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Ayurvedic Alchemy with Ann Averbach and Dara Daniels

Friday, January 10, 2025 12:00 PM
Friday, January 17, 2025 1:00 PM

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**8 DAY / 7 NIGHT**

**YOGIC ISLAND RETREAT**

Ayurvedic Alchemy, Waterfall and Beach Journeys, and Yoga Holiday in Maui, Hawaii

This week is an opportunity to heal, restore, and rejuvenate your Soul in a centered, natural way.

The retreat is on a private farm in Maui, Hawaii - one of the most pristine and healing places on the planet.

This sacred retreat includes daily yoga and breathwork, freshly harvested, delicious, organic meals straight from the farm, visits to epic waterfalls, beaches, and magical nature spots, an introduction to herbalism, Ayurveda, and permaculture in action!

Prices include all accommodations, activities, excursions, and farm-to-table gourmet meals!

Located on the island of Maui. The main airport is: Kahului Airport (OGG)

Please schedule flights to arrive by 1:00 PM - There will be vans picking you up from the airport for the 2 hr drive.

INCLUDED IN THE RETREAT

Daily Kundalini Yoga & Breathwork
Daily Vinyasa Yoga Classes
Guided Meditations
Epic Hikes and Excursions
Accommodations
Organic, Farm-to-table Gourmet Meals
Shamanic Chigong
Tara Dance - Dance the qualities of the 21 Taras
Sauna & Ice Baths
Ayurvedic Analysis
Learn Herbal Remedies
Thai Massage Classes
Sound Healing
Optional Kambo Treatment

+ MANY MORE surprises

Island Living

We have 3 different room options all priced at affordable rates for a pristine farm in a private location on Maui.

We will be practicing 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!

East Maui is one of the most sacred and healing lands. 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.

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 magical 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.

Organic Farm to Table Food

The quality of food and meals is exceptional. Your body will thank you for the quality of food you will be enjoying this retreat.

Breakfast - Lunch - Dinner
Every meal will be organic, grown and prepared on our land - rich volcanic soils from the onsite farm. Cooked by gourmet chef Beth and Annabelle. Learn about sustainable living and permaculture as you enjoy food that will cleanse your Body and Soul.

Testimonials

Pete Cole, Corolla, NC.

Lara Harsh, Santa Fe, NM.

Ann & Dara

YOUR YOGI RETREAT HOSTS

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. She studied anthropology and Eastern religion at Northwestern University and has a masters degree in Education. Her classes are uplifting, creative, inspiring, and full of wisdom. She lives and breathes yoga and community, and is committed to helping yogis on the path of awakening to live more authentic lives that are in harmony with the earth.
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. Known for her deeply spiritual and yet highly athletic classes.
Ann's classes are meant to bring practitioners to an edge and are based on the belief that when we push ourselves out of our comfort zones and walk the edge we truly live. Fusing vinyasa with the freedom and femininity of dance, the awareness of subtle energy work, weaving in positive affirmation and awareness of our internal dialogue, Ann's inspired vinyasa flow is known for its intense strength building, strongly intention based nature, and deeply intuitive, liberating, circular movements.
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 on Maui for 6 years and her local connections allow us a very special opportunity to connect with the remote community.

Dara Daniels

Dara is a devoted yogini, talented teacher, eternal student, lover of the Great Mother, temple dancer, and practitioner of Classical Chinese medicine. She has been humbly walking the path, living, learning and teaching for the past 25 years. Dara believes that yoga is a lifelong path of transformation and awakening, where asana can be a profound tool for self-inquiry and Self-discovery. Weaving together classical yogic philosophy with Goddess-centered tantric teachings she guides asana as a way to fully inhabit the body and celebrate this embodied life. Her students can expect to be guided by artistic and articulate language with an emphasis on physical alignment, energetic awareness, and connection to the breath.
Dara is passionate about exploring and sharing methods to awaken the body to its fullest potential of health, vitality, creativity, spiritual connection and joy! As a sacred and ecstatic dancer she brings forth her many years of dedication in physical and subtle body awareness training, the science of mudra, and deity yoga from the traditions of Odissi Classical Indian Dance, Tara Dance, and Charya Nritya Sacred Buddhist Dance from Nepal as well as Daoist and Shamanic Qi Gong. A mystic at heart she draws deep inspiration from Nature and weaves the sacred into movement flows in order to connect Heaven, Earth and Human.
Upon returning from pilgrimage to India in 2011, Dara was awakened to the path of the Divine Feminine through dance, devotion, and Shakta tantra. After delving into her own healing journey, she is now dedicated to helping other women reclaim their innate wisdom, power, and joy through workshops, retreats and transformational journeys. Feeling an instant connection from their very first conversation, Dara immediately said yes to spending a month with Ann in the Sacred Valley of Peru for Divintree's 300 hr Yoga Teacher Training and is now delighted to come back together to co-create an unforgettable experience on the magical island of Maui! As a woman committed to the ceremonial ways, the healing power of plants as medicine, and wholistic living, Dara is blessed to live in the beautiful Santa Cruz mountains with her beloved husband, planting seeds for an awakened humanity.

Sarah Beth

Beth is our host and master chef. She starts growing extra food for our retreat months in advance so that we can eat primarily from her extensive gardens. Beth specializes in nourishing and wholesome foods and since her farm has a number of animals, we will have options for both vegans and omnivores.

GUEST FACILITATORS

Sebastian Hansen

Sebastian grew up working in a family greenhouse and florist. He is a certified massage therapist 650-hour at Kishwaukee College, a certified hypnotherapy 350-hour at the American Academy of Hypnotherapy, and also a certified Laughter Leader with Madan Kataria's school of Laughter yoga. He got a permaculture designer certification in Hawaii with Aloha Aina. He has taught Reiki for ten years and got 400-hour Ayurvedic consultation training with the American Institute of Vedic Studies. He also holds a 100-hour Thai massage certification in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Naya Rice

Naya, MSOM, L.Ac is an Eastern medicine doctor in Hawaii and her training focuses on a diverse amount of styles of acupuncture, herbal, and energy medicine. She has been practicing and teaching for over 10 years and has focused on women's health, emotional balancing, and energy alignment.

Kate

Kate has been living and farming on Maui for the past 20 years. She is a master herbalist and astrologer and will be sharing workshops about herbalism and astrology.

Arli Brundage

Arli is your lovely, friendly, patient, community relations specialist. She has traveled the world for almost 20 years and is an avid yogi, vegan chef, and nutritional specialist. She is happy to help make your time with DiviniTree Yoga unforgettable and everyone falls in love with her kind and gentle nature.

Peter Priore

Peter has lived in Kipahulu on Maui for the last 13 years, using Principles of Biodynamic Farming in the Growing of Food and Soil Regeneration. He is a professional musician who has been touring for 20 years. During the retreat, he will offer a Crystal Bowl Sound Healing tuned to 432 hz frequency, which many participants find to be one of the highlights of their week. He is a master reiki practitioner and offers healing treatment sessions with lasting benefits.

Joshua Weber

Joshua is a yogi, sound healer, and musician. He accompanies many of the classes with live music and offers a didgeridoo or gong healing during many of the sivasanas and during our restorative and sound healing classes. He has lived in Hawaii for 4 years, is a farmer, and is a wonderful addition to our retreat crew. He may pick you up from the airport or take you into a dreamy space during a sound healing.

Annabelle

Annabelle is a gourmet chef who specializes in farm to table cuisine, creative menu design, and gluten free and allergy free options. She has been a professional chef for over a decade cooking at retreats and private estates around the world. You will be blown away by the diverse and delicious food that leaves you satisfied and nourished.

"Prior to going to Peru for Yoga Ceremony, I had barely scratched the surface of my personal yoga practice. Yoga Ceremony helped me deepen my practice through physical asana breakdowns and daily yoga classes, but for me, it has been so much more than that. Yoga Ceremony has taken me on a journey to my true Self through my love of yoga and my curiosity of life with the assistance of healing and medicinal plant spirits. I learned how to use my voice and know with confidence that my words matter. Yoga Ceremony has given me the ability to truly take yoga off of the mat and into my real life. Yoga Ceremony was intense but it was the experience of a lifetime. Not only do I feel prepared to facilitate yoga classes, I feel prepared to continue on my path of living a holistic, yogic life. I am looking forward to taking other trainings offered by Ann Averbach and Sebastian Hansen." - Mara J. Ruth