Directions to La'Akea

April

Cook and Eat Local!

April 19, 2008

When: Saturday 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Location: La'akea Community
Contact: Tracy at laakea@permaculture-hawaii.com, or 808- 443-4076
Fee: $40, includes several take home plant cuttings and recipies

Description: Food brings us together.  Here at La'akea we have gained volumes of  information on how to grow and prepare more of our own food.  We would love to share this information with you.  Join us for a day workshop where we will look at the foods we can grow here and how we might turn them into really tasty meals.  We will prepare several dishes, incorporating peach palm, taro, cheyote, coconut and perennial greens.  Then we will eat them as part of the workshop. 

 

Big Island Community Dance Camp with Sheikha Wahaba Karuna

April 25 - 27 , 2008

When: Friday evening - Sunday afternoon
Location: La’akea Community 
Contact: Cheryl at 808-328-9114 to register.  Click here - Big Island Dance Camp - for more information.
Fee: $150-175.  Includes lodging and meals.

Description: This retreat offers a rare and special chance to deepen into these heart opening Dances as a spiritual practice, within a setting of community sharing. This is a co-created event with different leaders
offering dances.

Dances of Universal Peace are easily learned, with gentle movements that even "non-dancers" can greatly enjoy.  Singing sacred, ancient phrases creates a full body healing vibration, and when conscious movement is added, these become powerful spiritual practices.  Each dance will be fully taught, no experience is necessary.

For additional information please click here: Dance Camp 2008

 

May

Beltane Tantra Puja with Mercedes Kirkel

May 3, 2008

When: Saturday evening, 7 - 10pm
Location: La'akea Community
Contact: Tracy at laakea@permaculture-hawaii.com, or Mercedes at 808- 982-8208
Fee: $15 per person or $25 per couple

Description:Join us for a warm, loving, and safe space for exploring intimacy and sensuality and having fun! We'll be guiding you through various activities and Tantric practices in male-female pairs. Activities might include dancing, sharing something about yourself verbally with another person, connecting energetically with others, touch and massage, and directing our chi in ways that open our hearts, connect us with Spirit, and strengthen our relationship with ourselves and others. 

We practice sensitivity to our own and other's boundaries, and support everyone's choice-fullness.  Throughout the Puja, we remain clothed and practices don't include any explicit sexual activities.

Come celebrate spring as we enjoy and connect with others!

*** Wear your favorite God-Goddess attire (colorful, festive, pleasing to the eye & body).  

*** Bring healthy snacks for sharing afterwards. 

*** Please tell your friends!

ALL MUST PRE-REGISTER SO WE CAN GENDER-BALANCE

 

Ongoing Events

'Olapa Kāne, Hula class for Men

Starts January 11, 2008 - Ongoing

When: Fridays 9 - 11 am
Location: Meadow Space at La'akea Community
Contact: Tracy at laakea@permaculture-hawaii.com , 808-443-4076
Fee: $8/class, payment for a block of classes in advance appreciated.

Description: 'Olapa Kāne: An opportunity for men to experience the primordial dance energy based in the oral tradition unique to these islands. This class covers basic steps and their corresponding beats as well as their application to traditional and contemporary chants.

 

Beginning & Intermediate Hula

When: Wednesdays 3:30 for beginners, 4:30 pm intermediate
Location: Meadow Space at La'akea Community
Contact: Tracy at laakea@permaculture-hawaii.com , 808-443-4076
Fee: $6/class, payment for a block of classes in advance appreciated.

Description: Kumu Telani, an inspired and inspiring teacher leads us in learning the dances of Hawaii. Come join us for the love of the dance. Please call or email to verify class happening.

 

Summer

La'akea Summer Internship Program

July 23, - August 20, 2008

When: one month internship
Location: La'akea Community
Contact: laakea@permaculture-hawaii.com , 808-443-4076
Fee: $600

Description: This summer we will be offering a one month internship from July 23 - August 20, 2008.  We have been operating a successful work exchange program for two and a half years. This summer we will be adding to it. Participants will enjoy eight workshops, half focused on permaculture and the other half on communication/interpersonal skills. This is in addition to your daily participation in community life and immersion in permaculture modalities. The program concludes with a medicinal herb conference which will be held on the land at La'akea. For more information see summer internship.

 

 


Directions to La'Akea

 


Home / Land & Vision / Courses & Events / Members & Teachers / Interns & Work Exchange /
FAQs / Contact & More Info / Registration / Services & Businesses /
About Permaculture / Pc Forum / Links / La'akea News

Webdesign by Blissland