2024 Workshops

For further information or to enroll in a class, please contact the instructor listed with each individual retreat. Many classes have discounted rates for early registration. Fees are mailed to the instructor. Dates indicate the arrival and departure days.

For accommodations before or after a workshop, please look in the Visitors Center on visitmolokai.com

PLEASE CONTACT WORKSHOP LEADERS FOR COSTS & DETAILS

JANUARY 5-13, 2024
DEEP HEALING OF EXILES WITH DICK SCHWARTZ
Karin White
P.O. Box 323
Cotuit, MA 02635
508 241-7773

Web site: ifs-institute.com
email: karinwhite@comcast.net

Offering a unique invitation to join Dick Schwartz in the healing, tranquil, and magical environment of Hui Ho’olana. In this eight day retreat we will explore the spiritual side of IFS through meditation and self exploration designed to access high levels of Self-energy, inviting guidance regarding a vision for your life, and further unburdening your parts as a way to remove obstacles to accessing Self.

At Hui Ho’olana you will be welcomed to experience the peace and inspiration that can come to light in an atmosphere of acceptance, respect and support. Through Dick’s guidance and the IFS model you will be offered the practice of ho’oponopono (the Hawaiian concept “to make things right”) by using the evolving conceptual spiritual framework of IFS to deeply heal exiles.

The inspiring and nurturing environment, superb natural food, small and intimate venue of 18 – 20 participants and Dick’s Self led guidance offer a unique and unmatched opportunity to further your IFS journey.

This advanced retreat is being offered to participants with a minimum of Level 1 IFS training.

Dick Schwartz is the founding developer of the Internal Family Systems (IFS) model of psychotherapy offering a clear, non-pathologizing, and empowering method of understanding human problems, as well as an innovative and enriching philosophy of practice that invites both therapist and client to enter into a transformational relationship in which healing can occur. Over the past 30 years IFS has gained global recognition and is being used in many venues other than psychotherapy, where it had it’s roots.

8 days

FEBRUARY 8-18, 2024
GREAT FULLNESS WINTER CAMP
Hui Ho’olana Staff
PO Box 280, Kualapuu, HI 96757

email: hui@huiho.org

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. 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 3 hours in the morning and 3 in the afternoon) with a day and a half off for beach and play.

This camp fills quickly, so please register soon. Camp is open to our Board of Directors, Advisors, former staff members, teachers and people who have attended 1 or more camps.

Call, write or email for an application to attend.

10 days

MARCH 2-12, 2024
27th Annual PAINTING INTENSIVE
The Painting Experience
Stewart Cubley
PO Box 309
Fairfax, CA 94978-0309
Phone: 415-488-6880
Web site: Process Arts
email: info@processarts.com

Join Stewart Cubley for the 27th year of his workshops at Hui Ho’olana. This retreat fills up quickly, so make sure to register early! This Moloka’i Intensive gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in the timeless presence of process painting, beyond the pace and pressures of a busy life. You will dive into ten uninterrupted days of deep relaxation and creative awakening with a small community in the pristine setting of the Hui Ho’olana.

The foundation of this intensive is personal attention in the painting process, in the nurturing environment, and in small group interactions. This is Stewart’s longest and most personalized group program, and the opportunity to make a lasting investment in yourself and your life. It has proven to be a powerful catalyst for change by all who’ve experienced it.

For over four decades, Stewart Cubley has pioneered a way of integrative and creative living through the practice of process painting. Stewart travels throughout the world, teaching his unique approach to thousands of people at personal growth centers such as the Esalen and Omega, multinational corporations, programs in prisons, and countless other public forums. Stewart is the co-author of the highly acclaimed book, Life, Paint & Passion, Reclaiming the Magic of Spontaneous Expression (Tarcher/Putnam). He and his wife, Shae Irving, live in Fairfax, California and part of the year on their homestead near Denali Park, Alaska.

“I have to tell you that process painting has opened me up to something wild and true in my life that has more or less catapulted me beyond the confines I was feeling. And in turn my life is getting wilder and freer and better.  I mean in  very, very substantial ways. THANK YOU.”  ~ Ted L.

10 days

APRIL 6-14, 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY: THE HEART OF SEEING
A fundraiser for the Hui
Rik Cooke, Jonathan Kingston,  Dewitt Jones & Ed Sancious
PO Box 280, Kualapuu, HI 96757
email: hui@huiho.org
websites: Rikki Cooke – Dewitt Jones – Jonathan Kingston

Venture deeper into the art of photography and return to old Hawaii with photographers Rikki Cooke, Jonathan Kingston, Ed Sancious and special guest Dewitt Jones. We will explore the creative process through group dialogues, small classes, one on one experiences and excursions into the incredible beauty of Molokai. The purpose of this workshop is to focus on seeing as we dive deep into the creative process – not only in our photography but also in our lives. How can we be most present in our lives and with the world around us?

This is a collective collaboration as together we create a new chapter in the Hui’s story – a story that reflects, among other things, the Spirit of the newly formed Huiho Sangha. As we continue to move in this direction, the ohana (family) has realized the importance of coming together for community, reflection, and service to the world. The workshop atmosphere will be one with an inherent sense of awe and gratitude, joy in the place and celebration of the community within the Hui. Our energy will be focused on spirituality as each participant understands and expresses it.

For full details see the April Photo Workshop.

8 days

MAY 3-11, 2024
SOFTENING BARRIERS TO LOVE:
WAKING UP AND GROWING UP ALONG THE ZEN PATH
Flint Sparks

Organized by Hakomi Austin
(206) 669-0813
Email: jessica@hakomiaustin.com
website: hakomiaustin.com/events

For more information about registration and payment please contact Hakomi Austin.

We invite you on a collaborative journey of self discovery and spiritual unfolding towards maturity and real connection with others and the environment.

Flint Sparks is a Zen Buddhist teacher and Spiritual Director who leads retreats internationally with an emphasis on the interface between psychology and spiritual practices in personal transformation. He has extensive postdoctoral training in mindfulness based psychotherapies and group therapy with specialty training in both the Hakomi Method and Internal Family Systems Model.

He is a guiding teacher at Appamada, a center for Zen practice and inquiry in Austin, TX, Open Door Zen Community in Madison, WI, and Awakening Together Zen Community in Minneapolis, MN. He is also a guiding teacher for Just This, a consortium of Zen informed sanghas in the UK and Switzerland.

Together, these two primary areas of interest — healthy human development and the freedom offered through contemplative spiritual practices – form the complementary strands of the double-helix of full human maturity. These are the ongoing practices of growing up and waking up.

Having led retreats in Hawaii for more than 20 years, and sharing a background as a therapist and a teacher, he masterfully holds a space for self exploration and growth at Hui Ho’olana, a living sanctuary on the island of Molokai. From magnificent skies and natural landscapes to attentive service and wonderful meals, the Hui provides an ideal container for this special experience.

8 days

JUNE 1-9, 2024
SOFTENING BARRIERS TO LOVE:
WAKING UP AND GROWING UP ALONG THE ZEN PATH
Flint Sparks

Organized by Hakomi Austin
(206) 669-0813
Email: jessica@hakomiaustin.com
website: hakomiaustin.com/events

For more information about registration and payment please contact Hakomi Austin.

We invite you on a collaborative journey of self discovery and spiritual unfolding towards maturity and real connection with others and the environment.

Flint Sparks is a Zen Buddhist teacher and Spiritual Director who leads retreats internationally with an emphasis on the interface between psychology and spiritual practices in personal transformation. He has extensive postdoctoral training in mindfulness based psychotherapies and group therapy with specialty training in both the Hakomi Method and Internal Family Systems Model.

He is a guiding teacher at Appamada, a center for Zen practice and inquiry in Austin, TX, Open Door Zen Community in Madison, WI, and Awakening Together Zen Community in Minneapolis, MN. He is also a guiding teacher for Just This, a consortium of Zen informed sanghas in the UK and Switzerland.

Together, these two primary areas of interest — healthy human development and the freedom offered through contemplative spiritual practices – form the complementary strands of the double-helix of full human maturity. These are the ongoing practices of growing up and waking up.

Having led retreats in Hawaii for more than 20 years, and sharing a background as a therapist and a teacher, he masterfully holds a space for self exploration and growth at Hui Ho’olana, a living sanctuary on the island of Molokai. From magnificent skies and natural landscapes to attentive service and wonderful meals, the Hui provides an ideal container for this special experience.

8 days

JULY 1- SEPTEMBER 15, 2024
CLOSED FOR THE SUMMER

OCTOBER 5-13, 2024
CREATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY FOR THE SOUL
An 8 day retreat with Jack Davis and
Guest Teachers Dewitt Jones and Rik Cooke
For the full invitation download the PDF here: cp4ts24invite.pdf

To register for the retreat email: JackDavisWorkshops@gmail.com

This retreat is dedicated to sharpening our photographic vision, expanding our creative options and opening ourselves up to the breathtaking beauty of Polynesia and its Spirit of Aloha – as we give ourselves permission to fall in love with photography all over again! Recapturing that eagerness and enthusiasm of a child, we will explore the endless ways we can integrate creativity into our lives! Renowned teacher, author and Photoshop Hall-of-Famer Jack Davis, with National Geographic alumni and Hawai’i “Kama’ainas” (locals) Dewitt Jones and Rikki Cooke, will once again teach this 8 day all-inclusive creative photography and digital imagery retreat.

Whether you are a professional photographer, an addicted amateur or someone just giddy about your smartphone camera (as we all are ;), this week is for you! And while we explore all corners of Moloka’i – from flower-filled rain forest valleys, to Hawaii’s longest (and emptiest) white sand beach, to the world’s tallest sea cliffs, to palm-fringed lagoons with hired hula dancers – you’ll find new ways to shoot and shape your photography in ways you never thought possible. Learn new methods to craft that visual “story” you’ve always wanted to tell but may never have had the time, opportunity, skills or inner permission to before. Learn steps to optimize, enhance and creatively interpret your images using everything from the latest Lightroom and Photoshop, to the plethora of mobile and desktop apps that are daily introducing new ways to expand the photographic process. Join us for an amazingly fun and inspirational 8 days that will change your photography and your creative life forever!

Jack Davis is one of the world’s leading experts on Photoshop, Lightroom and Mobile Photography and is himself an award-winning photographer. He is coauthor of a dozen books on digital imagery including two of the bestselling guides to Photoshop: The Photoshop Wow! Book and How to Wow: Photoshop for Photography, with over a million and a half copies sold in 12 languages. For over 30 years Jack has been an internationally renowned spokesperson on digital imagery, and routinely teaches at conferences and workshops around the world, including for the National Geographic / Lindblad Expeditions. Davis is designated a “Master Teacher” by Adobe and was one of the first inductees into the Photoshop Hall of Fame for his lifetime contributions to the industry. He has an AA and BA in Graphic Design, and an MA and MFA in Digital Imagery.

Rikki Cooke worked for National Geographic for sixteen years; his latest article on Hawaii is in the December 2002 edition of National Geographic Magazine. His assignments included shooting two books: America’s Ancient Cities and The Blue Ridge Range as well as work in other National Geographic publications. His experience touches the full spectrum of photography, from lighting pyramids to photographing polar bears in the Arctic as well as national advertising campaigns for commercial clients. He and his wife Bronwyn are the authors of the award-winning book, Molokai, an Island in Time. And yes… he is an iPhoneaholic!

Dewitt Jones is a National Geographic photographer of many years. He and Rikki have taught together for 17 years. Dewitt has done five books, which include, What the Road passes By, Canyon Country and Visions of Wilderness. He is also known for his commercial photographs for Dewar’s Scotch, United Airlines and Canon Cameras. In recent years he is most noted for his talks on creativity that have inspired many corporations and large audiences. He brings the gifts of humor, insight and celebration of being alive to our time together. And yes… he (and his wife, Lynette Sheppard) is also an award-winning and published iPhoneaholic!

And for sample images from previous retreats (click on an image for a full-sized slide show): https://tinyurl.com/cp4tssampler

8 Days

NOVEMBER 2-10, 2024
PHOTOGRAPHY
A Natural Eye Gathering
Eddie Soloway
PO Box 6745
Santa Fe, NM 87502
847-452-7400
Web site: www.eddiesoloway.com
email: eddie@eddiesoloway.com

Shake off winter and join Eddie Soloway on the island of Molokai for the Natural Eye Retreat. An experience open to all photographers and artists wishing to push their seeing in new directions, this week is about taking the time to experiment and be curious, opening our eyes to seeing being the ordinary. From ocean waves to tropical flowers, outdoor tubs under the starts (not to be missed), and gourmet meals featuring local foods, Molokai is the perfect place to let the tropical breezes blow away the stress and send you sailing into new images.

Eddie Soloway’s photographs are the expression of his passion and commitment to the natural world. His eye has developed during a lifetime of exploring the earth’s wild places. Former positions in educational workshop design, wilderness program development, and custom fine photographic printing have further honed his expertise. In 1998, Eddie was the first recipient of the Excellence in Photographic Teaching Award presented by the Santa Fe Center for Photography, and in 2010 Photo District News named Eddie one of America’s best photography workshop teachers. Today he divides his time between making fine-art prints, teaching for leading photographic institutions, speaking on creativity and the photographic life for National Geographic, and furthering photographic publishing projects. His first book, One Thousand Moons, was published in the summer of 2004, and the DVD, A Natural Eye Workshop was released in December, 2009.

8 days

DECEMBER 6-14, 2024
CONTEMPLATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY RETREAT
A workshop about fully engaging body, heart and mind in the practice of photography
Flint Sparks & John Barclay
(215) 896-8334
email: johnbarclayphoto@me.com
website: John Barclay Photography

Seeing Deeply is a learned discipline and takes practice. Our intent is to encourage you to enter the embodied practices of contemplative photography throughout the week during which we will learn to deepen our capacity for intimacy with our subjects, with our equipment and technique, and with each other. Seeing Deeply is an invitation to show up more fully in each moment, to be captured by the beauty of the world, and to become more skillful in the art of photography. We might be so bold as to say that this is an invitation to photography as spiritual practice.

Flint Sparks is a meditation teacher, Zen priest, and former psychologist dedicated to assisting people on the unending path to growing up and waking up. He is an experienced therapist and master teacher who assists people in softening barriers to love, both inside and outside. He is a clear an caring resource with nearly four decades of experience exploring the path of freedom from unnecessary suffering. This experience is now extending to the creative world of contemplative photography.

John Barclay is an award wining freelance photographer based in Bucks County, PA. John is a passionate photographer and enthusiastic workshop leader. He is also an inspirational speaker, presenting his program Dream – Believe – Create to audiences around the world. John’s work has been published in a number of books and magazines and is treasured by a number of private collectors. Recently, John was the published in the prestigious Lenswork Magazine, and, chosen by Dewitt Jones to participate in his healingimages.org program. You can see his work and view his workshop schedule at johnbarclayphotography.com.
8 days

DECEMBER 18, 2024- JANUARY 3, 2025
CLOSED FOR FAMILY TIME