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Meet Hayden our Yogi in Residence at palais amani from San Fransisco

Meet Hayden our Yogi in Residence at Palais Amani from San Fransisco. USA. A Fully qualified yoga teacher practicing and teaching diverse Yoga types. “What first made you connect to yoga?” Asks Fatima the Experience Coordinator at the Palais Amani  I started practicing yoga when I was in high school and struggling with my mental health. The practice not only positively influenced my body, but had [...]

2022-06-16T15:46:38+00:0016 June 2022|

Meet Cristina, the Yogi in residence at the Palais Amani from Portugal.

Cristina Santos a 36-year-old yoga instructor from Portugal. She came to stay at the Palais Amani in May 2022 through our Yogi in Residence program. Yogi in Residence at Palais Amani; “What first made you connect to yoga?” asks Fatima, the Experience Coordinator at the Palais Amani Cris: Before yoga, my life was normal; I was working as a sales manager in a shop and everything [...]

2022-05-25T21:59:59+00:0025 May 2022|

MOROCCO’S SWEET SCENT: ORANGE BLOSSOM WATER

At this time of year, the scent of Fez is the scent of Orange Blossom. Spring is by far the best time to visit Morocco, and that’s March, April and May. The snow has gone except for the highest peaks, the valleys are full of spring flowers and it’s not yet too hot. March sees the first of the orange blossoms appearing on the trees and [...]

2022-04-08T17:01:16+00:008 April 2022|

Morocco’s Sweet Scent: Orange Blossom Water

At this time of year, the scent of Fez is the scent of Orange Blossom. Spring is by far the best time to visit Morocco. And that’s March, April and May. The snow has gone except for the highest peaks. The valleys are full of spring flowers and it’s not yet too hot. March sees the first of the orange blossoms appearing on the trees and [...]

2022-04-08T16:37:07+00:008 April 2022|

Mawlid Traditions In Morocco

Mawlid Nabawi Traditions In Morocco MAWLID NIGHT is the night between the eleventh and twelfth days of the month of Rabî’u Lawwal (Islamic calendar). It is the birth night of Muhammad who was sent as the Islamic Prophet. The Celebration of Prophet Mohammed’s birth is motivated by the respect that Muslims have towards their prophet and their willingness to have him as a model for trust, [...]

2021-10-18T19:52:34+00:0018 October 2021|

Autumn News and Views from the Palais

AUTUMN NEWS AND VIEWS FROM THE PALAIS For those of us who have children or grandchildren, the beginning of September is often a fraught one with course books to be bought, pencil cases to be filled and the time to learn who the children's classmates are and whether they got the teachers they were really hoping for. Mini removal vans are hired as the older children [...]

2021-09-18T13:20:36+00:0018 September 2021|

SUMMER NEWS & VIEWS FROM PALAIS AMANI

The summer season  The smell of suntan oil, the softness of fresh linen on our skin, bare feet in sandals:  at Palais Amani the summer season is well and truly with us. And for us all, wherever we are, the summer season comes the desire to travel. Summer brings the need to getaway. To have a change of scene, and to take a pause from the [...]

2021-07-27T19:06:00+00:0027 July 2021|

Moroccan Wedding Traditions

Every country has different and unique traditions and ceremonies. Morocco is not an exception. The traditional Moroccan Wedding is rich in details and meaningful processes. The bride gets to dress in several outfits and the food as well as the music varies between traditional and modern. The Moroccan marriage consists of a nuptial ceremony. They celebrate it according to ancestral rites and customs, in the respect [...]

2021-07-07T02:46:49+00:007 July 2021|

Ramadan Rituals in Morocco

Ramadan Rituals in Morocco The month of Ramadan is the month of spirituality, prayer, charity, and abstention from eating and drinking from sunrise to sunset. The spirituality of the holy month also carries with it elements of Moroccan tradition dating centuries. A unique and essential time of the year when people are eager to openly celebrate traditions with their families and loved ones. Ramadan Rituals: During [...]

2021-04-26T00:38:00+00:0026 April 2021|

Spring News and Views from the palais amani

Don’t worry, this is not another ‘it’s been a year look back’ post.  There have been too many of those in the last couple of weeks, and yes, Covid-19 is still a world pandemic, and yes travel is still slow, (but happening, finally!) and yes this time last year no one would have believed that we would still be in this situation, but it is and [...]

2021-03-24T16:25:00+00:0024 March 2021|
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