Melt into the healing balm of nature as you delve into your inner world. Ignite the spark of your creativity; rouse a wellspring of fresh energy, abundance and joy. Join us for a transformational experience of spirit, art, and nature with internationally-renowned artist, Dana Lynne Andersen.
Hawaii provides a vast canvas of environments to discover a variety of unrivaled natural wonders. We will visit many of these gorgeous sites and experience them on a deep level; through creative art, sacred music, dance, and much, much more. Hapuna Beach at Sunset is one of these astounding wonders.
Located on the West side of the Island, we will take a day trip to drink in the glory of Hapuna Beach. This is the Island’s most famous beach, and is regularly voted one of the best beaches in the world…
Have you observed a dolphins’ sleek, intelligent beauty and playful serenity?
Put yourself on the beach at Ho’okena, just south of the famous Kailua-Kona.
Shaded by the Haole Kamani, or white almond trees on this calm bay, gaze out over the ocean. Off the coast, in the bay, is a pod of dolphins, spinning, jumping, and otherwise entertaining those on shore. The dolphins, one of the most intelligent life forms on this planet, are a treat to behold.
Dolphins love to love. They spin and play, leaping in and out of the water. It is important to us and to many fellow caretakers on the island to keep our respectful distance from them. Being in the water, even quite a ways from them, you can still sometimes hear their underwater clicks, chirps, and calls to one another. Many of our guests say that being in the dolphins’ presence was one of the most magical experiences of their lives.
Flowing colors melt the barriers and open the heart. When we paint from the Heart & Soul we ‘become as little children’, entering the kingdom of heaven, of inner joy. In the flow of creative process we come home to our deepest self within.
Absorbed in deep meditation, one may not even flinch as giant waves crash against the cliffside at MacKenzie State Park, on the East side of the Island.
The Big Island of Hawaii is home to the world’s longest-erupting volcano.
Pele, the fiery volcano goddess, akin to Kali from East-Indian religious tradition, is truly the ruler of Hawaii’s largest island. If possible, we will bring our blank masks to where the lava flows, infusing them with the fiery power of creation.
To see molten lava in person is one of the most dynamic experiences one can have while visiting. However, Pele doesn’t show herself to everyone. She sometimes hides her fiery flows high up on the mountain, making it impossible to see her live, in person. Boiling to the surface at her current main vent, Pu’u O’o, however, she often flows through underground lava tubes, resurfacing in places that are accessible. Seeing her majestic, raw beauty, and witnessing the power of Mother Nature as she simultaneously creates and destroys is an awe-inspiring experience.
Sample delicious, fresh produce; tastes and textures you may never have tried! In addition to the exotic fruits you can sample from local farmer’s markets, your meals at Polestar are prepared fresh and with the finest ingredients. We’ve received many, many compliments to our cooking over the years. We readily draw on the organic produce grown right on our land. Farm-fresh gourmet salad greens, kales, chards, tomatoes, apple bananas, and huge avocados, – harvested daily – compliment our supply of the rarer bright-yellow abius, and custard-like rollinias. Meals at Polestar are Vegetarian and we strive to use all organic ingredients in our menus.
Drink from the healing waters of your own soul with daily meditation and gentle, restorative yoga.
Relish our fresh, local, organic ingredients in each tasty meal while staying on-site at Polestar Gardens.
“On a white, sandy beach in …Hawaii”
These are the words to a famous song by the native Hawaiian singer/songwriter, Israel Kamakawiwo’ole.
Imagine yourself on this beautiful beach on the Kohala coast. Mashed-potato sand squishes under your feet as the waves play tag with you in the gentle surf. Sip on an island favorite, lilikoi (or passion fruit) lemonade, and absorb the beauty and wonder of this amazing Aina, or land. Prepare yourself to dive into your own creativity as you soak up some rays and have some good ol’ “fun in the sun”.
