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August 23-31 , 2008

The Quan Yin Experience

An Exclusive Retreat for Women
Retreat with Senior Healing Tao Instructor Sharon Smith and Senior Chi Nei Tsang Practitioner/Healer, Tiffiny Fyans at Mantak Chia's Tao Garden near Chiang Mai

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QUAN YIN GODDESSES at the Tao Garden, Thailand, July 2007

Retreat w/ Sharon Smith and Tiffiny Fyans

New Associate Healing Tao Instructors,

Paul Calderon and Betsy Spaeth with Sharon

at Associate Instructor Training in Massachusetts, April 2008

Feng/Shui Qigong Retreat w RD Chin & Sharon Smith in Peru, 2006

Iyengar Yoga with Bobby & Lindsey Clennell in Mexico, 2006

Yogis & Yoginis practicing Qigong on the beach in Mexico, 2006

Practicing Zhao Bao in Tobago with Sifu J. Teasley

 

Microcosmic Orbit, 6 Healing Sounds, Inner Smile

Awaken your life force energy (Chi), open your major acupuncture meridians & learn to circulate energy internally.  These sitting practices manage stress, calm the mind, & energize the body with regular practice .  These are the foundations of sexual Energy culivation/Circulation, emotional energy work, & internal alchemy.

Solo Sexual Energy Practices for Men & Women

Learn the Taoist techniques which utilitze sexual energy for health & spiritual development. Good for overall sexual vitality, premature ejaculation, PMS, & menopause.  Women will learn Ovarian Breathing, the Orgasmic Upward Draw, Breast Massage Techniques, & Egg Exercises.  Men will learn Testicle Breathing & the Power Lock (Big Draw) & focus on separating Ejaculation from Orgasm.  Become Multi-Orgasmic! 

Dual Cultivation Practices for Couples

Find balance & harmony in your relationships while moving them in a spiritual direction & experiencing more pleasure.   Learn to exchange sexual energy with a partner in sexual & non-sexual situations.  Healing positions, sexual reflexology & more!  No sexual contact or nudity.  Singles welcome.

Iron Shirt Chi Kung Chi Kung means life force training. Dynamic standing postures incorporate breathing techniques which pack air around the vital organs and direct the earth's healing power through the bone structure. Previous knowledge or simultaneous study of the Microcosmic Orbit Meditation is recommended.

Iron Shirt

Chi Kung II

Iron Shirt Qigong was previously the secret teaching devised by martial artists to create the "steel body".  In contemporary life, it is used to  strengthen and move chi into the connective tissues, ligaments, joints, tendons, and finally the bones.  Learn the secrets of moving from your tendon body, send chi to your joints and ligaments, and learn to absorb and discharge power.  The perfect practice for the spring season!  Iron Shirt I recommended.


Fusion of the 5 Elements I

Take the next step...Begin the process of inner alchemy by transforming negative emotions and organic energy into a
neutral force, nourishing your higher spirit. Crystallized into
a "pearl", this is circulated internally, attracting energy from
external source.  
 Prerequisite: Microcosmic.

Fusion of the 5 Elements I I

Refining your pearl & cultivate your natural virtues & compassion. Open up other channels in the body - the Thrusting Routes (3 channels which run from the perineum to the crown) and Belt channels (9 levels) encircling the major energy centers of the body.  Prerequisite: Fusion I.

Fusion of the 5 Elements III

Open up the Bridge & Regulator Channels, the last of the 8 Extraordinary Vessels which irrigate and regulate the organs of the body. Learn powerful psychic self-protection methods to prevent burnout and protect the nervous system, spine, & brain. The energetic infrastructure allowing the body to become extremely permeable to chi circulation is now in place for further alchemical work.  Prerequisite: Fusion II 

Sheng Zhen Wuji Yuan Gong -- "Kuan Yin Standing"

Gift yourself with unconditional love in action.  Inspired by Kwan Yin, the Chinese goddess of compassion, this practice enables the chi to take over from the will, allowing  it to open the heart little by little,creating the profound state of unconditional love. .  Strengthen & purify your energy channels & spine while you cultivate flexible muscles & a more efficient immune system.