University.
Jamilah is an avid traveler, serious foodie and dancer.
Your Assisting Yoga Guide
Drawing from my experiences as a Reiki Master, Akashic Records Reader, Thai Bodywork Practitioner and Egyptian Alchemical Healer (in-training) , I intuitively integrate a variety of healing modalities during my sessions. I like to draw upon crystals and essential oils and I’m intuitive, which means I often have insights to share during sessions.
Turning inwards, digging deep to release stagnant spaces, liberating creativity through fluid breath driven movement, this is the pulse of my yoga practice. Devotion, creativity and joy are three words that reflect my yoga teaching style. My classes are about so much more than athleticism and fitness, they're about connecting breath with movement, finding and trusting in balance, and grounding down to uncover the courage to embrace challenges both on and off the mat. I began teaching yoga in 2008 and have taught in a variety of settings from the United States Senate, elementary and middle school classrooms and yoga studios in NYC and Washington DC.
I have a BFA in Musical Theatre, a MA in Educational Theatre and a MST in Secondary English Education. I love teaching and designing courses and spent a little over a decade teaching middle school English and Drama in New York City and abroad, while developing myself as a yogi and healer. I’m a 200-hour Laughing Lotus Yoga graduate, and am working towards completing my 500-hour certification.
I wrote a book called “Natural Beauty from the Outside In” (Globe Pequot Publishers) that’s coming out in the Fall of 2021. Part recipe book and part travelogue, “Natural Beauty from the Outside In” chronicles my many international adventures where I’ve drawn inspiration for many of my 100% natural and family friendly body care product recipes. “Natural Beauty from the Outside In” is available for preorder HERE.
Currently based between New York and Maryland, I lead Reiki Level 1,2, and Mastery trainings, offer mentorship services to healers and yoga teachers and provide a variety of coaching and healing services. I also teach private and group classes via ZOOM. You can find more information about my services at www.sojournerwilliams.com.
The Itinerary
There is a great amount of spaciousness and time to rest while on this retreat. You can imagine that a day might include the following:
Early Morning Meditation and Yoga Practice
Breakfast
Rest Time, pool time, or an excursion
Lunch
Rest Time, beach or pool time
Evening Restorative Yoga
(optional) Excursions
Dinner
Your investment includes:
Wellness program consisting of 2x daily yoga and meditation
Wellness workshops designed specifically for women of color
Welcome Cocktail
Daily Breakfast
Select Lunches
Select Dinners
Closing Gala Dinner
Experiences/Excursions in Morocco, including
Cooking Class & Lunch + water & coffee or tea
Camel ride at sunset
Black Morocco tour to see the former slave market in the heart of the souks
Medina shopping/tour
Tour to the Ourika Valley, including:
Round-trip transportation in luxury minivans
Visit of an aromatic garden with a workshop on bread making or an aromatic foot bath
Lunch facing the most stunning views of the region (drinks not included)
(Optional) global service experience with women/girls to honor the She Imprints pillar of global service
Your investment does not include:
Airfare
Required travel insurance
Additional excursions, including service trip to the mountains, Majorelle Garden, or Hamam//spa visits
Additional car services or taxis
Additional alcohol and meals not included within the itinerary (some lunches and dinners are at your own expense)
Wellness sessions, such as spa services
Gifts
Gratuities
Anything not mentioned above in retreat inclusions
*PAYMENT PLANS are AVAILABLE*
The deposit of $500 is due at retreat acceptance, followed by automated, recurring (price based on room selection) monthly payments until September 15th, 2026
Awakening Love, Marrakech Accommodation Options
Please note that rooms may not be exactly as pictured, as decor or rooms may shift by the time we get to Morocco for the retreat. The rooms pictured provide an idea of the setup of rooms in each category.
Shared Double Room/ 2 Single Beds
Investment: $3,960 per person
Garden/ Twin Double Room
Investment: $3,960 per person
*Please note that the bed can be split into two single beds
Large Single Room
Investment: $4,950 per person
(only 3 rooms available)
*Suites are available for an additional cost by request.
Standard Double Room
Investment: $3,730
Retreat Testimonials
Contact
We would love to have you and are so excited to hold this sacred space for you. For questions, please write to info@sheimprints.org
*SPACE IS LIMITED* we will cap our retreats to honor the sacred spaces we seek to cultivate rooted in communal care.
A Note on the Sacred Nature of Our Retreats
We host domestic and international retreats as a part of our overall organizational mission because we believe the intentional spaces designed for women of color are life - changing. Personally, as the founder of this organization, I remember attending a yoga retreat in Bali years ago and when I returned, my life changed entirely. While, we cannot say what your specific experience will be, please know that we trust that people go where they are led. Much intention, thought, time and prayer goes into creating each retreat experience. We believe that the space we hold and the work we do as collective is sacred.
Therefore, we ask all guests to engage in ways that honor that which is sacred. We require first and foremost, kindness. We require respect, cultural humility, especially during international retreats, and we ask for an open mind and heart.
We do this work, in this way, because we believe in the beauty, transformation and power that lives when women of color come together.
We thank you in advance for conducting yourself in ways that honor the sacred.
She Imprints Retreats Terms, Conditions & Policies
Deposit Commitment
Due to the nature of this event and because we have obligations to pay the resort a group hold fee to secure your room, all deposits are non-refundable. Should the need to cancel arise, you may transfer your registration to another participant, in a separate agreement from She Imprints. She Imprints retains the right to accept or decline the exchange participant.
Mandatory Travel Insurance
We require attendees to purchase travel insurance in order to protect their investment. We require attendees to purchase “Cancel For Any Reason” insurance. With “cancel for any reason” you will receive a percentage (usually 75%-100%) of all pre-paid costs. With this coverage if something comes up, a wedding, a new job opportunity, virus outbreak etc. or if the organizers have to cancel due to weather, staff injury or illness or other unforeseen reasons, you will be covered. Travel Insurance should be obtained within 15 days of your trip deposit. We suggest using (www.travelinsurance.com) for its easy user interface and comparison tool to choose the best insurance that suits your needs. We require that your travel insurance cover the activity of this Retreat as well as unexpected cancellation, sickness losses and all the usual risks. You must bring the policy with you in case of an emergency.
Cancellation Policy
She Imprints reserves the right to cancel the Retreat prior to the event due to unforeseen circumstances including, without limitation, acts of God, war, curtailment or interruption of transportation facilities, threats or acts of terrorism, State Department travel advisory, labor strike or civil disturbance, COVID restrictions,director hospitalization or domestic/international events and or policies which make it inadvisable, illegal, or impossible, either because of unreasonable increased costs or risk of injury, for either Party to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Under such circumstances She Imprints performance shall be extended without liability for the period of delay or inability to perform due to such occurrence. In the case of any change, modification, cancellation, postponement or delay due to any unforeseeable events, you acknowledge that you will have no right of refund as She Imprints will do its best to transfer the funds to a new date or you may elect to make a travel insurance claim with your elected and required provider.