For everyone who is ready to live life from their hearts again. This Zanzibar wellness retreat is a journey back home to the love within you. It is a remembering of how to raise frequency of love, love and accept yourself as you are, and to step boldly into your light and share it with the world. Be nourished and inspired by daily yoga, Zanzibar’s crystal blue clear warm water, vibrant culture and people, delicious meals and wholehearted connection. Celebrate your week with one of Africa’s best music festival Sauti za Busara 14-16 February! This retreat is in high demand!
Highlights
Vinyasa flow & Yin yoga in-depth daily practice with Mie
Yoga nidra, deep meditation and sound healing
Special workshops
Delicious fresh menus (Breakfast & Dinner)
Accommodations at Swahili style Villa right on the beautiful white sand beach
Dhow boat sunset cruise (complementary)
Connect with like-minded people
Ocean swims
Beach fire & music
Incredible sun and moon rises
Personalised support and guidance
Don’t miss a music festival Sauti za Busara, 14-16 February in Stone Town, one of the best music festivals in Africa!
I believe that a retreat can be so much more than ‘just’ an opportunity to relax and unwind. A retreat is also the perfect time to reconnect with yourself, nourish your body, mind and soul and initiate transformation. The society we live in is often a very rational place, and we mostly live from the head and easy to lose deep connection with our bodies. But our bodies hold our emotions, our deepest desires for life and the answer to who we really are. Let this week together be the place we can reconnect with these deeper layers of ourselves and once we nourish our body, mind and soul, we can thrive in life.
Our Venue: Villa Bahati Zanzibar
Villa Bahati is a well established, beautiful family run boutique hotel, located right on the beautiful white sand beach of Jambiani beach. Its typical Swahili style Villa Each room is individually furnished with antique Zanzibarian interior and equipped with an en-suite bathroom.
In the common area, cool down at their sweet water pool, relax in a hammock, admiring the changing blue colours of the Indian Ocean. Enjoy delicious drinks, cocktails and fresh coconuts from their own garden at a bar.
Villa Bahati is a peaceful heaven on earth. Nestled in this sweet home, go explore Zanzibar’s local Swahili culture, the culture of the Masai people and many natural wonders - magical moments await!
Yoga
Typical Day:
Wake up to the gentle music of the waves and enjoy the slow routine of the retreat. Practice yoga and meditation as you watch the sun climb into the wide African sky from the yoga shala facing the Indian Ocean. Enjoy healthy breakfast and dinner in the outside dining area with the freshwater breeze. The days are long, slow and delicious. Our schedule is diverse, to make sure you feel nourished in every possible way. So, your day could look like this, but every day is different!
7:30 am Wake up rested with sounds of waves & a cup of tea, and a snack
8:00-9:30am Morning sunrise meditation and yoga practice
9:45 am Nourish yourself for the day with a delicious full course breakfast
Free Time ~ Join beach / cultural activities, soak up the sun, enjoy the beach and relax, massage, read, etc!
4:00pm Special Program / Workshop / Asana clinic
5:00 - 6:45pm Afternoon yoga & meditation practice
7:00pm Dinner
Beach fire / music/circle
** Free afternoon 10th February Monday
The practice is open-level at the beautiful and spacious yoga Shala, directly facing a tranquil white sand beach. All level welcome, including beginners to those who are experienced. You have your own space to take your practice to a new, deeper level through mindful vinyasa flow yoga approach, breathing techniques, and powerful meditations.
You will be guided into asanas with safe, clear instructions through well-combined sequences themed specially for each day. The sequence is based on healthy alignment of the body, and a pathway to enhance your vital energy (prana), tone and open up all layers of your body.
There are two practices daily. Morning practice begins with sunrise meditation to welcome the day. Morning asana practice is focused on connecting movement and breath to awaken your energy and move it through all energy centers (chakras). Authentic and creative sequence is designed by Mie for each day and it will create heat in our bodies through purifying breathing practices and well-rounded body movement. Evening yoga sessions are designed to bring you back into the present moment and to help you release deep-seated tension in your muscles and tissues. You will be able to surrender and relax with a combination of yin practice, yoga nidra and sound. These sessions will help you to calm the nervous system, find stillness and invite positive energy towards the end of the day. Both sessions conclude with a profound full-body relaxation & sound healing. This retreat has a special focus on balancing your heart energy. In a safe, loving environment, we will approach this practice from many different directions, with various yogic techniques, movements, breathwork and sounds.
Guest teacher: Catherine Khazarian
Catherine is an experienced and passionate yoga teacher with a decade of teaching practice. She combines the fluidity of Vinyasa Flow with precise alignment guidance, creating a supportive space for students to explore their practice with openness and curiosity.
As a teacher, she invites her students to dive into their practice with a sense of inquiry. For her, mindful alignment is a pathway to the Here & Now —helping us reflect on what truly supports us: “How can we build a structure that holds space for both breath and mind?”
Catherine is a certified Smart Flow Yoga instructor with over 800 hours of teacher training with Annie Carpenter. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, she works primarily as an organizational consultant and coach, specializing in agile practices and self-organized learning. This blend of disciplines allows Catherine to bring a holistic and integrative approach to her work, inspiring growth and awareness both on and off the mat.
Explore Zanzibar
During your free time, embrace excursions to Stone Town, the world heritage site, visit Jozani Forest to watch unique Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey, get on a traditional Dhow boat for a cruise and see a most beautiful sunset, and soak up the beauty of Zanzibar beach with serene water, blue sky and white sand. This retreat includes some of the best Zanzibar has to offer and you get to do it all – or stay and rest to reset. You can create the retreat you need for yourself, just the way you want and need to. Let it be an adventure inward, as well as in the external beauty of this special place.
Blue Lagoon Boat & Snorkelling Trip - cruise Jambiani’s blue lagoon in a local fishing boat and snorkel in the crystal waters
Stand up paddle rent: Explore Jambiani’s blue lagoon by renting a SUP
Stone Town Tour - explore the capital’s old town and the rich history of this UNESCO heritage site
Jambiani Village Tour - Discover the local Swahili way of living a guided walk through Jambiani Village
Women’s sponge farm cooperative visit
A visit to local grassroots organizations
Jozani Forest & Mangroves - visit the protected nature reserve and tropical rainforest. See a real mangrove forest and meet rare Zanzibar Red Colobus Monkey
Spice Tour and Turtle Island - The Spice Island has cultivated wide range of spices for centuries : discover how they grow & their taste. Visit giant sea turtles on Prison Island.
Room Options and Your investment (per person, in Euros)
The uniquely designed and carefully decorated guest rooms are built around a colorful courtyard and furnished with antiques from Zanzibar. The veranda with large dining tables and lounge beds invites you to let thoughts drift away and get inspired by the islands typical sounds and smells. Both at the veranda and in the spacious garden you can enjoy the famous regional cuisine of the spice island. Villa Bahati offers 5 guest rooms, each room symbolises an element of Zanzibari culture and nature and follows an individual key colour. Their showers and basins are made of coloured and polished coral stone in traditional Zanzibari style following the individual colour schemes of the room. All rooms include: wifi, a room safe and a private bathroom.
The villa rooms are separated from the common area by its own private garden and a natural wooden fence. They are comfortable holiday home, whilst retaining many Swahili features and its authentic atmosphere. The original layout of the Riad house with a pool in the central courtyard guarantees privacy and comfort for an intimate, relaxing vacation. Rooms have with their own pool and back patios. Rooms are all beautiful and are all sizeable with en-suite bathrooms. There are options to take the room as a single room, or to privately share with two people. There’s an option adding an extra bed.
A double room furnished with Zanzibarian antiques. It features a Zanzibarian style double bed made of coconut wood, a sitting area for two and a Zanzibarian teak cupboard. It has direct access to the veranda and the beach. It features a blue stone bathroom with a shower and hand wash basin made of terrazo polished stone. The room has 1 double bed and a ceiling fan.
Single Occupancy : €1320 - SOLD OUT
A spacious double room for a romantic couple. The double bed is a masterpiece of Zanzibari craftsmanship and the ceiling fan and mosquito net make for dreamy nights.
The en-suite bathroom with shower and hand wash basin are finished in traditional yellow terrazzo polished stone. The room has 1 double bed and a ceiling fan.
Single Occupancy: €1420 - SOLD OUT
Double Occupancy: €1080 - SOLD OUT
Twin room furnished with Zanzibarian antiques. It features a Zanzibarian style double bed made of coconut wood, a sitting area for two and a Zanzibarian teak cupboard. It has direct access to the veranda and the beach. It features a green stone bathroom with a shower and hand wash basin made of terrazo polished stone. The room has 2 single beds and AC.
Single Occupancy: €1420 - SOLD OUT
Double Occupancy: €1080 - SOLD OUT
A double room furnished with Zanzibarian antiques. It features a Zanzibarian style double bed made of coconut wood, a single Zanzibarian antique bed, a sitting area for two and a Zanzibarian teak cupboard. Find your restful sleep under the ceiling fan, protected by a mosquito net. The en-suite bathroom with shower and hand wash basin are finished in traditional red terrazzo polished stone. The room has 1 double bed, 1 single bed, and AC.
Single Occupancy: €1420 - SOLD OUT
Double Occupancy: €1080 - SOLD OUT
Cardamon Suite occupies a large part of the ground floor of the main house, Villa Bahati. The spacious living area with its twin beds and sofa set has direct access to the veranda. In the back is the master bedroom and private bathroom in blue polished coral stone.
The room, as all rooms of Villa Bahati Zanzibar, is individually designed and decorated. Due to its comprehensive size, the suite feels like a house within a house and offers the utmost privacy. It has 1 double bed, 2 single beds (in a separate room) and a ceiling fan.
Triple Occupancy: €1010 - SOLD OUT
Quadruple Occupancy: €920 - SOLD OUT
A private garden suite on a ground level featuring a large outdoor terrace with an open-air shower. The suite comes with a big double bed, a single antique Zanzibar bed that can be used as a daybed or sofa, a desk and chair for work and a coral stone bathroom. The room, as all rooms of Villa Bahati Zanzibar, is individually designed and decorated. You can experience the most privacy here with a separate seating area in the garden just below the rooftop suite. It includes 1 double bed, 1 single bed, wifi, a room safe and a private bathroom.
Double Occupancy: €1150 - SOLD OUT
Triple Occupancy: €985- SOLD OUT
A private roof-top suite featuring a large private terrace facing the garden and Indian Ocean. The suite comes with a big double bed, a single antique Zanzibar bed that can be used as a daybed or sofa, a desk and chair for work and a coral stone bathroom. It is also equipped with air conditioning. The room, as all rooms of Villa Bahati Zanzibar, is individually designed and decorated. You can experience the most privacy here with a separate seating area in the garden just below the rooftop suite. It includes 1 double bed, 1 single bed, AC, wifi, a room safe and a private bathroom.
Single Occupancy: €1650
Double Occupancy: €1150
What’s not included?
Flights/local transportations (I am happy arranging you a local transportation)
Insurance
Drinks apart from water
Optional activities & spa treatments
What’s included?
6 nights 7 days accommodation at Swahili style Villa right on the beautiful white sand beach of Jambiani beach, swimming pool on site
Breakfast and dinner with locally sourced fresh ingredients
Daily extended yoga and movement with Mie, sequenced specially for each day, at yoga platform directly facing the turquoise water of Indian Ocean: Asanas, meditation, pranayama, somatic movement, yoga nidra and yin yoga
Traditional dhow sunset cruise
Welcome gift bag
A special 2 hour workshop
Asana clinic (A private session to look into your asanas/postures)
Mantra singing
Opening and Closing circle
Fire ceremony
Cacao ceremony
Drinking water
Beyond retreats ~ optional organized visit to local grass roots activities: Sponge farm, children center, village tour
Personal assistance in preparing for the trip to Zanzibar
Please get in touch via Whatsapp or email if you have any questions.