Practice and learn the proven techniques for creating a healthier lifestyle. During the seminar you will participate in daily yoga classes and learn the progressive steps towards a real understanding of yoga and the benefits that can last a lifetime.
About the Facilitator(s)
Kathy is a Certified Yoga Teacher and Master of Yoga Education, and has completed the 500 hour certification for the Yoga Alliance. She has been teaching the mind-body-breath union and the spiritual connection since the late 1970's. "Yoga shows us the way to develop a greater understanding of ourselves and to the world around us. Yoga makes everything better," Kathy says. Her life's experiences have led her on the path of a deep and committed yoga practice.
As the senior yoga teacher at Kalani, she has been devoting her time and energy to several yoga programs here. Hundreds of guests, volunteers and community members have attended her classes, and many have deepened their practice through her Yoga Teacher's Training Certification program.
Explore the limitless power of the Sacred Feminine, nourished by the practice of Anusara Yoga on the stunning Big Island of Hawaii. The goddess Pele is honored here, as the keeper of living land where lava meets the ocean. Inspired by her magical work, we transform our pain and life obstacles into power, recover inner passion and reclaim our lives.
About the Facilitator(s)
Katalin Koda is the author of Fire of the Goddess: Nine Paths to Ignite the Sacred Feminine and Sacred Path of Reiki: Healing as Spiritual a Discipline. She is a passionate explorer of earth stories, women's mysteries and the mythic expression of our world. She is a visionary artist, poet and dreamer and has been leading workshops with an integrated and multidimensional approach for fifteen years. Katalin is an experienced Reiki Master having given hundreds of sessions and taught dozens of students around the world. Her current healing work incorporates indigenous wisdom, shamanic principles along with Reiki and chakra healing. Katalin lives with her family in Hawaii. Visit her website www.katalinkoda.com for more information.
Kelley Linn, is an inspiring and experienced yoga teacher. Her world travels led her to India, where deepened her interest in yoga and ayurvedic studies. Kelley was already an experienced yoga teacher when she was introduced to Anusara™ yoga. Since then she has studied directly under Anusara founder, John Friend as well as with other world-renowned yoga teachers including, Noah Maze and Jimmy and Ruthie Bernaert. Kelley is a certified Anusara-Inspired™ Yoga teacher with hundred of hours of Anusara™ training. Kelley leads devotional Kirtan chanting in Hawaii, where she resides with her family. She is a dedicated student and teacher of a non-dualistic Shiva~Shakti Tantric philosophy which recognizes each of us as a unique expression of Supreme Consciousness. With her heart-oriented teaching style, she inspires her students to connect with the Divine and celebrate the innate goodness within themselves.
- 5 nights accommodations,
- 3 fresh and delicious meals per day, including vegetarian options,
- 2-3 daily classes including yoga, chanting, empowerment gatherings
- 1 group Watsu session
- Use of Kalani’s large swimming pool, 2 Jacuzzis and a sauna
- Price inclusive of all fees and taxes!
Fees per person:
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
9 - Ocean Cottage
$ 1850
$ 2375
8 - Ocean Loft
$ 1775
$ 2275
7 - Tropical Cottage
$ 1775
$ 2275
6 - Tropical Loft
$ 1650
$ 1975
5 - Tree House Room
$ 1650
$ 1975
4 - Bungalow Room
$ 1550
$ 1775
3 - Lodge Room (private bath)
$ 1475
$ 1725
2 - Lodge Room (shared bath)
n/a
$ 1575
1 - Campsite
n/a
n/a
Space is limited, so reserved your room early!
-Reservation Deposit: 50% of total amount is required to hold your space (including $500 Non-refundable).
Join like-minded men in an exciting week of yoga, health and fitness designed to rejuvenate your mind, body and spirit. Explore yoga and fitness in one of the most pristine tropical environments you could imagine, on the Big Island of Hawaii.
About the Facilitator(s)
Hollis is a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. He founded and currently teaches at Nude York Yoga in NYC. He has been involved with Hot Nude Yoga since its inception and continues to teach and work with Aaron Star. His studies and teachings emphasizes detail and precision of alignment in asanas, and stresses unity and community amongst brothers.
Kalani is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charity. Your stay here supports our educational mission, preservation of ancient Hawaiian cultural sites, and the development of a model sustainable community.
On the Big Island of Hawaii, we will honor the Goddess and doing so, honor ourselves. Shakti Sunfire, Marni Sclaroff and Marla Leigh will facilitate this week of wonder, of community, of discovery and of deep honoring as we sync up; strong spirit, strong body, strong mind, to the pulse of the feminine heart.
About the Facilitator(s)
Shakti Sunfire is a vibrant and passionate teacher of hoop dance and yoga. Now a resident of San Francisco, she draws on her own experiences and her heavy participation in the community to encourage unfettered self-expression centered in the heart. Her message is one of radical self acceptance. She teaches and performs internationally. www.shaktisunfire.com
Marni Sclaroff is an artist, bellydancer, and yogini. She teaches Anusara Inspired yoga as an act of service to the creative and ecstatic unfolding of the Universe. She holds a Masters Degree in Art Education which informs her yoga practice and teaching on many levels. She has appeared on the cover of Yoga Journal magazine, and her poetry is being published in the new book, "The Poetry of Yoga". She lives and teaches in San Francisco. www.yogaanahata.com
Marla Leigh Goldstein is one of the few leading female specialists in the ancient Middle Eastern frame drum. She carries the gift of being an inspiring, energetic and patient teacher who offers drumming workshops and retreats worldwide. She also accompanies many artists in the West Coast Kirtan and World Music scene, leads her own ensemble, ³RHYTHMJUJU², and performs a unique solo show. Her music has been featured on the movies "Bold Native" and "The Cellist", as well as on Hala Khouri's "Yoga for Stress Relief" DVD. Marla has released an instructional DVD, Time Zone² and designed her own signature series frame drum with Cooperman Drum Company, and is currently working on her debut album, ³Rhythms in Peace". www.marlaleigh.com
Fees include workshop, meals, accommodations, and use of Kalani's facilities including pool, hot tub and sauna. Also includes group yoga classes, hoop classes, drumming classes, dance parties, vision board materials and more.
$600 non-refundable deposit due by November 1st and remainder due by December 1st
Come to Hawai'i for a week of Yoga, Meditation and Adventure!
About the Facilitator(s)
Dennis Dehler
Dennis agrees with Pattabhi Jois' statement in the movie Enlighten Up that the main goal of yoga is to discipline the mind. Dennis feels that Kundalini Yoga is one of the most effective, fun and quickest methods to practice the art of disciplining the mind. His approach is gentle and focuses on opening up the energy centers in the body with Kundalini Yoga exercises. He has studied with Kundalini master Gurmukh and completed Yogi Bhajan's Kundalini Teacher Training. His classes are invigorating, grounding, intuitive, fun and leave you feeling centered, calm and smiling.
jaRed sam
jaRed has been learning, deepening and sharing his yoga flow practice at Kalani for the past eleven years. He first discovered his resonance with yoga through the ashtanga primary series with Pamela Richardson in the summer of '97. He graduated from Kathy Elder's original yoga teacher training in 2001, and has since deepened his understanding of teaching vinyasa flow yoga through intensives with Shiva Rea.
He has felt honored and inspired by the teachings of many and holds gratitude for all of his teachers, past and present. He continues to hold a sacred space for breath, gratitude, yoga and love in his weekly classes at Kalani Oceanside Retreat. www.jaredsam.com
Maxwell Starkhouse
Maxwell is the founder of Intuitive Yoga™, an innovative approach to yoga that moves beyond poses and into our own intuitive sense of what our body needs the most at any given moment. He has been developing Intuitive Yoga™ through retreats, classes, and workshops over the past 9 years.
Maxwell is a certified yoga teacher who has worked with different teachers around the world such as Kathy Elder, Shiva Rea, Lino Miele and Duncan Wong. In 2005, he spent half a year traveling in India deepening his practice of yoga, which profoundly influenced his method. Maxwell’s approach is intuitive and he creates a space for deeper awareness and our body’s own healing abilities.
Lino Laure has been practicing meditation for over 25 years. A year after learning meditation, he had a spontaneous spiritual awakening, as the surge of kundalini energy awakened within him prompting a whole new level of life, self awareness and direction. For over 16 years he received guidance from his teacher, a Dhanur Vedic master healer from Kerala, India, learning aspects of yoga, meditation and healing arts. Lino enjoys sharing what he has learned, helping individuals gain a better understanding as they practice the art of meditation, yoga and wellness. Lino served on staff and taught workshops at Kalani Oceanside Retreat on the Big Island of Hawaii. Currently, he travels throughout the US and Canada teaching yoga and meditation workshops and retreats. To view his website, please visit www.centerforsilence.com.
Kalani is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) charity. Your stay here supports our educational mission, preservation of ancient Hawaiian cultural sites, and the development of a model sustainable community.
Included: Accommodation as selected below, all meals at Kalani, use of Kalani facilities, and noted classes.
Not Included: Airport transfers, and flights to/from Hilo airport (ITO.) Continental Airlines has direct flights from San Francisco and Los Angeles to Hilo; Hawaiian Airlines, and go! Mokulele both offer intra-island service between Honolulu and Hilo.
Fees per person:
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
9 - Ocean Cottage
n/a
n/a
8 - Ocean Loft
n/a
n/a
7 - Tropical Cottage
$ 1675
$ 2175
6 - Tropical Loft
n/a
n/a
5 - Tree House Room
$ 1550
$ 1875
4 - Bungalow Room
$ 1450
$ 1675
3 - Lodge Room (private bath)
$ 1375
$ 1625
2 - Lodge Room (shared bath)
$ 995
$ 1475
1 - Campsite
$ 775
$ 775
Additional nights can be added on to the beginning or end of this package at special discounted rates. Inquire for details.
Need a break from your routine? Looking to strengthen and rejuvenate your
practice? Then this retreat is for you, open to all levels. Each morning will begin with
a 90 min power practice that will challenge and awaken the body. Evening sessions,
also 90 minutes, will be focused on pranayama techniques, hatha and yin yoga.
Classes are taught with humor, modifications, and will focus around the chakra
system. Journals and hand-outs included.
About the Facilitator(s)
Nikki Weaver finds peace and joy through the beauty, grace and power of coordinating movement and breath through her physical yoga practice. She is a playful and nurturing teacher, bringing her creative energy to her flow.
Nikki discovered yoga and massage while running at a National level for Australia. It was part of her weekly self-care, along with stretching and pilates. After running in the 2000 Sydney Olympic trials she slowly began to expand her knowledge on how the body worked. First, she became a certified trainer which led to more yoga. Soon she was running less and standing on her head more.
In 2005, Nikki completed her 200 hour Kripalu yoga teacher training. She is certified in power, children's, and pre/post natal yoga. She has taught yoga around the globe, including Jamaica, Iceland, and Australia. In 2007, she began her career in massage after her training at The Muscular Therapy Institute in Boston,MA specializing in sports massage. Nikki can be found working at Trainer's Club in Lake, Oswego as a yoga teacher and LMT. On stage, you might find her at Portland Playhouse, a company started by her husband and brother in-law. Check it out: www.portlandplayhouse.org
She holds a BA in Performing Arts from The Australian Academy of Dramatic Arts and a Master's Degree from The George Washington University: Classical Theatre.
Click Here for the full list of workshops offered during this Kalani Bodywork Training Intensive.
Traditional Thai Massage developed out of Ayurveda, Chinese medicine, Yoga, and Buddhist Philosophies of Mindfulness and Loving Kindness and is said to be over 2,500 years old.
About the Facilitator(s)
Michael Ceraso
Michael Ceraso began his journey as a bodyworker through receiving a wide range of excellent bodywork. After receiving reiki attunements and practicing for a year he traveled to Thailand where he studied Reflexology at Wat Po in Bangkok and Traditional Thai Massage at ITM in Chiang Mai.
Upon returning to Hawaii he continued to explore healing work through intensive studies of Cranial-Sacral Therapy and Polarity. These studies laid the foundation upon which he has added Swedish Massage and Barefoot Shiatsu. In 2006 he spent another two months in Thailand where he studied with 3 different teachers, learning new techniques and deepening his practice. Currently he is completing a Masters program in Traditional Chinese Medicine.
He has been the Wellness Director at Kalani since 2004 and orchestrated the Kalani Bodywork Training Intensive for the last 9 years as well as teaching its Traditional Thai Massage course.
Click Here for the full list of workshops offered during this Kalani Bodywork Training Intensive.
About the Facilitator(s)
Christy Ceraso
Christy has been studying and practicing holisitic healing arts for over 20 years. She began her personal healing journey and professional training with Humanistic, Jungian and Transpersonal Psychology, then re-discovered her wise, wild body through nature, dance, yoga, many styles of bodywork, gardening, painting, meditation, relationship, movement and performance art. She went on to study Process Oriented Psychology, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Non-Violent Communication, and The TARA Approach. She has a BA. degree in Human Development with an emphasis in Somatic Psychology.
Christy’s specialty is emotional healing and trauma resolution with a somatically based orientation. She is passionate about the integration of soma-psyche-spirit. She has been on the staff of healers at Kalani for 10 years and licensed in Hawaii for 11 years. She is constantly incorporating new information into her work, and loves to teach other bodyworkers what has best served her clients and own healing process.
She has been on the staff of healers at Kalani for 9 years and licensed in Hawaii for 10 years. She is constantly incorporating new information into her work.
Click Here for the full list of workshops offered during this Kalani Bodywork Training Intensive.
This course fulfills the State of Hawaii requirements for a general overview course in human anatomy. All body systems are covered, with special attention to those most relevant to massage therapy.
About the Facilitator(s)
Dr. Mark Olson
Dr. Mark Olson has taught anatomy and kinesiology at Kalani numerous times. He is the former director of the Massage Therapy Program at Pioneer Pacific College in Oregon, and a former faculty member at the Traditional Chinese Medicine College of Hawai`i (TCMCH) and the Big Island Academy of Massage.
Dr. Olson is a licensed massage therapist in Hawaii and a certified Watsu practitioner. He has an M.A. in Education and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience, specializing in Cognitive and Behavioral Neuropsychology and Neuroanatomy, which he has taught at TCMCH and for graduate and medical students at the University of Illinois.
Dr. Olson's neuroscientific perspective on massage and the human being is both unique and accessible. In this class, all major systems of the body are covered, with emphasis on those most relevant to massage therapists as well as the actions of all of the muscles. The information is presented using multiple techniques (lecture, powerpoint, handouts, drawing, movement, etc) that appeal to all learning styles.
Practice and learn the proven techniques for creating a healthier lifestyle. During the seminar you will participate in daily yoga classes and learn the progressive steps towards a real understanding of yoga and the benefits that can last a lifetime. 
Kathy is a Certified Yoga Teacher and Master of Yoga Education, and has completed the 500 hour certification for the Yoga Alliance. She has been teaching the mind-body-breath union and the spiritual connection since the late 1970's. "Yoga shows us the way to develop a greater understanding of ourselves and to the world around us. Yoga makes everything better," Kathy says. Her life's experiences have led her on the path of a deep and committed yoga practice.
Explore the limitless power of the Sacred Feminine, nourished by the practice of Anusara Yoga on the stunning Big Island of Hawaii. The goddess Pele is honored here, as the keeper of living land where lava meets the ocean. Inspired by her magical work, we transform our pain and life obstacles into power, recover inner passion and reclaim our lives.
Katalin Koda is the author of Fire of the Goddess: Nine Paths to Ignite the Sacred Feminine and Sacred Path of Reiki: Healing as Spiritual a Discipline. She is a passionate explorer of earth stories, women's mysteries and the mythic expression of our world. She is a visionary artist, poet and dreamer and has been leading workshops with an integrated and multidimensional approach for fifteen years. Katalin is an experienced Reiki Master having given hundreds of sessions and taught dozens of students around the world. Her current healing work incorporates indigenous wisdom, shamanic principles along with Reiki and chakra healing. Katalin lives with her family in Hawaii. Visit her website www.katalinkoda.com for more information.
Kelley Linn, is an inspiring and experienced yoga teacher. Her world travels led her to India, where deepened her interest in yoga and ayurvedic studies. Kelley was already an experienced yoga teacher when she was introduced to Anusara™ yoga. Since then she has studied directly under Anusara founder, John Friend as well as with other world-renowned yoga teachers including, Noah Maze and Jimmy and Ruthie Bernaert. Kelley is a certified Anusara-Inspired™ Yoga teacher with hundred of hours of Anusara™ training. Kelley leads devotional Kirtan chanting in Hawaii, where she resides with her family. She is a dedicated student and teacher of a non-dualistic Shiva~Shakti Tantric philosophy which recognizes each of us as a unique expression of Supreme Consciousness. With her heart-oriented teaching style, she inspires her students to connect with the Divine and celebrate the innate goodness within themselves.
Hollis is a 500 hour Registered Yoga Teacher with Yoga Alliance. He founded and currently teaches at Nude York Yoga in NYC. He has been involved with Hot Nude Yoga since its inception and continues to teach and work with Aaron Star. His studies and teachings emphasizes detail and precision of alignment in asanas, and stresses unity and community amongst brothers.
Shakti Sunfire, Marni Sclaroff and Marla Leigh will facilitate this week of wonder, of community, of discovery and of deep honoring as we sync up; strong spirit, strong body, strong mind, to the pulse of the feminine heart.
Come to Hawai'i for a week of Yoga, Meditation and Adventure! 
jaRed has been learning, deepening and sharing his yoga flow practice at Kalani for the past eleven years. He first discovered his resonance with yoga through the ashtanga primary series with Pamela Richardson in the summer of '97. He graduated from Kathy Elder's original yoga teacher training in 2001, and has since deepened his understanding of teaching vinyasa flow yoga through intensives with Shiva Rea. 
intuitive sense of what our body needs the most at any given moment. He has been developing Intuitive Yoga™ through retreats, classes, and workshops over the past 9 years.
of coordinating movement and breath through her physical yoga practice. She is a playful and nurturing teacher, bringing her creative energy to her flow.
