The Episcopal Diocese of Hawai'i
​CLERGY RETREAT: ​BODY, MIND & SPIRIT

All clergy in the Diocese are invited to attend the annual Clergy Retreat at Camp Mokulē'ia, beginning on Monday, January 26 through lunch on Wednesday, January 28, 2026. Participants will be led on a journey of body, mind, and spirit, with sessions involving Centering Prayer, Tai Chi, meditation practices, and the Enneagram Navigation Process. Other acitivites will include walking the labyrinth, one-on-one sessions with our Enneagram leader, and free time to enjoy all that the Camp has to offer.  To reserve your space at the retreat, click on the button below. Deadline to register is Monday, January 19.

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The Retreat Sessions:

TAI CHI CHUAN with Ross Mobley who is a personal apprentice to the late Master Woo Shing in Hong Kong since 1971.  Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan or Ultimate Boxing) is an ancient Chinese exercise developed by Taoist hermits on Wudang Mountain in the Song Dynasty.

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The training stances do not require strenuous exertion of strength, and is an excellent tonic for young and old alike.

The exercise is a complete one in that both body and mind are harmonized with rhythms of nature.

ENNEAGRAM with Margarita Pelaez-King, an Enneagram teacher trained in the Narrative Tradition through The Enneagram Narrative Program, with over a decade of study and practice. ​​She has facilitated Enneagram work with both business and faith-based groups, helping participants identify patterns that increase self-awareness and foster compassion and empathy.

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She brings 14 years of HR leadership experience, using the Enneagram as a practical, human-centered tool to strengthen self-awareness, collaboration, and communication within teams. Her approach emphasizes curiosity over typing and real-world application, supporting teams in building trust, accountability, and meaningful connections.

CENTERING PRAYER with Contemplative Outreach:
Centering Prayer is a receptive method of silent prayer in which we experience God's presence within us, closer than breathing, closer than thinking, closer than consciousness itself. This method of prayer is both a relationship with God and a discipline to foster that relationship.

MEDITATION PRACTICES with Gregory Pai, Ph.D.: Gregory Pai began his study of meditation in the mid-seventies under Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche in the Tibetan Buddhist tradition. In the eighties he practiced under Roshi Robert Aitken in the Zen Buddhist tradition, and since then has been practicing Vipassana or Insight (Mindfulness) Meditation in the Burmese Mahasi tradition. 

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​His teachers have included Anagarika Munindra, Sri Goenka, Sayadaw U Pandita, Sayadaw U Lakkhana, Sayadaw U Silananda, and Sayadaw U Kundala of Burma.  He also studied with Jon Kabat-Zinn in mindfulness based stress reduction and graduated from the Community Dharma Leadership training program at the Spirit Rock Meditation Center in the United States.   

​He began teaching meditation in the nineties with a public meditation program at the Broken Ridge Korean Temple in Honolulu.  Since then, his teaching activities have included working with the mentally disabled at the Hawaii State Hospital, with veterans at the Veterans Administration Hospital, at Kahi Mohala, a private transitional facility for the mentally disabled, and at the psychiatric unit at Queens Hospital. He worked with the homeless at the Institute for Human Services, homeless veterans, and in the state and federal prison system. He also taught at the Center for Alternative Medicine at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine and has also written and edited a number of works on mindfulness meditation.  He continues to lead a meditation class at the Broken Ridge Korean Temple in Honolulu.   

Dr. Pai, who is now retired, formerly served as a Commissioner on the Hawaii State Public Utilities Commission.  Prior to that, he served as the Director of the Office of State Planning, Special Assistant for Public Policy under Governor Benjamin Cayetano, and Special Assistant for Economic Affairs under Governor John Waihee.  Before joining the public sector, he was Vice President and Chief Economist for the First Hawaiian Bank.   

​Dr. Pai received his Ph.D. in economics and regional planning at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and also a Masters in Architecture from the Harvard Graduate School of Design.  He graduated from the University of Hawaii in 1967 and attended Iolani School in Honolulu.  

Retreat Schedule:

(Schedule subject to change)

Monday, January 26

​​2:00 pm – Chapel available 
4:00 pm – Lodge available for check in
5:00 pm – Welcome/Eucharist
6:00 pm – Dinner 
7:00 pm – Walk the  Labyrinth
​8:30 pm – Compline, social time, rest  

Tuesday, January 27

7:15 am – Morning Prayer
7:45 am – Breakfast
8:30 am – Tai Chi 
10:30 am – Enneagram with Margarita Pelaez (*available for one-on-ones)
12:00 pm – Lunch
1:00 pm – Centering Prayer 
Afternoon free for activity of choice
6:00 pm – Dinner 
7:00 pm – TBA
8:30 pm – Compline, social time, rest

Wednesday, January 28
​(*Margarita available for one-on-ones)

7:30 am – Morning Prayer
8:00 am – Breakfast
9:00 am – TBA
10:30 am – Meditation exercises 
12:00 pm – Lunch, followed by departures

​The Diocese will cover air travel expenses for neighbor  island clergy attending the retreat.  Please click HERE for travel procedures, then contact the Diocesan Travel Coordinator HERE to submit an interisland Air Travel Request. 

Clergy should coordinate rides to Camp with each other.​ Contact Rae Costa if you need assistance with this.