The tradition of practicing yoga and meditation (dhyana) are two complimentary systems. They have been around for thousands of years. Because of their universal and beneficial effects, they have both withstood the test of time. Many people from all walks of life enjoy the practice of yoga and meditation today in our modern world. Yet, their roots come from the rich traditions of the Vedic sciences of India.
About the Facilitator(s)
Lino Laure has been practicing meditation for over twenty-five 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 has received guidance by 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, and helping individuals gain a better understanding as they practice the art of meditation and yoga.
Maxwell Starkhouse is a yoga instructor, massage therapist, dancer, poet, musician and artist. He was first introduced to yoga by his mother when he was a young child and has been interested in alternative medicine and healing arts ever since. He has studied with different teachers around the world such as Kathy Elder, Shiva Rea, Lino Miele and Duncan Wong. He received his yoga teacher training certificate in 2003 at Kalani Honua in Hawaii. He is influenced by many different styles of yoga and martial arts such as Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Yin Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga , Restorative Yoga , Capoiera, Tai Chi, and Kuk Sol Korean Buddhist martial arts. He spent five months traveling in India deepening his practice of yoga. He currently teaches Intuitive Yoga at Kalani.
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.
Join a group of men exploring daily yoga in one of the most pristine, tropical environments you could imagine on the Big Island of Hawaii
We will practice a variety of styles of yoga including hatha, vinyasa (flowing), kundalini, partner yoga and mantra (chanting) in a relaxed, all-male environment.
About the Facilitator(s)
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 a yoga instructor, massage therapist, dancer, poet, musician and artist. He was first introduced to yoga by his mother when he was a young child and has been interested in alternative medicine and healing arts ever since. He has studied with different teachers around the world such as Kathy Elder, Shiva Rea, Lino Miele and Duncan Wong. He received his yoga teacher training certificate in 2003 at Kalani Honua in Hawaii. He is influenced by many different styles of yoga and martial arts such as Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Yin Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga , Restorative Yoga , Capoiera, Tai Chi, and Kuk Sol Korean Buddhist martial arts. He spent five months traveling in India deepening his practice of yoga. He currently teaches Intuitive Yoga at Kalani.
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.
Journey Into Power Level One Training is your opportunity to join Baron Baptiste and a group of people who are ready to move deeper into themselves and into their own power. This is a process of total immersion and transformation for those who want to teach, deepen their practice and transform their life. (By Acceptance ONLY!)
About the Facilitator(s)
Baron Baptiste
Through rigorous study in India and America that began at the early age of 12 years old, Baron has created a yoga practice without boundaries - it is a dynamic combination of strength, sweat and spirituality. It heals, detoxifies and electrifies the body and mind at their deepest levels. With this practice, Baron has knocked yoga off of its pedestal and demystified it by bringing it into people's lives across America.
Revitalize with a full week of Solstice & Lunar Eclipse as all of Kalani and the universe adds moon magic focus to your choice of forty activities, all meals, a 1 hr massage or wellness treatment and a variety of adventures.
Embrace nature, culture, and wellness as this rare solstice eclipse catalyzes the emergence of a more vital you.
About the Facilitator(s)
Jim Berenholtz is a multifaceted artist who has been training with native cultures in the living wisdom of the Earth for over thirty years.
Whether as musician or dancer, writer or speaker, painter or photographer, ritualist or bodyworker, he is devoted to bringing forth the organic intelligence that is natural to our species and forging a passionate blend of arts and activism, thereby celebrating unity in diversity and building bridges for peace.
My main motivation to create artwork is to find universal languages, searching for common truths that unite rather than separate. I feel that artwork, at its best, mirror society and our interior selves, raise questions, and presents communication and reflection. I try to make my messages human, poetic, inclusive, humorous, accessible and comprehensible to everyone.
Compassionate creativity unfurls from this peacemaker, poet, dancer, & art doctor.
Marya discovered the Laws of Creativity after more than 20 years of inquiry in indigenous cultures, through "cellular dancing," principles of quantum physics, and drawing from the work of Plato, Christ, Buddha, Leonardo DaVinci, Martha Graham, and Ernest Holmes, as well as other yogis, sages, and geniuses who not only achieved their own creative power and enlightenment, but inspired others.
With a 20-plus year practice, Alicia Cheung is extremely passionate about teaching yoga. She loves connecting with and encouraging students to find and play with their edges, knowing when to push and when to surrender. Using the mat practice as a metaphor for life, she enjoys threading philosophy into her teaching to encourage people to experience themselves beyond the mat.
Oliver Reinsch
Oliver 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.
Registration info: Please note that rooms are based on first come, first serve. Limited space available. Special Rate: Save $350 off of tuition if you pay by March 20th, 2013! Save $200 off of tuition if you pay before May 20th, 2013! Regular rates apply after May 20th, 2013. Please note that current posted prices reflect the early bird discount.
Tuition only: $3,400 plus $50 monthly pool/spa pass (does not include meals or accomodations).
Early bird Tuition only rate: $3,200 plus $50 monthly pool/spa pass if paid in full by May 20th, 2013.
Special Early bird Tuition only rate: $3,050 plus $50 monthly pool/spa pass if paid in full by March 20th, 2013.
Fees include course, all meals, 30 nightsaccommodations beginning on August 3, 2013 and ending on the night of September 1, 2013, (note: check out is September 2), transfer from airport to Kalani on August 3rd only, transfer from Kalani to airport on September 2 only, tuition and student manuals, and use of Kalani's facilities including pool, hot tub and sauna.
Fees per person:
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
9 - Ocean Cottage
n/a
n/a
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
n/a
n/a
4 - Bungalow Room
n/a
n/a
3 - Lodge Room (private bath)
$ 6000
$ 6750
2 - Lodge Room (shared bath)
$ 5250
$ 6000
1 - Campsite
$ 4950
$ 4950
Lodge Room (private bath) triple: $5550 if paid by March 20th, 2013. $5700 if paid by May 20th, 2013. regular price: $5900 if paid after May 20th, 2013.
Lodge Room (shared bath ) triple: $4950 if paid by March 20th, 2013. $5100 if paid by May 20th, 2013. regular price: $5300 if paid after May 20th, 2013.
Come share in an extraordinary adventure. Be guided on an inner journey of heart opening, playfulness, and delight with the expansive practices of Anusara Yoga, pranayama and meditation. We'll explore a different heart-opening theme each day.
About the Facilitator(s)
Robyn Smith is a certified Anusara Yoga Instructor, Integrative Yoga Therapist, Forrest Yoga Instructor, and Hanna Somatic Educator. She has been practicing yoga since 1988 and teaching since 1994, and has been an avid student of Buddhist and Tantric meditation since 1993. She fell in love with Anusara Yoga in 2000 and made it her home after a long journey practicing and exploring different styles of yoga. She continues her studies with Anusara's founder, John Friend, 2 - 3 times per year and other top teachers in Anusara.
Patrick Harestad is a Certified Hatha Yoga Instructor and Anusara-Inspired teacher, soon to be certified. He began his love affair with Yoga at age 16, studying Swami Satchidananda's Integral Yoga.Since then he has studied many forms of body/mind/spirit disciplines, including nine years of Aikido, five years of Jiu Jiutsu, and decades of surfing. He has been studying extensively with John Friend, Creator of Anusara Yoga, since 2002 and has taught Yoga and Martial Arts both in the U. S. and in Brazil, where he spent two years living in a Buddhist Retreat Center with His Eminence Chagdud Tulku Rinpoche.
PRICES: EARLY-BIRD DISCOUNT - TAKE $50 OFF THESE RATES IF YOU PAY BY OCTOBER 31.
Retreat prices are per person, and include 6 nights and days at Kalani, 3 delicious meals per day, 2 yoga sessions and one meditation/pranayama session per day, all taxes, and use of Kalani pool, sauna and hot tub. Transport, tips, and extra adventures are not included. Register early to get your first pick of rooms!
Fees per person:
Double Occupancy
Single Occupancy
9 - Ocean Cottage
n/a
n/a
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
n/a
n/a
4 - Bungalow Room
$ 1375
$ 1635
3 - Lodge Room (private bath)
$ 1275
$ 1575
2 - Lodge Room (shared bath)
$ 1175
$ 1395
1 - Campsite
n/a
$ 1045
Commuter Rate: $555 (with use of Kalani facilities, but not housing and meals)
Kids: $510 each not including yoga sessions
Non-yoga participants: subtract $350 from your balance payment
Pay with check or money order, or pay online with Pay Pal (includes transaction fee) at www.innerfreedomyoga.com.
Relax on the Big Island with yoga and massage. Join Maxwell, jaRed and Dennis for 5 days and 6 nights of yoga, healing touch and island adventures with the company of like minded men in tropical paradise.
About the Facilitator(s)
Maxwell is a massage therapist, dancer, poet, musician, artist and world-traveling yogi. He was first introduced to yoga by his mother when he was a young child and has been interested in alternative medicine and healing arts ever since.
He has studied with different teachers around the world such as Kathy Elder, Shiva Rea, Lino Miele and Duncan Wong. He received his yoga teacher training certificate in 2003 at Kalani Honua in Hawaii. He is influenced by many different styles of yoga and martial arts such as: hatha yoga, ashtanga yoga, yin yoga, vinyasa yoga , restorative yoga , capoiera, tai chi, and Kuk Sol Korean Buddhist martial arts. He spent five months travelling India deepening his practice of yoga.
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 has been learning, deepening and sharing his yoga flow practice at Kalani for the past eight years. He first discovered his yoga body through the primary series with Pamela Richardson in the summer of '97. He graduated from Kathy Elder's original yoga teacher training class in 2001 and has since deepened his understanding of teaching vinyasa flow yoga through intensives with Duncan Wong and Shiva Rea.
He has felt honored and inspired by the teachings of Shiva, Kathy, Duncan, Saul David Raye and many others. He continues to hold a sacred space for breath, gratitude, yoga and love in his weekly classes at Kalani Oceanside Retreat.
Escape the winter season to Hawaii, where you can experience the joy of discovering the benefits of the ancient practice of yoga. Join an all male group of beginning yoga practitioners on the Big Island as we explore the basics of a gentle yoga practice at Kalani Oceanside Retreat. Under the guidance of Joel, JaRed and Dennis, we’ll explore kundalini breathwork and meditation, stretching, chanting and partner yoga in a relaxing, tropical environment
About the Facilitator(s)
Joel Benjamin
Joel Benjamin is very excited to be teaching a yoga retreat at Kalani- one of his most favorite places on the planet. He has been practicing yoga since 1998, and has been teaching since 2004. Joel believes that when the ancient yogis created what we refer to today as yoga, it was never their intention to design a series of exercises to develop "yoga butt," (even though this is how many in the West have come to view this 5,000 year old art form.) Yoga is a system of breathwork, mindfulness, and physical postures all designed to improve the quality of our lives by bringing us into the present moment, opening our hearts, and making us better human beings. At its core, Joel believes that the true intention of yoga is to create embodied presence and emotional responsiveness.
Joel has a BFA from Syracuse University in Theatre, and is certified to teach yoga from Pacific Yoga, and master teacher Max Strom. He is also a member of the Yoga Alliance. Joel owns Yoga Shack, a private yoga school in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle.
jaRed sam
jaRed has been learning, deepening and sharing his yoga flow practice at Kalani for the past ten 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 class in 2001, with fellow students Dennis Dehler and Peter Lavina.
jaRed has since deepened his understanding of teaching vinyasa flow yoga through intensives with Duncan Wong and Shiva Rea. He has felt honored and inspired by the teachings of Shiva, Kathy, Duncan, Saul David Raye and many others. He continues to hold a sacred space for breath, gratitude, yoga and love in his weekly classes at Kalani Oceanside Retreat.
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.
The tradition of practicing yoga and meditation (dhyana) are two complimentary systems. They have been around for thousands of years. Because of their universal and beneficial effects, they have both withstood the test of time. Many people from all walks of life enjoy the practice of yoga and meditation today in our modern world. Yet, their roots come from the rich traditions of the Vedic sciences of India.
Lino Laure has been practicing meditation for over twenty-five 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 has received guidance by 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, and helping individuals gain a better understanding as they practice the art of meditation and yoga.
Maxwell Starkhouse is a yoga instructor, massage therapist, dancer, poet, musician and artist. He was first introduced to yoga by his mother when he was a young child and has been interested in alternative medicine and healing arts ever since. He has studied with different teachers around the world such as Kathy Elder, Shiva Rea, Lino Miele and Duncan Wong. He received his yoga teacher training certificate in 2003 at Kalani Honua in Hawaii. He is influenced by many different styles of yoga and martial arts such as Hatha Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, Yin Yoga, Vinyasa Yoga , Restorative Yoga , Capoiera, Tai Chi, and Kuk Sol Korean Buddhist martial arts. He spent five months traveling in India deepening his practice of yoga. He currently teaches Intuitive Yoga at Kalani.
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. 
Join a group of men exploring 
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. 
Maxwell Starkhouse
Journey Into Power Level One Training is your opportunity to join Baron Baptiste and a group of people who are ready to move deeper into themselves and into their own power. This is a process of total immersion and transformation for those who want to teach, deepen their practice and transform their life. (By Acceptance ONLY!) 
Through rigorous study in India and America that began at the early age of 12 years old, Baron has created a yoga practice without boundaries - it is a dynamic combination of strength, sweat and spirituality. It heals, detoxifies and electrifies the body and mind at their deepest levels. With this practice, Baron has knocked yoga off of its pedestal and demystified it by bringing it into people's lives across America.
Revitalize with a full week of Solstice & Lunar Eclipse as all of Kalani and the universe adds moon magic focus to your choice of forty activities, all meals, a 1 hr massage or wellness treatment and a variety of adventures.
Oliver Reinsch
Relax on the Big Island with yoga and massage. Join Maxwell, jaRed and Dennis for 5 days and 6 nights of yoga, healing touch and island adventures with the company of like minded men in tropical paradise. 
Maxwell is a massage therapist, dancer, poet, musician, artist and world-traveling yogi. He was first introduced to yoga by his mother when he was a young child and has been interested in alternative medicine and healing arts ever since.
jaRed has been learning, deepening and sharing his yoga flow practice at Kalani for the past eight years. He first discovered his yoga body through the primary series with Pamela Richardson in the summer of '97. He graduated from Kathy Elder's original yoga teacher training class in 2001 and has since deepened his understanding of teaching vinyasa flow yoga through intensives with Duncan Wong and Shiva Rea. 
Escape the winter season to Hawaii, where you can experience the joy of discovering the benefits of the ancient practice of yoga. Join an all male group of beginning yoga practitioners on the Big Island as we explore the basics of a gentle yoga practice at Kalani Oceanside Retreat. Under the guidance of Joel, JaRed and Dennis, we’ll explore kundalini breathwork and meditation, stretching, chanting and partner yoga in a relaxing, tropical environment
Joel Benjamin
