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 may 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 families at retreat with a maximum of 25 participants.  THIS HOPE RETREAT IS OPEN TO MAUI RESIDENTS,  and overnight hotel accomodations for this retreat are limited to 5 individual rooms; one for each ohana/couple.  Rooms at Aston Kā'anapali Shores will have up to 2 bedrooms.  If your ohana would like to reserve a hotel room with us, please notify us by MAY 1, 2024, as we can not guarantee accommodations past this date.

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 & Saturday night at retreat location 
• 5 meals starting with breakfast on Saturday morning 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/martial arts)
3.  La'au Lapa'au teaching & Lomi Lomi instruction
4. Art Therapy
5. Sibling focused time
6. Experiential holistic activities
7. 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

*If in need, scholarship assistance is available for your ohana, simply register without a donation. We strive to serve all those who wish to come to Let Grace In's Hope Retreat.

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 needed 

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 chair (optional) 

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) 

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.