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You don’t arrive at the Hamakua homestead. You return to it.
You step out of the car, and the air wraps around you like a language you spoke as a child and forgot: warm, thick with plumeria and rain-soaked earth, carrying the faint sweetness of fruit ripening somewhere just out of sight.
The greens here are so saturated they feel like sound. The red volcanic earth marks your skin the moment you kneel to touch it, as if the land is pressing its fingerprint onto you. Something at the very core of you, beneath the titles, beneath the years of strategy and composure, beneath the woman you built to survive, stirs. The way something stirs when it’s been sleeping so long that it forgot it was alive.
A Hawaiian Homestead doesn’t explain itself. It doesn’t need to. The chickens cross your path unbothered. The cows watch you from the pasture with patience. A cat stretches across the porch railing with the authority of someone who has never once abandoned her own rhythm. Everything here is operating on a frequency you haven’t felt since you were young enough to lie in grass and believe the sky was talking to you.
By evening, you won’t be able to name what happened. Your breath will have deepened without instruction. Your nervous system, so long calibrated to the hum of obligation, will have begun to sync with something older: the rhythm of trade winds, the pulse of the ocean against volcanic cliffs, the hive-song of ten thousand female bees who have never once doubted their purpose.
This is what this land does.
It doesn’t teach you anything.
It returns you to what was always yours.
Do you have a hard time shifting gears from the directness and intensity you need for work to a softer more relaxed you outside of work?
Are you often disappointed in other people and wondering why they don’t live up to your expectations?
Will you sometimes choose to hold back so that others don’t think you are too much?
Feel the satisfaction of being validated, in control, and confident in all parts of your life, not just work.
Imagine the immense relief as you let go of the resentfulness and anger that you’ve been holding from situations that didn’t work out.
Accept a new freedom as you silence your inner critic and trust people, and know that everything is working out perfectly.
The Venue
Experience Healing in Heart of the Pacific
Your home for this intensive is The Center at Kahuna Falls, a retreat perched on a scenic ridgeline above the Pacific Ocean, at the edge of the rainforest, on the slopes of Mauna Kea. Thoughtfully located on 46 acres of conservation 'Aina (land), the property is abundant with flowing power and healing energies.
We intentionally chose this space, far from noise and air pollutants, where you would be in a cocoon: a haven for rest, contemplation, and transformation in the midst of the last vestiges of old Hawai'i.
The buildings are laid out in a square formation, with two 3-bedroom living structures on each side of a gathering space (which includes a fire pit and flower-filled courtyard). Each living area has a lanai to enjoy the fresh air while hiding from the sun or enjoying the fragrance of a rainforest-style afternoon storm. Because our program is designed to enable “deep work, fast,” we limit the number of participants to a very small group. This will allow for both privacy and freedom, access to your coaches, and the ability to socialize when you feel like it and retreat when you do not.
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The main lodge and temple space, respectively, form the other sides of the square.
Inspired by our stunning natural surroundings, the Main Lodge was designed for open-air dining to complement our setting and elevate the guest experience with world-class ocean and wildlife views. With a large commercial kitchen and on-site chef quarters, the place is well-equipped to support our chef and staff as they care for you.
This homestead is “off the grid,” built with its self-sustaining hydroelectric system. The fantastic staff will show us how to respect the limited resources and land sustainably and comfortably. Wifi and cell service are limited, perfect for a complete mind and body detox. It’s important to appreciate that this amazing venue was built to welcome guests with a sense of Aloha: your home away from home. Unlike a resort or hotel, you will not encounter crowds, and there isn’t a gift shop, pool, or room service.
The CUISINE
Your meals will be the highest quality,
and always made with lots of love.
Our designated live-in, professional chef will spoil you with nourishing meals, prepared fresh each day in our on-site commercial kitchen.
Our mouthwatering, health-supportive menu will be integrated with local cooking techniques, both gluten, and dairy free, without compromising the beautiful island flavors and textures.
Imagine savoring each bite of a delectable Buddha Bowl with layers of quinoa and marinated chickpeas, fresh ripe avocado, sautéed greens, and a surreal cream sauce. You won’t believe this delicious and beautiful food is also super healthy and nurturing.
Once registered, we will clarify your personal health and dietary restrictions and preferences to ensure this intensive supports all parts of your personal transformation – mind, body, and spirit.
YOur Journey
Protected in our sacred temple space overlooking the ocean, you will breathe, free of all stressors and distractions.
You have nothing to do but follow the guidance of your coaches and healers as you call forth deep emotions and memories and allow everything to present itself for clearing and release.
This will bring immediate healing on the physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual levels. This simple and elegant experience will open your psyche and soul, helping you discover what you did not know was there.
Real
Imagine being immersed in a safe environment to explore personal truth without interruption, judgement, or distractions.
We will start each day with a combination of breathwork, guided and non-meditation will release pent-up, stuck emotions enabling you to let down your guard, face your deep fears and start living more freely.
FULL IMMERSION IN PARADISE
Your journey will include unique Hawaiian excursions to connect deeply with this sacred place and aid transformation.
Hawai'i Volcano National Park
You will be guided in the Hawai'i Volcano National Park, where we will witness the Goddess Pele in her home, the active Kilauea Caldera, and then explore the magnificent Lava Tubes, a testament to the destruction, rebirth, and regeneration cycle unique to this island sanctuary.
Communion with
the Bees
The first thing you notice is the sound.
A low, steady hum: thousands of bees moving with complete certainty. A collective consciousness, unity, and sisterhood. Since ancient times, bees have been a symbol of unity, harmony, and creativity.
You’ll step into that space, guided and supported, to harvest honey and wax directly from the hive. Working with what the land has produced, you’ll create your own medicinals and balms to take home. It’s hands-on, alive, and deeply grounding.
A reminder of what it feels like to be in the right relationship with something real.
Water Cleansing
Water is a key element in Hawaiian rituals representing the cleansing of the old and the watering of seeds of intention as you rebirth.
You will have planned and unplanned opportunities to experience both healing and cleansing in the divine pristine waters of Hawai'i Island. This includes daily immersive rain forest showers, meditating near clear running streams, the sound of magnificent jungle water falls and floating in the crystal blue waters of the Pacific Ocean.
GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION...
Be immersed in the magnificent beauty of a remote retreat nestled in the stunning Hawaiian rain forest, created as an intimate, healing sanctuary for you and other successful, smart women.
In this sacred space, you will drop the “armor” and embody your own deep, powerful presence that will effortlessly engage, influence and uplift your loved ones, co-workers and potential partners whenever you are around.
Through personalized coaching and intimate group sharing, you’ll gain the tools and new perspective you need to drop blocks and connect with others in new ways.
Come bring forth the most powerful version of yourself in pursuit of a life that is no longer run by old, unconscious programs.
So tell me, is this you?
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You crave the freedom to recharge and nurture yourself
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You long for a protected, uninterrupted time, away from your busy life and work, to contemplate what you really want
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You feel ready to release old resentments and stuck emotions so that you can drop your armor and move on
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You want to balance your intensity and “edge” with more happiness, relaxation, and fun
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You want to feel confident, validated, and in control outside of work
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You long for friends and a partner that truly “get” and value you
Whats Included
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Discovery Call
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Pre-trip Inner Group Circle Preparation Class
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One hour Pre-trip Zoom coaching session with Chris
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All materials and supplies to support your transformation
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Transportation to/from The Retreat Center and HILO International Airport
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Amazing accommodations
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Each day you will have:
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First Light fresh-squeezed juices, coffee, and local tropical fruit
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A delicious spa brunch
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Fresh, healthy snacks throughout the day
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Mouth-watering, relaxing group dinner
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All scheduled adventures are totally on us, including transport, our guides, and entrance fees.
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Exclusive Access to a portal (for retreat attendees only) with audio and video recordings of all the practices and processes we use during the intensive to support the use of all the tools back at home.
Whats NOT Included
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Your round-trip airfare to/from home
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Personal, medical, and trip cancellation insurance
TRIP LEADER
Christine Grimm
I have spent my life learning to be a powerful woman in a crazy, upside-down world. The easy part was 26 years of coaching corporate leaders and aligning global teams. The hard part was learning how to be a strong woman, a role model for my children, a connected sister, an unconditionally loving partner, and a true heroine. I’m still working on the latter.
My coaching for AVVI is designed to help you find a balance in how you live, moving away from an imbalanced masculine approach to life and work and creating a path that is fulfilling, inflow, and joyful - without the need to wear “armor” and control everything.
I’ve spent the last 8 years studying Archetypes, the Heroine’s Journey, and Breathwork, along with Ho’oponopono, an ancient Hawaiian forgiveness and reconciliation practice. These immensely powerful tools, integrated with the models, concepts, and materials I designed and used in my corporate executive coaching, provide a solid foundation for me to meet you where you are and help guide you to feel whole, authentic, and in your full power.
Co-Facilitator
Jenny Aloha Bach
Wise Women BeeKeeper
Jenny, an Earth mama, Earth-lover, and beekeeper of over 20 years and a teacher for nearly two decades, has devoted her life to the sacred practices of keeping bees. Jenny has studied shamanic and ancient beekeeping in Europe and has cultivated her training around using intuition, magic, and ceremony.
Jenny will weave together the ancient wise woman practices, later known as witchcraft, with present-day beekeeping. She will initiate a training program during this retreat for participants/womb-havers to develop deep intuitive knowing while working directly with live bee hives and using ceremonial practices related to the Melissae.
Born and raised in Hawaii, she offers a unique experience and perspective throughout her training programs and courses. Owner of Bee Love Apiaries and Founder of the Honeybee Education Program, she has built a robust and vibrant nonprofit program that supports the well-being of local honeybees and pollinators through advocacy and education.
The Honeybee Education Program educates over 2000 youth and adults annually by offering hands-on workshops, building community gardens, creating apiaries (bee yards) in local schools, and training farmers, youth students, and community members to become beekeepers and create healthy pollinator habitat.
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