Well what a year it has been. I wish all the best for you wherever you are at this time of year. Whatever happens it's always a good time to: Bless The Present Trust Yourself Expect The Best For more details visit here. Huna Word Search As a little gift to pass the time, I have created a Huna word search for you. You can do it online by clicking the link … [Read more...] about Happy Huna Festive Season
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Revisiting The Seven Principles of Huna: A Worthwhile Practice
The Seven Principles The Seven Principles underpin Huna philosophy and are extremely useful concepts. Although they are an all-pervasive part of Huna, I wanted to take this opportunity to provide a brief reminder of their utility and share some ideas for their application. The Seven Principles as we commonly know them now were developed by Serge Kahili King based on the … [Read more...] about Revisiting The Seven Principles of Huna: A Worthwhile Practice
Huna: Simple or Easy?
Simplicity One of the aspects of Huna that really attracted me was the apparent simplicity of it. In fact, I found that very simplicity to be deceptive at times. How could something so seemingly simple be effective? Surely in order to be powerful and effective something needed to be complex and intricate? For example, in healing there are really in-depth, long complex … [Read more...] about Huna: Simple or Easy?
Serge King Discusses the Emperor of the Universe Technique
What is the Emperor of the Universe Technique? Some years ago, Serge King taught me a simple technique which I have used many times since and found to be really useful. Serge sometimes refers to it as the Emperor of the Universe technique. It is a useful way of getting into the present moment and experiencing the benefits that that brings. As with all techniques … [Read more...] about Serge King Discusses the Emperor of the Universe Technique
The ‘Wizard Stones’ of Waikiki
Waikiki on the island of Oahu is the home of what are sometimes referred to as the Wizard Stones. As all international flights to the Hawaiian islands come into Honolulu airport, I invariably spend some time at the beginning and end of any trip to Hawaii in Waikiki and the Wizard Stones form a familiar landmark in that respect. What Are The Wizard Stones? The … [Read more...] about The ‘Wizard Stones’ of Waikiki
5 (Plus 1) Reasons I love Huna – Jeff Donohue
Continuing with my quest to understand what draws different people to Huna and what they value about it, I am pleased to present a wonderful contribution from friend and fellow Alakai Jeff Donohue. Jeff is also a volunteer at the Bailey House Museum and Hale Ho'ike'ike (Home of objects) part of the Maui Historical Society. Jeff provides some background about what led him to … [Read more...] about 5 (Plus 1) Reasons I love Huna – Jeff Donohue
Secrets of Lucid Dreaming
In this article Jim Fallon provides a perspective on lucid dreaming making reference to some Huna concepts. Lucid dreaming is simply retaining a degree of consciousness awareness in the dream state. Body asleep, mind awake. Most people simply black out when falling asleep. The secret of lucid dreaming is to learn to fall asleep consciously and slowly. The reason for falling … [Read more...] about Secrets of Lucid Dreaming
On Taking Things Personally: A Huna Perspective
He ‘olina leo ka ke aloha. - A joyousness is in the voice of love. (Love speaks in a gentle and joyous voice, not in harshness or gruffness). Hawaiian Proverb The Hawaiians have a particular type of instrument – the nose flute (ʻohe hano ihu), a bamboo instrument which is played using the breath from the nose. It is considered to be a symbol of blessing and … [Read more...] about On Taking Things Personally: A Huna Perspective
Reflecting on Connecting: A Huna Perspective
pili kau, pili ho'oilo (together in the dry season, together in the wet season) - Hawaiian Proverb Someone recently suggested to me that it would be easier and ‘safer’ if we took a position of detachment from our thoughts, feelings and experiences, that to be disconnected provides some kind of protection from ‘bad’ things that might happen in life. While I … [Read more...] about Reflecting on Connecting: A Huna Perspective
The Shaman’s Mind – Interview with Jonathan Hammond
Meet Jonathan Hammond For Jonathan Hammond, July 2020 marked the culmination of a great deal of effort and focus resulting in the publication of his book: The Shaman’s Mind: Huna Wisdom to Change Your Life. Jonathan is an alakai (leader) of Aloha International as well as an energy healer shamanic practitioner, spiritual counsellor and faculty member of the Omega Institute. He … [Read more...] about The Shaman’s Mind – Interview with Jonathan Hammond