Enter the HeartEmerge Into Light

Name: Enter the Heart, Emerge Into Light
Start: 2026-10-05
End: 2026-10-09
Location: Omega Institute

A Healing Journey Through Crystal Singing Bowls & Awakening Sound

Ashana & James Kawainui

October 4th–9th, 2026 OmegA INSTITUTERhinebeck, New York

What would it be like to feel steady inside yourself when life is anything but?

Stress, judgment, reactivity, and separation are so familiar that we often don't notice how much they derail the way we move through our days.

This is a chance to discover what it feels like when old patterns are no longer driving the car.

Crystalline sound, deep listening, reflection, breath, and real connection come together in one cohesive whole, over a six day sustained experience. You’ll leave more at peace with yourself, and a deeper sense of who you are.

THIS IS FOR YOU IF

You want to feel steady in yourself even when life is anything but.

You already have tools—meditation, breath, sound, yoga, therapy and you’re looking to going deeper.

You want 6 days away from the pressures and responsibilities of daily life to relax deeply, turn inward, and see what shows up when things slow down around you.

You want to spend time with people you can trust, laugh with, be vulnerable with, and have a genuine connection with them.

You want a different experience of yourself inside your own life.

Resting in Sacred Space

Six days with us, in person, at Omega.

Over several days, you have the time and space to discover what becomes available when you are no longer meeting everything from stress, effort, or habit.

Sound helps the body relax deeply, breath becomes easier, and the mind grows quiet. As that happens, you begin to experience yourself differently.

Each day, healing sound weaves in and out of periods of meditation, self-inquiry, reflection, and conversation. Every experience deepens and builds upon the next. As you unwind, you begin to see things more clearly, make connections you hadn’t noticed, and become more aware of what sits beneath the noise of everyday life.

You'll discover what becomes possible because you have the space and support to be with whatever is ready to emerge.

With Ashana & James

We come from two very different traditions. James brings Hawaiian healing wisdom, ancestral teachings, and twenty years of working directly with people. Ashana brings decades of experience with music, voice, healing sound, and deep listening.

We teach, ask questions, tell stories, do our best to challenge old assumptions, and bring new perspectives into the conversation.

People often say that being around the two of us together is a big part of their experience—the way we listen to each other, the laughter and affection (yes, it's real!) the differences between us, and our willingness to show up and be who we are, warts and all.

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“Ashana and James have done a fabulous job of creating a space for us to discover ourselves. Their program is set up in a way
for us to reconnect, to rediscover, to relearn, to remember and then take that energy and put it into our everyday lives.”

Your OMEGA Experience Also Includes

Gardens and woodlands on Omega's Rhinebeck campus

250 Acres to Explore

Wander gardens, woodlands, and walking paths in a quiet natural setting 90 miles north of New York City.

Daily Open Classes

Start each morning with yoga, tai chi, or movement classes, open to every guest at every level.

Farm-Fresh Meals

Wholesome, seasonal meals—much of it grown in Omega's own gardens—served three times a day.

Massage treatment at Omega's Wellness Center

Wellness & Rest

Add massage and holistic treatments at Omega's Wellness Center, or simply take time to do nothing at all.

Evenings at Omega

Sunsets by Long Pond Lake, evening performances, and quiet time under the stars to close each day.

Join us at Omega

October 4th–9th, 2026
Omega Institute · Rhinebeck, New York

Workshop Tuition

$595

Omega Member Tuition: $535
Accommodations are not included in workshop tuition.

On- site accommodations are selected and booked separately through Omega.

STAY AT OMEGA
Approx. $1,550–$1,888
Accommodation selected during registration

STAY OFF CAMPUS
Choose your own nearby lodging
*Required $425 Omega commuter fee
The commuter fee includes:
Meals during your workshop, access to Omega’s facilities, parking, guest services, daily activities, optional classes, evening performances, sampler classes during the week, and more.

There are places thought alone does not always reach.

Healing sound is a very physical experience. It touches the body first.

It can help quiet the mental chatter that keeps you stuck in familiar ways of thinking and feeling, bringing you into a vastly expanded experience of yourself.

Throughout the retreat, Ashana's extraordinary music with alchemy crystal singing bowls, harps and angelic sound soothe your nervous system and open you to states of deep listening. This can take you places your thinking mind cannot reach.

Your guides

Ashana

Sacred Vocal Artist · Master Teacher · Creator of Crystal Bowl Mastery®

Ashana has been a musician for more than 55 years. Her recordings have been streamed more than 135 million times, making her the most listened-to crystal singing bowl artist in the world. A recording artist, composer, author, and master teacher, she pioneered the genre of healing music with crystal singing bowls. For listeners, her music is a doorway to the celestial realms and a way to touch the soul.

She is the author of Crystal Singing Bowls: The Angelic Sound of Healing, Relaxation and Spiritual Awakening and creator of Crystal Bowl Mastery®. At Omega, she brings decades of experience as a musician and teacher and a deep commitment to helping students know themselves better through self-awareness and healing sound.

James Kawainui

Native Hawaiian Healer and Elder

James Kawainui is a Native Hawaiian elder, healer, author, and recognized kahuna whose ancestral lineage extends through more than 20 generations. His understanding of healing comes through that lineage, his own life experience, and decades working directly with people facing physical, emotional, relational, and spiritual challenges.

At Omega, James brings his wisdom and experience to the work of self-inquiry, with a deep understanding of the energetic patterns that shape how we experience ourselves and relate to others. He is the author of the forthcoming book What My Ancestors Knew: Ho‘oponopono, A Hawaiian Way of Living, an exploration of the traditional Hawaiian approach to healing conflict and restoring relationship.

What people say after spending time with Ashana & James

“I just didn’t know that it would actually affect me to the extent that it did.”

“Working with Ashana and James was a dream come true. I got to be who I truly am, without judgement, which is pure love."

“There was so much joy in that play that I want to stay in it. Like, deep, soft joy.”

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Come join us at Omega!

October 4th-9th, 2026 ·
OMEGA INSTITUTE