Celia Alario presents
April 30, 2005
Maui Lotus Yoga Basic Workshop
Yoga can help you lose weight, gain flexibility and improve your posture. Yoga is an excellent pain management tool. You will be gently and thoroughly guided through many fundamental and Master Yoga postures. All welcome. $15 advance registration. $20 drop-in. Sat., April 30, 1–4 p.m. Maui Lotus Yoga, 115 Lipoa St., Kihei. 874-9642 (YOGA) or visit www.mauilotusyoga.com.
2005 Healthy Hawai‘i Expo
Free admission. Explore healing, psychics & more, 10 a.m.– 5 p.m., Maui Mall, Kahului. Want to know your future? Visit our popular Psychic Alley. Got pain or stress? Let our healers take it away. Looking to improve your health? There are 50 exhibits of products and services. See you there! For information, call 281-7645 or 669-9091.
April 28, 2005
Invasive Weed Control
Dr. Art Medeiros, well-known Maui research biologist, will speak on biological control for invasive weeds that threaten native Hawai‘i ecosystems. Co-sponsored by Friends of Haleakala National Park and Olino. Free and open to the public. At Tavares Community Center poolside meeting room in Pukalani, 7 p.m. Call 572-9724.
April 24, 2005
Pele’s Wish: Experience the Ancient Hawaiian Spiritual Practice of Ho‘oponopono
Join Sondra Ray and Puanani Mahoe as they introduce you to ancient spiritual practices of Hawaiian elders, practices rarely seen or understood by outsiders. In this workshop, Sondra and Puanani lead you through the twelve-step prayer process of Ho‘oponopono. This workshop is based on Sondra’s new book, Pele’s Wish: Secrets of the Hawaiian Masters and Eternal Life. Sun., April 24, 7–9 p.m. $8. The Studio Maui, Ha‘iku Marketplace. 575-9390 or www.thestudiomaui.com
April 23, 2005
Vendors Wanted for Elegant Bridal Affair
The Maui Wedding Association will present An Elegant Bridal Affair on Sat., April 23, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Maui Beach Hotel. emceed by Augie T. We are looking for vendors who would like to sell wedding products and services to have a booth at the fair. There will be two wonderful fashion shows. For more information call 242-9758, www.mauiweddingassociaton.com
April 17, 2005
Art Tasting with Ebb & Flow
A multimedia experiment of jazz, poetry, visual arts with the Ebb & Flow multimedia group—Lisa Gagnon, dance; John ZanGrando, woodwinds; Bob Harrison, bass; Robert Pollock, keyboard; Paul Marchetti, percussion; and featuring Tony Walholm and other Maui artists. Sun., April 17, 7–9 p.m. $8. The Studio Maui, Ha‘iku Marketplace (behind TrueValue). For more information call 575-9390 or visit www.thestudiomaui.com
April 15, 2005
Hakomi Experiential Method
With Donna Martin, MA. New, flexible three-year training program comes to Maui. Hakomi is the most widely practiced method of body psychotherapy in the world. Appropriate for all persons interested in understanding self and others. April 15–19, $500 paid by March 15. $600 after March 15. Info/Reg. 1-888-517-7121.
Shimshai Concert
at The Studio Maui, Fri., April 15, 8–10 p.m. $12. Shimshai is an ordained Essene minister who brings a prayerful reverence to his music. Shimshai was formerly trained in his youth on the piano, followed by flute and guitar. The music of Shimshai comes with the pure intent of reaching into the hearts of all beings, to aid in the healing and transformational process. The Studio Maui, Ha‘iku Marketplace (behind TrueValue). 575-9390 or www.thestudio maui.com.
April 10, 2005
Conscious Evolution Adventure
With Ed Jor-El Elkin, Ph.D. A two-hour interactive theater event guiding participants through evolutionary stages from primitive life forms to human and beyond, including the choice to be actors or audience at each stage of the journey, and offered the “most growth in the least time with the most fun.” See www.jor-el.org/eva .htm Sun., April 10, 7–9 p.m. $15. The Studio Maui, Ha‘iku Marketplace (behind True-Value). For more information call 575-9390 or visit www. thestudiomaui.com.
April 09, 2005
In the Magic Of The Women’s Circle
With Niyaso Carter. Women gather to learn how to appreciate our uniqueness, how to love our selves fully in our body, in our sexuality, our relationships and our lives. Through meditations, movement, tantric practices, energy work, sharing and gentle touching, Niyaso opens possibilities for each woman to experience herself renewed, in touch with her sensuality, at ease and empowered. Sat., April 9, 2–6 p.m. $35. The Studio Maui, Ha‘iku Marketplace. For more info 575-9390 or www.thestudiomaui.com.
April 05, 2005
Aikido Upcountry!
Every Tuesday night in April, Maui Ki-Aikido offers a Ki-Aikido Introductory Course, 7–9 p.m., at our Upcountry Dojo in the Tavares Community Center, Pukalani. Course fee of $40 includes training manual and is applied to initiation fee if participant continues training at the end of the course. Call 244-5165 to register.
April 04, 2005
Transformational Polynesian Workshops
Traditional Polynesian ways of empowering through Maori Goddess and female ancestor legends. Two transformational workshops (one in Lahaina, one in Kahului). Rare opportunity to chant, hear ancestral legends, feel ka mana o na kupuna. Can we reclaim mana through the wisdom of our ancestors? Raina Ferris, Maori kaikaranga tahuna (spiritual chanter), teaches. Mon., April 4, 6:30–9 p.m., Lahaina, $25. Fri., April 8, 3–5:30 p.m., Kahului. Call 244-4940 or e-mail: dnr@aloha.net.
April 03, 2005
Divine Feminine Evening for Men and Women
With Caroline Muir and Joan Heartfield, Ph.D. The Divine Feminine restores us to the divinity and harmony of our erotic nature. As we reclaim our passion, freedom and authentic self, we come to trust the authority of our innate knowing. This sacred feminine consciousness is calling to be expressed in all that we are, forging the link between the natural world and the world within. Sun., April 3, 7–10 p.m. $15. The Studio Maui, Ha‘iku Marketplace. 575-9390 or www.thestudiomaui.com.
April 01, 2005
Ayurvedic Pancha Karma Retreat
April 1–8 and April 15–22. Three, 5 and 7-day options. Daily consultations, yoga, mantra. Pranayama, p.k. sessions, organic Ayurvedic diet, evening harpist, drum and kirtan! Kama‘aina day rates $300, with lodging $400. Spring cleanse in style. Beautiful Olinda and Lower Ha‘iku retreats. Contact Ma Peach O’Neill, 357-8817.