Body to Clay
Clay, Ritual, and Feminine Memory
In a world that never seems to pause, this retreat encourages you to slow down, to step back from constant doing, and to connect with your inner feelings. Through simple body awareness tecniques, the retreat explores clay not only as a material, but as a living medium for self-reflection, healing, and creative expression through feminine wisdom and ritual based practices. No experience is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to explore.
When:
Check in: 07 September 2026
Check out: 13 September 2026
Price:
€ 980- shared room (max 2)
€ 250 - single room surcharge
In a world that never seems to pause, this retreat encourages you to slow down, to step back from constant doing, and to connect with your inner feelings. Through simple body awareness tecniques, the retreat explores clay not only as a material, but as a living medium for self-reflection, healing, and creative expression through feminine wisdom and ritual based practices. No experience is needed, just curiosity and a willingness to explore.
When:
Check in: 07 September 2026
Check out: 13 September 2026
Price:
€ 980- shared room (max 2)
€ 250 - single room surcharge
Meet Meliha Selin Eren
Retreat Leader - Body to Clay
Meliha Selin Eren is a multidisciplinary artist working with ceramics, installation, video, and performative storytelling.
Born in Turkey, Selin's practice is shaped by ancient geographies, mythology, and the relationship between body, nature, and memory. Educated in Turkey and India, including Kala Bhavana and Vinaya Bhavan (Yogic Science & Art), her work combines spiritual research with material practice to explore transformation, femininity, ritual, and collective consciousness.
Born in Turkey, Selin's practice is shaped by ancient geographies, mythology, and the relationship between body, nature, and memory. Educated in Turkey and India, including Kala Bhavana and Vinaya Bhavan (Yogic Science & Art), her work combines spiritual research with material practice to explore transformation, femininity, ritual, and collective consciousness.
Retreat Overview
What the Week Looks Like:
This intentionally small retreat offers a space to reconnect with your inner-self through intuitive work with clay. Open to all levels, this retreat is an immersive artistic and spiritual journey that combines ceramics, embodiment, ritual, myth, and feminine creativity. Participants will explore the relationship between earth and body through hands-on clay work, movement, meditation, and storytelling.
A typical day might include:
This intentionally small retreat offers a space to reconnect with your inner-self through intuitive work with clay. Open to all levels, this retreat is an immersive artistic and spiritual journey that combines ceramics, embodiment, ritual, myth, and feminine creativity. Participants will explore the relationship between earth and body through hands-on clay work, movement, meditation, and storytelling.
A typical day might include:
- Morning meditation, body movement, and somatic practice
- Working with natural clay, textures, and symbolic forms
- Thematic creative session (feminine archetypes, memory, nature, ritual objects)
- Group sharing or optional one-to-one guidance
- Free time to rest, journal, or explore
- Evening gathering, sunset rituals, or storytelling circle
- Time for reflection, connection, or an impromptu song or two
What Makes this Retreat Unique
Unlike a technical ceramics workshop, this retreat is an inner and outer alchemy, where art becomes a tool for self-awareness, grounding, and emotional release. Participants will leave not only with created objects, but with a deeper connection to themselves, their creative voice, and the collective feminine energy.
Body to Clay Sessions
Each day includes guided sessions with Selin, where you’ll explore body awareness and intuitive work with clay. Through gentle, process-led practices, you’ll be invited to connect with sensation, movement, and touch, using clay as a way to explore feeling rather than form, reconnecting to yourself through the act of making.
Beyond the Retreat
Outside the retreat sessions, there's plenty of time to explore and enjoy the magic of Fez. Wander the medina, meet local artisans, and take part in cultural excursions that deepen your connection to the city. You’ll also have time to rest, journal, and simply enjoy the company of fellow participants.
A Place to Call Home
You’ll be staying at Dar Drouj, a beautifully restored 14th-century home in the Medina. With quiet corners, a sunlit atrium, and a rooftop terrace overlooking the city, the house offers comfort, calm, and space to create. It’s the kind of place where conversations flow, meals are shared, and inspiration is always close by.
What You’ll Be Part Of
Each of our retreats includes your stay at Dar Drouj, daily workshops, materials, Moroccan meals, and cultural exploration - all designed to support your creative flow.
- Stay in a Traditional 14th-Century DarOur artist-led retreats are hosted at Dar Drouj, a beautifully restored 14th-Century home filled with traditional Moroccan details. In addition to your retreat leader, our team is on hand to ensure everything runs smoothly.
- Awareness in PracticeOver the week, Selin will guide you in how art can become a tool for self-awareness, grounding, and emotional release, introducing different approaches to body awareness, and intuitive work with clay.
- Close to the Energy, Designed for CalmDar Drouj is located just outside the Medina, close enough to easily access its energy and activity, while offering a calmer, more spacious environment to return to. The house is filled with handcrafted details, from mosaics to carved woodwork, and offers a welcoming atmosphere from the moment you walk in.
- Creating in CommunityCreated for women in transition, artists seeking reconnection, and those drawn to feminine spirituality. this retreat intentionally builds a creative community. Together, you'll share ideas, be inspired by others, and enjoy a unique connection that naturally comes from creating side by side.
- Beyond the StudionAlongside your retreat sessions, you'll have the opportunity to experience Moroccan and activities. With guidance to hidden spots and time to explore independently, the city becomes part of the experience.
- Individual GuidanceThroughout the retreat, Selin offers individual support and thoughtful feedback, helping you to refine your skills, and understanding of how awareness of your inner feelings can support your creativity, wherever you are in your artistic journey.
- Easy ArrivalWe’ll take care of your arrival and departure with transfers to and from Fez airport or train station. Our drivers are trusted and competent, and speak a variety of languages.
- Space to WorkEach of our accommodation rooms comes with a work desk for personal projects, and our roof terrace and atrium serve as ateliers.
Moments from Past Retreats
From shared meals and quiet moments to workshops, walks, and spontaneous laughter, these photos capture the heart of what makes our retreats unforgettable. Every guest brings their own spark, and every day tells a new story.
