RETREATS: Mingtang Claire Karen

RETREATS WITH CLAIRE JOHNSON

Breitenbush Hot Springs, Oregon (in the River Yurt): October 7 - 10, 2010

ZY Qigong Level 1 Workshop with Claire and Jeregtu Borjigin

Qi (vital energy) is the web connecting the body and mind, holding a record of all one’s physical, emotional and spiritual lessons. This map determines how we think, heal, live and die.

Claire is known for her presence in guiding students into their own innate power and their own extraordinary abilities, gaining mastery of their health, happiness and life. Students often say they have "experienced something (they have) never experienced before."

Using simple, gradually evolving qigong movements, sounds, breathing and meditation, she brings people into a profound state of release, changing patterns in their physical, emotional, mental and spiritual being spontaneously that they thought were "impossible" and "miraculous". These tangible understandings empower students in healing themselves, and in healing others.

Students and practitioners of all levels receive what they need from the direct transmission of this ancient system.

Email us for information or questions. To register, call Breitenbush at 503-854-3320.

Tuition: $300 ($360 after September 7) plus lodging (see Breitenbush's website for the workshop's description, lodging options and costs).

Breitenbush Hot Springs, Oregon: October 10 - 12, 2010

Heal Yourself as You Heal Others: Image Therapy of ZY Qigong with Claire and Jeregtu Borjigin

In ancient China, doctors had the ability to scan a client's body, trace the root cause and tailor individual treatment without the client uttering one word. ZY Qigong Image Therapy develops and utilizes these ancient abilities to scan with the hand, body and third eye, seeing images of the inner physical landscape, entire energy anatomy of channels, points and organ system auras, and the spiritual/emotional connections in time and space. Healing is then activated to restore the wellness imagery on all levels and anatomies: Physical, Energetic and Spiritual. This method of healing has been presented in testimony at a congressional hearing, adapted into Russian hospitals and university curriculums, and is currently being researched in China. It has been used by hundreds of healers, physicians and phychologists worldwide for over two decades. This workshop is for health providers as well as people interested in healing.

This workshop is limited to 20 people. Email us for information or questions. To register, call Breitenbush at 503-854-3320.

Tuition: $240 ($300 after September 10) plus lodging (see Breitenbush's website for the workshop's description, lodging options and costs).

Jeregtu Borjigin

From the place where shamans originated comes Mongolian healer Jeregtu Borjigin, who has apprenticed with Daoist healers and studied with Mingtang Xu. Jeregtu will hold the healing space for our workshop, while bringing wisdom from the different worlds and transmitting them as tangible practices for the body, energy and spirit.

In February 2006, we held our first weekend retreat at Breitenbush Hotsprings near Portland, OR, kicking off a semi-annual retreat offering. The energy at Breitenbush is powerful, bubbling up from the earth much as the natural hot springs. In addition to the hot springs, the food was fabulous, the surroundings beautiful, and the vibe was positive and relaxed. Led by Claire Johnson, the practice was potent and deeply felt by all.

Breitenbush in February 2006

What are the spots on the photo?
Could they be the energetic manifestation of awakening Original Spirit?

Original Spirit and Ordinary Spirit

A state of being in qigong practice is awakening our Original Spirit. When we are born into this relative realm, the physically manifested realm, the Ordinary Spirit begins to grow within the open expansiveness of our Original Spirit. Our Ordinary Spirit begins to collect existing knowledge that comes from this world. From this knowledge, desires grow. The Ordinary Spirit is yin, the denseness that balances yang, the space and lightness that is our Original Spirit. This yin-yang balanced being is able to exist in this world. In order to know our Original Spirit which is beyond the relative realm, we must truly know our Ordinary Spirit and tame it, so we can flow freely in between the relative and the absolute.

To do so, first we need to let go of preconceived notions and existing understanding--our Spirit of Knowledge, which is was the first development of our Ordinary Spirit. Then we release our external desires--our Spirit of Desire, which is formed based on the Spirit of Knowledge. When we come to ourselves with openness and curiosity, with no goals or results to pursue, the internal process of awakening our Original Soul starts all on its own. Daoist internal alchemy uses time tested methods to facilitate the process of returning to our Original Spirit.

QI DANCING: INTEGRATING SOUL, BODY AND QI THROUGH DANCE WITH KAREN FLETCHER

at Breitenbush Hot Springs, Oregon

Dance! Dance! Dance! Through movement we awaken our joy, our hearts and our Qi - vital life energy. By deepening our awareness of Qi, we connect to our body's wisdom and creativity. From this space, we can dance our stories, dance wildly with abandon, and through our ecstatic movement, we come home to our inner stillness. Qi dancing is a dynamic meditation. We discover our stillness and strengthen it through movement. Suitable for beginners and all levels.

In this workshop you will:

• Feel Qi-energy!
• Learn simple techniques to cleanse, activate and circulate Qi throughout your body.
• Experience the ecstatic and transformative power of dance.
• Dive into the creative discovery of your body's vocabulary of authentic movement and wisdom.

This weekend workshop begins Friday at dinner and ends Sunday at lunch. The tuition for the workshop is $150 ($175 if registered after the early registration date) plus lodging.