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Upcoming Retreats |
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Bali-Sacred Spaces Retreat: A spiritual journey into the sacred and magical places of Bali. Details coming soon. Dates: 2011 (TBA) |
Earth Wind Fire and Water - Elements Immersion Retreat
July 26-August 1st, 2010
A Spiritual Journey into the Heart of the Elements
Adventures: Fire | Water | Metal | Wood | Earth
Price: $ 1,995.00 includes everything except Airfare!
From the moment you arrive, you will experience the magnificent rejuvenating power and energy of the
Islands. Come and experience seven days and six nights of an unforgettable journey into the heart of Big Island Hawaii!
Learn about, and immerse yourself in the powerful five elements at the heart of Feng Shui. Lean how to access Fire, Water, Earth, Wood and Metal in a profound way that will transform you and your living environments forever!
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Dance the Earth’s Wisdom in the Ancient Volcanic Caves of Pele |
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Experience the transformational properties of Fire in the flowing Lava Fields at the heart of the Po’s ‘Oyo Volcano |
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Listen to the voices of the Ancestors in the Ancient Rainforests |
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Surrender to the healing properties of Water as you swim with Wild Dolphins, our great teachers of joyousness, love and connection |
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Open to the teachings of the Metal Element as you bake on hot rocks after swimming in pristine tropical waterfalls. |
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Sink into a blissful Hawaiian Hot Stone massage |
Awaken the mystic within, learn to connect to your spirit guides and tune into your body’s intuitive healing powers. Experience daily adventures and nightly inspirational seminars presented by Master Teachers and Healers from the Islands, and beyond. We will stay at the beautiful Kalani Oceanside Retreat Center on the Big Island of Hawaii (link to the kalani Oceanside retreat website), located deep within the ancient rain forests of true Hawaii.
Price $1995.00 per person double occupancy. Price includes lodging, all meals, seminars, transportation, and all adventures. Airport transfers not included.
Payments: $300 deposit due upon enrollment, 50% -3 months before, Remainder due 30 days prior.
“This was a transformational, magical and profound experience I shall never forget. You must do this seminar!” Karen Kovaks - (October 2007 seminar participant)
Five Elements Immersion Retreat
The Fire Adventure (back to top)Fire … our connection to our passion. The Fire Element is active and pulsating and is bright like the hot mid day sun and reminiscent of the peak of activity. It is our spirit and spark and our zest for life represented in our passion and creativity. Fire is intimately connected with the Earth element for its ashes become Earth, and it is nourished by Wood.
Our Fire Adventure:
Our group will go to Volcanoes national park where we will view the newly active Kilauea volcano at the crater’s rim. Erupting for the first time since 1982, an ash-laden plume rises dramatically from the new crater at the summit of Kilauea.
As we stand on the rim of the crater of the newly active volcano, our revered teacher Kumu Leina" ala will lead us in a sacred ceremony to honor Pele, the Hawaiian Goddess of Fire. We continue on to a sacred cave considered to be Pele's heartbeat. Before entering the "Fires of Pele" we will receive a blessing and healing from Brother Kihi, preparing us to enter into this sacred space. Kumo Leina" ala will then perform an ancient ritual called the Annoitment of Pele,a profound experience that will connect you to the essence of fire itself.
Kumu Leina’ala is a Kahuna high priestess in the Laka Order; descendants of the brother of TuTu Pele & Hi'iakaikapole'opele. Before Kumu was born, her Great-Grandmother, TuTu Ono, a revered Kahuna High Priestess, predicted her destiny. Throughout her childhood she was kept hidden and was trained by her great-great grandmother the wisdom of the healing arts .She was groomed from a young age to be a healer using the ancestral knowledge in the healing tradition of HawaiianLapa'au Wisdom and Medicine
Brother Keahi
Keahi Kawehi Hanakahi, of Molokai lineages, is a revered Hawaiian healer with the gifts of reading minds. A touch on the head and Keahi can impart guidance on how to heal oneself and move forward in life and gain virtue. Keahi is a keeper of ancient sacred chants and ancestral ceremonial blessings. His deeply beautiful and mesmerizing baritone voice will take the listener back centuries, to an ancient place of deep healing.
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view pictures of Volcano National Park.
Five Elements Immersion Retreat
Water Adventure
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Water… our connection to spirit.
Water Element is represented by the spirit realm. It is the energy of floating and stillness. It is from these depths that we often receive our most profound insights. It represents mysticism, the soul, the depths of nature, meditation, flowing, trusting in a higher order, synchronicity and the ability to surrender to faith in the universal flow.
During our entire stay we will have multiple opportunities to experience guided meditations in and around the Water Element. You will have an opportunity to luxuriate in a Watsu water massage, a healing experience that will transform every cell of your body. We will then swim with wild (free) Hawaiian Spinner dolphins, our great teachers of joyousness, love and spontaneity.
Our presenter for the water element is Roberta Goodman. Dr. John Lily, the famed researcher and explorer, Roberta designed and performed communication experiments with the dolphins at his Human Dolphin Foundation lab at Marine World/Africa USA in Redwood City, California. She co-founded Cetacean Nation with Dr. John Lilly. This is a movement to recognize the rights of whales and dolphins as sentient beings. With her truly visionary understanding of the role of dolphins in human evolution, Roberta is the most loving, exciting, and inspirational dolphin guide.
Roberta will prepare us for swim with dolphins in the wild. She is considered to be one of the Islands foremost Dolphin Whisperers. She truly cares that we humans have a most amazing contact with the cetaceans in the wild.
> Visit Roberta’s website at http://www.wilddolphinswimshawaii.com.
Five Elements Immersion Retreat
Metal Adventure (back to top)
Metal… the building block of our structure. Metal is a product of the
earth and is represented by products of the earth such as stones and the natural metals that grow out of the earth. Metal is a symbol of endurance and strength, and is intrinsically connected to the Earth Element, and holds the energy for the water element.
For our Metal Adventure we take a Waterfall Tour giving us a resplendent view of the countryside taking us to a hike to the plentiful waterfalls found at the north end of the Big Island of Hawaii.
We will experience the deep connection between water and metal as we swim in pristine tropical waterfalls and bake on the hot rocks opening to the deep teaching and healing properties of the stones. We will also visit magnificent tropical beaches giving us the opportunity to sink deeply into the rejuvenating and healing sands, our soft gift from the earth representing the metal element. When we return we will be pampered with a Hawaiian hot rock massage.
Five Elements Immersion Retreat
Wood Adventure (back to top)
Wood… embracing growth and expansion.
Tree is the ultimate expression of the wood element the movement of the energy of a tree is upward and outward. It is about the ability to receive inner guidance, expansiveness, new growth, and open mindedness. It is associated with new beginnings, the rising energy of a new day, the springtime and the sunrise.
For our wood adventure we will experience the wisdom and teachings of the tropical forests and plants that so richly grace the Hawaiian landscapes. You will be taken on a guided meditation adventure that will bring you into your own experience of the wisdom and teachings inherent in these great ancestors, our plant teachers.
Our presenter for out wood adventure is Ann Marie Holmes. Author of the acclaimed book, Earth-Spirit Living and a pioneer environmental intuitive, Ann Marie Holmes was a member of the famed Findhorn Community in Scotland and has been a master consultant and teacher of Earth Spirit Living for over two decades. She also teaches classes in Feng Shui, sensitivity and earth design to city planners, home owners, builders, real estate agents, therapists, lawyers, architects and other individuals. Ann Marie will take us deep into an experience of the earth and plants some of our most profound teachers. She will teach us how to access earth energies by demonstrating how to connect with Earth Diva's, Elementials and Plant Guardian's who allow us to unlock the secrets of our planet.
> Visit Ann Marie’s website at http://www.annmarieholmes.com/
Five Elements Immersion Retreat
Earth Adventure (back to top)
Earth… our connection to the planet which sustains us. The Earth Element has to do with the physical material world . The rich and nurturing energy of the goddess with her thriving and life-giving groundedness. It is about fertility, practicality, sensuality, stability and being present in the moment and grounded in the body.
The Earth and Fire Elements are intricately connected. Fire creates Earth when it disintegrates to ashes. We will go to the ancient volcanic caves of Pele the goddess of the volcano. You will experience an ancient chant led by our guide Kimo, a native Hawaiian schooled in the traditions of the Islands.
Earth Spirit Adventure Travel Facilitator Erica Sofrina
As your guide and facilitator, Erica Sofrina accesses her life long journey of learning the teachings of shamanism, the Kabala and other ancient spiritual traditions. Her inspiring and personalized style creates an atmosphere of intimacy, excitement and anticipation. She sets up a sacred space for participants to go deeply into their experience of the 5 elements at the foundation of our existence. She is is a nationally recognized consultant, teacher, lecturer, and founder of the West Coast Academy of Feng Shui. She is the author of the book, “Small Changes, Dynamic Results! Feng Shui for the Western World.”
Kalani Oceanside Retreat Center
12-6860 Kalapana-Kapoho Beach Road
Pahoa, HI 96778
For more than 30 years Kalani Oceanside Retreat has taken its inspiration from the spirit of Aloha, a sense of care, respect, and hospitality to guests and locals alike. Located on the lush, tropical southeast coast of Hawaii, the Aloha State’s “Big Island,” Kalani celebrates nature, culture, and wellness with adventures, wellness treatments, workshops, delicious healthful cuisine and comfortable accommodations.
There are comfortable accommodations for up to 132 guests (lodges, cottages, tree houses). The communal dining lanai serves healthy, delicious cuisine in an atmosphere that encourages the sharing of aloha among guests, volunteers and staff.
Kalani is more than just a retreat, it is a vibrant ohana (family community) of guests, volunteers who live at Kalani for one to three months, staff, and people on the Puna Coast.
To learn more about Kalani, visit www.kalani.com, A magnificent retreat facility you won’t want to miss… come and share the aloha at Kalani!
Tel. 800-800-6886 or 808-965-7828
http://www.kalani.com/