August 30th - Sept 5th• Big Island, Hawaiʻi
ONE WEEK DEDICATED TO YOUR MUSICAL MUSE
A week of ceremony, music-making, and island exploring, where you will go deep within yourself to open your creative channel, and allow the music to flow through you.
Our goal as your facilitators is to help you remember the artist you are that you came here to be
and to bring forth your heart’s song.
Inspired from the depths of your imagination and revealed through ceremony,
you become the muse of your Magick, creating from a place of pure, divine connection.
This retreat is for those who are desiring to explore their musical artistry in an intentional, magickal and inspired experience.
We meet you exactly where you are and from there,
open the channel for sound to move, express, and create through you.
Whether you’re a seasoned artist or just beginning to listen,
this is a space to deepen your relationship with your soul's song through the Medicine of Music
Your Ceremonial Experience
There is nothing more invigorating than feeling a deep, embodied connection to your true artistry. As independent musicians, we often find ourselves caught up in the doing — the marketing, the business, the hustle — leaving little room for the pure joy of creation.
This retreat is your invitation to step out of the noise and into a week of creative immersion, guided ceremony, and deep inspiration. Together, we’ll weave the power of plant allies, the magick of this sacred land, and carefully held ceremonial experiences to activate your inner muse and spark fresh creative breakthroughs.
Each ceremony will be an opportunity to go deeper into your inner muse, blending the perfect alchemy of music, ritual, and intentional facilitation, supported by live musicians and experienced guides.
This is a transformational, all-inclusive experience designed for artists ready to amplify their authentic expression, discover (or rediscover) their unique creative blueprint, and return home with a fully embodied vision.. and a song that captures it.
Your Retreat Experience
We will take you on a carefully guided ceremonial arc that is designed to transition you from the noise of everyday life into a deeper communion with your voice, your creativity, and the unseen forces that move through music.
Over the course of the week, you’ll be held inside an intimate container of just 8 artists, allowing for depth, attention, and a truly personalized experience.
From the moment you arrive, you are welcomed into a space of presence and unconditional love.
We begin with a shared meal and an opening ceremony to ground, connect, and set intentions for the journey ahead.
From there, each day unfolds with a rhythm that balances activation, creation, ceremony, and integration.
Your mornings begin slowly, nourishing meals, connection, and practices designed to open your body and voice. Through vocal activation, embodiment work, and sound exploration, you’ll begin unlocking new layers of expression and confidence in your artistry.
As the week deepens, you’ll be guided through a powerful sequence of ceremonial experiences, including multiple journeys with our chosen allies. Each one designed with intention:
To quiet the mind.
To open the channel.
To access the deeper codes of your creative field.
Between ceremonies, you’ll be supported in bringing what you receive into form.
Through daily songwriting workshops and hands-on guidance, you’ll begin shaping your ideas into a living piece of music. You’ll have dedicated time in the studio with a professional producer, receiving support in writing, refining, and laying the foundation of your track.
This is where inspiration becomes expression.
Evenings are for integration and will be filled with shared meals, reflection, and space to land what has moved through you.
Throughout the week, we also step beyond the workshops/ceremonies and into the living beauty of Hawaiʻi itself, allowing you to deepen your self exploration in nature.
From lava walking excursions, to ocean immersion and snorkel days, the land becomes part of the creative process, offering its own medicine, perspective, and inspiration.
By the end of the journey, you’ll leave inspired, you’ll leave with a deeper connection to your voice, a clearer understanding of your creative blueprint, and the beginnings of a song that carries your essence forward.
Sari and Natalie curated an amazing experience with so much knowledge, care and love. The location was magical, hand-picked to be the perfect place to hold our group and the different events that we participated in. The workshops and ceremonies were unique and fun, and so deep and thought-provoking/mind-expanding. The gorgeous live music and amazing homemade meals - every aspect of this container had so much love and care poured into it, and it was felt! These are powerful priestesses who are sharing their gifts to lead you through a spiritual journey that will change your life and awareness! I highly recommend Sari and Natalie’s retreats if you are seeking a transformative, healing and beautiful experience while spending a week in paradise!
Carolyn - Sovereign Retreat Guest
Alexa Young, CA
Amazing Sanctuary Location
Nestled in the lush landscapes of the Big Island of Hawaiʻi, The Medicine of Music Retreat is held across two extraordinary properties designed to support deep rest, creativity, and transformation.
Our primary residence is a beautiful ocean-view home that accommodates up to 10 guests. Complete with luxurious bedrooms, a pool, sweeping tropical vistas, and thoughtfully curated interiors adorned with crystals and sacred artifacts, this space offers the perfect environment to relax, create, and connect.
Just a short walk away is our private 5-acre sanctuary — a vibrant tropical oasis surrounded by ocean views and a thriving food forest filled with exotic fruits. This sacred land serves as the home for our ceremonies, gatherings, and creative explorations throughout the week.
Together, these spaces create an intimate container far removed from the distractions of everyday life, allowing you to fully immerse yourself in the journey.
Between ceremonies, enjoy quiet moments of reflection in our outdoor clawfoot soaking tubs, wander the gardens, connect with the land, or simply take in the beauty of Hawaiʻi beneath the open sky.
Gourmet Nourishment
We provide nourishing, lovingly prepared meals made with ingredients sourced from the land.
Prepared by our chef, each meal is intentionally crafted to be savored and delicious
Savor seasonal fruits grown right here on the property and enjoy meals designed to honor and support your journey.
We are happy to accommodate all dietary preferences and needs.
Live Music and Sound Healing
During our ceremonies, music becomes the heartbeat of the experience. We weave live, world-inspired sounds with carefully crafted soundscapes, guiding you on a journey that engages every layer of your being.
Each note, rhythm, and vibration is intentionally chosen to help you move energy, process emotions, and open to deeper states of presence. From soothing melodies to expansive, transcendent moments, sound becomes our primary tool — carrying you through waves of release, insight, and renewal — so you can receive the most profound and transformative experience possible.
Sacred Ceremonies
With the intention of deepening our connection to Self and aligning with our highest timeline, these ceremonies are designed to support the release of subconscious blocks and open the doorway to expanded awareness.
The main ceremonies we offer are: Fantastic Fungi, Low dose "5MEOws" and Green Goddess. Through ritual, prayer, and intentional space-holding, we invite transformation, renewal, and reconnection with the spirit of place.
ACCOMMODATIONS
APPLY TO THE MEDICINE OF MUSIC EXPERIENCE
Next Steps:
Please complete the application form so we can learn more about your intentions, background, and any relevant health considerations. Once we have reviewed your application, we will reach out to schedule a video call to ensure alignment and answer any questions.
After the call, we will provide you with a secure link to confirm your reservation.
Energy Exchange:
$4,467 / person - Shared Accommodations - 4 more available
$5,567 - Private Accommodations - 2 More available
Your Facilitators
Sari "Sylver" Starr
Based on the Big Island of Hawai‘i after seven years in Los Angeles, Canadian-born Sari Starr is a ceremonialist, musician, author, and founder working at the intersection of sacred ritual, music, and human consciousness.
Before stepping into the world of sacred ceremony, Sari spent over a decade running a creative agency, building marketing campaigns for lifestyle brands around the globe beginning in 2002. Her background in culture-building and storytelling later became a powerful foundation for helping shift public perception around sacred plants and consciousness practices.
In 2016 she launched Redefining Cannabis, an initiative dedicated to helping cultivate a new era of cannabis culture rooted in education, intention, and respect for the plant. This work led to the creation of Cannabliss Retreats, one of the early pioneers of educational and experiential cannabis retreats and festivals, hosting gatherings in California, Canada, and Jamaica.
After relocating to Hawai‘i, Sari co-founded Sanctuary 72, a sacred sacrament temple devoted to conscious ceremony, education, and community. Through Sanctuary 72 she facilitates retreats, ceremonies, and the Mush Love Initiation, a facilitator training program focused on ethical leadership and responsible stewardship of ceremonial spaces.
Alongside her ceremonial work, Sari channels her creative expression through her musical project Sylver Starr, a persona born from a profound ceremonial experience shortly after arriving in Hawai‘i. As Sylver Starr she creates mystical soundscapes and spirit-driven anthems that weave together rock, electronic, and ceremonial music into immersive experiences of remembrance and liberation.
Sari is also the founder of Celestial Sacraments, a line of herbal alchemy products created to support ritual practice and conscious living.
Her work draws from more than two decades of exploration into human potential, consciousness, and the mystery traditions. Her studies include yoga teacher training, Reiki Levels 1 and 2, Dr. Joe Dispenza’s Advanced Quantum Retreat, and two years of initiation within the 13 Moon Oracle Mystery School, alongside ongoing study of Hermetic philosophy, Kabbalah, ritual magick, and non-dual inquiry.
Through ceremony, music, mentorship, and facilitator training, Sari guides individuals and communities in working with sacred sacraments—including fungi and cannabis—as tools for expanded awareness and personal evolution. Her work focuses on helping people move beyond inherited conditioning and into greater clarity, sovereignty, and creative power.
Her projects and work have been featured in Rolling Stone, LA Weekly, High Times, Huffington Post, and on Late Night with Seth Meyers, among other publications.
TRAINING AND STUDY:
Dr. Joe Dispenza – Advanced Quantum Retreat
KARE: Kannabis Accreditation Regulation & Education (Dr. Ira Price)
13 Moon Priestess Mystery School – Ceremonialist Initiation (2 Years)
Aha School of Sound Sourcery – Sound Meditation Training
Vocal Alchemy Training with Scarlett De Le Torre
Yoga Teacher Training
Reiki Levels 1 & 2
Resonance Chrysallis - One year Artist Immersion with Ruby Chase and Co-Facilitators
International Academy of Consciousness - 1 year
Madison “Sugar Sloane” Holland
Madison is a musician, ceremonial space holder, and creative mentor devoted to the transformational power of music and artistic expression.
For the past seven years, Madison has been facilitating intimate ceremonies in her home temple in Los Angeles alongside her husband, creating sacred spaces where artists, visionaries, and creatives reconnect with their truth, unlock their voice, and deepen their relationship to music as medicine.
Through these gatherings, she has guided hundreds of participants through immersive experiences that weave together music, sound healing, meditation, and intentional ceremony—inviting artists to move beyond performance and into embodiment, authenticity, and creative liberation.
As the artist behind Sugar Sloane, Madison channels this philosophy directly into her music: blending hip-hop, sensual embodiment, and spiritual practice into a sound that celebrates pleasure, power, and the divine feminine. Her work explores music not only as entertainment, but as a portal for healing, self-expression, and collective transformation.
Madison is also the Director of Marketing for Resonance Chrysalis, a global artist incubator that mentors emerging musicians in launching purpose-driven careers. Through this work she supports artists in aligning their creative vision with real-world impact.
At the Medicine of Music retreat in Hawai‘i, Madison guides participants into the deeper layers of their artistry, tapping into their most authentic voice.
Her work invites artists to remember that music is not something we simply perform, it is something we channel, embody, and live.
Jake Bonham - Danger Kids
Jake Bonham is a music producer, songwriter, and artist with a deep passion for helping others bring their most authentic sound to life. He first made his mark as a touring musician with the rock band Dangerkids, performing across the U.S. and beyond. Today, he writes and releases music under the name Birdshield, and works as both producer and creative guide - supporting artists through every stage of the songwriting and recording journey. His work centers on creating music that is not only sonically rich, but also deeply personal and transformative.
Phoenix Krief van Rooyen
Phoenix Krief van Rooyen is a multidimensional ceremonial space holder, Reiki Energy Master, clairvoyant intuitive, sound devotee, alchemical empath, and devotional guide rooted in Christ consciousness, sacred embodiment, and the remembrance of God within.
Her work lives at the meeting place of the mystical and deeply human. With almost two decades devoted to the healing arts, Phoenix weaves Reiki, prayer, intuitive sight, telepathic sensitivity, light language, sound transmission, yogic science, sacred feminine embodiment, and energetic grid fieldwork into containers of profound remembrance and transformation.
Phoenix’s gift is her ability to listen beyond words. She attunes to the subtle language of the body, the emotional field, the nervous system, and the unseen architecture of the soul. As a Seraphim angelic channel and multidimensional guide, she holds space with fierce tenderness, spiritual precision, and deep reverence for the sacred intelligence moving through each person’s journey.
Her medicine is not performance. It is presence.
Phoenix walks with the understanding that true healing is not about becoming someone new, but returning to what was never destroyed: innocence, truth, embodiment, soul remembrance, and direct connection with God. Her facilitation invites participants to soften beneath the armor of survival, release what no longer belongs, and remember the original light within.
Within ceremony, Phoenix serves as a guardian of the field; holding prayer, sound, silence, energetic safety, emotional attunement, and intuitive guidance. She brings a mothering fire to the space: protective, clear, compassionate, and deeply anchored.
Phoenix is honored to co-facilitate Return to Innocence as a sacred passage of remembrance, healing, integration, and return...to the body, to the heart, to God, and to the untouched innocence that has always remained within.
Phoenix’s training, studies, and experience include:
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Yogic science
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Karuna Reiki Master-level practice
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Sacred ceremony facilitation and plant medicine space holding
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Sound alchemy, light language, and intuitive vocal transmission
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Clairvoyant, clairsentient, and multidimensional fieldwork
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Womb wisdom, feminine embodiment, and sacred sexuality studies
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Nervous system regulation, somatic healing, breathwork
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Hypnotherapy subconscious and inner child work
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Herbalism, natural healing, and sacred plant medicine studies
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Spiritual counseling, prayer, and Christ-consciousness devotion
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Ritual design, integration support, and transformational group facilitation
Michael Kawa (pronounced Kava) life journey is a symphony of spirituality and self-discovery. With a deep passion for music and soulful singing, he has embraced the transformative power of sound on his spiritual path. Throughout life’s challenges, he fearlessly followed his heart, emerging as a beacon of service to others. His profound connection with the sacred ways led him to hold ceremonies that resonate with the essence of life’s mysteries. Kawa has nurtured his soul and body through decades of dedicated body movement and meditation practices, a commitment that began in his youth, unknowingly preparing him for a purpose he would later unveil. Recently, he embarked on a quest to share his rich spiritual experience, decoding the profound knowledge held within. Kawa has become a guide, helping others unlock their potential and discover the hidden wisdom that lies within their souls. His life is a testament to the transformative power of following one’s heart and embracing the sacred journey of self-discovery.
Michael Kawa
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Mush Love Initiation Graduate
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4 years trained multicultural, dance, and drums workshops
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"Holy Desire" and "Channel" Leadership Programs
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Self developed movement meditations
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4 years of survival training
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NVC trained
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Builder by trade
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Steward of nature with a permaculture certificate