Life is relationship, as great teachers have observed. We are in obvious relationship with partners, family, friends, and co-workers, but also wider relationships – cultural, religious, political, national, international, virtual and more. We are related to Mother Earth and all her creatures and living organisms. That is not idealism, but an increasingly apparent fact, though…
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Tai Chi and Mindfulness Meditation
The unique marriage of Tai Chi and Mindfulness Meditation is the union of China’s and India’s deepest wisdom, which is especially relevant since they both regard Life as ever changing and interconnected. This observation for many centuries seemed crazy to most people living in relatively static and isolated societies. Even as technology now globally and…
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Three Treasures Qigong Retreat
With Shifu Andy James This unique and powerful course distills the wisdom and mind-body skills of the Buddhist-Daoist tradition so we can use them in our everyday lives – to improve our health and vitality, cut through stress and complexity, and bring clarity, meaning and compassion into every aspect of our lives. There is no…
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Insight Meditation & Qigong Retreat
Insight Meditation (Vipassana) is the foundation of Buddhist meditation practice. Simple, yet profound and powerful, it helps build awareness in each moment so you can begin to understand and free yourself from restrictive patterns, whether mental, emotional or physical. Ongoing, supervised practice leads to compassion,, clarity, wisdom, purpose and a sense of interconnection with others…
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