Milagro Retreats presents:

Yoga and Surf Retreat in Hanalei Bay, Kauai

with Marne Semick and Surf Sister for our Full Moon Raw Cuisine
Dates: January 24-29, 2005
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Tour Summary

Join Marne Semick and Surf Sister for our Full Moon Yoga and Surf Retreat in Hanalei Bay, Kauai. This all-inclusive retreat offers delicious organic meals, Yoga classes with Marne Semick and luxury accommodation at Hanalei Bay.

Enjoy Beachside Community living in one of the world’s most sought after destinations. Kauai is known as the "Garden Island" for its lush tropical greenery and abundant local produce. Our homes for the week will be two beachside properties conveniently located on Weke (pronounced "Vekay") Rd. (means fish in Hawaiian), which follows the curve of the two-mile Hanalei Bay beach . A pleasant short walk to the beach, shops or restaurants make this a convenient, yet private location with partial mountain and ocean views. Hanalei Bay is a world-class two-mile long, clean peaceful beach with striking mountain, waterfall and bay views. Hanalei town has all you need and the old island aloha feel.

Tour Leaders

Marne Semick

Deepen your practice with daily Vinyasa Flow Yoga with Marne Semick, founder of "Yoga Surf Camp" has been living and breathing yoga for a decade. She has been taught by many of the great teachers of our time including: Ana Forrest, Shiva Rea, Eric Shiffman, Rodney Yee, Rod Stryker, and has logged hundreds of hours in teacher training. Marne teaches a challenging vinyasa flow style of class mixed with traditional pranyama and meditation. She focuses on personal and individualized attention for her students and brings laughter and joy into the yoga room. Classes will be held daily at the local studio "Yoga Hanalei studio" in Hanalei  This is an easy 10 minute walk from both properties.

Surf Sister

Learn the basics of safe surfing in a nurturing environment with Surf Sister  With dry land training, and detailed teachings, you will learn the basics of surfing including equipment knowledge, ocean safety, and the 3 steps to standing up and surfing. You'll also learn basic skills such as how to carry your surfboard like a pro, as well as the more in-depth technical aspects of wave riding. Surf Sister will show you what you need to know to get standing on that surfboard! During this week, the certified Surf Sister instructors will teach you tricks that may take you years to learn on your own!

Shani Cranston

Milagro Retreats was Founded in 2002 by Shani Cranston. Her vision of creating a community where like minded practitioners could share their knowledge started with extensive traveling and working in Baja and Mainland Mexico from 1996- 2000. This lead to exploring the symbiotic relationship between Yoga and Surfing.
 

With 10 years in the Healing Arts and a life long passion for nourishing others with her eclectic cooking style, Shani encourages rejuvenation, restoration and balance of body, mind and spirit for her guests.
When Shani is not in the Milagro Kitchen she is testing and creating new recipes and offering intuitive bodywork sessions, she can be found fine tuning her culinary skills offering Karma Yoga in the kitchens of Retreat Centers such as Hollyhock and The Salt Spring Centre.

Accommodations

The main Retreat Home for the week will be Paulele Beach House. This is where we will serve meals, enjoy morning meditation, interactive Raw Food Cooking Classes, and Transformational Breath classes.

A five minute walk away is our second location at The Hanalei Retreat. This property boasts 4 units with an outdoor shower, hot tub and stunning mountain and waterfall views.

Sample Menu and Itinerary

8am Breakfast
Banana/Date/Almond Shake served with Macadamia Nut Crepes stuffed with Papaya Jam, topped with Blueberry Fruit Sauce and Coconut Cream.
9am Meditation and pre surf yoga
9:30-11:30am Surf Lessons
Noon Lunch
Carrot/Squash Boullibaise, w Flax cracker. served with Stuffed Bell Peppers on Lettuce Leaves and Sushi Nori.
2-4pm Vinyasa Flow Yoga w/ Marne
6:30pm Dinner
Rawsagna, served with Arugula/Walnut Salad and Italian Mixed Herb Vinegrette.
Dessert
Banana Coconut Cream Pie
8pm Transformational Breath Class
 

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