Inspire your yoga practice and feel the healing, loving spirit of Aloha on the Big Island of Hawaii with a week in paradise. Framed by tropical jungle and the Pacific Ocean, Kalani Oceanside Retreat is the ultimate destination for restoration, relaxation and renewal. In addition to daily yoga sessions, enjoy the pool, hot tubs and sauna. Get a massage. Visit nearby Kehena black sand beach.
About the Facilitator(s)
Les is one of San Francisco’s most beloved yoga teachers, leading workshops, trainings and retreats around the world. His vinyasa flow classes and workshops are filled with technique and alignment cues for all levels, including beginners. Variations and longer sequences will also challenge and inspire seasoned practitioners. Having completed Ana Forrest's teacher training, then studying and assisting extensively with her, Les’ studies and ceremonies are steeped in the Forrest tradition. Les has also completed several trainings with Tias Little, who continues to deepen and strengthen his appreciation of alignment. In his classes, you will have the opportunity to heal your heart, laugh, cry, dance, sweat and just let go.
As director of Peak Beings’ Unified Yoga Teacher Trainings, Troy strives to empower students by creating a space that is fun, safe, and allows practitioners the time and place to explore their yoga practice. Having practiced and trained in many different styles, he brings an array of different postures, movements and creative transitions to the yoga experience.
As director of Peak Beings’ Unified Yoga Teacher Trainings, Troy strives to empower students by creating a space that is fun, safe, and allows practitioners the time and place to explore their yoga practice. Having practiced and trained in many different styles, he brings an array of different postures, movements and creative transitions to the yoga experience.
As director of Peak Beings’ Unified Yoga Teacher Trainings, Troy strives to empower students by creating a space that is fun, safe, and allows practitioners the time and place to explore their yoga practice. Having practiced and trained in many different styles, he brings an array of different postures, movements and creative transitions to the yoga experience.
As director of Peak Beings’ Unified Yoga Teacher Trainings, Troy strives to empower students by creating a space that is fun, safe, and allows practitioners the time and place to explore their yoga practice. Having practiced and trained in many different styles, he brings an array of different postures, movements and creative transitions to the yoga experience.
Please join us at this pivotal time of the 12-12-12 portal for a sacred journey of awakening, activation and transcendence.The week offers diverse opportunities for transformative personal growth and planetary healing as we align together to co-create the new earth.
About the Facilitator(s)
Abby Rosan - Psychic Sound Healer/Lightworker Guide, Reiki Master Teacher, Crystologist. Abby is a powerful clairsentien, who will guide and offer opportunities to tune into your inner wisdom through energetic awareness, vocal sound healing, and body movement. Her innate abilities in clairsentience, clairaudience, & clairvoyance combined with sound- light- and energy-work, allow her to address energetic sources of disharmony in order to support self-care, healing and activation.
Allison Weisbeck - Reiki Master/Teacher, Master Medicinal Grade Aromatherapist , Emotional Release Practitioner, Tonal Sound Healing & Intuitive Reader. . Allison serves as a catalyst for personal transformation and awakening, facilitating Sacred Ceremonies honoring and reconnecting to Beloved Mother Earth. Allison lovingly acts as a Pipe Carrier for the Native American Lakota Sacred Pipe.
John 'Tone' Rosan - Sound Healer, Reiki Healer, Astrologer. Tone’s passion in life is in empowering people through knowledge of sound, light and sacred geometry; using these concepts to activate self-divinity and awareness to be an active and effective participant in our collective reality. He has been teaching personal sound practice (a la vocal toning) since 2008 and is an initiate of the Flower of Life and MerKaBa Meditation, the Healing Sounds Intensive and a Delegate of the Resonance Project.
Michelle Szabo - Holistic Practitioner of Energy Therapies, Crystology, Aromatherapy & Reflexology, Avatar Master, Oneness Blessing Giver. Michelle's passion is to fully support the collective consciousness expansion through our individual vibrations and heart connections. She will offer the vibrational medicine “tools” of crystals, Aromatherapy, Axio-Tonal Alignment, Deeksha & energy workshops to raise your vibrations, balance mind-body-spirit and deeply connect to Universal Energies.
Paul Szabo - Drumming Guide, Avatar Master, Oneness Blessing Giver. Paul is passionate about drumming as a powerful vibrational healing tool which supports the exploration of the rhythm & vibration in your own life, noting whether it's in harmony or dissonance. He will facilitate healing drum circles & workshops for diverse abilities to raise your vibration, create physical, emotional healing & fully connect to an interrelated universe.
Ridge Keough uses the healing modalities of Reiki, Deeksha, pineal toning, 24 light ray encodement and Codeums. Receiving guidance from spirit, he has developed meditation CD's for opening the pineal gland and higher chakra systems through vibration, frequency, harmonics, toning and spiritual channeling. His most passionate work involves sacred geometry in 3D forms.
PRICING AND LODGING OPTIONS The following table shows your choice of Kalani lodging options. The price shown is the ALL INCLUSIVE price and includes lodging at both the Sheraton and Kalani, meals beginning Sunday, transportation to/from Kalani, and the boat excursion. Sheraton lodging is for double-occupancy. Single-occupancy at the Sheraton is available for an additional price. When registering for the Convergence, you will make a deposit and contact us with your lodging request. PLEASE REGISTER EARLY. Room types are available on a space available basis and can only be reserved with a deposit.
Elizabeth Tyler, MA, is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Reiki Master, Certified BodyTalk Practitioner, and accredited T’ai Chi Chih teacher, with over 30 years experience as a teacher, counselor and seminar leader. Her life is dedicated to love and the awakening of all beings to the beauty of their own true nature.
We invite you to join us in Hawaii for 5 nights 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
Michaeloha is a gifted EFT practitioner, musician, masseuse and teacher. He has conducted hundreds of group and individual EFT sessions over 10 years. “His confidence and creativity come from a deep understanding of the principles of EFT, and the wisdom of one committed to his own journey of self-discovery.”
Suzanne is an aromatic alchemist using the healing power of plants for 15 years. She founded Botanical Breezes Hawaii – producing aromatic healing butters and oils from plants of Hawaii. She is a Certified Counselor of Holistic Nutrition, Herbalist, Access Consciousness BARS Practitioner and has lived on Hawaii since 2002.
Join us in seeding a new season of your body’s potential for ease and joyful vitality through dance and movement exploration. Come as you are and let the rhythms take you deeper!
About the Facilitator(s)
LARA MCINTOSH
has studied dance all her life and is an active member of Seattle dance, music and public art communities.
Lara is the originator of Wassa Dance which is inspired by dances and music from the African diaspora. She has been teaching independently in this afro-fusion style since 1997. Travels to Brazil and Mali, West Africa and ongoing study with locally based teachers are great influences in her work.
“Wassa” is the Bambara name Lara received during her first visit to Mali. It translates as “one who acts for joy and fulfillment.”
Lara's curiosity about movement and cultures are combined with a deep love for music and community building. She has a long history of collaboration for performance, event production and movement education which include ten years with THREAD DANCE, multiple collaborations with artist Cameron Anne Mason and the Fremont Arts Council for parade and pageant presentations. During her six years on the Board of Directors of the Seattle World Percussion Society (SWPS), she helped oversee the production of the World Rhythm Festival at Seattle Center, which is one of the largest free percussion festivals in the country. Lara is an adjunct faculty member of the ARC School of Ballet. She also offers school residencies and conducts annual intensive workshops in Washington State and Hawaii. www.wassadance.com
(Photo by Michael Harthorne)
MARLA SIMMS started her love affair with the human body and its magic from the inside out. She experienced the boldness and explosive energy of a gymnast in her youth. Later, she studied modern dance and performed in the Southwest and the Pacific Northwest (Pat Graney & Co. and THREAD DANCE). She then turned to focus on the exploration of other’s bodies through the study and practice of massage. She has been a massage practitioner and massage educator for 20 years.
She teaches continuing education classes for massage practitioners in the greater Puget Sound area. As an educator, she pursues a better understanding of the soft tissues of the human body and how they react, however subtly, to the stresses and challenges of life and living. For Marla, the body continues to be a venue of art, joy, and discovery. marlasimms.massagetherapy.com/
Included in this 6 day sweet island style retreat are: daily dance intensives, 3 delicious buffet daily meals and use of Kalani’s grounds, 25 meter pool, sauna and 2 hot tubs. Registration requires $250 deposit. Final payments are due January 20th.
Non-dancing companions are welcome based on available space at Kalani. There is a $50 admin fee for non dancers.
Please call Kalani's Guest Services at 800-800-6886 to book airport shuttles. $65 for individual ride and $45 shared.
Fees per person:
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
9 - Ocean Cottage
$ 1550
$ 1999
8 - Ocean Loft
n/a
n/a
7 - Tropical Cottage
n/a
n/a
6 - Tropical Loft
n/a
n/a
5 - Tree House Room
$ 1350
$ 1675
4 - Bungalow Room
$ 1350
$ 1675
3 - Lodge Room (private bath)
$ 1225
$ 1475
2 - Lodge Room (shared bath)
$ 995
$ 1240
1 - Campsite
n/a
n/a
*** Airfare, car rental and incidental ground travel expenses are not included in the price of this retreat. If you decide to arrive early or stay longer, you will need to make your own lodging arrangements at the place of your choice.
*For island residents or vacationers wishing to attend the daily dance intensive without Kalani residence or meals, drop-in rates per class and weekly options are available as space allows. Pre-registration is strongly suggested for this option--which also includes a Kalani day pass with each class/series purchased. Lodging and meal options at Kalani may be purchased separately through Kalani.
Kalani Honua Retreat Center: Kalani means Harmony of Heaven and Earth and is located on 19 coastal acres of tropical beauty on the SE coast of Hawaii. Dramatic lava cliffs provide a haven for sunbathers, stargazers, whale watchers and those seeking a deep connection with the earth and sea.
Other offerings at Kalani at additional cost include:
Hawaiian and Thai massage, Yoga, Bodywork, Watsu (water-based bodywork) and Hawaiiana/Hula Classes.
For more info on Kalani: www.kalani.com
week in paradise. Framed by tropical jungle and the Pacific Ocean, Kalani Oceanside Retreat is the ultimate destination for restoration, relaxation and renewal. In addition to daily yoga sessions, enjoy the pool, hot tubs and sauna. Get a massage. Visit nearby Kehena black sand beach.
teachers, leading workshops, trainings and retreats around the world. His vinyasa flow classes and workshops are filled with technique and alignment cues for all levels, including beginners. Variations and longer sequences will also challenge and inspire seasoned practitioners. Having completed Ana Forrest's teacher training, then studying and assisting extensively with her, Les’ studies and ceremonies are steeped in the Forrest tradition. Les has also completed several trainings with Tias Little, who continues to deepen and strengthen his appreciation of alignment. In his classes, you will have the opportunity to heal your heart, laugh, cry, dance, sweat and just let go.
Troy McPeak, E-RYT 500
Abby Rosan - Psychic Sound Healer/Lightworker Guide, Reiki Master Teacher, Crystologist. Abby is a powerful clairsentien, who will guide and offer opportunities to tune into your inner wisdom through energetic awareness, vocal sound healing, and body movement. Her innate abilities in clairsentience, clairaudience, & clairvoyance combined with sound- light- and energy-work, allow her to address energetic sources of disharmony in order to support self-care, healing and activation.
Grade Aromatherapist , Emotional Release Practitioner, Tonal Sound Healing & Intuitive Reader. . Allison serves as a catalyst for personal transformation and awakening, facilitating Sacred Ceremonies honoring and reconnecting to Beloved Mother Earth. Allison lovingly acts as a Pipe Carrier for the Native American Lakota Sacred Pipe.
Tone’s passion in life is in empowering people through knowledge of sound, light and sacred geometry; using these concepts to activate self-divinity and awareness to be an active and effective participant in our collective reality. He has been teaching personal sound practice (a la vocal toning) since 2008 and is an initiate of the Flower of Life and MerKaBa Meditation, the Healing Sounds Intensive and a Delegate of the Resonance Project.
Michelle Szabo - Holistic Practitioner of Energy Therapies, Crystology, Aromatherapy & Reflexology, Avatar Master, Oneness Blessing Giver. Michelle's passion is to fully support the collective consciousness expansion through our individual vibrations and heart connections. She will offer the vibrational medicine “tools” of crystals, Aromatherapy, Axio-Tonal Alignment, Deeksha & energy workshops to raise your vibrations, balance mind-body-spirit and deeply connect to Universal Energies.
Guide, Avatar Master, Oneness Blessing Giver. Paul is passionate about drumming as a powerful vibrational healing tool which supports the exploration of the rhythm & vibration in your own life, noting whether it's in harmony or dissonance. He will facilitate healing drum circles & workshops for diverse abilities to raise your vibration, create physical, emotional healing & fully connect to an interrelated universe.
pineal toning, 24 light ray encodement and Codeums. Receiving guidance from spirit, he has developed meditation CD's for opening the pineal gland and higher chakra systems through vibration, frequency, harmonics, toning and spiritual channeling. His most passionate work involves sacred geometry in 3D forms.
We invite you to join us in Hawaii for 5 nights 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. 
Michaeloha is a gifted EFT practitioner, musician, masseuse and teacher. He has conducted hundreds of group and individual EFT sessions over 10 years. “His confidence and creativity come from a deep understanding of the principles of EFT, and the wisdom of one committed to his own journey of self-discovery.”
Suzanne is an aromatic alchemist using the healing power of plants for 15 years. She founded Botanical Breezes Hawaii – producing aromatic healing butters and oils from plants of Hawaii. She is a Certified Counselor of Holistic Nutrition, Herbalist, Access Consciousness BARS Practitioner and has lived on Hawaii since 2002.
LARA MCINTOSH
has studied dance all her life and is an active member of Seattle dance, music and public art communities.
Lara is the originator of Wassa Dance which is inspired by dances and music from the African diaspora. She has been teaching independently in this afro-fusion style since 1997. Travels to Brazil and Mali, West Africa and ongoing study with locally based teachers are great influences in her work.
MARLA SIMMS started her love affair with the human body and its magic from the inside out. She experienced the boldness and explosive energy of a gymnast in her youth. Later, she studied modern dance and performed in the Southwest and the Pacific Northwest (Pat Graney & Co. and THREAD DANCE). She then turned to focus on the exploration of other’s bodies through the study and practice of massage. She has been a massage practitioner and massage educator for 20 years. 
