How to open and run your first successful retreat center

How to open and run your first successful retreat center

Koom Retreat Center Marrakech’s Podcast. Case studies, management and continual learning. we have been hosting seekers since 2017 sharing the Sufi and the martial arts ways. www.koomretreatcenter.com

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June 9, 2025 5 mins
🔗 What if the simplest act—smiling—could unlock profound healing, dissolve stress, and reconnect you with joy? In this 5-minute solo episode, we dive into the ancient Taoist practice of the Inner Smile, a meditative technique that channels kindness inward to transform energy, soothe organs, and cultivate deep self-compassion. Discover how directing a gentle, mental smile to your own body can quiet the mind, boost vitality, and eve...
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Embarquez pour un voyage fascinant avec Hicham, un Marocain d'origine qui a passé deux décennies à maîtriser l'art de la restauration dans la Silicon Valley californienne et une année auprès des moines Shaolin en Chine.

En juillet, il réunit des chercheurs à Bruxelles pour explorer les dix principes universels de la gu&...

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Rejoignez-nous pour l'inauguration du Centre de Retraite Koom à Bruxelles, en Belgique, la première semaine de juillet. Animé par Hicham, dont le parcours inspirant de Marrakech au cœur des pratiques spirituelles du monde entier vous promet une exploration unique des principes de guérison. Après 20 ans passés en Californie à maîtriser l'art de nourrir le corps et l'espri...

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What does it truly mean to take the essence of a retreat center beyond its physical walls and into the world? In this soul stirring monologue, Hicham Essadki - founder of Koom Retreat and lifelong student of Moroccan Sufi traditions - shares the profound insights, challenges, and unexpected blessings of Bringing sacred practices to urban environments. Join Hicham as he reveals: 🌍 Why Brussels is just the beginning - How traveling...
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What happens when you take the deep, earth rooted practices of a Moroccan retreat center and drop them into the heart of a bustling European city? This July, Koom Retreat Center Founder Hicham Essadki is embarking on a radical experiment: bringing Sufi heart traditions, martial arts and Embodied mindfulness to Brussels - not as an escape from modern life, but as a transformation of modern life. In this trailer. you will get a snea...
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Purpose or the fuel of existense from the Sufi perspective
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Have you ever felt the quiet, gnawing madness of chasing what isn’t there? The next achievement, the next validation, the next *version* of yourself—always just out of reach? In this profound and soul-stirring episode, we explore how our obsession with the unseen is not a flaw, but a hidden invitation—one that leads us back to the raw, unfiltered truth of who we are.   Join us as we unravel:   - Why the restlessness you feel isn’t...
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🔥 Episode description: The Raw Truth abiut running a retreat center (you've never heard before) Ever wonder what it really takes to run a retreat center? Hicham Essadki, founder of Koom Retreat Center Marrakech, pulls back the curtain on the chaotic, Sacred, and deeply human side of holding space - from last minute gluten free meltdowns to the moment a guest whispers, "this place saved me" 💡 You'll discover: ▪︎ The #1 mistak...
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Listen if you ever wondered: "How do i cretate a retreat people remember - not just instagram"
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May 17, 2025 3 mins
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May 16, 2025 9 mins
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Tips from a family that turned extra rooms into a space desired by world seekers of all traditions.
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July 23, 2021 7 mins
what does it mean and how to reverse the clock of aging. What I have learned thanks to the teachings of Shaolin Monks in China, my Beloved Sufi Master and living in this realm Alhamdoulillah. Come visit us at Koom Martial Arts Training and Retreat center Marrakech, Morocco www.KoomRetreatCenter.com
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June 20, 2021 4 mins
What i learned about Ayahuasca by receiving seekers from different traditions at Koom Retreat Center Marrakech Morocco www.koomretreatcenter.com
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Gerer son équipe durant Corona, leur emotionels. Des techniques ancestrales pour s'élever et élever les autres basés sur des enseignements millénaires acquises auprès des Maitres Shaolins par votre hôte Hicham Essadki www.koomretreatcenter.com Marrakech, Morocco
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