Month ~ Days ~ 2023?4?
4 nights & 3 days

Come join us on the beautiful island of Maui for a Tai' Chi Gung ~ Circle of Life ~ Nature Immersion Retreat. 
We will be learning the original standing exercises, breathing meditations and Tai' Chi Gung form that were created by Lao Tzu over 3300 years ago from the lamasery in Tibet.
​(something about the material we will be covering from Circle of Life)
Every day we will also be spending time a lot of time in nature,
harmonizing with the 5 elements; earth, water, air, fire and ether ~
walking in the forest, swimming in the ocean, and in the evenings meditating with fire.
Stay as guests in our home that is about 1400 elevation, in Haiku.

Thursday Arrival ~ anytime after3pm and up to 5pm ~ If you are not already on Maui, we can pick you up from the airport that is 20 minutes away from our home. Evening introduction begin at 6pm.
Monday Departure ~ after breakfast ~ we can do an airport drop off unless you are staying longer on Maui. 

DAILY SCHEDULE

Thursday Evening ~
6pm Meet and Greet and Introduction to Circle of Life. (Master Lama Rasaji, I thought it would be really wonderful to provide everyone with the New everything to get started kit from COL! And provide a couple writing journals as well to start their new journey in life - OR just mala beads and books, just depends on available funds and wanting to keep cost of retreat very very affordable... it also might be better to give the book and video on the final evening)

9pm  Quiet time begins and ends at 7am in the morning


Friday ~ Saturday ~ Sunday
Early morning Tea, Coffee available to make in your rooms.

7am  Introduction to the Tai'Chi Gung Exercises ~ warm ups and 4 standing
8am  break

8:30  Light Breakfast~ smoothies~ examples~ 
1. organic blueberries, protein powder, super greens blended in home-made macadamia nut milk 
2. home grown banana, mango (if in season), seasonal fruit, yogurt, protein powder, super greens blended in home-made macadamia nut milk
3. If people need a 'keto' breakfast we can offer ~ scrambled eggs with steamed greens 

9:30~11:30  Upcountry Forest Walk ~ Tai'Chi Gung walking/Tree meditating/Circle of Life Class Chapter (in the forest there's a clearing within the pines to hold class)

12:30~1:30  Leela's Delight ~ Soup & Salad ~ everything organic and locally grown (I don't have the menu totally figured out yet, I have a sample menu below, but I've played chef before, plus I have a way of preparing foods for a variety of diets and can make it work for most everybody ;) what I think we want to do is eat simple nourishing real food without indulging ;) We can always offer a more cleansing retreat another time... 

1:30-~2:00  Rest a bit, Prepare and Depart for Afternoon Island Exploration & Water Immersion*
We will review the 4 standing exercises and introduce the intermediate exercises at the beach

FRI~  Ocean Swim and Tai' Chi Gung, as a group we can decide to have dinner delivered to the beach or enjoy it in town 
SAT~ if it's the whale season (nov-april) ~ Catamaran Whale Watch, (may-oct) ~ snorkle adventure 
​local dinner on board or in town.
SUN~ South-Side Swim and Tai' Chi Gung, dinner ~ local tacos in town


6:00  Circle of Life Class Chapter completion at home

7:00  FIRE and end with meditation techniques

9:00  Quiet time

 *Depending on weather, morning and afternoon times out in nature may vary. For example, forest walk and beach times may switch. Good news is, in Maui we have 9 different climate zones and unless we are experiencing 'island-wide' weather, one can almost always find a non-rainy part of the island ;) Every day we aim to have water immersion & fire cleansing time in nature. 
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MENU

Thursday Evening Snack~
Fresh Fruit & Coconut Macadamia Nut Cream Pie (it's a meal in itself!)

Early morning Tea & Coffee, french press style, available to make in your rooms.

Light Breakfast~ smoothies~ examples~ 
1. organic blueberries, protein powder, super greens blended in home-made macadamia nut milk 
2. home grown banana, mango (if in season), seasonal fruit, yogurt, protein powder, super greens blended in home-made macadamia nut milk
3. If people really need a 'keto-type' breakfast (tho' the smoothies are not highly glycemic) we can offer ~ eggs with lightly steamed greens

LUNCH ~  Leela's Delight ~ everything organic and locally grown as possible
FRI 
​Soup~ Veggie Soup OR Chicken Veggie Soup
Salad~ Cesar Salad
Side~ Carrot Cashew Paté w/crackers
SAT 
Soup~ Ginger Squash Soup
Salad~ local organic mix w/tahini dressing
Greens~ Steamed vegetables 
SUN
Soup~ 
Salad~ Mixed Greens w/Arugala balsamic or tahini dressing

FRI/SAT/SUN DINNERS ~
these will take place enjoying our local restaurants

*please bring a portable water container to bring on walks and excursions. We have purified water at home to fill containers.

OUR HOME

Front View

Garden

Living Room

Dining Room

 Garden Studio Temple ~ 2 roomates, 2 double beds, 1000 sq' area w/kitchenette.
​Also 1 of the spaces we hold class from time to time - in inclement weather.

2nd floor Apartment ~ 2 roomates ~ 1 king bed, private bath, kitchenette

1st floor Art Studio ~ 2 roomates~ private bath, kitchenette

1st floor Violet Room ~ 2 roomates~ queen bed w/private bath