Look Inside: A Closer Look at Each Retreat

At Konalani, every retreat is a doorway into something deeper — six distinct experiences, each crafted around a unique theme. All workshops are optional, there's no homework, and the only agenda is your growth and renewal. Browse the retreats below and click to learn more.

  • Shakti Retreat · July 28 – August 5, 2026
    Awaken your creative movement voice through intuitive vinyasa and Shakti-inspired practice.

  • Yoga Immersion Retreat • October.20-30, 2026 | Jan. 26-Feb. 5, 2027 | May 4-14, 2027 | October. 12-22, 2027
    Eleven days of regenerative movement, breathwork, and meditation at the ashram — the deepest and most transformative retreat we offer, no certification required.

  • Roots Retreat · December 1–9, 2026
    Rebuild your foundation from the ground up through grounded movement and lower body intelligence.

  • Aloha Retreat · Multiple Dates
    A restorative island immersion of yoga, meditation, and heart-opening Hawaiʻi adventures.

  • Resilience Retreat · Dates TBA
    Restore your nervous system and rediscover the healing power of the breath.

  • Rise Retreat · Dates TBA
    Find ease and integration in the shoulders, upper body, and deep core.

  • Wisdom Retreat · Dates TBA
    Experience the freedom of whole body movement through fascial awareness and holistic integration.

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Retreat Workshop Overview

SHAKTI Retreat· July 28-Aug. 5, 2026

Vinyasa Flow Creative Sequencing Retreat

Dance of Shakti unlocks your intuitive sequencing voice by cultivating spacious awareness, internal sensation, and creative flow—so you can teach from the heart, move from within, and access truly creative energy.

  • SHAKTI helps you move from sensation, not choreography—so you can create vinyasa classes that feel alive, intuitive, and deeply embodied. You’ll learn to sequence by feeling into fascia, breath, and rhythm, rather than building from rigid shapes. As you slow down and listen inside, transitions become moments of revelation, and creativity flows without force.

  • SHAKTI includes over 50 movement-based practices that help you discover new pathways through your own body. You’ll explore:

    – Intero-surfing drills across different tissues and planes of motion

    – Unmesha-inspired transitions, rising from stillness into form

    – Slow layering techniques that build intuitive sequencing step-by-step

    – Weight shifting, spiraling, and fascia-based rolling to awaken fluidity

    – Creative repetition and resolution that train you to feel completion

    – Voice-based cueing to align language, awareness, and movement

  • SHAKTI invites you to access creativity from the inside out. You’ll explore the Durga mantra to access the fearlessness required for real self expression. You will learn how to tap into the energy of a transition, and trace a sequence as it rises from stillness. Feel Unmehsa, the spark of Movement Flow that helps you feel what’s happening as it happens—and create from presence rather than planning. Transform with Matrika Shakti, the power of sound and language to shape experience, using your voice and cues as tools of both teaching and transformation.

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Shakti Yoga Retreat Workshops

  • A smiling group of people hold up art pieces around a table.

    Intero-Surfing: Feel Your Way Through Movement

    Learn to move from the inside out. Intero-surfing is the practice of tracking sensation across different tissues and planes of motion — so your sequences arise from what you actually feel, not from what you think a pose should look like.

  • Finding Your Om: Uncovering Your Authentic Voice of Movement

    Utilize Ancient Texts (Vijnana Bhairava) and Lineage Teachings to allow your creative voice to flow with the natural power of your inner wisdom. Not just an idea, but an actual practice that will reveal a Truer You.

  • How to Catch a Shooting Star: Allowing Grace on the Mat

    Inspiration arises from the capacity to hold awareness inside while engaging with one’s outer gifts. There are methods for helping you do this on and off the mat that are derived from both functional movement science and Ancient Yogic Wisdom. Release Your Patterns, Unlock your Potential.

  • Spring Into Feeling: Spiraling Your Way to Health and Sensation

    The Spiral Line is a profound pathway of movement potential that lies dormant in most practitioners. It unites every axis of our body across multiple depths, and as we learn to unlock it we discover a natural buoyancy and spring to everything we do. The Yogic Wisdom of “Unmesha” or the springing up of awareness helps us bring this to our daily adventures off the mat as well.

  • The Vayus: Working With Your Inner Energy Flow

    At Konalani, we work hard to ground abstract concepts in practical daily practices to ensure that you can bring the ancient wisdom to your daily life in a way that is not only helping you stay balanced, but thrive! The Vayus can help you feel how an asana feels energetically, not just physically, so you are even more informed and intuitive.

  • Cellular Hydration: Motion is Lotion

    Drinking water isn’t enough— you have to learn how to move in away that hydrates. It’s not a theory, it’s science— when you move perpendicular to a muscles standard pathway, the shearing action creates hyaluronic acid, a naturally occurring super hydrating molecule that creates lubrication between muscle tissue, allowing you feel new all through. Get ready to feel your inner flow!

  • An Entirely New Path for Creative Movement Sequencing!

    It can be challenging to stay motivated on your mat, which is a why having a technique for generating new and exciting movement sequences is an important skill for all of us to acquire in order to keep our practice fresh and rejuvenating. This method was develop over years of work, culminating in a unique approach to sequencing that takes you methodically through all body levels and mat positions every time to take time to practice.

Shakti Hawaii Retreat • Sample Schedule

  • Day 1 — Arrive & Settle In

    Afternoon

    Arrive at the ashram, get settled, and meet your teachers and fellow participants. Orientation introduces the rhythm of ashram life, the spirit of the Shakti training, and what the week ahead holds.

    Evening

    Welcome dinner together. Share where you're coming from and what brought you here.

  • Day 2 — Feel Your Way In

    Morning

    Regenerative Morning Yoga Begin your first full day with a grounding yoga and meditation practice — hydrating, deeply embodied, and designed to open you from the inside out.

    Breakfast & Seva Enjoy a nourishing breakfast together, followed by a brief, simple seva (selfless service) practice to ground the morning and connect with the community space.

    Intero-Surfing Workshop Your first Shakti workshop. Learn to track sensation across different tissues and planes of motion — the foundation of intuitive, feeling-based movement.

    Afternoon

    Lunch Together A fresh, vegetarian meal shared communally.

    Personal Time Rest, explore the grounds, swim, or simply settle into island time.

    Evening

    Guided Yoga & Meditation Class An evening practice to integrate the morning's teachings and prepare the body for rest.

    Community Dinner Unwind over a homemade dinner and share stories and reflections from the day with the group.

  • Day 3 — Ground & Pulse

    Morning

    Morning Practice Yoga, mantra, and meditation to open the day.

    Breakfast & Seva

    Workshop: Generating Space in Your Foundations Explore what's contacting the earth. Learn to move through pulsation — adapting and responding to your body's natural intelligence, staying in feeling rather than form.

    Afternoon

    Lunch Together A fresh, vegetarian meal shared communally.

    Ocean Excursion or Personal Time Head to the ocean, explore the coastline, or take the afternoon to rest and journal.

    Mala Making & Mantra for the Goddess: Make a Rudraksha mala and use it to work with the Sacred Goddess mantras in the Konalani Ashram Shrine.

    Evening

    Community Dinner Unwind over a homemade dinner and share reflections from the day.

  • Day 4 — Fire & Ripple

    Morning

    Vedic Fire Ceremony Greet the dawn with one of yoga's oldest rituals — offering mantra into a sacred fire as the sun rises over the Pacific. Ancient, alive, and unforgettable.

    Breakfast & Seva

    Workshop: Rippling Drawn from ancient yogic texts on Spanda — the primal pulse at the heart of all movement — this workshop teaches you to move in organic ripples that awaken sensation, open fascial pathways, and allow your body to adapt naturally from the inside out.

    Afternoon

    Lunch Together A fresh, vegetarian meal shared communally.

    Coral Reef Snorkel Adventure Float above colorful coral reefs and swim alongside brilliant Hawaiian fish at one of the Kona coast's most beautiful snorkel spots.

    Evening

    A Sacred Silent Disco Yoga, meditation, and music collide in a once-in-a-lifetime movement experience. Silent disco headphones, a DJ-curated soundtrack, and an MC trained in dance, yoga, and meditation. Let it all go. Find your flow.

  • Day 5 — Full Day Off (Saturday, August 1)

    Morning

    Medicine Buddha Practice A guided meditation for generating healing energy for yourself and your loved ones, passed down through two exalted Tibetan lineages within the Shambhavananda tradition. Breakfast provided.

    The rest of the day is yours

    From volcanoes to waterfalls, white sand beaches to black sand beaches, sacred sites to historic Kailua-Kona — Hawaiʻi Island is yours to explore. Lunch and dinner on your own — a perfect opportunity to discover the island's incredible local food scene.

  • Day 6 — Shakti Flows & Community

    Morning

    Kirtan, Chanting & Meditation Immerse yourself in live music, call-and-response chanting, and deep meditation with the full ashram community.

    Celebratory Sunday Brunch A special weekly tradition at Konalani — a generous shared meal overlooking the ocean.

    Workshop: Shakti Flows & Unmesha A whole new way of understanding sequencing. Learn to create Shakti Flows — making a living vignette out of a single posture — and discover Unmesha: the art of springing into inspiration from within.

    Afternoon

    Kona Town or Sacred Sites Excursion Explore historic Kailua-Kona or visit the ancient fishponds and turtle bay at Kaloko-Honokohau National Park.

    Evening

    Guided Yoga & Meditation Class An evening practice to integrate the morning's teachings and prepare the body for rest.

    Community Dinner

  • Day 7 — Stillness & Hydration

    Morning

    Morning Practice Yoga, mantra, and meditation to open the day.

    Breakfast & Seva

    Workshop: Dynamic Stillness Using movement and breath, this workshop guides you into real dynamic stillness — the kind that arises naturally from within, without effort or force.

    Afternoon

    Lunch Together A fresh, vegetarian meal shared communally.

    Workshop: Cellular Hydration Learn to hydrate your body through movement itself — generating hyaluronic acid through specific patterns of motion that reach deep into the tissue. People often describe it as being renewed from the cellular level up.

    Personal Time or Ocean Excursion

    Evening

    Guided Meditation Drawing from the Vairava and Shiva-Shakti traditions, weaving mantra and classical tantric technique into a living practice.

    Community Dinner

  • Day 8 — Integrate & Celebrate

    Morning

    Morning Practice Yoga, mantra, and meditation to open the day.

    Breakfast & Seva

    Daily Journaling & Group Sharing The practice of translating inner experience into outer reflection — sharpening your capacity to understand your own inner landscape. A living dialogue between inner and outer worlds. The play of Shiva and Shakti, made visible on the page.

    Afternoon

    Practice Teaching Watch your fellow participants step into their teaching. One of the most moving moments of the week, as the transformation of the past eight days becomes visible in real time.

    Personal Time

    Evening

    Community Dinner

  • Day 9 — Close & Carry Forward

    Morning

    Final Morning Practice Yoga, chanting, and meditation to integrate the full arc of the retreat.

    Breakfast Together

    Gratitude & Closing Circle Reflect on your journey, honor your growth, and celebrate the week in a heartfelt closing circle. Share what you're taking home — and what has taken root in you.

    Afternoon

    Check-out and farewell. Carry the practices, the connections, and the aliveness of this week with you in your growth.

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Roots Retreat • Dec. 1-9, 2026

Grounding & Lower Body Integration Training

ROOTS empowers you to rebuild from the ground up—awakening your arches, stabilizing your hips, and unlocking the movement potential hidden in your foundation—so you feel grounded in both body and being.

  • Your feet are the foundation of everything. When they’re strong and sensitive, the whole body realigns—from the hips to the breath to the mind. In this training, you’ll rebuild lower body strength and stability by reawakening the feet, glutes, and deep core. Learn to relieve hip and knee strain, reconnect to your natural gait, and experience walking as a moving meditation that calms the nervous system and enlivens your practice.

    This training supports you to:

    – Rebuild strength and stability by integrating the feet, glutes, and breath

    – Reduce hip and knee tension with efficient, fascia-aware movement

    – Reclaim walking as a spiritual and nervous system practice

  • You’ll explore over 45 grounded movement practices that restore healthy patterns from the ground up. This includes:

    – Foot mobilization and barefoot training for sensory awareness

    – Gluteal activation for pelvic stability and core integration

    – Hip and psoas release techniques to restore range and ease

    – Walking drills that retrain alignment and core responsiveness

    – Breath-led movement to stabilize the spine and awaken the backline

  • ROOTS expands the experience of meditation beyond the cushion—using grounded movement to unlock deeper stillness. You’ll explore walking meditation as a way to repattern sticky, samskaric movement habits while calming the nervous system and reconnecting with your breath. Through the lens of the superficial backline, you’ll discover how to rest the mind in the backdrop of awareness, both in motion and in stillness.

    Rooted in the teachings of the Shiva Sutras, you’ll study and practice the Shambhavi Mudra as a way to stabilize your attention inside while living fully in the world. This training bridges Shiva and Shakti—movement and stillness—as equal forces in building a meditation practice that’s both functional and transformative.

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Roots Yoga Retreat Workshops

  • Finding our Feet

    Your feet are more than the ground beneath you — they are a gateway to your entire movement system, as rich in sensory receptors as your hands or face. Yet for most of us, years of shoes and pavement have dulled this vital connection. Through massage, sensation-building techniques, and targeted movement practices, we'll awaken the feet's incredible sensory capacity and rebuild your balance and presence from the ground up.

  • Getting Our Back Line Online

    Stretching from the soles of your feet to the crown of your head, the superficial back line is the silent foundation of everything you do — and the ground of your awareness. Yet most of us have lost touch with this powerful inner resource. In this workshop we'll awaken it through targeted movement practices that harness its full support — opening the heart, freeing the front body, and leaving you feeling rooted in a whole new way.

  • Awakening Your Deep Core

    We are three-dimensional beings moving through complex spatial patterns — and at the center of it all is the deep core, our internal root system. Not a hard surface to brace against, but a graceful, uplifting support that anchors us from the inside out. In this workshop we'll help you find your deep core — tracing it from the feet through the midline of the entire body all the way to the tongue — first in isolation, then woven into every movement and posture you do. Once you find it, you'll wonder how you ever lived without it.

  • The Hip Relief Revolution

    True or false — your hips need to stretch to find release? False. What your hips actually need is support, strength, and intelligent integration into your whole movement system. Stretching atrophied hips only creates injury. In this workshop we'll explore the full range of hip motion — flexion, extension, rotation, and beyond — through the lens of sthira and sukha, stability and ease. The result isn't just temporary relief, but a lasting change in the way you sit, walk, stand, and move.

  • Walking Towards Health and Awakening

    Walking is our most significant evolutionary asset — a perpetual motion machine that recycles energy infinitely, and a movement unmatched anywhere on Earth. Yet beyond its physical brilliance, walking is a doorway into the deepest principles of yoga: Effortless Effort and Perseverance without Tension. In this workshop we'll explore walking both as a functional movement practice and as a form of moving meditation — improving your gait, deepening your body awareness, and giving you a practice you can take anywhere, on the mat and off.

  • The Witness State: Seeing Behind the Veil

    Beneath the feet, the back line, and the core lies an even deeper root — the witness state. Known in the tradition as the Turya State, it is the silent, subtle ground of all awareness: the unseen presence behind everything you say, see, do, and feel. Through guided meditation and contemplative practice, you'll learn to step back from the tendency to over-engage — discovering that this inner stillness doesn't make you less functional, but defines what it means to be truly functional at all.

  • The Shambhavi Mudra — Seeing a Different World

    There's a recurring tension in practice — the pull inward toward stillness and the pull outward toward life. The Shambhavi Mudra offers a third way: not inside or outside, but both simultaneously. Defined not as withdrawal but as being fully inside with senses wide open, it is the art of keeping your heart open and your eyes open at the same time. As Sri Shambhavananda teaches, "If you can learn how to keep your heart open and your eyes open, you will see a different world." Real centeredness isn't found by staying still — it's found by discovering center amidst off-center, again and again.

Roots Hawaii Retreat • Sample Schedule

  • Day 1

    Afternoon

    Arrive at the ashram, get settled, and meet your teachers and fellow participants. Orientation introduces the rhythm of ashram life, the spirit of the Shakti training, and what the week ahead holds.

    Evening

    Welcome dinner together. Share where you're coming from and what brought you here.

  • Day 2

    Morning

    Regenerative Morning Yoga Begin your first full day with a grounding yoga and meditation practice — hydrating, deeply embodied, and designed to open you from the inside out.

    Breakfast & Seva Enjoy a nourishing breakfast together, followed by a brief, simple seva (selfless service) practice to ground the morning and connect with the community space.

    Finding our Feet Workshop Awaken the sensory capacity of the feet and rebuild your balance from the ground up.

    Afternoon

    Lunch Together A fresh, vegetarian meal shared communally.

    Personal Time Rest, explore the grounds, swim, or simply settle into island time.

    Evening

    Guided Yoga & Meditation Class An evening practice to integrate the morning's teachings and prepare the body for rest.

    Community Dinner Unwind over a homemade dinner and share stories and reflections from the day with the group.

  • Day 3

    Morning

    Morning Practice Yoga, mantra, and meditation to open the day.

    Breakfast & Seva

    Workshop: Reconnecting Our Back Line — Harness the power of your body's deepest support system to open the heart and find inner ground.

    Afternoon

    Lunch Together A fresh, vegetarian meal shared communally.

    Ocean Excursion or Personal Time Head to the ocean, explore the coastline, or take the afternoon to rest and journal.

    Mala Making & Mantra: Make a Rudraksha mala and use it to work with the Sacred Shiva mantra in the Konalani Ashram Shrine.

    Evening

    Community Dinner Unwind over a homemade dinner and share reflections from the day.

  • Day 4

    Morning

    Vedic Fire Ceremony Greet the dawn with one of yoga's oldest rituals — offering mantra into a sacred fire as the sun rises over the Pacific. Ancient, alive, and unforgettable.

    Breakfast & Seva

    Workshop: Floating Our Core — Discover your deep core as a graceful, uplifting support woven into every movement you make.

    Afternoon

    Lunch Together A fresh, vegetarian meal shared communally.

    Coral Reef Snorkel Adventure Float above colorful coral reefs and swim alongside brilliant Hawaiian fish at one of the Kona coast's most beautiful snorkel spots.

    Evening

    Guided Meditation: Find your center amidst off-center, with heart open and senses wide awake.

    Community Dinner Unwind over a homemade dinner and share reflections from the day.

  • Day 5 — Full Day Off

    Morning

    Medicine Buddha Practice A guided meditation for generating healing energy for yourself and your loved ones, passed down through two exalted Tibetan lineages within the Shambhavananda tradition. Breakfast provided.

    The rest of the day is yours

    From volcanoes to waterfalls, white sand beaches to black sand beaches, sacred sites to historic Kailua-Kona — Hawaiʻi Island is yours to explore. Lunch and dinner on your own — a perfect opportunity to discover the island's incredible local food scene.

  • Day 6

    Morning

    Kirtan, Chanting & Meditation Immerse yourself in live music, call-and-response chanting, and deep meditation with the full ashram community.

    Celebratory Sunday Brunch A special weekly tradition at Konalani — a generous shared meal overlooking the ocean.

    Workshop: Supporting Our Multidimensional Hips — Find lasting hip relief through strength, support, and intelligent integration.

    Afternoon

    Kona Town or Sacred Sites Excursion Explore historic Kailua-Kona or visit the ancient fishponds and turtle bay at Kaloko-Honokohau National Park.

    Evening

    Guided Yoga & Meditation Class An evening practice to integrate the morning's teachings and prepare the body for rest.

    Community Dinner

  • Day 7

    Morning

    Morning Practice Yoga, mantra, and meditation to open the day.

    Breakfast & Seva

    Workshop: Dynamic Stillness Using movement and breath, this workshop guides you into real dynamic stillness — the kind that arises naturally from within, without effort or force.

    Afternoon

    Lunch Together A fresh, vegetarian meal shared communally.

    Workshop: Walking Toward Better Movement & Mindfulness — Explore walking as both a functional movement practice and a moving meditation.

    Personal Time or Ocean Excursion

    Evening

    Guided Meditation: The Silent Roots of Awareness — Learn to access the Turya State — the ground of all awareness beneath the thinking mind.

    Community Dinner

  • Day 8

    Morning

    Morning Practice Yoga, mantra, and meditation to open the day.

    Breakfast & Seva

    Daily Journaling & Group Sharing The practice of translating inner experience into outer reflection — sharpening your capacity to understand your own inner landscape. A living dialogue between inner and outer worlds. The play of Shiva and Shakti, made visible on the page.

    Afternoon

    Practice Teaching Watch your fellow participants step into their teaching. One of the most moving moments of the week, as the transformation of the past eight days becomes visible in real time.

    Personal Time

    Evening

    Community Dinner

  • Day 9

    Morning

    Final Morning Practice Yoga, chanting, and meditation to integrate the full arc of the retreat.

    Breakfast Together

    Gratitude & Closing Circle Reflect on your journey, honor your growth, and celebrate the week in a heartfelt closing circle. Share what you're taking home — and what has taken root in you.

    Afternoon

    Check-out and farewell. Carry the practices, the connections, and the aliveness of this week with you in your growth.

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Aloha Retreat • Multiple Dates

Discover the island and discover yourself.

The Aloha Retreat is a seven-night immersion into the warmth of ashram life and the breathtaking beauty of the Big Island — daily yoga, lineage-based meditation, sacred ceremonies, ocean adventures, and the kind of nourishing community that reminds you what it feels like to truly belong.

    • Aug 18–24, 2026

    • Nov 17–23, 2026

    • Jan 12–18, 2027

    • Mar 2–8, 2027

    • Mar 23–29, 2027

    • Aug 10–16, 2027

    • Aug 24–30, 2027

    • Nov 16–22, 2027

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Aloha Retreat Activities & Excursions

  • A smiling group of people hold up art pieces around a table.

    Ukulele & Sacred Art Workshop

    Learn to play the ukulele and create your own woodblock print to take home as a unique souveir.

  • A group of yogis sit cross-legged in front of an instructor on a covered deck overlooking the ocean.

    Inner Bliss Somatic Workshop

    Discover functional rolling to release tension and calm your nervous system in unique workshop.

  • An older female yogi balances on one leg with an arm extended in front of her and a leg behind.

    Deep Core Activation Workshop

    Activate the hidden muscles of your deep core for greater strength, balance, and fluid movement.

  • A group of female yogis hold a yoga pose with a wide stand extending one arm long over head.

    Daily Yoga and Meditation Practices

    Start and end your days with grounding yoga and meditation, including different types of it.

  • A work in progress rudraksha seed mala necklace.

    Sacred Mala & Mantra Workshop

    Craft your own Rudraksha mala and learn to use it with a powerful mantra from a living lineage.

  • A group of yogis sit cross legged around a fire in the early morning.

    Vedic Fire Ceremony

    Greet the dawn and participate in one of yoga’s oldest rituals, offering mantra into a sacred fire.

  • Two smiling ladies, one playing a ukulele, sit on the grass.

    Kirtan - Live Music & Chanting

    Immerse yourself in energy of kirtan with live music and call-and-response community chanting.

  • Two turtles swim just beneath the surface of crystal clear water on the Hawaiian shoreline.

    Sacred Sites & Turtle Spotting

    Explore a historic park, see ancient sites, and swim in a calm bay known for its sea turtles.

  • A group of yogis pose for a photograph in a tropical forest surrounded by leafy vegetation.

    Magical Cloud Forest Hike

    Explore a misty native forest filled with giant ferns and the incredible sound of tropical birds.

  • A snorkling lady smiles with her eyes at the camera in crystal clear ocean.

    Coral Reef Snorkel Adventure

    Grab your gear and float above colorful coral reefs, swimming with brilliant fish in a calm bay.

  • A group of swimmers raise their hands to the sky in a protected bay with historical structures in the background.

    Beach & Town Excursions

    Visit a stunning white-sand beach and explore the shops and coastline of historic Kona town.

  • A line of yogis raise their arms to the sky while holding hands on a covered deck overlooking the ocean.

    Gratitude and Closing Circle

    Share your experiences and celebrate your growth in a heartfelt closing circle with the group.

Aloha Retreat Sample Itinerary

  • Day 1

    Afternoon

    Arrival and Restorative Yoga
    Arrive at your Hawaiian sanctuary, settle in, and immediately ease into island time with a gentle restorative yoga session to stretch out after your travels.

    Evening

    Welcome Dinner
    Connect with your new travel mates over a delicious, welcoming meal. This is your chance to share stories and get excited for the week ahead.

  • Day 2

    Morning

    Regenerative Morning Yoga
    Awaken your body and center your mind with a morning yoga and meditation practice designed to energize you for a day of exploration.

    Nourishing Island Breakfast
    Fuel up with a healthy breakfast featuring fresh tropical flavors. It’s the perfect, relaxed start before your excursion

    The Path of Seva
    Discover “seva” or selfless service. You’ll learn how simple, mindful actions can become a powerful practice for inner growth and community connection. The objective is to contribute to the good maintenance of the Ashram.

    Sacred Sites & Turtle Spotting
    Explore the stunning Kaloko-Honokohau National Park. We’ll walk lava rock trails, see ancient fishponds, and swim in a calm bay where sea turtles love to hand out.

    Afternoon

    Oceanside Picnic Lunch
    Enjoy a fresh picnic lunch surrounded by ocean breezes and the historic landscapes of the national park.

    Sacred Mala & Mantra Workshop
    Craft your own sacred Rudraksha mala beads. Then learn the science of vibration and chant a living lineage mantra in a timeless, powerful tradition.

    Evening

    Community Dinner
    Unwind over a homemade dinner and share stories and reflections from the day’s adventures with the group.

  • Day 3

    Morning

    Flow, Mantra & Meditation
    Deepen your practice with a flowing yoga class that weaves together dynamic movement, sacred mantra, and grounding meditation.

    Fresh Morning Breakfast
    Enjoy a delicious breakfast to start your day on a high note before a short session of mindful service, a simple and powerful way to give back ot the community space.

    Inner Bliss Workshop
    Discover the science of inward focus. This unique workshop uses functional rolling to awaken sensation, calm the nervous system, and deepen you yoga practice.

    Afternoon

    Hearty Ashram Lunch
    Refuel with a hearty, vegetarian lunch prepared with care, getting you ready for an afternoon in the water.

    Coral Reef Snorkel Adventure
    Grab your snorkel gear (we’ve got you covered!) and float above the colorful coral reefs, swimming alongside brilliant Hawaiian fish at a top snorkel spot.

    Evening

    Grounding Evening Yoga and Meditation
    Wind down with a calming yoga and meditation practice to balance your body, breath, and mind after a full day of adventure.

    Community Dinner
    Gather for a relaxed dinner with the group, sharing highlights from your day of mindful movement and ocean exploration.

  • Day 4

    Morning

    Vedic Fire Ceremony
    Greet the dawn and participate in one of yoga’s oldest rituals, offering mantra into a sacred fire to unite intention, nature, and devotion.

    Energizing Breakfast
    Enjoy a tasty breakfast with the group to get you energized for a beautiful morning at the beach. Contribute to the community through a short, mindful seva activity after breakfast.

    Kua Bay Beach Morning
    Spend your morning at one of Hawaii’s most stunning white-sand beaches. Swim in turquoise water, snorkel, or just relax under our shade tents.

    Afternoon

    Beachside Picnic Lunch
    Savor a delicious picnic with incredible ocean views and the sound of waves rolling in.

    Ukulele & Sacred Art Session
    Unleash your creativity! Learn to play the ukulele from a local legend, then paint your own traditional Mokuhanga woodblock print to take home.

    Evening

    Guided Evening Meditation
    Settle inward and ground the day’s experiences with a calming guided meditation led by your teachers.

    Nourishing Dinner
    Enjoy a nourishing dinner at the ashram, connecting with the group after a day of unique experiences.

  • Day 5

    Morning

    Medicine Buddha Meditation
    Start your day with a Tibetan Buddhist healing meditation, a beautiful practice for radiating compassion and peace for yourself and the world.

    Wholesome Breakfast
    Enjoy a wholesome breakfast before taking part in a short seva session around the ashram.

    Deep Core Activation Workshop
    Learn how to activate the hidden muscles of your deep core for more strength, resilience, and fluid movement, both on and off the yoga mat.

    Afternoon

    Fresh Ashram Lunch
    Share a fresh, balanced meal prepared with love, and recharge for the afternoon hike.

    Cloud Forest Hike
    Explore the magical Maka’ula ‘O’oma Trails. Hike through a misty native forest filled with giant ferns and the sound of tropical birdsong.

    Evening

    Calming Evening Meditation
    End your day with a short, calming meditation, designed to quiet your body and mind before dinner.

    Cozy Community Dinner
    Enjoy a cozy meal with community, bringing the day full circle with warmth and connection.

  • Day 6

    Morning

    Gentle Yoga & Pranayama
    Awaken gently with a yoga and calming breathwork (pranayama) practice designed for all ages and experience levels.

    Relaxed Sunday Breakfast
    Enjoy a relaxed Sunday breakfast before a short session of seva to care for the ashram. Join in a short session of mindful service, a peaceful way to contribute on a Sunday morning.

    Live Music, Kirtan & Satsang
    Immerse yourself in the community’s Sunday program, featuring live music and chanting (kirtan), meditation, and an inspiriting Q&A (satsang).

    Afternoon

    Celebratory Sunday Brunch
    Enjoy a special celebratory Sunday brunch with the community, sharing great food and conversation while overlooking the ocean.

    Kona Town Adventure
    Spend the afternoon exploring historic Kailua-Kona. Choose your own adventure: swim, stand-up paddle, or stroll the waterfront shops and grab a Kona coffee.

    Evening

    Steadying Evening Yoga and Meditation
    Close the day with a steadying yoga practice and meditation to ground your energy and reflect on the day.

    Final Group Dinner
    Share your last full dinner together with the group, reflecting on the week’s incredible experiences.

    Gratitude & Closing Circle
    Reflect on your journey with a guided gratitude practice and celebrate your growth, new friendships, and inner shifts in a heartfelt closing circle.

  • Day 7

    Morning

    Final Integration Practice
    Join one final morning practice of yoga, chanting, and meditation to integrate the lessons and energy of the week before you depart.

    Last Group Breakfast
    Enjoy your last nourishing breakfast at the ashram, sharing final moments and memories with the group.

    Check-Out & Farewell
    Say your goodbyes and prepare for your onward journey, carrying the peace and practices of the retreat with you.

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Yoga Immersion Retreat • Multiple Dates

Eleven days of regenerative movement, breathwork, and meditation at the ashram — the deepest and most transformative retreat we offer, no certification required.

More than a Yoga Retreat
A path to transformation

Our 200-hour Yoga Teacher Training doesn’t just train teachers—it transforms practitioners. Through regenerative movement, breath, and meditation, you’ll rebuild your foundation from the inside out, discovering a practice that is intelligent, sustainable, and deeply alive.

  • October.20-30, 2026

  • Jan. 26-Feb. 5, 2027

  • May 4-14, 2027

  • October. 12-22, 2027

  • Most yoga wears the body down—pushing joints to their limits, isolating muscles, and chasing external shapes. Our approach renews the body through fascia-informed, functional movement that strengthens your deep core and reconnects you to your natural mobility. You’ll move better, feel better, and sustain your practice for life.

  • Yoga begins when you turn your attention inward. You’ll learn time-tested pranayama and meditation practices from a living lineage, giving you tools to calm your nervous system, expand awareness, and transform stress into steady presence. Whether you’re teaching or practicing, this training makes meditation tangible and accessible.

  • This isn’t just a tropical retreat—it’s an immersive environment for inner transformation. At our oceanfront ashram, you’ll live your practice each day through meditation, community, mentorship, and service. Nourishing food, nature, and spiritual depth create the space for true connection and renewal.

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RISE • Retreat Dates TBA

Shoulder Support & Upper Body Integration Training

RISE helps you transform tension into ease—reconnecting your hands, shoulders, and breath to your deep core so you move with grace, support, and strength.

  • Neck pain, shoulder tightness, and instability in upper-body postures are some of the most common challenges yogis face. RISE offers a grounded, intelligent approach—helping you reconnect your hands, shoulders, and spine to your deep core. Instead of isolating muscles or pushing through strain, you’ll learn to rise from within: supported, sensitive, and strong.

  • RISE includes over 40 targeted practices that rebuild functional strength and release chronic tension by reconnecting your upper body to your deep core. You’ll explore:

    – Core-integrated strength drills like Invisible Plank and crawling progressions

    – Scapular mobility, glide, and fascia-release techniques

    – Felt-sense explorations for the sternum, collarbones, and shoulder joints

    – Breath-guided sequences that soften tension and restore fluidity

    – Joint prep for Down Dog, Chaturanga, and forearm balance

    – Restorative transitions that hydrate fascia and awaken inner support

    These practices help you move with more ease, more awareness, and more support—on the mat and in daily life.

  • RISE integrates yogic tools that help you turn every movement into a practice of presence and devotion. You’ll explore Dharanas that open your heart, mantra that connects you to the energetic qualities of Hanuman—embodying courage and devotion, and the hand-to-heart connection as part of a broader system of practices that build inner steadiness. Through breath, imagery, and subtle awareness, the upper body becomes more than structure—it becomes a gateway to depth, softness, and strength.

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RESILIENCE

Pranayama & Restorative Nervous System Training

Resilience reframes your yoga practice as a daily act of nervous system healing. Learn to repattern breath, movement, and awareness to create a calm, strong, and sustainable inner foundation—on the mat, on the cushion, and in your life.

  • Resilience isn’t about avoiding stress—it’s about growing through it. This training combines ancient yogic practices with modern insights into nervous system function, helping you shift from depletion to renewal. Through diaphragmatic breathwork, intra-abdominal pressure, and subtle core awareness, you’ll rewire your internal response to challenge and cultivate deep steadiness.

    This training supports you to:

    – Use breath and movement to calm your system and reclaim energy

    – Build subtle, functional strength from your center

    – Experience your practice as regenerative, not depleting

  • This training includes over 40 restorative movement practices designed to reset the nervous system and reconnect movement to breath. You’ll explore:

    – Supine and quadruped sequences for diaphragmatic breathing and spinal flow

    – Spinal segmentation and fluid undulation

    – Deep core toning through breath, pelvic floor, and lower abdominal connection

    – Intra-abdominal pressure techniques to support spinal and postural alignment

    – Releasing tension through restorative rolling, fascia-aware transitions, and supported inversions

  • Resilience draws on ancient and modern tools to help you reshape your inner landscape. You’ll explore the yogic pillars of transformation—Swadhyaya (self-inquiry), Tapasya (discipline), and Ishwara Pranidhana (surrender)—through daily journaling, breathwork, and meditation. Backward breathing methods, down-regulating pranayamas, and diaphragm-based awareness give you direct access to your nervous system. You’ll learn to melt old patterns instead of fight them, regulate your breath chemistry, and approach shavasana as a deep, transformative meditation practice. This is where the science of pulmonology meets the subtle wisdom of prana—awakening steadiness, clarity, and growth from within.

2027 Dates Coming Soon

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WISDOM

Fascial Lines & Holistic Movement Integration Training

Wisdom awakens the innate intelligence of your fascia, muscles, and mind through integrated, full-body movement. By training along the body’s major fascial lines, you’ll restore natural elasticity, coordination, and ease.

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  • Wisdom helps you move beyond isolated muscle work by teaching you to coordinate movement across the body’s four major fascial lines—front, back, spiral, and lateral. You’ll awaken the natural elasticity of your body, repattern inefficient movement habits, and learn to hydrate your tissues from the inside out. This isn’t just movement—it’s unlocking your movement potential.

  • You’ll explore over 40 fascia-informed movement practices that awaken full-body coordination, balance, and flow. These include:

    • Spiraling transitions that activate diagonal strength and unlock fluidity

    • Breath-driven sequences that restore natural recoil and elasticity

    • Repatterning techniques for collapsed arches, locked knees, and spinal tension

    • Somatic explorations that rewire stuck movement habits into intuitive flow

    Whether you’re walking, twisting, folding, or flowing, Wisdom helps you move from wholeness—not habit.

  • Wisdom explores movement as meditation—revealing how fascia, awareness, and energy are deeply connected. You’ll study how presence lives in the spiral, how to use movement as a form of witnessing, and how meditative depth increases when your body becomes a clear channel. Key themes include:

    • The fascia’s role in storing samskaras and how hydration supports emotional release

    • Dharanas on inner space, subtle sensing, and cellular awareness

    • Using movement as a bridge to the subtle body and the witnessing mind

    • Integrating somatic awareness with yogic philosophy to create a more expansive, grounded practice

Dates TBA

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Meet Your Teachers

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Meet Acharya Satyam

Satyam Ehinger is the resident Acharya (Teacher) at Konalani Yoga Ashram and the lead author of Konalani’s 200-hour, 300-hour, and Meditation Level 1 & 2 Teacher Training Manuals. He has been living and serving in the ashram for 20 years and has guided over 85 Yoga Alliance-certified trainings.

After graduating with honors in philosophy from DePaul University, Satyam turned to yoga to help manage severe scoliosis, which he had struggled with since childhood. The transformation was immediate—both physically and spiritually—and set him on a lifelong path. After graduation, he moved into Shoshoni Yoga Retreat, Konalani’s sister ashram in Colorado, where he immersed himself in deep practice and selfless service. In 2008, he moved to Hawai‘i to help with Konalani and soon became the manager and resident teacher. In 2010, he was honored with the title of Acharya by his teacher, Sri Shambhavananda.

Today, Satyam co-manages the ashram with his wife Abhaya and serves as director of the ShambhavAnanda Yoga Philosophy Program. He pours his heart into every aspect of ashram life—from curriculum development to mango harvests—and feels deeply blessed to serve, swim, and raise a family on sacred Hawaiian land.

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Meet Acharya Abhaya

Abhaya Ehinger is a resident Acharya (Teacher) at Konalani Yoga Ashram and lead faculty in the 200-hour, 300-hour, and Meditation Teacher Trainings. She has lived and served in the ashram for over 15 years and has guided more than 65 Yoga Alliance-certified trainings. A gifted teacher and curriculum developer, Abhaya has spent the past decade transforming Konalani’s yoga program—integrating natural, sustainable movement with practices that regulate the nervous system and expand our movement potential.

Abhaya discovered meditation in college, where she quickly became the student leader of the meditation program at Georgetown University. The spark was immediate and life-changing, leading her away from a high-powered career path and toward a life of deep practice. She graduated magna cum laude with a degree in political science and moved into the Shoshoni Yoga Retreat shortly after. Within a year, she was already leading trainings—an unprecedented testament to her clarity and depth. In 2020, she was honored with the title of Acharya.

Today, Abhaya co-manages Konalani with her husband Satyam, bringing insight, lightness, and care to every part of the ashram. She loves distance ocean swimming, creative movement, and every moment with their daughter, Narayani.

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Student Testimonial

Discover what makes this training more than just a certification—through the eyes of those who’ve been here.

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“This approach is revolutionary. I’ve been teaching for so long—so grateful I found this.”

— Deanna, Doulla & Counselor

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“I wish Satyam had taught me anatomy in med school!.”

— Dr. Mel Bechard, Pediatrician

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“Even their understanding of the arches of the hands and how to use our hands in yoga has changed my everyday life.”

— Julie, 500 Hour Graduate

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Thank you for considering Konalani Yoga Ashram!

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Wherever your yoga journey takes you, may you find the love, compassion, joy, equanimity and bliss of the inner self.

Namaste.

- Satyam & Abhaya