Immersion Retreat + Training for Cranial Workers
Moving Toward Aloha
March 1-5, 2027
A five-day experiential retreat for active cranial workers seeking rest, healing, rejuvenation, and deeper focus on the craft.
About This Retreat
Moving Toward Aloha is a five-day immersion for cranial workers with prior experience. Mornings are devoted to therapy and individualized therapeutic homework. Afternoons focus on craniosacral study, supervised treatment exchanges, lecrures, and integration. Set in Hawaii, the retreat includes time for ocean-based ritual, movement, rest, and shared meals.
Designed for practitioners actively seeing private cranial clients, this retreat offers a rare space to receive, refine your midline, and witness the natural balancing of life moving toward you.
$1,460 Full Retreat
Includes room + board
$1,000 Retreat Only
Location
Pahoa, Big Island Hawaii
Dates
March 1-5, 2027
Included in the Retreat
- 5 treatments
(provided by Dr. Allen, Marza, and/or other faculty)
- Daily Yoga / movement
- Daily lectures + discussions
- Room + board included (Full Retreat)
- Meals ((Full Retreat)
- Airport pickup included
- Ocean excursions
some details are still being finalized!
“In the stillness, the greater rhythms become available”
What’s Included
Five Full Treatments
From myself, Marza, or other faculty.
Room + Board
Included in the full retreat price
Craniosacral Training
Lectures, discussion and supervised practice
Airport Pickup
We’ll pick you up when you arrive at Hilo Airport
Daily Movement
Yoga, Breath
and Embodiment
Ocean Excursion
Time in and on the water.
Organic Meals
Nourishing, locally sourced meals
Lectures and discussions
Space to reflect, process and deepen
Sample Daily Rhythm
Monday morning begins with an ocean excursion and gratitude practice. We will have ocean excursions 1-2 times during the retreat.
Movement
9:00 - 10:00
Treatments + individualised therapeutic homework
10:00 - 1:00
1:00 - 2:00
Lunch
2:00 - 3:00
Daily lecture
3:00 - 5:00
Trading treatments with supervision
5:00 - 6:00
Integration time
6:00
Dinner
Who It’s for
This retreat is for practitioners with prior cranial experience, especially those actively working with private clients. It is both a working person's retreat and a place of study-designed for rest, healing, rejuvenation, and greater refinement of craft.
Accommodation + Logistics
Room + board included in the full retreat price
Shared and private room options available
(we will put you in contact with the property directly)Organic Meals included in the full retreat price
Hilo Airport pickup available
About the Retreat
A few things to know about the experience before you join us.
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Yes. Moving Toward Aloha is designed for practitioners with prior cranial experience, especially those actively working with private clients. This is not an introductory craniosacral training. It is a space to deepen your work, receive treatment, refine your skills, and reconnect with the craft.
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The $1,460 Full Retreat includes the complete retreat program, accommodation at the retreat property, and meals during your stay.
The $1,000 Retreat Only option includes the complete retreat program but does not include accommodation or meals. Participants choosing this option will need to arrange both independently.
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Each participant will receive five treatments during the retreat, one for each day of the program.
Treatments will be provided by Dr. Allen, Marza, and members of the retreat faculty. The work is intended to support your own healing and regulation while also deepening your understanding of the craniosacral system through direct experience.
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Yes. This is intentionally both a training and a retreat.
There will be space for rest, integration, movement, shared meals, and time in nature. The group will also take part in one or two ocean excursions during the week.
Travel, Stay + Practical Details
Everything you need to know about staying with us in Hawaii.
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A complete packing list will be sent before the retreat.
We recommend bringing comfortable clothing for movement and treatment work, swimwear, sun protection, and anything you personally need to feel comfortable during your stay.
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Meals are included for participants who book the Full Retreat and stay at the retreat property. Participants choosing the Retreat Only option will need to arrange their own meals.
Meals at the retreat property will be organic.
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Accommodation at the retreat property is included with the Full Retreat.
Shared and private room options are available. If you have questions about your room, accessibility needs, or special accommodation requests, please contact the retreat property directly. XXX-XXX-XXX
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Yes. Airport pickup from Hilo International Airport will be coordinated around participant arrival times. We will collect your flight information before the retreat and share the final pickup details with you.
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If you would like to arrive earlier or stay longer, please contact the retreat property directly to ask about availability and additional accommodation. XXX-XXX-XXX
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For questions about your room, accessibility needs, dietary requirements, or other special requests related to your stay, please contact the retreat property directly. Dr. Allen’s team remains your contact for questions about the retreat program, registration, and payments.
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Item description
Dr. Daniel Allen
For more than 35 years, Dr. Daniel Allen has devoted his life to osteopathic medicine and the study of the body’s inherent movement toward health.
His first Cranial Osteopathy course in 1987 opened a lifelong path of inquiry that continues to shape his clinical practice and teaching. His background includes emergency medicine, obstetrics, traditional osteopathic care, and decades of deeply individualized hands-on work.
His teaching is grounded in a simple principle: slow down, listen carefully, and allow the body’s deeper intelligence to reveal the way forward.
Marza Millar, BSN,MA
Marza is a lifelong healer, scholar, and lineage holder known for her deep work in Egyptian cosmology, vibrational medicine, and indigenous wisdom traditions. She brings extensive knowledge of ancient Hawai‘i—the people, their healing lineages, and the living relationship with land and waters—and over 30 years’ experience in Lomi Lomi (traditional Hawaiian massage). Through Black Lotus Academy, she offers private sessions that blend ancient science with intuitive healing.
From soul retrieval to herbal medicine, energy clearing to life-transition coaching, Marza’s work supports those navigating spiritual awakening, chronic illness, or major life shifts. Her approach is highly personalized, grounded in decades of practice, and guided by sacred insight.