Wellness Tours

SACRED EYE PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY
Feb   24 - 29, 2005
led by Neith Doffing

Past Tour

Imagine Yourself......

In Hawaii creating your own photographic map of symbols. Symbols and images are the powerful language of the unconscious. They are key to humanity for we are a species always searching for meaning. The Big island of Hawaii boasts 11 of the 13 ecosystems in the entire world offering participants an incredible palate of nature from which to reflect their own inner landscape and witness the interconnectedness of all things. We will endevour to become intimate with nature and thus benefit from her gentle unfolding of our unconscious mind.

Through the camera you will capture tangible reflections of your self. Using the outer world to reflect the inner mind, you will create your own photographic symbology that will offer meaning to your past, your present and offer guidance for you on your personal journey back to the Self, to re-unification.

You may come to this journey as a photographer searching for a truly creative experience with yourself and your art, or as a spiritual warrior seeking for new ways to connect with your inner being, or both. You will leave with inspiration for creating harmony in your life and in the world.
 

Tour Review

Arriving on the East side of the island, we begin our awakening in the lush, topical forests of the rising sun. The first two days will be spent here focusing on our perceptions of ourselves and our environment. We will look at our existing symbology to bring understanding to how we can merge our linear words with the intuitive image. Using your camera to reflect back to you components of your inner self, you begin to consciously create a new photographic symbols to propell you on your path.
 
On the third day we move through the island and into the volcano where we can experience how change is the basis of all life. We will then move our accommodation to the West side of the island, the golden coast to explore the invisible realms that lie below the surface. This will be a day of water PLAY where we may receive a consultation from the dolphins as they are willing. Later in the day we will ground ourselves in the earth element and visit the Peace Gardens and Place of Refuge where you can contemplate and make images of your own safe place.
 
On the fifth day we will visit more breathtakingly diverse landscape and make images that symbolize how you choose to manifest your divinity. On our last day together, you will use the photographs you have made to map out and reflect upon the path you have chosen for yourself and what you need to do to turn your life into the gorgeous curiosity it was meant to be.

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About Your Tour Leader

Neith is a certified Energy Healing practitioner and has been a commercial and fine art photographer for 15 years. For a detailed description of the tour please go to www.neith.org  - click on Sacred Eye. Neith has taught photography in Colleges and communities and combines her passion for photography, her visual vocabulary skills and her devotion to Awakening in creating this unique workshop.
             
In her spare time, Neith also facilitates drum circles and welcomes people to bring their drums to her workshops.  "Rhythm is Divine Law made audible. Symbols are Divine Law infused into matter."

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Tour Summary

Arrive in Hilo the evening before the retreat begins.
Day 1 Puna District
Day 2 Hilo District
Day 3 Kealakekua Bay
Day 4 Kona District
Day 5 Kona District
Day 6 Kona District; retreat ends at 2:00 pm
 

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Detailed Itinerary

Day 1: Our first two days together will be focused on beliefs and perceptions
Participant are asked to bring 5 or 6 existing photographs that resonate for them. These may be old family photos or photos you have made more recently or even something from a magazine. Notice the images/objects that you have in your environment, on your fridge or desk, and reflect on why you appoint these. Why do you like these images? What do they symbolize for you. Ask for guidance in choosing images that represent who you believe you are today.

On the lush tropical Eastern side of the island, we will begin day one by greeting the rising sun overlooking the vastness of the ocean; bringing light to our emotions, our awakening. Following our birdsong accompanied breakfast on the terrace, we will have a group discussion about our perceptions of ourselves and the world around us which we will continue to touch into throughout the journey. The function of the brain and the collective unconscious in interpreting our sensory perceptions will be examined experientially through various activities. We will then spend the afternoon, cameras in hand, exploring the Lava Tree State Park to begin to find re-presentation in nature of our own gifts and limiters.

Accomodation: Kalani Ho'nua Retreat Centre



Day 2: Focused on our beliefs and perceptions
On our second day we will continue to merge the linear "word" that we use to express our gifts and limiters with the intuitive "image". Our travels take us to the Onomea Tropical Forest and Akaka Falls to explore and cultivate your personal symbology. In the evening we will have a discussion about our beliefs; what we have "bought into" about ourselves and what it is to be YOU. You are asked to bring a journal to record your discoveries throughout the process.

Accommodation: Kalani Ho'nua



Day 3: A day in the Volcano
The third day we will begin to move inward through our layers and acknowledge how changes come about. Visually and emotionally, we will be "in the volcano". Within the environment of the Volcano National Park, one can see the results of constant change and how allowing death of one thing gives birth to another. Consider what you will offer to the volcano; what you are willing to let go of.

Accommodation: Kealakekua Bay for the remainder of the retreat.
Go to www.hibeach.com to view accommodations on Kealakekua. Click on Dolphin Retreat and Hale Naia


Day 4: The Golden Coast, Peace Garden and Place of Refuge
By the fourth day we will have reached the other side, the West side of the island, the "golden" coast were we will PLAY! Water play mostly which may include a "consultation" from the dolphins as they are willing. Making photographic images below the surface for our symbology allows us to see things differently; to recognize the amazing richness of the otherwise invisible realms. Bring your own snorkel gear or it can be rented in town. In the afternoon we will visit the Place of Refuge and create images of your own "safe" places while you are grounded in the earth element. After dinner, you have the evening to yourself for journalling, questions and/or quiet time. Energy healing and massage sessions are also available on request.

In the afternoon we will visit the Peace Garden and Place of Refuge where you will create images that calm your mind and allow you to release clutter. These images will be the ones you call upon for "safety" and grounding whenever you feel challenged. After dinner, you have the evening to yourself for journalling, questions and/or quiet time. Energy healing and massage sessions are also available on request.



Day 5: Travel through varied landscapes
On our last full day together you will set your creation to how you will manifest your gifts, and your connection with the Divine. We will travel through varied landscapes that offer "something for everyone" to reflect upon and create intuitive images from. We will meet with the sun again at the end of this day as it takes its last breath into the west and allow ourselves to breath in all that we have accomplished in this journey.

Film and digital images will be processed in Kona in the evening and be available for you to map out your symbology on day six..


Day 6: Tours ends
As a group, we will give life to our experiences and acknowledge the path that each one of us has co-created and how you can "turn your life into the gorgeous curiosity it was meant to be" by detaching yourself from the past and moving into the future.

 

Both digital and conventional cameras are welcome and it is recommended that you have a variety of focal lengths available to you to aid you in seeing things in a different way. I would suggest a macro capability and something between 135- 200mm telephoto would be appropriate. However, the experience is just as powerful, if not moreso, with a simple point and shoot/disposable camera. Underwater cameras will be supplied. Bring enough film/cards for the session (colour or black and white), hats, sunscreen, good walking shoes and your journal.

NOTE: This itinerary is subject to change due to conditions beyond our control.
 

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Tour Inclusions & Price

Tour Includes:
Six nights accommodation/cost based on shared rooms
Breakfast and dinner
3 lunches (due to travelling)
Ground transportation
Use of underwater camera


NOTES: Participants are responsible for their own film and processing costs.

Tour does not include:
International Airfare/departure taxes
Cancellation & Medical insurance
Visa fees (if applicable)
Meals/drinks not specified in the itinerary
Gratuities to escort
Items of a personal nature or any items not specified as being included
Film and processing costs

Energy and massage sessions


Tour Price

Tour Price Per Person (Land Only)
US $1,650.00



Please call us for a quote on airfare from your home city

NOTE: Prices of this tour are in US Dollars.

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