Shala Life Hawaii

Thursday throwback to February of last year:
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the end of the show. the sit. the lean. the love. with cara & jenn

from Colee's Feb 28, 2023 love letter:
"I just participated in a lovely offering of voice, story, music, prayer, and dance up in Hakalau at Leo Nani Farms in the singing barn. It was so much everything! 10 Days of intense rehearsals… a mixture of choreography and improvisation. It was light, joyful, deep…a great representation of 3 Sisters. The feels. Thank you dear friends and family who came out and supported the arts!! All funds went to the singing barn!! YES!"

Now Colee is in Italy doing another big training immersion:
"Perugia for the 9 days of deep immersion into the study of voice and improvisation, study of music making, movement and music making, sharing songs and solos, connecting with…the land, the farm, and the magic that comes with working with Rhiannon and this crew." -(5/25/24 love letter)

Wow! A lot can happen in one year! This tree of expression that has been tended so intently is now bearing fruit nicely.
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Colee said she misses these guys,
here's a little heart warmer for everyone.

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Meanwhile, back on the homestead...

Looks like .rivas in helping with renovations

and .bodyworker is still available for bodywork sessions throughout the week
to set up an appointment
call or text Armando directly 808-443-1479
purchase bodywork session on shop page or pay him directly

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Colee has reported that she is enjoying her journey in Italy, although she misses home sometimes.
Here she is enjoying a moment of movement with a friend near a beautiful staircase.

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Is it just me, or were those last two weeks packed to the brim with full-on movement and growth?
We even got a visit from Tutu Pele!
I hope you all had a moment to enjoy the stillness last night with the new moon.

Summer is just around the corner. Let's go!
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Shala Life Ohana updates on the way...

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Pic credits: USGS image by D.A. Phillips. (Public Domain). Original caption: "During the early morning hours of June 3, 2024, the night sky was illuminated by the glow of new eruption south of Kīlauea summit caldera. In this image, taken with a prolonged exposure time, the Milky Way is also visible."

Welcome to June!

Classes will resume on June 23.

Three more workshop style classes coming the first week of July.
..and maybe a surprise workshop at the last week of June.

Stay tuned for more info.

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“It’s not how deep you go,
it’s how you go deep.”

— Ida Rolf

Tino going deep... down to the roots.

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all three; do you see?
Tino, .rivas .bodyworker

"I don’t know how to describe the inside right now; leaving these guys for what feels like a long while… I’ll say this…it’s prayerful.

I leave today off to Rome, landing on Thursday. Three days of exploring, yoga & movement classes, music, food, parks, …and then off on a train to Perugia for the 9 days of deep immersion into the study of voice and improvisation, study of music making, movement and music making, sharing songs and solos, connecting with…the land, the farm, and the magic that comes with working with Rhiannon and this crew. I’ve got a few days after training to go where the wind takes me and then home June 19th." - .yoga

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DREAM COMING TRUE

Thank you Armando my love for the encouragement and support to go and study and be.
Thank you for rebuilding our home bit by bit, growing food, and inspiring us all to just do it…

I love you soul mate.

Thank you Kalei & Tino for the endless love, laughs, and gentle nudging to move forward mama!
Friends and family who are helping make this
~All The Way In~
happen…deep bow,

Like my twin brother Nate hooking it up with the ticket to Rome!
Come on!
And Eneida, Armando’s mom, here loving us up and helping with every project under the roof.

FRIENDS!
Your messages & gestures remind me how big this family is!
I love you guys.
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Why does this feel so big when really real big hard core things are happening world wide? My world has been a tiny little spec in the grand landscape… Lump in the throat thinking about leaving; like an overflow of sensations about to happen.

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Kalei had his moving up ceremony last weekend. Into high school he goes. 🤩rivas

CONGRATULATIONS to all the Ohana with Keiki GRADUATING right now!

Kalei graduated 8th, going into high school, Tino moved up to 5th grade, and Malu is going into 10th. We will continue to home school next year. I can’t help to think of mama’s & papa’s whose kids graduated and are flying off to another place…like “peace guys, it’s been fun.” :) :) :)

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1) This pic was yesterday morning’s sunrise on Kalei’s latest sailing adventure. They landed this morning.
2) The crew of 4 delivering a 49 ft Ketch, a sail boat fresh off voyage from Tahiti, to Oahu. Wow. Life.
3) The landing pic.

"Ease in the pit. We are witnessing you boys. Loving the evolution. Skills school...if we allow them to develop skills they are interested in we can see the growth, feel the electricity, watch them expand with knowledge, and we feel them relax and discharge, and go again. They need to DO! Maturation happening through experience. I want them to go to a sailing navigation surf carpentry soil survival cooking music school…" -Colee .yoga

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There are some energies that I fully acknowledge and bow easily to;
Surya Namaskara makes sense to me.
A feeling beyond physical but starts there…
breathing the body awake with this energy…
or something like that.
-Colee

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Something about this I love so much. This is Valentino and his friend Ezra on our field trip. -Colee

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Friendly Reminder: Yoga classes will be on hold from May 20 until June 23.

The next big thing is the June week-long Morning Yoga Immersion, June 23-28.
Details will be announced in the coming weeks.

In the meantime, look for posts from Shala Life Hawaii about Colee's travels with Rhiannon in Italy, and the boys' activities in Hawaii.

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Tino at our little buddy’s birthday party last weekend.
Thank you for the picture Demion!
Tino didn’t want to leave. -Colee

May your Saturday be filled with maxin and relaxin on a level comparable those that Tino is embodying in this pic.
Remember rest is part of the process of growth.

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Here they come;
rays upon rays

Thank you for registering for the workshops, for coming to practice, and getting bodywork. You are literally making a circuit happen here. And I am grateful for this exchange. -Colee

May 19, Sunday, is the last day of teaching for Colee until Sunday, June 23rd!
She is off to ITALY to study the voice with dear mentor Rhiannon.

One extra special class this Sunday!
The usual Led Primary Series 8:00 - 9:30 am
And
Fundamentals of Yoga and Movement 11:45 am -1:00pm

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Crater walk and pause, flip and ponder,
clouds and ground, imprints of rocks on skin,
nature’s designs everywhere.

It makes me quiet and that’s a good thing.

Come get upside down with a mini workshop on Friday on inversions and closing the practice; the dedication.

FRIDAY May 17th 6:30-8:30 AM
Standing on Your Own: Inversions & Connectivity

The last couple of spots are still open for last minute registration.
Just click the link in the Instagram profile or visit hiloshala.com

See you tomorrow!
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Monday's mini-workshop was a success!
Thank you to everyone who signed up and showed up.

There are still a few spots open for the Vinyasa (Wednesday) and inversions (Friday) mini-workshops.
Sign up at hiloshala.com (link in our profile description)

See you Tuesday morning for Mysore at 6:30 am

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A student testimonial about Colee's Wednesday night Fundamentals of Yoga and Movement class 5:30 - 6:45 pm

This week there are three special opportunities to diver deeper with Colee.
6:30-8:30 AM Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
May 13th
The Body in Motion: Form, Alignment, & Imagination

May 15th
The Art of Vinyasa & the Floating Body (or its ingredients)

May 17th
Standing on Your Own: Inversions & Connectivity

Sign up at the link in our profile.

Colee hanging with Tino.
Deep joy and contentment.
He sees the little big things.

🌋visit, check-in time.
Time felt like it was flying these past weeks;
and then it stopped.
And we landed here.

So thankful.

Mahalo piha Kumu Kait for this pic. 🤩🤩🤩
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See you at Led Primary Series, Sunday at 8:00 am

One week away!

FRIDAY May 17th 6:30-8:30 AM

Standing on Your Own: Inversions & Connectivity
with .yoga
Learn how to connect the dots

Handstands, forearm stands, headstands, shoulder stands

Take a bow and close the practice

Learn how to seal the practice, offer the effort, and deeply rest

sign up at the link in our profile

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Reminder: the 3 Mini-Workshops begin next week.
Monday, Wednesday, & Friday, May 14, 15, and 17!

These special sessions are to help develop personal practice with guidance on Sun Salutations, Standing Series, Vinyasa, Inversions, and Closing Practices.

You will leave with more knowledge about PRACTICE and have SKILLS to work on and DRILLS to help get you there.

The main point is to PRACTICE! Know you are supported along the way.

Here’s to health and peace in the body and love in the heart.

Please register as soon as you can; there are 6 people signed up, getting close to the minimum of 10 to run the workshops.

Sign up for 1 or all 3.
AND you could practice all week by coming to the normal Sun, Tues, and Thurs morning classes.

That’s an immersion into MORNING PRACTICE!! Get the feeling of being a daily yoga/movement practitioner.
Create good habits, and visit your vehicle in a sweet loving diligent way.

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Three weeks ago from today, Kalei was preparing to go down to Hilo Bay in the early hours of the morning to sail from Hilo to Honolulu on the sailboat Ishi!

He and the crew had an epic adventure and Kalei ended up placing 4th in the state for open men’s.

You can check out the amazing video edits he made about his experience on his profile .rivas

What an inspiring story and a great reminder that we have the power to make our dreams come true. Just put your mind to it and do the work.

If you want help tapping into the communication between your body and mind to clearly see the next steps towards realizing your dreams, join .yoga for Fundamentals of Yoga and Movement - Wednesday 5:30-6:45 pm

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One week from today!
Register at the link in our profile.

MONDAY May 13th 6:30-8:30 AM
The Body in Motion: Form, Alignment, & Imagination
with .yoga at
register at hiloshala.com/shop/mini-workshops-in-may

Details:
Internal forms of practice

learn how to align yourself for the benefit of spine & nervous system

learn Sun Salutations sequences; the foundations of asana practice

BREATH, MOVEMENT, and FORM

learn this form that acknowledges the sun, and the gifts of the sun, and develop or deepen relationship with the environment outside and inside

learn these movement patterns that heat up your body, lubricates your joints, connects you to your breath, and directs your focus

each movement and form will be taught in multiple variations and modifications, from simple to more complex

Part one of a three part series of mini-workshops in May.
May 13, 15, 17 - $40 each or $90 for all three

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Two weeks from today!
Special Yoga Class at with .yoga

Fundamentals of Yoga and Movement, this time on Sunday afternoon.

Focus is on exploring the body's range of motion,
developing breath capacity and unraveling from the external body to the self within!

YES!!

This practice is rooted in witnessing & experiencing breathing
as a means of staying present, mindful, and alert.

All asanas (postures) and mobility exercises are taught from the foundation up.

This is an all levels class,
no experience necessary to participate.

All postures have modifications and are used to fit the individual needs of the student.

A GREAT class for beginners and those who feel stiff yet hungry for knowledge and change.

Let’s activate.

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There is so much going on lately in the Shala Life Hawaii Ohana!

Tearing down walls in the house, Kalei sailing and surfing around the islands, Colee hosting upcoming mini-workshops and going to Italy with Rhiannon, and the renaissance man Tino investigating what interest to dive into next.

All these stories will get their own post next week!

But first, lets all dive in and catch up tomorrow morning!
Sunday morning led Ashtanga primary series
8:00-9:30 am

Let's go!

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MONDAY May 13th 6:30-8:30 AM
The Body in Motion: Form, Alignment, & Imagination
with .yoga at
register at hiloshala.com/shop/mini-workshops-in-may

Details:
Internal forms of practice

learn how to align yourself for the benefit of spine & nervous system

learn Sun Salutations sequences; the foundations of asana practice

BREATH, MOVEMENT, and FORM�

learn this form that acknowledges the sun, and the gifts of the sun, and develop or deepen relationship with the environment outside and inside

learn these movement patterns that heat up your body, lubricates your joints, connects you to your breath, and directs your focus

each movement and form will be taught in multiple variations and modifications, from simple to more complex�

Part one of a three part series of mini-workshops in May.
May 13, 15, 17 - $40 each or $90 for all three

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Is it like a class to help with sore muscles?

This seems to be a common point of confusion among those unfamiliar with Mysore or Ashtanga yoga lineage.

The name Mysore comes from the city in India where K. Pattabhi Jois developed this unique style of teaching yoga.

In a Mysore class, every student moves through their personal practice at their individual pace.

The teacher, in this case .yoga, moves around the room providing verbal cues, hands-on adjustments, and one-on-one guidance.

Traditionally the Mysore space is dedicated to the practice of Ashtanga. In Shala Life Hawaii Mysore classes, the space is open for your own style of yoga practice.

If you are ready to take the first steps to develop your personal yoga practice, this is the PERFECT place to start. If you already have your own practice and you need a place in Hilo town to practice in the morning, COME ON IN!

There is always a space for you to roll out your mat and practice 6:30-8:30 am every Tuesday and Thursday morning at .

Register for classes and workshops at hiloshala.com.

May 13, 15, 17 morning workshops coming up
We 6 more spots to confirm minimum enrollment!

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We're stoked to announce 3 mini-workshops in May.
Led by Colee, these workshops dive deep into three topics:

MONDAY May 13th
The Body in Motion: Form, Alignment, & Imagination
- SURYA NAMASKARA
- Internal forms of practice
- Feeling the breath and movement

WEDNESDAY May 15th
The Art of Vinyasa & the Floating Body (or its ingredients)
- Tap into the smooth rhythm
- Develop strength for the pick up
- Hip revelations

FRIDAY May 17th
Standing on Your Own: Inversions & Connectivity
- Connecting the dots
- Handstand on your own
- Take a bow to close

workshops held
To register and for more information visit hiloshala.com/shop/mini-workshops-in-may
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