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Qigong Retreat
Santa Fe: January 28-30, 2010, 9:30am - 4:30pm, 9:30am - 4:30pm
July 6-9, 2010
Qigong is moving meditation. For thousands of years people on this planet have captured the essence of these simple movement exercises to maintain balance and to heal themselves. Join us for 4 days of peace and relaxation at the White Cloud Institute. You are guaranteed to leave feeling deep joy inside and an expansive connection to the universal flow of chi.
Qigong accelerates healing and has a positive clinically recognized affect on most physical symptoms. Over 100 million people practice Qigong daily in China. It is the most powerful branch of traditional Chinese medicine.
We will cover the basic philosophy of Qigong as it relates to health and spiritual evolution. You will be introduced to several easy Qigong forms and meditation practices to move chi in your body for self healing, and to boost your level of vitality.
Whether you live here or are simply here on vacation, Santa Fe offers you the endless sky, forested mountains, a glimpse of history, and timeless healing. Winter: Winter days are sunny and clear, and at night there are more stars than you can count. Relax by the fireplace or immerse yourself in art and history as you wind among the shops that line narrow adobe walled streets. Summer: Summer days are sunny and warm, and at night there are more stars than you can count. Relax by a mountain stream or immerse yourself in art and history as you wind among the shops that line narrow adobe walled streets.
Instructor: Caryn Boyd Diel founder of White Cloud Institute is a Universal Healing Tao Instructor and has recorded several CD’s and DVDs on Chi Nei Tsang and Qigong.
Begins 9:30am Thursday ends 4:30pm Saturday
Tuition: $350 To Register call 505-471-9330
$75- Non-refundable deposit at registration.
Location: 1012 Marquez place #310A. Santa Fe. Bring comfortable layered clothes.
 Chi Nei Tsang 101 Retreat
Pagosa Springs: CNT Fundamentals Oct 6-9 2010, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Join us for five days of soaking in the natural healing hot springs
along the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado while practicing
meditation, qigong, and discovering teachings that will restore your
health and inner peace.
During the week we will be offering a complete course in Chi Nei
Tsang Fundamentals along with many other Taoist teachings. Chi Nei
Tsang (CNT) is not only a body therapy technique, but a whole discipline
involving training in vital energy cultivation (qigong) and active
meditations to help open the body, mind and spirit. CNT is a way
to begin to understand the Healing Tao System which is a very complete
self-improvement program based on esoteric Taoist teaching.
Our days will begin with Qigong and Tai Chi outside, by the river.
Chi Nei Tsang class will be held in the conference room at The Springs.
After class, take advantage of the 17 individually temperatured pools
of naturally hot therapeutic mineral water situated right alongside
the San Juan river. Guests of The Springs have 24-hour access to
the pools. The on-site spa offers complete spa amenities including
massage therapies. End your day with Tao Yin, Taoist yoga, specifically
designed to open the meridians through stretching and breath work
promoting deep and restful sleep.
Benefits:
Improved rest, energy and sleep
Improved digestion
Greater assimilation of life events
Regulation of elimination
Relief from abdominal pain
Relief from chronic headaches
Spinal adjustment
Greater sense of freedom
You will learn:
A full body detoxifying routine
Manual techniques to improve digestion and alleviate abdominal pain
Opening the diaphragm for better breathing
Introduction to the five elements theory and acupuncture meridian
system
Qigong and meditation to boost your energy level and harmonize organs
Opening the microcosmic orbit
Tuition: $495 per day, plus room and meals.
Qigong and Meditation
Pagosa Springs: Oct 6-9 2010, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Join us for five days of soaking in the natural healing hot springs
along the San Juan River in Pagosa Springs, Colorado while practicing
meditation, qigong, and discovering teachings that will restore your
health and inner peace.
During the week you may join other retreatants in the morning for
an hour of Qigong and Meditation. Spend the rest of your day enjoying
the natural hot springs, river, hiking through golden aspen trees,
or savoring lunch in town.
End your day with Tao Yin, easy Taoist Yoga, specifically designed
to open the meridians through stretching and breath work promoting
deep and restful sleep.
Tuition: $495 per day, plus room and meals.
Advanced Practitioners Retreat
Pagosa Springs: TBA in 2011
Prerequisites: CNT 101, 102, 103.
Practitioners in the healing arts know the value of being on Retreat.
Join us for a profound week of relaxation and drop deeper into the
mysteries of healing as Caryn guides you a few steps beyond what
you already have mastered.
We will begin our days with Qigong and Meditation next to the San
Juan River and the natural hot springs of Pagosa. Once in the classroom
we will review and going beyond what has been covered in CNT courses
101-103. We will look at the brain as an organ, add cranial sacral
work to a CNT session, address the fascia and meridians more directly,
play with sound, color, astral healing and star practices. Advanced
practitioners will be introduced to the White Cloud healing model
which harnesses the alchemy of the pure masculine/feminine and creates
a powerful Tai Chi over the treatment table. Learn how to balance
yourself and work with a partner to accelerate healing.
To end the day we will slow down with gentle Tao Yin and nightly
guest speakers. You won't want to miss our annual Saturday night
dinner party and soak in the hot springs.
Retreat begins at 9am.
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