About this Retreat
is deeply committed to helping others transform their lives through yoga. Founder of DiviniTree Yoga Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara, Ann’s mission is to help build conscious community. She studied anthropology and Eastern religion at Northwestern University and has a masters degree in Education. Her classes are uplifting, creative, inspiring, and full of wisdom. She lives and breathes yoga and community, and is committed to helping yogis on the path of awakening to live more authentic lives that are in harmony with the earth.
Ann has spent over 15 years committed to learning and teaching yoga in its many diverse forms all around the world. From the Himalayas to the Amazon and from Fiji to Kenya, Ann has been harvesting seeds of wisdom and weaving together a tapestry of transformational tools into her life and teachings. Known for her deeply spiritual and yet highly athletic classes.
Ann's classes are meant to bring practitioners to an edge and are based on the belief that when we push ourselves out of our comfort zones and walk the edge we truly live. Fusing vinyasa with the freedom and femininity of dance, the awareness of subtle energy work, weaving in positive affirmation and awareness of our internal dialogue, Ann's inspired vinyasa flow is known for its intense strength building, strongly intention based nature, and deeply intuitive, liberating, circular movements.
Ann brings a deep reverence for the earth into her offerings and helps build conscious community around the planet. Ann leads transformational yoga journeys, workshops, and teacher trainings around the world. Ann splits her time between Hawaii where she lives in a permaculture community, and the sacred valley of Peru.
Details of this retreat
This teacher training is on a beautiful and private permaculture farm in East Maui which is one of the most sacred and healing lands on the planet. The farm has a wealth of plants and exotic fruits growing from all over the world and literally farm-to-table food. Some of the distinguishing characteristics of this training are getting to learn about permaculture, herbalism, and a natural lifestyle in a place with a conscious community that lives this way.
There are three different room options all priced at affordable rates for a pristine farm in a private location on Maui. The yoga studio has epic ocean views. Prepare yourself for stunning sunrises and sunsets. DiviniTree Yoga describes the accommodations as rustic chic. It is all organic cotton bedding and very comfortable beds. Bathrooms are shared and there is even a wood-burning sauna that you will fire up throughout the retreat. It is close to some great rivers, waterfalls, and ocean spots.
Students who complete their training are eligible to register with Yoga Alliance as Registered Yoga Teachers (RYT®).
The training is designed to give students an immersive experience and many students call it life-changing. The Divinitree training is an experiential yoga journey, a vision, quest, and epic adventure of self-discovery, into and beyond the self. This is not your average teacher training. DiviniTree Yoga will cover all the bases and yet, this is truly an opportunity to step into your own power, your own vision, and your own voice.
DiviniTree Yoga specializes in Vinyasa and Hatha yoga and teaches students how to design and weave together their own class following the rules of intelligent sequencing. You will learn a breakdown of over 70 asanas with various modifications and variations to either accommodate newer practitioners or to bring flight to the practice with arm balances and inversions. They introduce Kundalini yoga, Yin yoga, Restorative yoga, and Tantric yoga and have a truly masterful group of guest teachers working on their staff.
Yoga is a lifestyle and in order to teach, you first and foremost need to practice. This course is focused on self-inquiry and development and includes powerful manifestation work that will aid you in all facets of life. The yoga on the mat is just the beginning. During the course, you will learn to safely and creatively design classes, find your voice as a teacher, and delve deep into yogic philosophy, anatomy, Ayurveda, and so much more.
This particular course also involves an introduction to herbalism, sound healing, Thai massage classes, and nature therapy. You will study five days a week, have one day for an adventure to local beaches and waterfalls, and one day to rest, do homework, and enjoy the beauty of this remote part of Maui.
A unique yoga training on a farm in Maui
Study yoga in paradise.
Innovative Vinyasa and comprehensive Hatha breakdowns
Master teachers focusing on yoga, Ayurveda, herbalism, philosophy, pranayama, sound healing, meditation, Thai massage, specializing in Vinyasa yoga but including an introduction to Hatha yoga, Kundalini yoga, Tantric yoga, Partner yoga, Yin yoga, nature therapy, and so much more
An opportunity to really live a yogic lifestyle in a conscious community
Live the Yamas and Niyamas
Explore plant medicine
Delve into your practice
This program is for you if you are looking for a life-changing adventure, are a true seeker who is looking to uplevel your yoga practice and health and are ready to make profound changes in your life. Day one will be a grounding class introducing Muladhara Chakra and the anatomy of rooting into the Earth through the feet. Workshops vary daily but include a wide variety of topics such as sound healing, chakra work and the subtle body, Ayurveda, partner Thai massage, herbalism, anatomy, and so much more.
After dinner, there will be time for homework and enjoying a sauna. For some nights, you will have a music night, campfire, or movie night. They will pack this training full of interesting content led by expert and inspiring teachers. They include a lot of juicy content about herbalism, permaculture, non-dual tantra, sound healing, Restorative, Kundalini, and Yin yoga into the program.
Live, love, laugh, and learn in paradise
Everyone dreams of coming to Hawaii to study yoga, and this program is the opportunity to live in the most remote, beautiful, and pristine part of Maui. You will visit the tallest waterfall on the island, journey to Hana to some of their favorite beaches, and also have the opportunity to visit some private beaches, farms, and swimming holes completely off the map. If you are a lover of sand and water and long to immerse yourself in the healing power of the Earth, this program is right for you.
There is absolute indescribable magic that exists in this part of the world and they are calling in participants who are humble and open enough to come with open hearts and a sense of reciprocity - ready to honor these sacred lands, tread lightly, and grow deeply. When you come to this remote part of Maui with an open heart and a clear intention, the healing that is possible is almost unfathomable anywhere else.