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JANUARY 9-15, 20106th ANNUAL YOGA AND MEDITATION RETREAT Valery Petrich Donna Martin #211 - 5403 Crowchild Tr. N.W. Calgary, Alberta (403) 270-9691 Website: yogastudiocalgary.com Email: yogalady@telus.net Website: www.donnamartin.net Email: hakomiway@gmail.com Join Valery and Donna for a gentle approach to yoga in a safe, sacred and supportive environment. Enjoy daily yoga practice honoring the peace and beauty that the island of Molokai invites. Individual needs are addressed so each person may flourish. After breakfast, restorative yoga plus an in depth view of mindfulness meditation as a way to dis-identifify from personality aspects. A wonderful yoga experience on this island paradise to clarify your life purpose and enhance your joy. Valery Petrich is Director of The Yoga Studio of Calgary and the Yoga Studio College of Canada. She has been teaching yoga for 28 years. She is a certified Iyengar yoga teacher, a certified Psychosynthesis facilitator and an initiate in the Himalayan yoga tradition. Donna Martin is a long time yoga teacher, Hakomi trainer and presenter at the Hui. She will offer participants an experience of Psoma Yoga - self awareness and emotional healing through applied mindfulness. "The workshop is a journey to find the peace we are all looking for..." Jodi 6 days 
JANUARY 23-29, 2010YOGA RETREAT Sue Brantley 4511 NE 31st Avenue Portland, Oregon 97211 503 407-9677 Web site: Sue Brantley email: suebrantley@comcast.net Join Sue Brantley for a week of yoga, chi kung, pranayama and meditation. Each morning there will be a 3 hour active asana class, which includes some Pilates. There will also be 4 evening sessions of gentle asana, chi kung, pranayama and meditation. That leaves plenty of time to explore the beautiful and unspoiled island. Sue structures retreats to include meaningful yoga work combined with the feel of a true vacation. Her clear, supportive instruction and joyful demeanor result in a relaxed yet deep experience. Sue Brantley is a certified yoga and Pilates instructor. She comes from a diverse movement background that includes many styles of yoga, therapeutic yoga and Pilates, many forms of dance, tai chi, and chi kung. Sue began practicing yoga in 1985, and has studied with Rodney Yee, Judith Lasatar, and Elise Miller. Sue brings an eclectic approach to her retreats and workshops. 6 days 
FEBRUARY 4-14, 2010GREAT FULLNESS CAMP Hui Ho'olana Staff PO Box 280, Kualapuu, HI 96757 (808) 567-6430 email: hui@aloha.net This week of community building, education and family fun is dedicated to enjoying each other's company as we playfully work, learn and mindfully create together. There will be carpentry, planting and maintenance projects as well as cooking opportunities. Teams will work together in the garden, on the land and on building projects while forming relationships and learning from each other. We will divide into teams and make a schedule (working about 4 hours in the morning and 3 in the afternoon) with a day and a half off for beach and play. This reunion fills quickly, so please register soon. It is open to friends, family and people who have participated in a workshop here in the past. We look forward to music and singing so please bring musical instruments! Call, write or email for an application to attend. 10 days  FEBRUARY 20-26, 2010 WHAT'S IN THE WAY IS THE WAY Mary O'Malley & Neale Donald Walsh 908-3rd Street Kirkland, WA 98033 (425) 889-5937 Web site: Mary O'Malley email: awaken@maryomalley.com This retreat is a first-time collaboration of two exceptional teachers, Mary O'Malley, author of Belonging to Life and The Gift of Our Compulsions (both endorsed by Eckhart Tolle), and Neale Donald Walsch, author of Conversations With God. Both of these teachers have studied deeply the workings of the mind, and while neither teacher concentrates exclusively in any one area, Mary's emphasis will be on assisting participants to know the secrets of the mind/heart connection and how to drop into their heart, while Neale's primary focus will be to assist participants to know the mind/soul connection and how to raise their personal awareness to soul consciousness. Their wonderful mutual exploration of the three-part body-mind-spirit experience provides a rarely explored path to what it means to be fully alive. Mary O'Malley is a speaker, author, group facilitator and counselor in private practice in Kirkland, Washington. Her work focuses on curiosity, compassion, trust, and the ability to be with whatever is showing up in our lives in a spacious and attentive way. Mary shares her awareness born out of her own life experiences with life-transforming wisdom and understanding. Neale Donald Walsch is a modern day spiritual messenger whose words continue to touch the world in profound ways. Neale spent the majority of his life thriving professionally, yet searching for spiritual meaning before beginning his now famous conversation with God. His With God series has been translated into 34 languages, touching millions of people and inspiring important changes in their day-to-day lives. 7 days  MARCH 6-16, 2010 14th Annual PAINTING INTENSIVE The Painting Experience Stewart Cubley PO Box 309 Fairfax, CA 94978-0309 Phone: 888-639-8569 Toll Free Web site: Process Arts email: info@processarts.com Ten days of in-depth painting with a small community in the pristine setting of Hui Ho'olana provides the opportunity to make a lasting investment in yourself and your life. The foundation of this intensive is personal attention in the painting process, in the nurturing environment, and in the small group interactions. This is Stewart's longest and most personalized group program. It has proven to be a powerful catalyst for change by all who've experienced it. 10 days  MARCH 27 - APRIL 2, 2010 YOGA RETREAT Sue Brantley 4511 NE 31st Avenue Portland, OR 97211 503 407-9677 Web site: Sue Brantley email: suebrantley@comcast.net Join Sue Brantley for an inspiring week of yoga, chi kung, pranayama and meditation. Each morning there will be a 3 hour active asana class as well as 4 gentler afternoon sessions. That leaves plenty of time to explore the beautiful and unspoiled island of Molokai. Sue structures her retreats to include meaningful yoga work combined with the feel of a fun and festive vacation. Sue has been teaching yoga for 11 years, and is certified in both yoga and Pilates. Her inclusive style of yoga embraces the wisdom of many styles. Some of her main influences include Judith Lasater, Baxter Bell, Jason Crandall, Rodney Yee, and Bob Smith/Ki McGraw. Sue has led many yoga workshops and retreats, and is comfortable teaching students of varying levels and abilities. She creates an atmosphere of camaraderie and support among her students, and has a relaxed and warm demeanor as a teacher. 6 days  APRIL 10-17, 2010 REKINDLING THE CREATIVE SPIRIT A fundraiser for the Hui Rik Cooke, Theresa Airey, Dewitt Jones, Jonathan Kingston PO Box 280, Kualapuu, HI 96757 (808) 567-6430 email: hui@aloha.net websites: Rikki Cooke - Dewitt Jones - Johnathan Kingston This workshop is a collaboration between authors and photographers Rik Cooke, Theresa Airey, Dewitt Jones, motivational speaker/photographer, and photographer Jonathan Kingston. Rik will take students on photographic excursions discovering the unlimited beauty of Molokai and exploring the creative process. Theresa and Jonathan will help you turn your files into unique images through Photoshop and third party softwares. Dewitt will lecture on creativity and 'the inner self'; Rikki speaks about 'seeing simply'; Theresa teaches about 'interpreting the subject creatively'; and Jonathan will help us to polish our digital techniques. Together they will show you new possibilities in the art of photography. There will be time to reflect, relax and rejuvenate your inner spirit in the calming lovely atmosphere surrounding the Hui. Prerequisites: The workshop is intended for intermediate to advanced digital photographers. You must have a good working knowledge of Photoshop. Bring a digital or film camera you know well and come with a laptop computer that you are proficient in your navigational skills. This workshop is primarily for MacIntosh users. If you are bringing a PC, we will not be able to answer your computer navigation questions. Theresa Airey, author of Beginner's Guide to Digital Photo Art, Creative Digital Printmaking and Digital Photo Art is an international fine art photographer. Both Rik and Dewitt have shot extensively for National Geographic Magazine and their book division. Jonathan Kingston is a documentary photographer and competent teacher with high technical skills. See their websites above for more information. For information on the daily schedule, see last years blog info by Jonathan Kingston Proceeds from this workshop go to Ho'olana's native plant and photographic projects. 7 days  APRIL 24 - MAY 1, 2010 ANUSARA YOGA Denise Benitez Seattle Yoga Arts, 109 15th Ave E. Seattle WA 98112 206-440-3191 email: yogaarts@comcast.net The Sanskrit word 'anusara' means "to open to Grace," to align ourselves with the wisdom of nature. The Anusara method teaches an elegant system of movement principles which enable us to obtain optimal benefit from our asana practice while cultivating compassion and patience toward ourselves. With the abundant life force of Molokai as our teacher, we will delve deeply into our yoga. Each day of the workshop will have two yoga classes. The week will include many varieties of practice such as vinyasa, restorative yoga, chanting, meditation and other surprises! Denise Benitez is the founder of Seattle Yoga Arts and is a Certified Anusara Yoga Instructor. Her teaching arises from a lifetime of investigation into creating nourishing meaningful movement, and a commitment to cultivating curiosity, spaciousness, and softheartedness in life and practice. 7 days 
MAY 8 - 14, 2010SOULFUL POWER Christian de la Huerta Miami Shores, FL 415-460-1177 877-773-7557 website: Revolutionary Wisdom email: info@soulfulpower.us Soulful power is humble, quiet and unassuming. It guides and inspires from a source and reference that are internal. This gentle power is about authentic self-expression, service and making a difference. It is love-based rather than fear-based, inclusive rather than hierarchical. Not needing to exert itself over others, soulful power stands freely on its own. It simply is. And it is mighty. This retreat provides useful skills for engaging power in new ways, resulting in deeper levels of personal fulfillment, self-satisfaction and effectiveness in the world. With six transformational breathwork sessions you will emerge clearer, more established in your personal power and more resolved to express yourself fully as you:
6 days  MAY 23 - 29, 2010 THE HEALER WITHIN Lee Lipsenthal, MD / Nita Gage, MA 415-482-9529 email: lipsenthal@aol.com Lee & Nita originally developed this program for healthcare practitioners to help them to reconnect with their sense of purpose in serving those that they care for, however, due to the requests of many non-health care practitioners, this program is now open to all and has been a phenomenal success. This workshop is an open invitation for individuals to take time-out and reconnect with their core values. The program will provide tools to evaluate and understand the issues of emotions in all of your life. We will combine discussions and experiential days to rejuvenate mind, body and soul. You will leave with an understanding of your unique stresses, a greater understanding of your soul's needs and practical methods for changing the balance of your life and the lives of those you care for. This weeklong retreat is designed as a learning & healing vacation for singles and couples, both healthcare professionals and lay people alike. There will be ample time to relax and enjoy the beauty of Hui Ho'olana and the exquisite island of Molokai. "This was the best seminar experience of my professional career of 30 years plus." - Juan B, MD Nita Gage, MA has over 25 years experience and training in health care, behavioral health, in hospitals, clinics, and health care corporations. She works in residential and inpatient settings with addiction, mental illness and with people in states of20extreme spiritual emergency. Nita lives and works in Maui and travels throughout the US to facilitate transformational workshops. She is currently working on a book about women's transformational passages in midlife, titled Women in Storage. Lee Lipsenthal, MD, ABHM is a Board-certified internist with postgraduate training in cholesterol disorders and cardiac rehabilitation. He is the former Medical Director of The Preventive Medicine Research Institute with Dr. Dean Ornish, the Past President of The American Board of Holistic Medicine and serves on the Board of Directors of The Institute of Noetic Sciences. He is the author of Finding Balance in a Medical Life and has contributed to many journals and text books in this area. He travels the world as a lecturer and consultant to hospitals, lay public groups and physicians groups. "Before this program I had to justify every minute I spent not doing something for someone else." - Tish H., MD 6 days 
JUNE 5-11, 2010LEGACY OF THE HEART A Life-Changing Retreat Gloria J. Burgess, Ph.D C/O Jazz inc., PO Box 777 1102 12th Ave. North Edmonds WA 98020 206-954-0732 website: www.gloriaburgess.com email: huiworkshop@gloriaburgess.com One of the best gifts we can give is to be conscious and intentional not only about what we do, but also about who we are. Gloria Burgess, master facilitator and teacher, will be your ally and guide as you embark on the most exciting journey of your life, a legacy of the heart. In our fast-paced lives, we can become disconnected from our true selves and the beauty within and all around us. Legacy of the Heart is about reconnecting with your inner beauty and calling, and reigniting your soul's desire. When we do, we can be of greater service and light the way for others to do the same. Through insightful teaching, dialogue, movement, meditation, creative arts, and time in nature, you will explore practical tools to align your values and actions, tools you can use anytime and anywhere. You will leave restored, recommitted, and rejoicing about living your legacy, now. Gloria Burgess has taught and led retreats for over 30 years. Author of Dare to Wear Your Soul on the Outside and Legacy Living, she is an award winning author and poet. Gloria holds a Ph.D., MBA, and MA in organizational and individual effectiveness and is known for her commitment to honoring and uplifting the human spirit. 6 days 
JUNE 19-25, 2010THE HEART OF MEDITATION Flint Sparks & Donna Martin Flint - (512) 458-2900 - Texas website: Flint Sparks email Flint: flint@flintsparks.com Donna - (250) 374-2514 - BC, Canada website: Donna Martin email Donna: hakomiway@gmail.com Enter the very heart of meditation. To create an integrated experience, we'll offer a variety of practices including mindfulness, yoga, zazen, silence, and the Hakomi Practice of Loving Presence. Amid the peaceful beauty of Molokai, the island known as the "heart" of Hawaii, we'll weave these practices into the tapestry of our lives. Flint Sparks is a psychologist and certified Hakomi teacher with a private practice in Austin, Texas. Flint has taken ordination in the Zen lineage of Suzuki Roshi. He teaches and leads retreats throughout the U.S. with an emphasis on the interface between psychology and spiritual practices in personal transformation. Donna Martin has been a student and teacher of yoga and meditation for thirty-five years. An international Hakomi trainer, Donna teaches Hakomi and the Practice of Loving Presence (psychotherapy as spiritual practice) at various centers internationally. Together, Donna and Flint offer an integral approach combining physical, emotional, and spiritual health practices 6 days   Hands-on Therapy Hui Ho'olana offers opportunities for massage and bodywork. Introduce A Teacher Hui Ho'olana enjoys sponsoring new and innovative teachers, especially from Hawaii. If you know of a teacher you would like to have us support, please have them contact us. Introduce A Friend Do you have a friend who might be interested in our teaching and reforestation projects? Give us their name and address and we will gladly place them on our mailing list for a catalog. |
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