Journey with your Chakras
A time to recalibrate and reorientate to your essential self
Where: Hawaii! Specifically the Big Island. You will fly into Kona or Hilo. Retreat is at the Puna Rainforest Retreat Center. We have the ENTIRE venue reserved for this potent event! Catering is provided by Heart Beet Catering.
When: April 8 to the 13th, 2018. Check in is at 4pm on Sunday, April 8th, and check out is 12pm on April 13th.
What: A Yoga Retreat is a sacred time to deepen your yoga practice and recalibrate your nervous system to the call of your cosmic soul. One can take this retreat as deeply as they wish, unplugging from all forms of media and going inward completely. Or, one can access the internet and use their phone and adventure on the island and still gain the benefits of yoga asana twice a day and morning meditation. Choose your own level of practice!
Why: If you have never attended a Yoga Retreat, there is no time to start like the present. When your basic needs are cared for (amazing & luxurious lodging, organic & local food), you have the space to focus on YOU- and remember what is really important to you core self.
Retreats are essential to anyone who GIVES or DOES (business owners, healing artists, parents, caretakers, yoga teachers, etc.) and for those of you in the category of not giving or doing, just living in a world geared to so much media and outward energy can be depleting over time. Therefore, I encourage everyone to RETREAT to RECALIBRATE. A retreat gives you the time and space to relax your nervous system from its constant buzz. In my experience leading & attending retreats, it takes from 24-48 hours for this buzz to actually stop. Once it quiets, then you get to remember all of the amazing things that make you YOU, aside from your job, family, location and status. What makes you unique, what speaks to your soul, what is genuine to you.
Background: In 2003, I completed my first yoga teacher training program on the Big Island of Hawaii. At that time, I also studied Polarity Therapy, which integrates chakras, movement, and hands on bodywork into a healing arts practice. This course involved extensive study of the chakra system and used the VERY PRESENT ELEMENTS on the big Island to help embody them more deeply. After facilitating my own yoga teacher training this past summer, I wanted to offer a very TACTILE YOGA experience. For example, when we talk about the root chakra, Muladhara, related to the earth element, you will be in a place just miles from where land is being forming from deep within the center of the earth! Its truly amazing. And you are being completely cared for, so you can just focus on going deep. My intention behind this retreat: bring the medicine & knowledge of balancing your energies to you in a hands-on, fun and practical way for all levels of practitioners!
Schedule:
Sunday: 4pm: Arrive and check in
4:30-6pm: Post-traveler Yoga
6:00: Dinner
Monday: 6:30-8:30: Sunrise meditation and Yoga Flow with Root Chakra focus.
8:30-9:30: Breakfast
9:30: Enjoy your day! Grab your lunch and head to Volcanos National Park to
experience the Lava Flow and creation of earth.
4:30-6:00: Restorative/ Gentle Yoga
6:00: Dinner
Tuesday: 6:30-8:30: Sunrise meditation and Yoga Flow with Water Chakra focus.
8:30-9:30: Breakfast
9:30: Enjoy your day! Grab your lunch and head to Hot Pools to soak in the healing hot
water of the Big Island, or head to Captain Cook or one of the beaches and swim/
snorkel
4:30-6:00: Restorative/ Gentle Yoga
6:00: Dinner
7:00: Possible after dinner event
Wednesday: 6:30-8:30: Sunrise meditation and Yoga Flow with Fire Chakra focus.
8:30-9:30: Breakfast
9:30: Enjoy your day! Grab your lunch and head to the Steam Vents Here or another
secret location (!!!) to bask in the fire!
4:30-6:00: Restorative/ Gentle Yoga
6:00: Dinner
7:00: Possible after dinner event
Thursday: 6:30-8:30: Sunrise meditation and Yoga Flow with Air Chakra focus.
8:30-9:30: Breakfast
9:30: Enjoy your day! Grab your lunch and head to the Mauna Kea to breathe in the pure
tradewinds that move over 3000 miles of unobstructed ocean to find your lungs!
4:30-6:00: Restorative/ Gentle Yoga
6:00: Dinner
7:00: Possible after dinner event
Friday: 6:30-8:30: Sunrise meditation and Yoga Flow with Ether & Upper Chakra focus.
8:30-9:30: Breakfast
9:30: Find presence! Relax & allow yourself the gift of BEING before you depart & pack
11:00: Lunch
12:00: Goodbye!
And there are more ideas for adventures nearby Here!
Please note that all outings are option and self directed. As the retreat gets closer I will create connection for sharing rental cars and other collaborative travel needs. You are ALWAYS welcome and encouraged to just BE as well. Puna Rainforest Retreat is magical! Here why:
- Private estate surrounded by rainforest with luxurious accommodations.
- Includes entire secluded 20 acre property
- main house & 4 cottages
- Pool
- WiFi & cell
- Rainforest, meadow & orchard with avocados & bananas
- Ocean views
- 1.2 mile nature trail
- Very close to many attractions: lava tours, lava viewing, hot springs, best snorkeling, surfing, local music at Kalapana and the red road.
- Estate is 4 miles from Pahoa town in a secluded rainforest surrounded by reserve.
Mornings will be meditation and flowing Yoga outside by the pool under the rising sun, focusing on one energy center of your body. The days will be open for you to explore the island and connect more deeply with the elements within these energy center. For example, the day that we focus on our root chakra, I will be inviting you all to visit Volcanos National Park (optional). This will give you a chance to really embody the elements and the chakras that we will study. Evenings will consist of a gentle & restorative practice under the sunset. Meals are organic and locally sourced.
For those of you with children who want to attend, childcare will be available! I need final numbers by FEBRUARY 9th, 2018 for children, so please book soon! With childcare, you can attend the yoga classes and completely sink in knowing your little ones are cared for. I anticipate this will only add extra cost of about $100, in addition to food and lodging for the child. As a Mama Myself, I think it is great when we can integrate our families into these retreats experiences! Please EMAIL ME for more information.
Discounts apply for bed sharing with friends, partners or children!! Email me for info on discounts. Rates range from $1000-$1200 all inclusive (no air or transport).
Please drop me an email if you are curious and would like more information. I really look forward to this retreat and hope that you can join me.
With the warmest blessings,
Elizabeth 💜
