To make reservations and get more information:
call Myra at (808) 878-8830 or email yogini@MauiYogaandAyurveda.

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The Possibilities ~ You may experience: A profound shift in perspective that is invigorating, challenging, and inspiring to your Spirit, not just your intellect. Enjoyment of each moment. Letting go of judgment of yourself and others. Frequent attacks of smiling and appreciation for life.

The Journey ~ Experience an inward journey to  your Self and expand your embrace of Yoga and Ayurveda as a way of life.  This is a time for your  Sadhana (spiritual practice) to become a cocoon that cradles you and allows you to embrace your Truth, letting all else fall away. Each day will be an  exploration starting anew and the practices are your tools for discovery.

The Approach ~ An intensive opportunity structured for profound personal growth. Comprehensive practices are integrated into daily life. Emphasis will be placed on the correlation between your choices around consumption and the results your are experiencing. Teachings are drawn from Patanjali's Yoga sutras, the Upanishads, the Dhamapada, significant Ayurvedic texts,  various traditions from around the world and life's experiences. Contemporary personal growth approaches are utilized in relation to Yogic principles. Beginners are welcome - only a desire to know one's Self is necessary.

The Logistics ~ Reservations are required.  Fees are set based on amount of instruction and length of stay.

The Area & Activities ~ Among the many activities close by are hiking, biking, snorkeling, swimming in waterfalls, whale watching, beach play, surfing, windsurfing, stargazing, and just quietly enjoying this incredible valley isle. The flowers, plant life, and creatures are absolutely amazing

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The tranquility of Hale Pule ~

Savor the produce from local organic gardens...
		enjoy the Ayurvedic meals ...
meditate in the lush gardens...
		delight in the foliage of the tropics...
start the day with a tropical breakfast...
		savor lunch and dinner, and
experience healing body work.

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The Experience ~
“Early mornings, dark, chilly, quiet sitting silently together
In a space kept clean and clear
Enfolding us with peaceful calm."

Life at Hale Pule
by Vanessa

I lie back floating on hand hewn wool over bamboo and
stare at a sliver of my reflection in the glossy leg of this
Baby Grand Fort and feel Source everywhere. How do I
find myself under here... with the little brown feet curled
'round brass, pedaling softly in candlelight?

Pat my lean, organic, balanced belly, abundantly full
garden smile.

Washing curry and ghee from plates of square mango,
rosewood and palm, after kneeling on stuffed leather,
free to use fingers, the purest water drenching from
cobalt glass, with bowls of creamy sweet tea, berried
breads, incense and ginger, nature infused, recycled
compost bug love.

The never-ending chess match sits poised next to
books of Truth, next to no T.V.s., no illusion, no drama,
know full presence in a wealth of music, conversation,
study, and arts. Know play, tears, process, work,
progress, laughter, little dogs, big love, nurturing nods,
hot tubs.

Buffo toads echo over crickets under open starred sky.
Grounded to the earth, vibrating, traveling with the
fireside drumming while white owls circle.

Triple high ceilings, ocean viewed space, beeswax
flames, the flame inside fanned as wind blows in from
India. Bringing scents, shawls, herbs, and clays. Touch
hair balms, body oils, deep tissue and ceremony. Touch
the cold and hard places that begin to budge. Feel
consistency, nurturing, honesty, autonomy; feel the
undoing of lifetimes…in safety.

See predawn persistence, steep choices, The
Unknown. See surrender to discomfort, and see
courage come surprising. Mirrors which used to haunt,
begin to greet with Namaste in a room which is round;
here there are no corners to back in to.

Soft hair brushes, soft evening talks, body work
weavings, selfless teachings. Contemplating, learning,
sharp searching, loosen up, tighten down, go in,
see out. See fresh morning flowers in every room,
smell sunlight through warm breezy windows
spilling onto a puffed perfect pastel bed -a wood and
wool dream maker, just for me, waiting in patient
permission to be.

Surf boards and jungle shoes, wide open showers filled
with native ferns, bowls brimming with exotic fruit,
remedies to purify and bring new life, irritant-free
everything…condition-free love.

Gentle guidance, ego pounding, constant nudging from
the glistening eyes of a dedicated, humble, soaring soul.
My Sadhana (spiritual practice) here is difficult, exciting,
mysterious, scary, joy filled, and a privilege.

Hope, healing and creation radiate from this place
around me and this place within.

A Yogi: In Honor of My Teacher Myra Lewin
By Jean Marie Piserchia

Resistance
Always

A tension in my body

Breathing into resistance
I follow it through each dark
And hallowed space
For there the lessons still reside

Follow the breath
to places long forgotten
I find the cracks
In memories now hardened

The pressure of life
Layer after layer
Have me moved further
From the deep and holy places

Resistance

I breathe into the darkness
To where

To where do I follow

I listen to the whispering sounds
Opening cracks
Now crevices

Listen
Where does it stop
Watch it disappear

Breathe again
Short gasps
Searching to regain
The rhythm

Follow the tendrils
Seeking to free

Where lies the deepest caverns
Of my body
Held in precious darkness
By the soul

I follow the breath
Trust the paces we will go

Feel the ancient walls
Feel the lines and patterns
Flow to form
To memories

Which have left me
Bereft of soul

Opening the cracks

I follow the breath
Following the breath
To free the heart
From places always known.

To make reservations and get more information:
call Myra at (808) 878-8830 or email yogini@MauiYogaandAyurveda.