The Path of Meditation that Leads to Living ALOHA

  • Not a Religion – Just Universal Truths that Lead One Along a Path to Realign with Life Itself: ALOHA

All that we offer at Hoʻi ka Hā is rooted in ALOHA, a living expression born of the Kanaka Maoli, the Indigenous people of Hawaiʻi. We acknowledge that Hawaiʻi is ʻāina ʻōiwi (ancestral land) and that the Hawaiian people continue to carry, protect, and evolve their wisdom despite histories of displacement. We commit to honoring their language, culture, and sovereignty, and to walking our practice with humility, gratitude, and kuleana.

“The world will turn to Hawaiʻi as they search for peace because Hawaiʻi has the key; and that key is ALOHA.”

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Aloha! My name is Kit Kanohoaloha Wynkoop and I’m the Lead Teacher and Curator of The Path of Meditation that Leads to Living ALOHA. Thank you for stopping by to check out the course!

This course is an invitation to live free from struggle, anxiety, depression, disturbing emotions, and suffering by aligning with your true nature and experiencing life through the lens of ALOHA – deep presence, harmony, and unconditional acceptance.

The course is an experiential journey that that points the way toward living consciously, with an awakened mind. Today, we call that living mindfully. According to Aunty Pilahi Pakī, Aunty Morrnah Nālamakū Simeona, and Aunty Nānā Veary, three of Hawaiʻi’s most beloved and respected wisdom keepers of the 20th century, it’s called living ALOHA.

Aloha nō! My name is Kilohana Silve and I’m the Native Hawaiian Cultural Advisor for the course called The Path of Meditation that Leads to Living ALOHA. This course is a unique approach to meditation that incorporates learning to live the premise of “Aloha” from Hawaiian culture. Although there are many excellent methods or initiation courses to guide one through the basics of meditation, I find Kit Kanohoaloha Wynkoop’s gentle and patient manner of teaching to be very encouraging and inclusive of all student levels.

His mélange of Tibetan and Hawaiian cultural values adds a rich and universal experience to the practice that transcends time and place. In the Hawaiian tradition our gratitude and willingness to flow with all that we encounter in life is an expression of Aloha. Joining other likeminded seekers in the calm and heartfelt atmosphere of The Path of Meditation that Leads to Living ALOHA helps one to maintain and live in accordance with the growing sense of awareness that is developed through meditation practice. This is living Aloha.

“We propose that [Buddhist] mindfulness meditation…facilitates the discovery, recovery, and uncovery of the Aloha response leading to the experiential awareness and embodiment of Aloha.”

The ancient form of Buddhist meditation is arguably the most powerful expression of mindfulness and has been for over 2,500 years. Mindfulness has been found to be a valuable tool for promoting the well-being and overall health of anyone who finds themselves to be subjected to stress or under mental duress. And who isn’t in today’s world? Mindfulness simply involves being fully present and aware without judgment.

“As a Shambhala Buddhist practitioner, I am grateful for this refreshing, experiential course which incorporates meditation practice, insightful talks, and thoughtful discussions. The content is well aligned with Shambhala principles while integrating wisdom from other traditions which helps to reinforce important Shambhala teachings. I highly recommend this course to anyone who feels ready to work with habitual patterns that are no longer serving them and to gain new perspectives that will help improve wellbeing.”

What is mindfulness good for?

According to dozens of research studies over the last 50 years, scientists say, if applied in daily life, mindfulness leads to:

  • emotional regulation
  • empathy & understanding
  • reduced reactivity
  • enhanced coping skills
  • improved problem-solving
  • acceptance of imperfections
  • enhanced self-awareness
  • better focus & concentration
  • pain management
  • stress reduction
  • enhanced bonding & communication
  • reduced anxiety & depression
  • increased resilience, and
  • overall well-being.

“This course is a valuable offering that is solidly based in the Shambhala teachings but with an authentic Hawaiian cultural grounding. The Path offers more of a support system with weekly classes/discussions over a year and a quarter versus the five weekends of Levels trainings offered by Shambhala. It’s worth your consideration regardless of all the sincere testimony/marketing quotes in support of the course.”

As a result of being born human, we entered this world with a number of inherent and natural qualities: mindfulness, awareness, curiosity, creativity, humor, primordial confidence, feeling (an action verb), insight, and the ability to think using our original mind (our heart-mind, our un-conditioned mind).

Thinking from the conceptual/ego mind (our “thinking” mind or “rational” mind), on the other hand, didn’t start until later and wasn’t purposefully used until around age 6 or 7. Full development of the conceptual/ego mind didn’t happen until age 25. But by that time, we were fully socialized into being reliant on it.

Before losing our original way of thinking to the conceptual/ego mind, we actively utilized our inherent human qualities and our heart-mind.

Thanks to Western culture, over the last two centuries, we have become more and more conceptual/ego-mind driven. In fact, we seemingly can’t stop. As a result, according to indigenous cultures around the world, we, our country, and the world are experiencing struggle, anxiety, depression, disturbing emotions, and suffering in all areas of our lives.

“Thank you for creating The Path of Meditation that Leads to Living ALOHA as well as your wonderful teaching and interactive sharing approach. I never considered myself a fan of online group interaction, but this cohort is truly amazing. The depth of emotion, personal challenges, various insights, etc. is really such a critical part of the whole experience for me. It’s quite something.

And now that I am taking the course a second time, it doesn’t seem like I’m repeating it; the material is completely fresh with new perspectives. It feels more like a continuation of the course rather than a re-do. I am in awe.”

As we begin to remember, uncover, and utilize our inherent human qualities again, we become beacons of ALOHA. ALOHA then radiates out from us and positively affects those around us and beyond (proven by quantum mechanics). In other words, the energy of living ALOHA spreads out concentrically like ripples caused by dropping a stone in a pond.

When we live ALOHA, our thoughts, feelings, words, and actions naturally reflect its inherent qualities of kindness, harmony, agreeability, humility, and patience. As a result, we experience peace and harmony. The more we each experience peace & harmony, the more we treat ourselves with kindness & compassion. The more we treat ourselves with kindness & compassion, the more we treat others and the planet with kindness & compassion. This forms the basis of working together cooperatively – free of ego – on any issue that is for the highest good of all sentient beings and the planet.

The 200+ participants who are in and have graduated my course are proving this works. Because they are consistently “thinking” primarily with their heart-minds, they are perceiving fresh, new solutions to age-old problems at work and in their private lives. And, perhaps best of all, they’re finding that living ALOHA is truly contagious. This has also been the experience of Buddhist teachers and practitioners around the world for the last 2,500 years.

My course is not the only path to learn how to live ALOHA but it is the only secular one that leads to fast, tangible, and reliable results.

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“A’ohe pau ka ‘ike i ka hālau ho’okāhi.”

“All knowledge is not taught in just one school.”

To point the way to living ALOHA, the structure of the course weighs heavily on the common touch-points of the 24 belief systems I studied over the past 49+ years, including: Buddhist mindfulness meditation, the Shambhala teachings, Tibetan Buddhist psychology & philosophy, ALOHA & the Hawaiian culture, other indigenous wisdom traditions, quantum mechanics, and non-dualism (Advaita Vedanta).

The Shambhala teachings are secular in nature and embody the inner wisdom of spiritual warriorship which arose within the ancient Kingdom of Shambhala. These teachings are based on the belief that there is a natural source of basic goodness, wisdom, and courage that lies within each of us (ALOHA). When one taps into this source via true meditation (which can be done anywhere at anytime), one is able to bring more harmony, peace, and wellbeing into our their lives as well as into the world – true freedom.

“The Buddhist teachings are human knowledge. It’s something that belongs to the world. It’s not religious or even Buddhist. This is our common knowledge. Knowledge that lives for humanity. So the time has come for our knowledge – which we kept for over a thousand years – this should now be made available to everybody.” 

My part in the course is to present what I found to be true through my studies and the experiences I’ve had and continue to have. It is then up to each participant to do the research and investigation on their own to decide if what is presented in each class of the course is true for them or not.

The words of awakened masters across the ages have been passed down for millennia on this subject and are true for this course, “Don’t believe anything I say if it doesn’t, after rigorous self investigation & research, hold true for you.”

This course does not seek to make you a Buddhist, non-dualist, Taoist, or any other -ist. It exists to make you a better whatever you already are and to inform you that there is a secular path available to anyone who wishes to become a beacon of ALOHA in the world.

“Showing ALOHA to family & friends seemed natural to me having been born & raised on Oʻahu and learning about ALOHA. However, living ALOHA was something deeper that I felt I needed to experience.

The course with teachings from Kit in addition to other teachings from Eckhart Tolle, Mooji, Adyashanti & many others along with the group discussions with participants in my cohort from all over the world have been remarkable.

The course has changed my daily life: more peace, kindness, harmony and compassion with myself and others. And my self confidence has improved tremendously. I hope you can find whatever it takes within you to step onto the path back to who you really are that this course presents. You’re worth it. We all are.”

This Course is for Those Who:

  • Feel stuck in cycles of anxiety, depression, stress, or emotional turbulence
  • Are ready to let go of baggage keeping them stuck in the past
  • Want to get beyond life’s daily trudgery
  • Want to live a fulfilling, purposeful, rewarding life
  • Seek more than just mindfulness – desiring true liberation
  • Want to integrate meditation into daily life, effortlessly
  • Are ready to shift from intellectual understanding to direct experience

What You’ll Learn:

  • The fundamentals and the path of meditation that lead to deep realization
  • How to quiet the mind and live from Awareness
  • Antidotes to life’s daily nagging issues
  • The principles of indigenous wisdom & quantum mechanics in spiritual awakening
  • How to move beyond belief systems into direct experience
  • Practical tools to navigate life with clarity, ease, and joy

General Course Format:

  • Live online or on-demand learning (see more info under Course Details below)
  • No prerequisites
  • All the teachings, trainings, skills, and knowledge you need to fully live ALOHA
  • Optional readings & videos are provided after each class to help unpack the topic(s)
  • Advance as far as you wish
  • Guided meditations and self-inquiry practices
  • Dynamic discussion & sharing periods
  • A supportive community for deeper integration
  • Access to the teacher live online
  • Lifetime access to revisit teachings anytime

“The perception of foundation is of great importance in our time, for we are coming to the end of a world cycle, and everything is beginning to unravel.

We cannot begin the next cycle of ages without a foundation on which to build. And that foundation will begin to take form with the reconsideration of the wisdom held by the ancestors.”

About The Teacher

Kit Kanohoaloha Wynkoop is a Dutch, Scottish, Navajo, and Blackfoot spiritual counselor and teacher. With a lifelong passion for spiritual exploration, Kit has studied and been initiated into many of the world’s belief systems, including Catholicism, Born Again Christianity, Hawaiian spirituality & Hoʻoponopono, mystic Christianity & Judaism, Aleister Crowley’s philosophy, Hermetic Teachings, Rudolf Steiner, Edgar Cayce, the Koran, Hinduism, shamanic practices (Ainu, Diné, Siksikáwa, Afro-Caribbean Santería), Metaphysics, New Age spiritualism, Wicca, Awakening Your Lightbody, Quantum Physics, Taoism, Sufism, Tibetan Buddhism, Shambhala Buddhism, and Non-Dualism (Advaita).

For the past six years, Kit has lived according to Buddhist and Advaita Vedanta teachings, including self-inquiry, leading to profound realizations and experiences of Awareness. Rooted in Buddhist and indigenous wisdom, Kit’s offerings bridge ancient traditions with modern insights to guide course participants toward deep inner freedom. The Path of Meditation that Leads to Living ALOHA is the amalgamation of Kit’s lifelong search for truth, offering a clear, accessible path to living consciously and joyfully.

“The benefits of this course have been lifesaving for me. Learning about meditation is the most important thing I have ever done for myself. The continuous chatter in my head began to slow down and I finally got to know who I truly am. This course is about real life. Nothing is “fluffy” or “woo-woo” about it. You begin to see the benefits of meditation and how meditation helps you in your personal life. After taking this course, you will never again look at life or yourself the same way.”

Participant Experiences:

“As a result of the course, I’ve seen my anxiety reduce, my happiness increase, and this new peace of mind is now something I protect fiercely.” – Katie M.

“Kit’s teachings go beyond techniques—they guide you to direct experience. I feel truly free.” – Angela T.

“Living ALOHA is not just a philosophy—it’s a way of being that has transformed how I move through life.” – Steven C.

“I struggled with meditation for years. This course made it effortless, and now I feel deeply connected to Awareness.” – Steve K.

“This path has helped me release old emotional wounds and see life through a new, awakened perspective.” – Kathy W.

“Kit’s wisdom is profound yet so accessible. I finally understand what it means to be truly present.” – Ted W.

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Course Details

The course is comprised of 3 stages of understanding each of which has 2 Levels of learning.  Each Level of learning has 10-12 classes for a course total of 65 classes.

Why is the course so long? The course is designed to give you the skills, support, and time needed to live ALOHA. It makes no sense to hurry the process considering you have likely been holding onto habits that have regularly created struggle, anxiety, depression, and disturbing emotions in your life for DECADES. You need to take a little time to work on releasing what’s kept you stuck in that cycle of suffering so you can get to the point of consistently experiencing the peace, joy, and wellbeing of ALOHA in daily life.

Stage 1: The Hinayana (Beginning) – Levels 1 & 2 (22 classes)

In the beginning, participants learn that life, as it is, is suffering but there IS a way to live free of suffering: by training ourselves to observe then release habitual mental patterns blocking our ability to experience our true nature: ALOHA.

The motto for this stage of understanding is a quote from the first Deadpool movie: “Life is an endless series of train wrecks with only brief, commercial-like breaks of happiness.”

Level 1 – White Belt – Breathe: White signifies the beginning or a seed. The white belt student is beginning the life cycle of the path. White represents the seed as it lies beneath the snow in the winter. Through the practice of meditation, you will learn to be mindful and aware of your experience in the present moment. In particular, this level offers the possibility of experiencing ALOHA as the unconditional ground of existence and as the inspiration for leading a fulfilling life.

BENEFITS

– Strengthen mindfulness
– Improve attention & focus
– Embody quietude
– Increase motivation
– Reduce stress

Level 2 – Orange Belt – Deepen: Orange represents the power of the sun as it warms the earth to prepare the seed for new growth. The orange belt student is starting to feel their heart and mind open and develop. Here, you will examine habitual patterns that have been created over your lifetime that are preventing you from consistently experiencing your True Nature: ALOHA. You will continue to strengthen your self-awareness to know when you’re on habitual-pattern-autopilot and you’ll learn life skills that enable you to begin eliminating struggle, anxiety, depression, emotional reactivity, & suffering from your life.

BENEFITS

– Overcome fear
– Control anxiety & reactivity
– Regulate emotions
– Reverse self-criticism
– Abolish prejudice
– Tame your mind
– Regain control

Stage 2: The Mahayana (Intermediate) – Levels 3 & 4 (22 classes)

In the intermediate stage, participants learn about the radical interdependence of all phenomena (Inter-Being). We find that, by helping others and acting from compassion and wisdom, we improve our own life as well as the lives of other people and the world.

The motto for this stage: “With an open heart, we cheerfully journey through life.”

Level 3 – Blue Belt – Expand: Blue signifies the blue sky as the seed sprouts from the earth and begins to grow up. A blue belt student grows in experience just as a plant grows taller. The light feeds the plant so it can continue to grow. The Path feeds the student with expanding knowledge in order for their heart and mind to continue to develop and strengthen. You will further develop your capacity to relate to others and our environment with humor, kindness, and strength. Your life is no longer a series of threats or distractions but a call to be wakeful and responsive. You learn that you can apply your practice to whatever arises in daily life. By doing this, you develop more confidence in all aspects of your world to further awaken the mind and heart.

BENEFITS

– Cultivate gentleness
– Foster compassion
– Return to feel
– Broaden awareness
– Develop confidence
– Sharpen perception

Level 4 – Green Belt – Stretch: Green signifies the plant as it grows – reaching toward the sun – and matures. A green belt student embodies primordial confidence and refines their techniques. You learn to allow your natural curiosity to show you more of your world outside the parameters of your usual fears. Connecting and communicating with the world more directly also connects you to your heart and allows you to acknowledge the world as it is. This brings love for the journey.

BENEFITS

– Improve communication
– Utilize curiosity
– Identify reality of any situation
– Uncover your authentic self

Stage 3: The Vajrayana (Advanced) – Levels 5 & 6 (21 classes)

This is the third and ultimate state of learning. Here, participants veer into the advanced teachings to learn that by surrendering completely to ALOHA – our true nature – life becomes an experience of love, peace, joy, freedom, & bliss.

The motto for this stage: “It’s ALL about ALOHA.”

Level 5 – Purple Belt – Fly: Purple represents the changing sky of dawn, as once again the student undergoes a new change and prepares for the transition to advanced student. A purple belt begins to understand the meaning of the black belt. You can now relax into unconditional trust, which brings a sense of freedom and a spacious, engaged outlook. By softening your heart and appreciating your experience, you learn that a life of living ALOHA itself becomes a delightful source of wisdom and uplifted energy.

BENEFITS

– Manifest trust
– Tame ego
– Foster forgiveness
– Utilize intention
– Understand reality
– Experience freedom

Level 6 – Black Belt – Allow: Black represents the fruition of all that the student has grown toward. Having worked on transcending ego and having touched into an understanding of the true nature of ourselves and reality, we have set the ground to fully live ALOHA. We realize we have everything we need – we always have. Having worked on transcending your habitual patterns and having touched into an understanding of your True Nature, you learn to inhabit the gentleness, openness, and allowing of your Authentic Being so that the present moment – ALOHA – can unfold around you.

BENEFITS

– Embody purpose & responsibility
– Rest in Awareness
– Live ALOHA in every moment

Registration

1. Live Online Version

65 weekly 90-minute classes • Optional readings & videos are provided to help unpack the class topic(s) following each class • Levels 1 & 2 (21 weeks) are a free trial period • Levels III-VI are by donation • Access to the teacher is available outside of class time for support • Graduates of the course may repeat the live online or on-demand version of the course as many times as they wish for free • All time zones are welcome – click here to calculate the below times in your part of the world • Click here to register for the free trail period for the cohort of your choice:

  • Cohort 18 – Sundays at 12:30pm PST (Hawaiʻi: click here to calculate the time) starting November 9, 2025 • Last day to start: November 16, 2025
  • Cohort 19 – Sundays at 6:30pm PST (Hawaiʻi: click here to calculate the time) starting November 9, 2025 • Last day to start: November 16, 2025
  • Cohort 20 – Wednesdays at 8:30pm PST (Hawaiʻi: click here to calculate the time) starting January 14, 2026 • Last day to start: January 21, 2026
  • Cohort 21 – Thursdays at Noon PST (Hawaiʻi: click here to calculate the time) starting January 22, 2026 • Last day to start: January 29, 2026
  • Cohort 22 – Thursdays at 6:30pm PST (Hawaiʻi: click here to calculate the time) starting January 22, 2026 • Last day to start: January 29, 2026

If these start dates or times are not optimal, let us know what works best for you in terms of times and/or start dates.

2. The Instructional Book Version

All that we offer at Hoʻi ka Hā is rooted in ALOHA, a living expression born of the Kanaka Maoli, the Indigenous people of Hawaiʻi. We acknowledge that Hawaiʻi is ʻāina ʻōiwi (ancestral land) and that the Hawaiian people continue to carry, protect, and evolve their wisdom despite histories of displacement. We commit to honoring their language, culture, and sovereignty, and to walking our practice with humility, gratitude, and kuleana. © Copyright - Hoʻi ka Hā. Hoʻi ka Hā is a fiscally managed program of Hawaiʻi Children’s Action Network (HCAN), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (Tax ID 94-3257650).