Giving Thanks
An Immersive Reset Retreat
Ground in gratitude. Reconnect to nature. Reignite your soul.
• • November, 21-28 2021 • • • Maui, Hawaii, USA • •
If you’re feeling like it’s time to rewrite the script, this retreat may be for you.
Rather than enter the holiday season gorging on food and drink, and stressing over holiday travel, what about connecting to Mother Earth and immersing yourself in gratitude and community, all with the intention of stepping into your highest potential?
Instead of a holiday parade, what about a bonfire on the beach?
Instead of Black Friday shopping, what about hiking through mystical bamboo forests to secret waterfalls?
Instead of being weighed down and stressed out after Thanksgiving, how about feeling your most vital, vibrant, and confident to step into your personal power and purpose on this Earth?
If you need a reset, if you need to shake things up, if you are ready for SOMETHING DIFFERENT, this is an opportunity for you
What’s included:
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Yoga
Daily yoga to de-stress and rejuvenate your body and mind from within.
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Nature Immersions
Reconnecting to Mother Earth and the stunning ecosystems of Maui.
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Breathwork Ceremony
Somatic Release Breathwork™ is a deep journey within to reset the nervous system.
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Visionary Life Design
Envision the life of your dreams, and then take the first step towards building it.
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Organic Meals
Nourish body and soul with farm-to-table fruits and veggies harvested fresh each day.
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Soulcentric Journalwork
Delve into your shadows and unleash your deepest desires.
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Conscious Community
Healing happens in community. We are advocates for each other’s transformation
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Cacao Ceremony
Experience the heart-opening power of theobroma cacao
Plus…
Daily guided meditations
Personalized, hand-crafted journal and daily journaling exercises
Epic hikes and excursions
3 daily delicious, organic meals
7-nights accommodation on a remote corner of Maui
Nature-based Mindfulness practices
Ayurvedic Lifestyle Design
Elemental Fire Ceremony
Thai Massage Classes
Sound Healing Journey
Daily Sauna
Pre- and post-retreat support from our team
Airport pick-up and drop-off (OGG, Kahului Airport)
What’s not included: airfare to and from OGG, COVID testing for air travel, optional add-on treatments and services
Who is this for?
The energy of the collective has been intense the past year and a half.
This Immersion is for those who are looking for a reset. To reconnect with nature, root deep into gratitude, and from that place, to rise up boldly to their highest potential. Giving Thanks is designed to be a "multi body" retreat that offers physical, emotional, cognitive, and relational upshifts, for those who commit fully to the practices and teachings.
If this sounds like you, read on to find out more…
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Accommodations
Lau Lima farm in Kipahulu, Maui, is an organic permaculture farm and living eco-sanctuary, and the perfect place to reconnect with nature and the mana (healing energy) that the islands are known for. Here you will find Hamoa Beach, black sands beach, Hana town, Haleakala National Park and the seven sacred waterfalls. We are in a very remote part of Maui, on a private farm surrounded by national forest.
If you need the amenities and creature comforts of modern hotels including air conditioning, Disney-fied attractions, and lots of tourists, this is not the place for you. If you are adventurous and willing to unplug and tune into nature then this nature temple will be paradise. You will wake up to beautiful sunrises, immersed in a symphony of nature sounds.
This location is off the map and untouched by tourists. It is a blessing we are allowed to bring a small yoga group here to experience the secret beaches and hidden waterfalls. This is an exclusive area of Maui and we ask you to not share details after the retreat to keep the local magic of the land preserved.
We have 6 different room options all priced at affordable rates for a pristine farm in a private location on Maui. We will be practicing yoga with an epic view of the ocean. Prepare yourself for stunning sunrises and sunsets. We will hike through the bamboo forest to the Seven Sacred Pools. Hike to Maui’s tallest waterfall. Visit private beaches, and more!
Room #1
Private Studio Cabin
This is a private room and cabin on the property
1 queen bed
Private bathroom with bath tub
Balcony and hammock
Total Retreat Cost = $3200 per person*
*Price based on double occupancy
Room #2 + #3
Double Rooms For Two
These are double rooms in the main farmhouse space
2 double beds in each room
Shared bathroom
Total Retreat Cost = $2700 pp
Room #4
Queen Shared Room
This is a private room
1 queen bed (Room not pictured)
Shared bathroom
Total retreat cost = $2700 pp*
*Double occupancy. Single occupancy rate = $5,100
Room #5
Shared Loft
The shared loft space is in the main farmhouse
Three or four beds
Shared bathroom
Total Retreat Price = $2200 pp
Room #6
Dorm for 3 People
This is a shared room for three people
3 twin beds
Shared bathroom
Total Retreat Price = $2600 pp
Facilitators
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Ann Averbach
Ann is the founder of DiviniTree Yoga & Arts studio. Ann is deeply committed to helping others transform their lives through yoga. Founder of DiviniTree Yoga Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara, Ann’s mission is to help build conscious community. Ann has spent over 15 years committed to learning and teaching yoga in its many diverse forms all around the world. From the Himalayas to the Amazon and from Fiji to Kenya, Ann has been harvesting seeds of wisdom and weaving together a tapestry of transformational tools into her life and teachings.
She brings a deep reverence for the earth into her offerings and helps build conscious community around the planet. Ann leads transformational yoga journeys, workshops, and teacher trainings around the world. Ann splits her time between Hawaii where she lives in a permaculture community, and the sacred valley of Peru. Ann has been running retreats at Lau Lima for 6 years and her local connections allow us a very special opportunity to connect with the remote kipahulu community.
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Jonathan Sekerak
Jonathan is a Soul-Nature Connection Guide, Somatic Release Breathwork™ Practitioner, Yoga Instructor (RYT200), Personal Transformation Hypnotherapist, and Cacao Facilitator.
As a transformational coach, Jonathan helps clients cultivate a baseline of wellbeing through optimal nutrition, movement, meditation, and sleep – and then guides them to courageosly delve into their psychoemotional depths to uncover trauma, self-limiting beliefs, stuck patterns and other obstacles to their highest purpose. He has facilitated transformational groupwork and retreats in the U.S., Peru, Costa Rica, and Nicaragua.
“My soul purpose is to inspire an upshift in humanity, from egocentric living to eco-centric thriving, by helping individuals reconnect to themselves, others, and to nature.”
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Samantha Gilbert
Samantha is a human amplifier. She combines transformational coaching and art therapy to make integration inspiring, approachable, and FUN. She is a certified Goddess yoga instructor, and also the owner of Wild Soul Craft, where she guides others through her alchemical journaling process. Through sharing a variety of mediums and her joy for expansion and evolution, Samantha takes people on a journey of introspection, expression and celebration. Samantha believes everyone’s life is art and is deeply passionate about inspiring others to fall more in love with their unique lives.
“Turning ones lived experience into a living and breathing treasure book is simply a symptom of deeply honoring the life you are creating.”
Guest Facilitators
Are you ready for a reset?
Are you ready to unplug from all the noise, and immerse in the
true beauty, abundance, and grace of Mother Earth?
Are you ready for a new perspective, grounded in gratitude?
Are you ready to bring clarity to your life’s path and purpose?
To give yourself the space to answer your heart’s deepest longing, and reignite your soul?
We welcome you on this journey of transformation.
With gratitude,
Ann, Jonathan, & Samantha
FAQs
Why Gratitude? Can’t I practice that at home?
The benefits of practicing gratitude are nearly endless. People who regularly practice gratitude by taking time to notice and reflect upon the things they're thankful for experience more positive emotions, feel more alive, sleep better, express more compassion and kindness, and even have stronger immune systems.
And gratitude can re-wire our brains for achievement. From Stanford neurobiologist Dr. Andrew Huberman:
“Much of our sense of wellbeing depends on the release of the neurotransmitter dopamine in the brain. Dopamine circuits are typically activated by goal-directed thinking and actions, toward things outside us. Gratitude is the process of shifting the goal inward. The result is both a heightened sense of wellbeing and deepened appreciation for the outside world.”
From this body-and-mindset, we will be activating specific practices and techniques to enhance your connection to nature, self, and others, and unlock your most vibrant wellbeing and highest human potential.
What is the COVID-19 situation in Hawaii?
Please stay current on Hawaii travel requirements here.
At the time of writing this, individuals fully vaccinated in the United States or its Territories may enter Hawaii on domestic flights without pre-travel testing/quarantine starting the 15th day after the completion of their vaccination. All other travelers must have their negative test results from a Trusted Testing and Travel Partner prior to departing as an alternative to Hawaii’s mandatory 10-day quarantine.
Are there payment plans available?
Yes! We will work with you to make this retreat a reality for you. Please send us an email, and let us know you are interested in a payment plan.