'Hawaiaka' Sacred Plant Ceremonies, Every Sun Evening, Kona, Hawaii

5.0010 reviews

Hawaii, HI, USA

Up to 8 in group

Open Dates

A preparation course valued at $109 is included with the retreat at no extra cost

Retreat Highlights

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Ceremonies take place on New Year's Eve and on every Sunday Evening year-round
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Personalized attention
Two Shamans per ceremony
Small, safe, intimate circles of 2 - 6 participants
Parties of 8-10 may be accommodated with advance planning
An opportunity to experience a powerful heart-opening in "The Eye of the Storm"
Nestled in upcountry Hawaii on the slopes of the world's largest active, above ground volcano
Atop one of the world's 10 major vortices, in the middle of the world's largest ocean, the ocean name after "Peace" (Pacific)
A unique brew that vibrates to the frequency and resonance of 432 Hz, the "Miracle Frequency" of Unconditional Love and Nature
Come join us in celebrating Hawaii's Indigenous Sacred Plants on the world's furthest removed island chain from any major land mass

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Shaman

Dr.ZZ

Shaman Jack 'Golden Feather'

Intuitive, spiritual guide, visionary artist, Lakota-initiated Chief, and ordained healing minister, Jack 'Golden Feather' was born into his shamanic calling. Following a nearly 3-hour death experience (NDE) in 1976, and upon his accomplishing a rigorous 6-week Lakota initiation in 1992, he was recognized by Lakota Chief White Feather for his rare "Serpent Medicine." This medicine gives Jack an inherent ability to transmute physical, mental, emotional and spiritual poisons in himself and in others. After administering his 1992 shamanic initiation in the high desert of Nevada, Chief White Feather and his wife Crawling Bear Claw gave Jack the name 'One of Many Golden Feathers,' a name Jack has shortened to "Golden Feather." Since 2013, Jack has been living in Hawaii where he serves as Chief and 'Talking Stick' at Muaisa Hale Pule ("As I Aum" Sanctuary), an official Chapter of New Haven Native American Church...

Dr.ZZ

Dr. ZZ has a Ph.D. in Counseling and specializes in the spiritual dimensions of shamanism/healing. Author of the research on eating disorders and their treatment for the Encyclopaedia Britannica 1996 Health and Medical Annual, she has lived on and off in Hawaii for over 20 years since 1988. She first began using sacred plants in spiritual ceremonies in 1998 on the island of Maui, where she studied the farming of herbs and minerals from the land with a 9th generation Kahuna Mahi ai Lu’au la’peu au. ZZ has spent much of her life travelling the world, studying, teaching, and practicing traditional healing modalities. Her credentials in Reiki, Tenrikyo, Hypnotherapy, Intuitive Healing, Asian Healing Arts, the spiritual dimensions of psychology, and other related disciplines are prodigious.

Details of this retreat

'Hawaiaka' is a sacred, entheogenic brew made from indigenous Hawaiian plants in the same family as South American Ayahuasca. Drinking the ceremonial brew provides participants with an approximately 6-hour psychoactive, psychotropic experience that induces a spiritual episode aimed at, literally, "becoming one with God, Nature, the Cosmos, All That IS."

In Hawaiian language, “Ha” means breath of life, “wai” is a code word for mana, life force energy, and “aka” alludes to clarity, reflection and the desire for peace. More than just a momentary episode, 'Hawaiaka' offers users life-enhancing, entheogenic insight that, much like what happens when you visit Hawaii, takes place inside you and remains within you as you move forward in your life.

'Hawaiaka' Sacred Plant Ceremonies take place on New Year's Eve and on every consecutive Sunday evening throughout the year at dusk until approximately midnight. Muaisa Hale Pule ("As I Aum" Sanctuary) is a church without walls that meets "from house to house" and in the majesty of some of Hawaii's most pristine habitats. ''Hawaiaka' gatherings are a ceremonial opportunity, led by authentic, traditionally-recognized shamans, who prepare the ancient, psychoactive brew for people to interact with the entheogenic plant teachers of Hawaii and the Southwest Pacific Rim -- on location, in the habitat where the plants live, breathe and surround you.

"This brew took a very definite hold of me in a way I hadn't quite experienced before. It didn't have that heavy, physical, ayahuasca sensation; so it was clearer than ayahuasca. The jungle around me took on a beautiful, crisp glow. Things seemed to pulse and flow in a rhythm that I was part of .The insects and frogs chirping away seemed to speak a language that I could almost understand."
-- A seasoned sacred plant explorer

One of the central themes of working with Sacred Plants is to experience yourself as being one with nature and as an integral part of the natural world. What better place to connect to a greater sense of "being" and contentment than in Hawaii?

Muaisa Hale Pule is an official Chapter of the New Haven Native American Church (NHNAC), which is in direct lineage to The Rosebud Native American Church, whose authority was legally established with the United States government in 1924. We are duly recognized as a 501(c)(3) by the IRS and are authorized to conduct our affairs in the state of Hawaii. Feel free to get in touch with us via the "Contact" button on this page;; so that we may share our phone number and website address where you will find greater detail about who we are and what we offer. Till then becomes now. . . Great Spirit blessings!

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CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION THRESHOLD = $375 (inc. Retreat Guru 14% commission)
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Schedule

Ceremonies take place on New Year's Eve and every consecutive Sunday evening throughout the year. The ceremony schedule looks something like that below. (Times may vary as much as 30 minutes in either direction depending upon time of sunset.)

• 6:00 PM : Arrive on property Sunday evening
• 6:15 - 6:45 PM : Labyrinth Walk (weather permitting)
• 6:30 - 7:00 PM : Ceremony opens with group share and consecration of space
• 7:00 - 8:30 PM : Sacred Plant brew is poured (approx 4 rounds of 2 ounces each)
• 8:30 - 10:00 PM : Everyone relaxes, lays out and "soaks" in their own inner realm
• 10:30 PM : Ceremony closes, and all-organic, GF oat porridge is served
• 10:30 - 11:30 PM : "Talk Story" (Processing & Integration) in the "twilight" of the brew
• 11:30 PM - 12:00 AM : Drivers walk a straight line, and everyone is generally free to leave

For an additional accompanying gift of $375 US, choose any weekday (Monday through Friday) for a Private, 2.5-hour, one-on-one Shamanic 'Deep Dive' to help you discover what is hidden below the surface in your personal unconscious; so that you may recognize and free yourself from your own self-defeating blind spots:

• 4:00 - 6:00 PM (Do not eat for at least 2 hours beforehand, and bring along a pen to take notes and a fully-charged iPhone or other recording device to record the entire session.)

An optional "Art Awakening" (no previous experience required) and/or an all-day Mystic Tour eco-adventure may also be arranged any Monday - Friday. (Come prepared with sturdy walking shoes/hiking boots, a wide-brimmed hat, sunscreen, shorts, long- or short-sleeved shirt, a towel and a protein snack.) The Mystic Tour begins with breakfast and a world-class view.

Note: Schedule is approximate and may change

Getting Here

Muaisa Hale Pule, Hawaii, HI, USA

Directions

Muaisa Hale Pule ("As I Aum" Sanctuary) is located on the healing Kona Coast of the island of Hawaii. This is the Big Island, the "real Hawaii" with a population of only 45 people per square mile; it is not to be confused with Honolulu on the island of Oahu where the population is over a million. Rather, our serene location is at approximately 1600 ft elevation, only 3 miles above the shoreline. The bay below us, "The Pathway to the Gods," is the #1 marine life preserve in the State of Hawaii. It is where Captain James Cook first discovered the island in 1778 and where dolphins continue to come almost daily to feed, play, rest and nurture their young. You will want to be sure you are flying into Kona International Airport (KOA), which is about 19 miles (30.5 km) north of our locale.

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GROUND TRANSPORTATION
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Along with your program booking details, we will send ground transportation guidelines to our locale from KOA. The best means of getting to us from there is to arrange for Uber, rental car, taxi or shuttle in advance of your arrival. The “Hele-on Bus” also operates a regular schedule of free intra-Kona buses that service our area from KOA Airport

You'll be able to get by easily enough on foot and via bus as long as you're comfortable staying fairly local and walking .8 to 2.4 km (.5 - 1.5 miles) to shopping and environs. A rental car or scooter is advisable, however, for seeing more of the island and for ease in getting around.

Accommodation

Upon receipt of your completed application form, signed waiver, color head shot, copy of photo ID, proof of currentr health insurance and charitable contribution*, we will email you a list of nearby lodging options. (Guidelines, applications and waivers are available on our website, the address of which will be provided when you reach out to us via the "Contact" button on this page.) There is no camping or lodging on the shamanic grounds per se though, depending on the season, an abundance of free fresh fruit is often available in the environs for picking.

Nearby rooms (.8 to 2.4 km / .5- to 1.5-miles from us) generally have kitchenettes and/or access to restaurants, grocery stores and a well-equipped shared kitchen for preparing meals and snacks. If possible, participants should book their accommodations to arrive in Kona at least one day before their first ceremony to allow time for settling in and getting familiar with the surroundings. You are also free to find your own lodging independently, if you prefer, and to commute back and forth to our area.

A few of the generally available, starting nearby room rates that we suggest are listed as follows:

• SINGLE ACCOMMODATIONS IN FEMALE OR MIXED DORM
$60 -65 per night with shared bath and multiple "common areas"
• SINGLE OR DOUBLE PRIVATE ROOM / DETACHED, SHARED BATH
$120 -135 per night w/access to group kitchen and common areas
• SINGLE OR DOUBLE PRIVATE ROOM / PRIVATE ENSUITE BATH
$150 - 170 per night w/access to group kitchen and common areas
• SINGLE PRIVATE VIEW ROOM / PRIVATE ENSUITE BATH
$82 -87 per night single / $492 -522 per week + $3 per night for double
• PRIVATE COZY COTTAGE ON COFFEE FARMS W/OCEAN-SUNSET VIEW
$126+ per night, 1 bed/sleeps 2, private kitchen and private bath & shower

'Hawaiaka' Sacred Plant Ceremonies take place on New Year's Eve and on every consecutive Sunday evening throughout the year. Like all our shamanic programs, none are sold in commercial transactions outside the donative context. For retreats of 2, 3 or more days, you may combine Ceremony with individually-delivered, private shamanic sessions and/or Art Awakenings and Mystic Tours. To be granted participation, donors must meet a non-refundable Charitable Contribution threshold of $375. From this, Retreat.Guru will take an upfront 14% commission, which you can choose to cover separately on the donative end or not. A completed application form, a signed waiver, an "in the moment" selfie, a scan of a photo ID + proof of current health insurance coverage are required in advance of participation with at least 1 -2 weeks dietary preparations recommended.

Venue & Amenities

A/C in Rooms

Free Wifi

Spa

Sauna

Pool

Towels

Free Parking

Kitchen

Tour Assistance

Hot Tub

Coffee/Tea

Cafe

Restaurant

Fitness Center

Yoga Studio

Housekeeping

Bicycles For Rent

The venue is our upcountry, Hawaii jungle, open-air lanai (porch) with indoor/outdoor access to 360 degrees of Nature.

Meals

Menu Types

Vegan

Vegetarian

Pescetarian

Ayurvedic

Includes Meat

Organic

Gluten Free

Dairy Free

Nut Free

During "talk story" at the end of each ceremony, we serve an organic, gluten-free oat porridge; so that no one leaves and has to go to sleep on an empty stomach.

What's Included

Ceremony starts at dusk and lasts until approx midnight
Weather permitting, we start with a shaman-guided labyrinth walk
After a brief intro and shares, Shaman pours 4 rounds of brew over the course of 90 min
Time is allotted for relaxing, laying out on the lanai or on the lawns, and "going deep" and/or star-gazing
An all organic, gluten-free congee or porridge is served at the end, during the "Talk Story" aspect of the ceremony
Private accommodations are available within 3,000 feet to 1.5 miles of the shamanic grounds
Stay within 2.5 miles (4 km) of us, and Shaman will pick you up and drive you back before and after ceremony

What's Not Included

Muaisa Hale Pule is a church, not a business. As such, we do not engage in commerce, we sell nothing, and none of our programs or activities has an admissions fee. When you pay to join us, you will be making a 501(3)c charitable contribution to our just cause. Upon your reaching the specified charitable contribution threshold, we literally grant you permission to participate in our programs, ceremonies and activities at no charge.

Customer Reviews

5.00 out of 5.0 average rating

Detrice • Jul 19, 2022

5.0

Verified

The most intimate eye opening experience

My husband and i got all we needed and more. Learned that everyone is truly a wonderful product of thier environment and each experience is one of kind. Dr ZZ and Jack are absolutely the BEST. Their expertise spans far greater than you can imagine.

Love it and would recommend it to every living being
4 eva transformed
Blessings

Viktor • May 30, 2022

5.0

Verified

Thx for my rebirth

I have no words to describe my experience
Actually I do…
Not only one word
Straight into the Heart 💜
Sacred plant ceremony and private session it’s a game changer
Don’t even think about take only one of theme
Only together, only true experience to real self
This people and place have magical energy and vibes
You just feel that you in the right place that u should be
Infinitely grateful to have find u
Keep doing what u doing
Namaste 🙏🏻

Marjorie • Nov 30, 2021

5.0

Verified

Spiritual Lessions for Life

What I experienced during my time with Jack and ZZ was an awakening of parts of my spirit that were not being incorporated into my life. I am now using my complete spirit. I was living in a world lit by a 20 watt bulb and now my light bulb is 1000 watts. I am grateful to Jack and ZZ for sharing their wisdom and love. My life is blessed by my time with them.

mirangel • Sep 19, 2020

5.0

10-day Shamanic Rebirth Program

This program was one of the best things that ever happened to me. The hosts (Dr. ZZ and Jack) were cordial, caring, understanding and knowledgeable. The program itself was blissful, transformative and empowering. I found myself! I learned how to be my authentic self and let go of what no longer serves me. In addition to the activities on site, I was provided some tools to assist me in my journey providing that I use them consistently. This program is one in a million and I am so grateful I got to experience it. Hope more people can benefit from it!

Irina • Aug 20, 2020

5.0

My heart is full of gratitude for Muaisa Hale Pule.

I do not even know where to begin! My heart is full of gratitude for Muaisa Hale Pule. From the start-up, Dr. ZZ has been wonderful and very helpful every step of the way! The Plant Medicine ceremony was profound; the brew showed me exactly what I needed to work on, even though I didn't realize it at first. However, after my private session with the shaman (which was supposed to be 2 hrs only, actually lasted over 3 hours), everything was clear. Jack was kind and knowledgeable, he definitely saw right through me and helped me see the REAL situations/problems I was dealing with and a possible solution for them.
Again BIG thank you to Dr. ZZ and Jack for your work and your beautiful souls! It was a true pleasure to just be in the same room as you. I would definitely recommend Muaisa Hale Pule to anyone! I will definitely be back!
ALOHA!

'Hawaiaka' Sacred Plant Ceremonies, Every Sun Evening, Kona, Hawaii

Retreat Highlights

About this Retreat

Your Guides

Shaman Jack 'Golden Feather'

Dr.ZZ

Details of this retreat

Schedule

Getting Here

Directions

Accommodation

Venue & Amenities

Meals

Menu Types

What's Included

What's Not Included

Customer Reviews

Detrice • Jul 19, 2022

The most intimate eye opening experience

Viktor • May 30, 2022

Thx for my rebirth

Marjorie • Nov 30, 2021

Spiritual Lessions for Life

mirangel • Sep 19, 2020

10-day Shamanic Rebirth Program

Irina • Aug 20, 2020

My heart is full of gratitude for Muaisa Hale Pule.

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