Kama Flight: Deepening Intimacy through Somatic Movement
With Roland Peralta
December 8 - 11, 2022
Distilling and blending the dynamism of contact improv, the serene flow of Watsu, the deep tissue release of Thai massage and the exhilaration of Acro-Yoga, Kama Flight comprises a new modality for reanimating the body.
You will leave this retreat with a certificate of completion for Kama Flight I Training. This will empower you to offer Kama Flight as a service to your community.
Set in the lush, sub-tropical environment of the 22,000 acre St. Sebastian nature preserve, Mauo Ranch Florida is a gathering place for thought leaders, change makers, and community builders who seek reconnection to nature. Enjoy Organic Farm to Table Meals with produce from our Permaculture Gardens, and relax in our state of the art spa complete with Cold Plunge, Infrared Sauna & Saline Hot Tub.
Traveling by Plane? Orlando International Airport is an hour drive from Mauo Ranch Retreat. Uber or Lyft will take you to and from Orlando Airport.
What is Kama Flight?
A lyrical and healing bodily “voyage” that the receiver (or “voyager”) takes under the secure conveyance of a trained practitioner or “vehicle,” Kama Flight is an improvisational somatic practice that reconnects the voyager to the original trusting joy of her childhood physicality. Distilling and blending the dynamism of contact improv, the serene flow of Watsu, the deep tissue release of Thai massage and the exhilaration of Acro-Yoga, Kama Flight comprises a new modality for reanimating the body. The voyage itself is universally
experienced as pleasurable, feeling to voyagers like both flying and, at the same time, being deeply massaged. Among healing modalities, Kama Flight distinguished by its improvisatory flow and its playful, exploratory freedom.
Supported on a massage table, with her body borne aloft on the continually moving fulcrum of the vehicle’s body, the voyager is moved through a wide range of extended postures with peaks of gentle but deep stretching. Using a suite of practiced movements, such as pivoting his body under different joints of the voyager’s body, the vehicle is able to move the voyager throughout the course
of a one-to-three hour session. During this session, he safely levers the voyager’s body into increasingly extended and pleasurable positions that combine deep hip opening, pivoting and spinal decompression that, collectively, evoke a deep state of surrender.
As enchanting as a child’s being safely spun in the air by a parent, as flowing as tango in the arms of an experienced dancer, Kama Flight partaps bodily delight for healing. Trauma carried in the body and unconscious fears and prejudices that limit the voyager’s capacity for full physical vitality are erased by the persistence of the ride’s giddy delights. During the ride’s extended course, voyagers’ bodies progressively relax as fatigue disables bodily tightness, the unpredictability of
the improvisatory flow reduces resistance, the continual dependability of the support enhances their trust and they increasingly surrender to the ride as a path to euphoric exploration.
Kama Flight provides voyagers a critical “reset” of their relationship to their body, marshaling the body’s intelligence – at a tissue-level – to fully inhabit its physicality and rebuilding the body’s trust in its capacity for deep and fearless pleasure.
Retreat Schedule
Thursday
Arrive on Thursday afternoon at 3:00pm, with time to settle into your accommodations before a nature walk at 6:00pm to explore Mauo Ranch’s grounds and become acquainted with the land.
We gather at 6:00pm for a bonfire and opening circle. Here we drop in with new friends, set our intentions for the weekend, and begin to explore the Kama Flight Modality.
Next, we move into a delicious farm-to-table, riverside Dinner at 7:00pm while we connect and prepare for an incredible weekend in nature.
Friday
Wake up to the sound of birds in a lush tropical jungle. Walk to the gathering tent in silence and sit for morning meditation & yoga.
Next we drop into our first Kama Flight Workshop led by Roland, then make your way to the Cold Plunge for a ritual drop in with the group.
Head to brunch for a taste of Chef Collin’s gourmet vegan cuisine, a fine dining experience that will leave you inspired. Next, take a couple of hours at the spa – choose your bliss in the saline pool, sauna, cold plunge, saline hot tub or sign up for a massage, or enjoy an adventure on the river with Paola, local marine biologist and expert on “Blue Mind Science” – the phenomenon of our natural draw to water. Learn about the natural flora and fauna, and witness the expanse of wildlife within the Sebastian River Nature Preserve. Groups of 4 will rotate to join Roland in the Pool for Kama Float workshops.
After family dinner, we dive deeper with a Kama Flight jam to some amazing live music!
Saturday
Now we’ve found our flow. Deepening into the magic of embodiment, we start the morning again with a meditation and yoga class,
After a light and healthy breakfast, Join Roland for the 2nd Kama Flight workshop intensive.
After Lunch enjoy a quiet afternoon and choose your own adventure at the spa, on the trails, or quietly swaying in a hammock. In small groups rotate in the pool for the Kama Float workshop.
Before dinner, enjoy a sunset river cruise on Mauo Ranch’s electric gondola. Indulge in one of our delicious elixirs, and if you are lucky, say hello to our neighbors – manatees, dolphins, alligators and countless sub-tropical birds may grace you with their presence.
We close the night with Ecstatic Dance and Cacao & Kama Massage, feeling activated and grateful for new and deepening connections with each other and the natural rhythms of nature.
Sunday
Before we part ways on Sunday, enjoy one last Meditation & Yoga Class and our Closing Circle. Now grab a smoothie and a bite to eat, and hit the road feeling refreshed, embodied and inspired for the week ahead.
Mauo Ranch RETREAT
WHERE RAW NATURE AND ECO LUXURY INTERSECT
Find yourself among the spirit of the earth — the sun, the stars, the moon, the water, the animals, the elements. Located within the most biodiverse lagoon system in the Northern
Hemisphere, this area is home to 10,000 species of flora and fauna and 35 endangered species, including the Florida Panther. It serves as a nursery ground and spawning for oceanic species, lagoon fish and shellfish, and regular sightings of wild turkeys, turtles, manatees, schools of dolphins, bobcats, and hawks are a part of daily life.
Come explore your relationship to our closest celestial neighbor, the moon, through movement, music, and meditative & healing practices. We will create the grace and space for harmonious transformation for each of us as individuals and for the group as a whole.
More information about Mauo Ranch and travel to Mauo Ranch can be found here: https://retreat.guru/centers/1555-1/Mauo Ranch-retreat
Mauo Ranch EXPERIENCES
Geodesic Domes
St. Sebastian River Tours
Walk the Mauo Ranch Path
Saline Pool
Safari Tent Camp
River Lounge
Outdoor Showers
Massages
Gathering Tent
Indoor Villa
Cold Plunge
River Sunsets
Comic Fire Pit
Bike Paths
Cold Plunge/Spa/Jacuzzi
DATE AND TIME DETAILS: Check In: 3:00pm Check Out: 12:00pm
LOCATION: Mauo Ranch Retreat
ADDRESS: Sebastian, FL, USA
CONTACT:
Karlie Dean
kdean@Mauo Ranchretreat.com
- Safari Tent – $1,200.00
- Geodesic Dome – $1,800.00
- Peruvian Room – Queen – $2,100.00
- Roots Room – Queen – $2,100.00
- King Villa Room – $2,460.00
About the Facilitator
Roland Peralta
Roland has been teaching Kama Flight Massage, a somatic movement practice he developed over the last 8 years. It is the manifestation of years of practicing yoga, contact improvisation, partner yoga, Thai massage, 5 Rhythms and other healing modalities including Reiki and Hands of Light Healing. Roland teaches couples how to rebalance and reset […]