SERVICES
Balance
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Wholeness
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Over the years, humans have grown their awareness. You can see examples of this evolution embodied in dance, fashion, and sports. Through the heroic efforts of those who dared to challenge existing realities, we have progressed from traditional ideas of balance to current expressions of wholeness, the inner marriage of the masculine and feminine energies. The philosophy of Tantra captures wholeness and offers us a map to it. Bodyworker Matt Meko uses Tantra’s inspiration to encourage your wholeness through complimentary methods of body support:
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FITNESS for STRENGTH Fitness gives you a body that can bend, jump, lift, push, and pull at every age. From getting up from a chair to climbing a mountain, co-create your workouts with your body and gain confidence to participate in life. |
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YOGA for ALIGNMENT Yoga moves your body efficiently through asanas (postures) creating alignment, mobility, and flexibility. You encourage your mindfulness with relaxed, subtle breathing. Expect to get out of your thinking head, into your feeling body, and go deeper in in peace inside and outside yourself. |
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TANTRA for PLAY Tantra aims to cultivate spiritual awareness and transformation. Pleasure is your ally as you explore your curiosities through experiments (Tantra's word for exercises). You have permission to be all of you, the parts you're comfortable with and aspects of yourself that challenge you (and maybe others). |
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WELLNESS for STRUCTURE Checking-in with how well you're taking kindness to your body will ensure that you're on track for longevity. Tending also takes community care and professionals with different skills to lift any individual higher. Here are a few referrals for your self-maintenance: ~ Massage with Eric ~ Tantra Study with Dancing Shiva Tantra ~ Mental health service with Bartja at EMFM ~ Trauma therapy with Bibiana ~ Grief support with Kara ~ Mediation studies with Kit ~ Volunteering with O'ahu Gav for Good ~ Hiking + with O'ahu Hawai'i Queer Hiking |
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SESSIONS & FEES
What practice calls to you? Why? Why that now? What does your body need? Here are some thoughts to consider for your response:
Offering private lessons, specialty workshops, and small to large group training, Matt provides you with personalized service in the format of your choice or a blend of body support styles. You could work with Matt either in-person at his Honolulu, Hawai'i home gym and yoga studio, at your Honolulu location, or online wherever you are located through Zoom or FaceTime. Arranged at times and days convenient for everyone, training session durations are in 15 minute increments from 30 minutes to 90 minutes to fit your needs. Fees for both in-person and online training are listed below (tax included). A $20/session travel fee is added for training not at Matt's home. Initial Tantra private lessons are 75 minutes.
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30 minutes
1 person - $48 2 people - $63 3+ add $20/person |
45 minutes
1 person - $71 2 people - $95 3+ add $20/person |
60 minutes
1 person - $95 2 people - $126 3+ add $20/person |
75 minutes
1 person - $118 2 people - $158 3+ add $20/person |
90 minutes
1 person - $142 2 people - $188 3+ add $20/person |
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NAKED HEALING To assist with self-esteem, body ownership,
and normalizing exposure, Matt also uses the tool of nudity in naked yoga classes and select Tantra work. |
NAKED YOGA
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People of all kinds participate in Matt's naked yoga private lessons and classes while being introduced to a few of Tantra’s wholeness concepts. Naked yoga private lessons are open to all gender expressions; naked yoga classes are for men in alignment with their gender identity; women and mixed gendered classes are not offered at this time.
Naked yoga class begins with breath work from your root chakra (groin). Asanas (yoga postures) follow to get you deeper into your feeling self. Modifications are given for different ability levels. Various guided partner stretches invite everyone to explore their personal care (class participants work with multiple partners; for your comfort, you could also bring an exclusive partner). We check-in through conversation for consent and to affirm our experiences. Great for owning your body and your life, what you could gain from trying naked yoga: acceptance, compassion, wisdom, fulfillment, integration, coherence, contentment, pleasure. What you could lose: inhibition, fear, pride, despair, sloth, loneliness, shame, clothes. Naked Yoga FAQ For answers to frequently asked questions about naked yoga, click here. |
Men's Naked Yoga Class Reservations
The men's naked yoga class is held from 6:00-7:30pm twice monthly, usually on the 1st Saturday and the 3rd Friday of the month. Fee is $30 plus tax. Class size is 13 maximum with a 21 y/o age requirement. New participants sign a wavier of liability.
Reserve your place in the men's naked yoga class by clicking on the date you want to attend. You will be directed to a shopping cart page where you can continue to pre-pay for your class via PayPal, Credit Card, or Debit Card, or you can go back and add more classes to your shopping cart. You have the option of creating an Mekosun account which remembers your credentials for future class purchases. After you pay, you'll be emailed a payment confirmation receipt which includes the address to the Honolulu class location, parking suggestions, as well as instructions on what to bring and expect.
There is no Men's Naked Yoga on Friday, October 18. Instead, please consider attending a special Men's Honolulu PRIDE Tantra on Thursday, October 17. Scroll down to register.
The men's naked yoga class is held from 6:00-7:30pm twice monthly, usually on the 1st Saturday and the 3rd Friday of the month. Fee is $30 plus tax. Class size is 13 maximum with a 21 y/o age requirement. New participants sign a wavier of liability.
Reserve your place in the men's naked yoga class by clicking on the date you want to attend. You will be directed to a shopping cart page where you can continue to pre-pay for your class via PayPal, Credit Card, or Debit Card, or you can go back and add more classes to your shopping cart. You have the option of creating an Mekosun account which remembers your credentials for future class purchases. After you pay, you'll be emailed a payment confirmation receipt which includes the address to the Honolulu class location, parking suggestions, as well as instructions on what to bring and expect.
There is no Men's Naked Yoga on Friday, October 18. Instead, please consider attending a special Men's Honolulu PRIDE Tantra on Thursday, October 17. Scroll down to register.
TANTRA
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Tantra Basics
Never heard of or studied Tantra? For individuals and couples who want to explore Tantra, Matt has developed a primer course rooted in Tantra's principles and application. Considering both the path of the individual and the importance of community, either in-person or online, Matt is excited to introduce people to Tantra in a fundamental, user-friendly, comfortable way. Contact Matt to learn more about Tantra Basics. Tantra Practice During Tantra practice, you'll be reminded how Tantra guides you in becoming more of yourself through reconciling your masculine and feminine energies. We'll create experiments which are information gathering vehicles for your transformation. Tantra practice is usually done naked, but it can also be done with clothes. We use consent and boundaries (known or as they surface) to keep the work safe and judgment free. When tomorrow seems to stop offering, this is an especially good time to rely on Tantra's wisdom: ground, reconnect, breathe, feel, then remember how to play. If you're doing well in life, use Tantra to proactively keep you on your course. Tantra FAQ For answers to frequently asked questions about Tantra, click here. |
Men's Tantra Practice Reservations
Matt hosts a group Tantra class for men. Fee is $30 plus tax. Class size is 20 maximum with a 21 y/o age requirement. New participants sign a wavier of liability. Friendly/welcoming to LGBTQ+, men are invited to attend in alignment with their gender identity. Women and mixed gendered Tantra Practice are not offered at this time. Men's Tantra Practice is done naked.
Reserve your place for men's Tantra practice by clicking on the date you want to attend. You will be directed to a shopping cart page where you can continue to pre-pay for your class via PayPal, Credit Card, or Debit Card, or you can go back and add more classes to your shopping cart. You have the option of creating an Mekosun account which remembers your credentials for future class purchases. After you pay, you'll be emailed a payment confirmation receipt which includes the address to the Honolulu class location, parking suggestions, as well as instructions on what to bring and expect.
Matt hosts a group Tantra class for men. Fee is $30 plus tax. Class size is 20 maximum with a 21 y/o age requirement. New participants sign a wavier of liability. Friendly/welcoming to LGBTQ+, men are invited to attend in alignment with their gender identity. Women and mixed gendered Tantra Practice are not offered at this time. Men's Tantra Practice is done naked.
Reserve your place for men's Tantra practice by clicking on the date you want to attend. You will be directed to a shopping cart page where you can continue to pre-pay for your class via PayPal, Credit Card, or Debit Card, or you can go back and add more classes to your shopping cart. You have the option of creating an Mekosun account which remembers your credentials for future class purchases. After you pay, you'll be emailed a payment confirmation receipt which includes the address to the Honolulu class location, parking suggestions, as well as instructions on what to bring and expect.
ABOUT MATT
"Since 2001, I've been lucky to have worked with thousands of people who took some of their time and energy with me to take care of themselves. I've often said I live vicariously through people. In this way, I've lived thousands of lives through my work with others. From young to old, sick to healthy, poor to rich, the labels never mattered in the end. What I hope my clients remember from my efforts with them is that we danced, that we had fun, that we built on their short term and long term health goals, that we were alive together, both doing our best to enrich each other's existence in our own ways.
The video above demonstrates how privileged I've been to view life from many different perspectives: this angle, that flip, upside down, turned around. I continue to be honored to be a body support resource.
Mentally trust the Universe • Physically practice your body • Emotionally live in gratitude.
May you be whole.
May we be whole.
May the next ones be whole.
For our good and for the highest good of all things."
- Matt Meko
May you be whole.
May we be whole.
May the next ones be whole.
For our good and for the highest good of all things."
- Matt Meko
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Matt Meko has led fitness, yoga, and Tantra classes, workshops, and retreats in the United States and Canada. Initially working in entertainment performance and production for Walt Disney World, Sesame Street Live, and television's Mister Roger's Neighborhood, Matt studied yoga with Ana Forrest and Andrew Lappa. Matt continues to study Tantra with Swami Ravi Rudra Bharati. Before moving to Hawai'i, Matt lived in Seattle where he taught yoga for Microsoft, Bank of America, and Starbucks. He was Amazon.com's first yoga instructor. In Hawai'i, Matt has taught yoga for Bank of Hawai’i, Kaiser Permanente, and Hawaiian Electric Company. Matt started the yoga program for Waikiki's Westin Moana Surfrider. He was a popular personal trainer for Waialae Country Club and the Kahala Hotel & Resort, and a regular stretch and yoga coach for Egan's Bootcamp. During the 2020 pandemic, Matt offered online wellness workshops to the residences of Park Lane and The Ritz-Carlton Residences. Matt is the 1989 Festival of the Arts poster artist for his hometown of Grand Rapids, Michigan and a melanoma skin cancer survivor.
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Let Matt know how he could assist your unfolding.
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