MAUI Hope Retreat

Our Hope Retreat engages bereaved families in a variety of experiential holistic therapeutic activities and offers an opportunity to learn more about ways we can help empower ourselves navigate the grief journey. Grief affects every part of us: body, mind, & spirit.  Let Grace In believes in the power of community and creating safe spaces rooted in culture, research and experience. With your permission, our compassionate, professionals will come alongside you and offer an opportunity to revive health in the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual self while developing meaningful relationships with families who have suffered a similar loss.

The retreat is offered to the whole family and will have programing for both parents and children.  Depending on the ages of the children, seperate groups & activities will be created by our keiki grief facilitaors to offer an environment most appropriate for each child. We are happy to talk with you prior to retreat.

We are able to accommodate 5-6 families at retreat with a maximum of 25 participants. 

Thanks to generosity of Let Grace In partners, we are able to extend an optional donation* to register for this retreat:

Your registration (donation*) includes:

• Hotel accomodations Friday night, Saturday, & 1/2 day Sunday (check out by 4pm) at Aston Kaanapali Shores. 
• 6 meals starting with dinner on Friday (served take-out style upon check in)  and ending with Lunch on Sunday.
• All programing & supplies for Adults and children. Holistic activities will include:  

1. Facilitated Family therapeutic activities
2.  Move your body activities (workout/Yoga)
3.  La'au Lapa'au teaching & Lomi Lomi instruction
4. Art Therapy
5. Grieving sibling facilitated groups led by Na Keiki O Emalia & Experience Camps
6. Experiential holistic activities: breathing, vagal nerve exercises, tapping
7. Adult facilitated group shares

Our retreat team includes:

• Kumu Cody Keale, MA, Cultural Practioner  La'au Lapa'au & Lomi Lomi
• Jessica Ando, Licenced Family & Marital Therapist and Art Therapist, Adult or Keiki facilitator
• Joyce Wong, Bereaved Grandmother, certified Holistic RN, LMT, Certifited Healing Touch Practioner
• Pa'ana Alapai, Fitness + Nurtritional Coach
• Lon Okazaki, Medical Professional, logistics & Martial Arts Instructor
• Gabby Gouveia, Bereaved Mom, RN, Grief Recovery Method Specialist & Yoga instructor
• Salina Storozuk, certified Yoga instructor, Stress Management expert, Meditation, Wellness
• Paul Lum, RN, medical resource, logistics
• Karna Kurata, film & photography
• Ka'eo Gouviea, MBA, bereaved dad, logistics
• Beth Ricciardi LCSW,  regional Clinical manager & Jesse Moss from Experience Camps, keiki grief facilitators
• Colleen McGowan Whelan, Art educator & Matthew Broderick, movement/relaxation/body awareness/breathing/ musician- Keiki grief facilitators

Health & saftey policy: In the best interest of all attending, please participants- do not attend if you have fever, cough, diarrhea, vomiting or have tested postive for Covid in the 10 days prior to retreat. Mahalo.

SUGGESTED PACKING LIST: 

 Photo of your child or memory item for the memorial table (If you would like Let Grace In to print and frame your child's photo, please email photo to gabby@letgracein.org)  

Clothes for 3 days with extras if you need 

Pajamas 

Shampoo/conditioner/body wash/bath soap/toothbrush/toothpaste /other toiletries you might need  

For Beach/Pool/Outdoor activity: 

slippers 

swimwear

 sunscreen

 water flasks 

sunglasses 

hats/caps as needed  

beach toys/ floatie (optional)

For retreat movement : 

workout clothes/ Yoga clothes (anything comfortable to move in) 

hand towel for exercise (optional) 

shoes/socks 

jacket/sweatshirt 

Hand sanitizer   

Electronics & personal items: 

phone/phone chargers 

personal medications 

contacts/contact case/solution/glasses if needed  

headlamp for crab hunting (optional) 

You will have a refrigerator and kitchen in your suite.  Please feel free to bring drinks, snacks and food for your Ohana. No alchohol please. 

AS ALWAYS, please feel free to email gabby@letgracein.org or call gabby at 451-3660 (this number does NOT accept text messages) for questions or concerns of any kind.