A Transformational Vacation in Hawaii
January 12 - February 2, 2008

led by Alan Lowen and Jan Day

High on Life is The Art of Being’s transformational vacation. Three weeks to relax into all that you are, to celebrate the joy of being you, to open to your playfulness, your sensitivity and sensuality, your longings and fears, your delights and passions, your laughter and tears. It is a potent mixture of time spent together in the Art of Being workshops, and time exploring and enjoying the delights of one of the loveliest islands on the planet.

The workshops include guided processes, open sharing circles, touch, elements of Tantra, dance, meditations and celebration. There’s time to let go into being here, to share with others in the circle, to awaken your body into its full aliveness, to listen to your needs and desires, to express yourself, and to open your heart into deeper acceptance of yourself and the people around you.
And there’s the island! The wild and vibrant beauty of Maui’s nature, with its soft tropical breezes, tumbling waterfalls, sparkling waves and glorious rainbows!

We’ll take trips to bathe in forest pools, play in the ocean, enjoy the whales and witness the glory of sunrise from the summit of Haleakala. And naturally you’re free to wander off on your own adventures when you prefer. High on Life invites you to let your being shine and to find within yourself the same celebration of nature and spirit that is happening all around you in this extraordinary paradise!

Come to restore the full aliveness of your body, senses, feelings, heart and soul! Come to celebrate, in this tropical paradise, all the gifts of being! Come to experience the intimate and sacred community that happens whenever we gather together to live and learn the art of being.

High on Life 2008, Maui
will include a series of workshops led by Alan Lowen and / or Jan Day as well as time out exploring the island.

Aloha! 12th January, 2008
Opening the circle.
Aloha Maui
13th January
Arriving! Here in this island paradise, here in this body, here together. On Aloha Maui days we’ll dive deep into Maui’s delights: jungle trails, pools and waterfalls, unspoiled beaches, warm turquoise ocean, the vast moonscape crater of the dormant Haleakala volcano, rainbow skies, South shore sunsets. Hike, snorkel, body-surf, watch the whales, laze on golden sands, hot-tub under the stars…

The Gift of Being
14th -17th January
The Gift of Being is a carefully guided journey back through your personal history to the beginning of your life. It is designed to restore and awaken inner resources that you have lost or put to sleep as you grew up, and to help you learn to enjoy your life and relationships free of the influence of childhood wounds and traumas. It offers a way to experience and be able to receive fully the gift of your own existence. It is a journey of reconciliation with significant experiences in your life, all the way back through your birth and your life in the womb to conception, and perhaps even beyond. The process includes breath-work, touch and nurturing physical contact with others, trance, dance, guided meditations and the Art of Being’s circle work.
How far and how deeply you travel is really up to you. The Gift of Being is a way to come to love your being and your life; it may also be your journey into spiritual awakening.


Aloha Maui (see above)
18th - 19th January

Art of Being Tantra Part 1
Yes!
20th - 23rd January
Tantra is a fundamental YES to the inner life of your feelings, your nature as man or woman, and to all that you experience in BEING YOU. It is the key to being happy.

It is especially beautiful to learn this quality of being through exploring sensuality and intimacy. Still, it is only Tantra if what you are learning is in your very being and therefore affects all that you engage with in living your life.

In this 2-part Tantra workshop you live both. In Part 1, the focus is primarily on learning to find and open into your whole being. You learn to befriend whatever you are not in friendship with in yourself. In doing so, you are healing old wounds that have limited you, and you are becoming the full celebration of your nature, your feelings, your intuition and all your deeper sensitivities. You are discovering all it means to live in the power of being fully yourself!

In Part 2 you bring your open presence more and more into guided ceremonies and rituals of sensual intimacy. Learning in the process to trust your intuitive boundaries, you are able to safely explore the deeper mysteries of your nature as man or woman. You are learning to live your sexuality in deep connection with your feelings, and to bring heart and consciousness into your intimacy and love-making. You are also learning how to live your daily life as a fulfilling relationship between you and existence! Exploring the intimate, you are discovering and practising the personal presence that is the very heart of Tantra. In your being, nature and spirit become one being in love.

Aloha Maui!
24th- 25th January
More time to explore in paradise.

Art of Being Tantra Part 2
Being in Love
26th - 30th January

Aloha Maui (see above)
31st January

A Hui Ho and Mahalo
1st -2nd February
Bringing it all back home! In these days of ending and farewell, time to assimilate the gifts and to prepare so that our lives back home can continue to serve our being. Closing the circle.


DATES, PRICES & BOOKING

This transformational retreat will be held at will be held at Shanti-Alegria, Alan's beautiful north shore residence. The venue includes hot-tub, swimming pool, and enchanting ocean-view landscape.
Your destination airport is Kahului, Maui (OGG). Book as soon as possible to get the best airfares.

The workshop starts with registration at 5pm on Saturday 12th January 2008 and finishes at lunchtime on Saturday 2nd February, 2008.

COURSE FEES (not including food and accommodation)

SUPER EARLY BIRD: $1680 (if registered by July 28th)
Early booking price: $1890 (if registered by September 20th)
full price: $2100 (if registered after September 20th)

FOOD & ACCOMMODATION
These prices are per person and include 3 excellent vegetarian meals a day (with occasional fish). All rooms are subject to availability. Please book early to ensure your choice of accommodation.

Accommodation at workshop location
Dormitory $70 per night
3-bed room $80 per night
Camping with own tent $55 per night
Camping with tent provided $60 per night

Accommodation off site
Double rooms from $80 per person per night
Single rooms from $80 per night

Transport
Transport is not included. Your destination airport is Kahului, Maui (OGG).
Rental cars are available from about $135 per week. We encourage participants to share car rental between 3-4 participants to keep the costs to a minimum.

REGISTRATION
A deposit of $800 is required to reserve your space for this workshop. An additional deposit will be required for off-site accommodation.

To obtain a registration form or if you have questions about the workshop, contact:
Jan Day, The Art of Being, LLC
P.O. Box 790269, Paia, HI 96779, USA

E-mail: jan@artofbeing.com

Tel (USA): +1-808-572-1435
Tel (UK): +44-(0)20-7870 1774
Tel (Germany): +49-(0)221-9976 422
Fax (USA): +1-808-573-1096

About Alan Lowen
Alan Lowen has an international reputation as a premier guide for people working with the energies of sex, birth, love, living, and dying. His teaching style is deep, playful, and personal. He studied tantra with the late Indian master, Osho Rajneesh, and numbers among his mentors Carl Rogers and Fritz Perls. He is the founder and principal teacher of The Art of Being®, a path to happy, healthy and enlightened living.

About Jan Day
Jan, who lives in Hawaii with her husband Frieder, trained and worked with Alan Lowen for the past 18 years and has taught extensively in Europe.
" I believe in the basic goodness of life and of people. Sexual healing, self-acceptance, forgiveness and the all-embracing life-acceptance of tantra have been and continue to be powerful tools in my life.”


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