Open your heart and find the joy of communion together as you escape with your beloved for a transformative experience on Pele’s sacred land. Spend three blissful nights at Kalani’s eco-retreat. In this lush, tropical setting you and your partner will enjoy daily workshops based on tantric principals, allowing us to see and connect with the divine in each other: shiva & shakti, mudras and partner yoga asanas.
About the Facilitator(s)
Murti Hower (ERYT500) & Larina Hawkins-Hower (RYT200) are a husband and wife team who teach and facilitate yoga classes, 200 Hour Yoga Alliance Certification programs, yoga & ecstatic dance events and Tantra Partner Yoga for Couples® workshops and retreats. Their couples workshop was featured nationally on America Now News (insert link: http://www.americanownews.com/story/17387643/tantric-yoga-its-not-what-y... ).
Murti has been practicing Hatha Yoga since 1982 and teaching for over 27 years. His main mentor and friend, Rodney Yee, has been his greatest influence of teaching healing alignment principles.
Larina has been practicing yoga since 1994, enjoys facilitating events in yoga and ecstatic dance as well as holding space for couples to connect through yoga. She is certified in Yoga Trance Dance™ with Shiva Rea.
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About the Facilitator(s)
Maria Patricia
Since her years as a child, Maria has been in the search for spiritual growth and through her life she has studied with masters in the fields of Astrology, Tarot, Numerology and Metaphysics. She has worked for several years for TV, Radio, Universities as a Public Figure.
During these 7 days at Kalani, you will not only open to more love and connection you thought possible, but you will have enough time to integrate these positive changes into your lives back home. We focus on seeing our partner with new eyes, healing dysfunctional patterns, communication of feelings, enhancing the sexual relationship, and practicing loving appreciation. Charley Thweatt’s intuitively chosen songs deepen each process.
About the Facilitator(s)
Marianne Williamson says “Bravo to the Vissells for helping us find the connection between spirituality and relationship.” Ram Dass describes Joyce and Barry Vissell as “a couple who live the yoga of love and devotion.” They are two people deeply in love for 48 years, who have led couples retreats for 35 years, raised three children and “walk their talk.” Their model of relationship and deeply heart-oriented approach have made a unique impact upon many thousands of people’s lives. They are the authors of The Shared Heart, Models of Love, Risk To Be Healed, The Heart’s Wisdom, Meant To Be, and A Mother’s Final Gift. They are the founders and directors of the Shared Heart Foundation (www.sharedheart.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to changing the world one heart at a time. The Vissells write a monthly column on 'living from the heart' that appears in about 80 publications worldwide.
“Special guest musician Charley Thweatt is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, and recording artist who has opened thousands of hearts around the world with his musical gifts. His intuitively chosen songs accelerate soul healing for the couples.”
This 8-day Residential Training Program in Lucid Dreaming (dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming) and Tibetan Dream Yoga will focus on methods of developing the mental skills that foster lucid dreaming and on directing your consciousness in the dream state towards fulfillment of your personal goals.
About the Facilitator(s)
Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D.
Stephen is a world-renowned authority on lucid dreaming. His pioneering studies at Stanford University have brought scientific attention to this potentially illuminating state of consciousness, and his best-selling books Lucid Dreaming and Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, have introduced many to the experience. For the past 30 years, Dr. LaBerge has researched methods for teaching people to become lucid dreamers, developing techniques and lucid dreaming induction devices.
We often live knowing what we don’t want, but seldom do we know exactly what we do want!
• Is your yoga practice cultivating a sense of balance or do you find yourself getting injured or feeling dissatisfied?
• Are you happy and content in your relationships?
• Is your job or career satisfying?
About the Facilitator(s)
Alicia Cheung enjoys watching her students grow and deepen on their path of self discovery. She has studied yoga for over 25 years and has been teaching for over twenty. She has lead YogaWorks 200 hour teacher trainings in Hawaii, California, Japan, Thailand and Bali. Her love for yoga and movement, combined with her expertise in Traditional Chinese Medicine and craniosacral therapy has allowed her to facilitate deep and profound transformation in her students all over the world.
Oliver Reinsch took his first yoga asana class with Rodney Yee about 20 years ago, but considers his yoga training to have started the first time he entered the ocean as a kid. He completed the YogaWorks teacher training in 1999 and is an ERYT-500 teacher, and conducts teacher trainings for YogaWorks internationally. Oliver currently lives in Bali.
• Have less stress and tension in your life.
• Learn to have less pain and discomfort in your everyday movement.
• Bring new awareness into your asana, pranayama and meditation practice.
• Change your diet and lifestyle habits so you feel healthy and rejuvenated everyday.
• Turn the ordinary into the extraordinary.
About the Facilitator(s)
CAROL P. PRENTICE Carol has a passion for working with and helping others heal themselves. If given the right tools, she believes that you can heal and transform your own life. At a very young age she experienced a traumatic back injury and was forced to rely on the western ways of surgery and medication to ease her pain. This experience led her to a lifelong pursuit of healing herself and in teaching the Alexander Technique, Ayurveda and Yoga. Carol graduated from Alexander Training Institute in San Francisco under the direction of Frank Ottiwell in 1986; she furthered her studies with first generation Alexander Teachers Marjorie Barstow, Walter & Dilly’s Carrington and Marjory Barlow. Carol is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Pancha Karma Specialist (Ayurveda Body Therapies) and a graduate of the California College of Ayurveda, where she is currently a faculty member. Carol has been a student of yoga since the early 80’s, but it wasn’t until she met Mr. TKV Desikachar in 2009, that she experienced the true healing side of yoga. She enrolled at the Healing Yoga Foundation, with Chase Bossart and Kate Holcomb, a 500-hour teacher-training program in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya. As Ayurveda and Yoga are the sister sciences to each other, Carol along with her Alexander training has developed a hands-on approach to working with these 3 systems of learning to help empower people in their own process of healing. More can be found on her website www.HandsOn-Retreats.com
CHASE BOSSART Chase Bossart, M.A., E-RYT 500, is a longtime, personal student of Mr. TKV Desikachar and a Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation certified Yoga Teacher Trainer. A daily-life practitioner with deep theoretical understanding and a clear, warm & engaging presentation style, Chase uses humor and practical examples to make the teachings experiential and accessible. He has extensive experience in the therapeutic application of yoga in the tradition of Śrī T. Krishnamacharya, Mr. TKV Desikachar & Kausthub Desikachar and is the Director of Therapy & Education at the non-profit Healing Yoga Foundation (www.HealingYoga.org) in San Francisco. He gives frequent workshops on a broad range of yoga topics throughout the US and especially loves to lead experiential workshops demonstrating yoga philosophy’s practical applications in daily life. More can be found on his website www.ChaseBossart.com
ELIZABETH CUNNINGHAM BOSSART
Elizabeth Cunningham Bossart holds a Masters Degree in Ayurvedic Medicine from Mt. Madonna Institute. She completed the 500 hour Yoga Teacher Training through Healing Yoga Foundation. Elizabeth has a private practice, Sukha Wellness, located on Union St. in San Francisco. She is currently a Teacher Intern for Mount Madonna instutute. With a decade of teaching experience, Elizabeth leads and co-leads talks, workshops and retreats in the Bay Area and around the US. More can be found on her website at: www.sukhawellness.com
MICHAEL D. FREDERICK Michael is an internationally recognized teacher in the field of Psycho-physical Re-education. He trained as an Alexander Teacher in England with Walter Carrington and in America with Marjorie Barstow, both master teachers trained by F. M. Alexander. Michael studied in the U.S. and Israel as a Feldenkrais Practitioner. Since 1974, Michael as extensive Yoga training in both the U.S. and India with the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya and T.K.V. Desikachar. He is the founding director of the first three International Congresses on the Alexander Technique and has organized over 150 workshops in the U.S. and Europe since 1978. Michael was voted best Alexander Teacher in Los Angeles magazine’s “Best of LA”. www.alexdertechniqueworkshops.com
Important Pricing Information:
Our program prices are income related. When you book, please choose the low, medium or higher price list, based on you personal income. The choice is yours. We want to ensure that our courses are accessible to people of diverse means. If you cannot afford the lowest program, please contact Carol Prentice. Limited work/study is available as well as payment plan.
Income related price – Tuition Only:
Early Bird Registration Fee
Tuition only: Paid by July 8
Lower: $885.00, Medium: $1250, Higher: $1475.00.
(Pricing for Room and Board is separate. Please see list below.)
Late Registration Fee
Tuition only: Paid after July 8
Lower: $985.00, Medium: $1350, Higher: $1575.00.
(Pricing for Room and Board is separate. Please see list below.)
$200.00 tuition discount for full time students. This applies for students in a 3 year teacher training program, a college or university or high school.
Accommodation fees:
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.
Celebrate ʻOhana Month with us this August-September 2013, as we give thanks to our dedicated volunteers with a special roster of fun-filled adventures and activities!
If you have been considering returning to Kalani as a volunteer, or if you are considering volunteering at Kalani for the first time, ʻOhana Month is the perfect time to do it!
'Ohana Month:
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Contacts
Workshop Fees
Please visit our Volunteer Page to apply and view more info.
We are excited to be leading our 27th Hawaii retreat at Kalani Oceanside Retreat. These retreats have exceeded all our expectations, and have been truly life-changing for each couple that has attended. We focus on seeing our partner with new eyes, healing dysfunctional patterns, renewal, communication, making amends for past hurts, deepening the sexual relationship, and filling the cup of love with our partner.
About the Facilitator(s)
Ram Dass calls Joyce and Barry Vissell “true bhaktis,” a couple who live the yoga of love and devotion. They are a nurse and medical doctor deeply in love for 46 years, who have raised three children and “walk their talk.” Their model of relationship and deeply heart-oriented approach have made a unique impact upon many thousands of people’s lives. As a result of the world-wide interest in their books, The Shared Heart, Models of Love, Risk To Be Healed, The Heart’s Wisdom, and Meant To Be, they have been conducting talks and workshops on relationship, parenting and personal growth. They are the founders and directors of the Shared Heart Foundation (www.sharedheart.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to changing the world one heart at a time. The Vissells write a monthly column on 'living from the heart' that appears in about 80 publications worldwide.
“Special guest musician Charley Thweatt is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, and recording artist who has opened thousands of hearts around the world with his musical gifts. His intuitively chosen songs accelerate soul healing for the couples.”
This 9-day Residential Training Program in Lucid Dreaming (dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming) and Tibetan Dream Yoga will focus on methods of developing the mental skills that foster lucid dreaming and on directing your consciousness in the dream state towards fulfillment of your personal goals.
About the Facilitator(s)
Stephen LaBerge, Ph.D.
Stephen is a world-renowned authority on lucid dreaming. His pioneering studies at Stanford University have brought scientific attention to this potentially illuminating state of consciousness, and his best-selling books Lucid Dreaming and Exploring the World of Lucid Dreaming, have introduced many to the experience. For the past 30 years, Dr. LaBerge has researched methods for teaching people to become lucid dreamers, developing techniques and lucid dreaming induction devices.
transformative experience on Pele’s sacred land. Spend three blissful nights at Kalani’s eco-retreat. In this lush, tropical setting you and your partner will enjoy daily workshops based on tantric principals, allowing us to see and connect with the divine in each other: shiva & shakti, mudras and partner yoga asanas.
Quantum Astrology helps you to find and relate to others from the field of multiple Possibilities
Since her years as a child, Maria has been in the search for spiritual growth and through her life she has studied with masters in the fields of Astrology, Tarot, Numerology and Metaphysics. She has worked for several years for TV, Radio, Universities as a Public Figure.
“Special guest musician Charley Thweatt is a multi-talented singer, songwriter, and recording artist who has opened thousands of hearts around the world with his musical gifts. His intuitively chosen songs accelerate soul healing for the couples.”
This 8-day Residential Training Program in Lucid Dreaming (dreaming while knowing that you are dreaming) and Tibetan Dream Yoga will focus on methods of developing the mental skills that foster lucid dreaming and on directing your consciousness in the dream state towards fulfillment of your personal goals. 
Alicia Cheung enjoys watching her students grow and deepen on their path of self discovery. She has studied yoga for over 25 years and has been teaching for over twenty. She has lead YogaWorks 200 hour teacher trainings in Hawaii, California, Japan, Thailand and Bali. Her love for yoga and movement, combined with her expertise in Traditional Chinese Medicine and craniosacral therapy has allowed her to facilitate deep and profound transformation in her students all over the world.
CAROL P. PRENTICE Carol has a passion for working with and helping others heal themselves. If given the right tools, she believes that you can heal and transform your own life. At a very young age she experienced a traumatic back injury and was forced to rely on the western ways of surgery and medication to ease her pain. This experience led her to a lifelong pursuit of healing herself and in teaching the Alexander Technique, Ayurveda and Yoga. Carol graduated from Alexander Training Institute in San Francisco under the direction of Frank Ottiwell in 1986; she furthered her studies with first generation Alexander Teachers Marjorie Barstow, Walter & Dilly’s Carrington and Marjory Barlow. Carol is a Clinical Ayurvedic Specialist and Pancha Karma Specialist (Ayurveda Body Therapies) and a graduate of the California College of Ayurveda, where she is currently a faculty member. Carol has been a student of yoga since the early 80’s, but it wasn’t until she met Mr. TKV Desikachar in 2009, that she experienced the true healing side of yoga. She enrolled at the Healing Yoga Foundation, with Chase Bossart and Kate Holcomb, a 500-hour teacher-training program in the tradition of T. Krishnamacharya. As Ayurveda and Yoga are the sister sciences to each other, Carol along with her Alexander training has developed a hands-on approach to working with these 3 systems of learning to help empower people in their own process of healing. More can be found on her website 
CHASE BOSSART Chase Bossart, M.A., E-RYT 500, is a longtime, personal student of Mr. TKV Desikachar and a Krishnamacharya Healing and Yoga Foundation certified Yoga Teacher Trainer. A daily-life practitioner with deep theoretical understanding and a clear, warm & engaging presentation style, Chase uses humor and practical examples to make the teachings experiential and accessible. He has extensive experience in the therapeutic application of yoga in the tradition of Śrī T. Krishnamacharya, Mr. TKV Desikachar & Kausthub Desikachar and is the Director of Therapy & Education at the non-profit Healing Yoga Foundation (
ELIZABETH CUNNINGHAM BOSSART 
MICHAEL D. FREDERICK Michael is an internationally recognized teacher in the field of Psycho-physical Re-education. He trained as an Alexander Teacher in England with Walter Carrington and in America with Marjorie Barstow, both master teachers trained by F. M. Alexander. Michael studied in the U.S. and Israel as a Feldenkrais Practitioner. Since 1974, Michael as extensive Yoga training in both the U.S. and India with the teachings of T. Krishnamacharya and T.K.V. Desikachar. He is the founding director of the first three International Congresses on the Alexander Technique and has organized over 150 workshops in the U.S. and Europe since 1978. Michael was voted best Alexander Teacher in Los Angeles magazine’s “Best of LA”. 
Celebrate ʻOhana Month with us this August-September 2013, as we give thanks to our dedicated volunteers with a special roster of fun-filled adventures and activities!
