Are you yearning to begin to celebrate and create a new outlook? No worries, we’ll show you the straight-forward methods and meaningful activities that will allow you to begin to create the vision and capture the life that’s yours.

Do you want to feel confidently inspired in your personal decision making? Imagine the excitement of gaining clarity and creating your Unapologetic Self Care plan, tailored specifically for you and your goals? During our daily Morning Mastery and Evening Reflection sessions, we’ll create your plan together. If you are a business owner and wish to customize your self care plan for business education, contact us for details.

Excited to discover even more about what you’ll get from my Intention Journal and Planning method: S.O.A.R. Strategy, our awesome guest presenters and other planned activities? I’ve got you covered and all you have to do is schedule your S.O.A.R Strategy Session with me, Valerie. Let’s get started.

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Delve into the deliciously diverse nature of Hawaiian food, its influences and fascinating history. You’ll experience a variety of fresh, exotic tropical fruit like lychee and white pineapple, vegetables like taro and purple sweet potatoes are island favorites and will soon be yours.

Both meat eaters and vegetarians will savor the diversity of options and we will work to accommodate your food preferences.

You’ll enjoy tantalizing meals out-and-about in some of my favorite restaurants, Volcano House and Kaleo’s Bar and Grill. Other meals will be catered and served at our oceanside retreat.

Aloha Welcome – When you arrive you’ll be presented with a fresh, beautifully handcrafted lei to welcome you to your island retreat. Later you’ll have the opportunity to meet with Valerie, Juanita and other amazing guests, while you enjoy a light dinner and settle in to your cozy ohana.

Enjoy the vibrant seaside sunrise as you are served breakfast. Every morning during breakfast, we will have the opportunity to discuss the adventures for the upcoming day.

Your scheduled activities include morning mastery sessions after breakfast with Valerie and Juanita with follow-through conversations sprinkled throughout the week.

Just outside of Volcanos National park is the southernmost winery in the United States. The fascinating history of the creation of a winery on an active volcano will keep you enthralled and it’s also where you’ll enjoy tasting wines distilled on site from grapes nurtured in volcanic soil along with tropical fruit such as jabuticaba and passion fruit.

You might also like to try local grinds (Pidgin English for food served in a local-style restaurant) at one of our visits to the open air market.

An abundance of choices means you will discover your new favorites in a relaxed atmosphere in the company of friends.

Create – THE VOLCANOS TOUR  – This tour will motivate creative rejuvenation in your life just like the mysterious Kilauea Volcano, which is in a constant state of renewal in her daily creation of new land.

The Big Island of Hawaii is also known as The Orchid Isle, which is why the Volcanos Tour will begin with a tour of Akatsuka Orchid Gardens, where you will experience an expert guided, ‘behind the scenes’ look at how awe inducing orchids are grown and nurtured. You’ll have the opportunity to transplant your own orchid and have it shipped to your home.

Your next stop is wine tasting at Volcano Winery, the United States’ southernmost winery. The story of the wineries origins is a true testament to creativity and perseverance.

Our next stop will be Volcanos National Park where we’ll see mystifying lava tubes, steam vents, craters and the active caldera before enjoying a delectable dinner at Volcano House overlooking Halemaʻumaʻu Crater.

We will enjoy two day-long tours with multiple stops during your stay, the Red Road Tour and The Volcanos Tour each building on symbolic meaning for your strategic self care plan.

Grounded – THE RED ROAD TOUR – This tour is will inspire focus, reflection and encourage you to be grounded in the the foundational goals most important to you and recognize the exquisite beauty around you and in you.

During our Red Road Tour we will drive through a mango grove rain forest. You’ll visit local sites long the coast, walk the path of royalty and wander over old lava beds. Later you can and swim, float or immerse yourself in the Queen’s Bath, an ocean inlet heated through steam vents (it’s comfortably warm). We will take leisurely walks to some of the most beautiful, out of the way locations and you’ll breathe the cleanest air in this hemisphere.

Toward the end of the day you will have time for reflection on the day’s activities and teaching, while we will enjoy dinner at Kaleo’s Bar and Grill before heading back to our oceanside retreat.

In addition to our scheduled activities there will be free afternoon/evenings. You are welcomed to use this time to further develop your strategic self care plan, relax while you enjoy the tropical scenery, schedule an ‘in-house’ massage or facial, or schedule a VIP session planning session with Valerie and Juanita.

If you rent your own car, this would be a great opportunity to schedule a helicopter or boat tour of the lava flow into the ocean or a snorkeling adventure.

If you would like to bring family member with you, feel free to contact us to arrange for a Plus One Package (using the contact form toward the bottom of this page).

While we are together we will nurture your self expression. You’ll spend relaxing mornings watching for rainbows and the seaside sunrise and listening to rare Hawaiian birdsongs.Experience gentle hikes on the active Kilauea Volcano, where you will bear witness to the awe inspiring creation of new land, and you’ll capture the excitement to freely express yourself, your bliss.

This is your time. No worries about missed opportunities. You’ll discover your new comfort zone. This journey is yours and you’ll freely create and explore living island style.

When you swim, float or sit in the Queen’s Bath, a comfortably warm ocean inlet pond, heated by natural steam vents, you’ll feel invigorated and carefree, like royalty. The tranquil nature of the warm sea water and palm trees gently swaying with the trade winds will awaken your vision of self and sense of discovery.

Fun and laughter are healing. A supportively fun atmosphere is within reach. During our time on the Big Island of Hawaii, we will savor locally distilled wine, listen to Hawaiian music and Talk Story (common Hawaiian term for sitting around chatting) all while gazing into the darkest night sky illuminating so many stars you’ll feel like you are floating among them. The exhilaration and joy you experience will add a crucial dimension to your journey.

Engage, connect and have fun with other women in a productive and laid-back atmosphere surrounded by rain forest and spectacular ocean views. Draw on the spirit of Aloha and make new connections with like-minded women and plant seeds that will blossom into lifelong friendships.

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You will feel centered and connected in a way you may not have thought possible before now. While we’re together I will guide you through my Intention Planning and Journaling method, while our other facilitators offer authentic beauty and renewal workshops, each allowing you to begin to create your Unapologetic Self Care plan.

You are bright, confident and amazing and on this retreat, you will meet other women also on a journey of revitalization. Using fun activities and creative reflection practices, you will see your own authentic beauty against the backdrop of stunning ocean views and the vibrancy of rain forests. Create the vision that you can carry through to its fullest.

During our time together on the Big Island of Hawaii, you’ll let your senses delight when you breathe in the cleanest air in the Northern Hemisphere, enjoy exotic tropical fruit and farm fresh meals, and listen to the sounds of the rainforest. When you feel warm tropical rain caress your skin you wont miss the frantic pressures of email and voicemail. Feel free to unplug. This is your time.

• Roundtrip airfare from your departure site to Hilo (ITO) airport.
• VIP Scheduled Meetings
• Meals, snacks and drinks other than those provided with our planned meals. Alcohol (wine, beer, spirits) other than those provided during Volcano wine tasting event.
• Activities or tours not specifically listed.
• Medical expenses, including medical transportation.
• Souvenir shopping, incidentals, phone calls and accessories (toiletries, beach towels, water equipment -ex. water shoes, snorkel etc)
• Entertainment other than what is provided with scheduled events and outings (TV, DVDs, Books Magazines, Music Library)
• Laundry or dry cleaning service
• Additional services ex. Spa, massage, helicopter or boat tours, taxi, tips for individual activities or events.

You must arrive to the Hilo International Airport (ITO) on July 7th before 5:30pm and depart July 14th, 2018 after breakfast. If you miss the scheduled transport you are welcomed to use a taxi or rental car service for transportation to the retreat site (at your expense). If you wish to arrive earlier or stay later than our scheduled dates for VIP Meeting or just to extend your stay, we can help you make those arrangements (alternative/additional travel consult fees are an additional expense and not included in the retreat price).

You can contact our preferred travel agency, Destination Diva Travel, to assist you with all of your travel plans.

I love Hawaii! The nature, beauty, and culture of the Puna region inspires my work and entire life. I have dreamed of creating this retreat for years and it has become reality. I am ecstatic about sharing with you, the place that feeds my soul, inspires my creativity and my business.

I have been teaching courses encompassing culture, social norms, encouraging strategic personal development for twenty years and have coached thousands of students in the ways in which they can strategically identify, plan and pursue their goals.

It wasn’t until I overcame a severe illness due to mineral toxicity and cosmetics that I developed a passion for supporting natural lifestyle planning and self care. Since then I have helped educate thousands of women in making healthful cosmetic choices through the natural makeup company I founded, Valana Minerals, over ten years ago. Now, I have combined my love of Hawaii, the beauty business, culture, natural living and lifestyle design into this amazing retreat.

My artistry is nurtured through my work as a mother, writer, visual artist, practitioner of oriental medicine through my acupuncture center Spirit of Healing, and expressive art therapist. I’m from Minneapolis, Minnesota and began writing and painting in high school where I discovered the transformative power of imagination as a means for survival.

A perpetual student and a world traveler, my artistry has evolved to include a diverse repertoire of eccentric, bold, introspective, and simplistic styles, all accented by my international and eclectic flair. I believe that my multicultural and multiethnic upbringing, have made me a citizen of the world. I also believe that art is for everyone and writing from the soul reveals the authentic Self.

I have known Valerie for 17 years and I am excited to bridge our inspiration, beauty and creativity during our time together for this retreat. I trust that to know within where our creativity emerges is to know we can create our life, our world, and manifest our dreams. We become empowered.

I had been to Ohau, lounged on the beach, got spa treatments and spent a lot of money at the mall. It was nothing like the tour Valerie arranged for me on the island of Hawaii. I had a blast! I saw so many waterfalls, I actually lost count. She took me to this little beach behind some trees off the side of a road and literally no one was there except us. When she found out that I was desperate to see a luau, she made it happen. She even took me to a nude beach with black sand, which I’d never seen before. She even made sure I had time to rest, truly relax and learn a little about Hawaiian culture. I’m so glad that I had someone like Valerie to show me another, more down-to-earth side of Hawaii.
Lissette Castro – Escondido,  California

This isn’t the typical testimonial but my father, James, recently passed away and I found the photos from the trip he took to Hawaii with Valerie. He had actually traveled to Hawaii before but the trip that he talked about incessantly was the one with Valerie. He said that he learned things about Hawaiian culture and food that were never discussed on other tours. He was proud to say that he picked and ate fresh tropical fruit, saw an active volcano and enjoyed two days of fishing, which Valerie arranged. The experiences he shared are even more precious now that he has passed on and I’m grateful to have these memories.
Tiffany Ethridege – San Diego, California