New Year Visions 2012

With  Dave Allen

Join Body Electric in Maui, Hawaii, at the new and beautiful Lumeria Maui retreat center nestled on a gently sloping mountain overlooking Kahului and the Pacific and a mere 15 minutes from the Kahului Airport.

Lumeria Maui is the result of a dramatic two-year renovation by Xorin Balbes, a noted interior designer from Los Angeles, of a 102-bed hospital built in 1909. Enjoy unmatched luxury in uniquely appointed rooms for this very special event.

Come join the camaraderie and brotherhood of the Body Electric community at this important time of year to engage in ancient Hawaiian traditions and explore one of Hawaii’s most sacred places with a meditative hike and cleansing in the grandeur of the Iao Valley. Experience rebirth in the Seven Sacred Pools. Create your new vision at sunset on top of the famous Haleakala crater.

Nourish your personal visions and find spiritual and erotic renewal. Create deep connections as you participate in this ritual-rich program. New Year’s Vision is a powerful way to celebrate the holiday in a safe and nurturing environment. It is a chance to look back at the ending year and leave behind what did not serve you. It is a chance to enter the New Year with clear intentions.

The workshop begins with dinner on the first evening and ends after lunch on the last day. The price is inclusive of accommodations, all meals, and three excursions (to the Iao Valley, Seven Sacred Pools, and Haleakala).

An optional three-night stay with a special group rate discount in Honolulu is also available following New Year Visions. In Honolulu you can see the only palace in the United States restored in 2011 to its original condition. Visit Punchbowl Crater, the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific. Behind Punchbowl Crater, drive up Tantalus Drive or the Pali Highway for spectacular views of Waikiki and Diamondhead. Snorkel in Haunauma Bay for an experience of a lifetime. Visit Pearl Harbor for a piece of history or the Polynesian Cultural Center to sample all of the South Pacific’s unique cultures. Or simply relax and beach it at Diamondhead Beach or Queen’s Beach, both favorites of local gay men.

New Year Visions is led by Dave Allen. Honolulu add-on is escorted by Tom Berry.

Prerequisite: Celebrating the Body Erotic

Tuition: $1795 double. $2295 single.

NOTE: Optional Honolulu add-on requires separate registration, Contact John Ravenmoon.