Josep Soler, centre of picture, is this years retreat Chef
I am very happy that Josep has agreed to join us from his home in Scotland. Josep is the resident chef at the Purelands retreat centre which forms part of Samye Ling Tibetan Centre in Scotland. Josep has provided us with fantastic vegitarian food for the past 6 years of retreats in Scotland. And now he joins us in France. Excellent!
Dragon and Tiger in Bouisse 2001
Dragon & Tiger movements 3, 4 & 6
New accomodation in Bouisse
Dragon & Tiger Chi Gung
The main topic of this years July retreat is the Dragon & Tiger, 7 Movement Chi Gung. Retreats are an ideal way to learn from scratch or to deepen an existing practice. At the 2001 Dragon and Tiger retreat in France many people found that they could not only feel their Chi, but to in some cases see it. I have been teaching retreats since 1999 and have taught many hundreds of people at varying levels of interest. As the years progress I increasingly find that major benefits are to be gained by blending meditation with the teaching to help practitioners with intention and awareness. My teaching style draws from both Eastern and Westerns modes of presentation. If you want to know more about my background then please checkout www.realtaoism.com in the, Our Approach section.
What is Dragon & Tiger Chi Gung?
Chi Gung is a generic umbrella term, under which many Chinese therapeutic exercise systems prevail. In China these arts encourage the co-ordination of mental awareness training with extremly well crafted, subtle and yet powerful movements. Dragon & Tiger is a low impact art that came into the public domain in the 1960's, when the cultural revolution was in full swing. It originated approximatey 1500 years ago at the Shaolin monastery. The system was kept within family lineages throughout the centuries as a superlative method to maintain health.
Testimonials
If you would to read about a retreat, then scroll further down the screen to see what people said about this years Scotland retreat. Our website www.realtaoism.com also has testimonials of past and present students embedded into the pages.
Our Retreat Aim
Our aim is to offer the best possible environment for people who wish to relax, take a break, and learn an authentic mind/ body system. I believe wholeheartedly that this year we have acheived the highest possible standard with superb quality accomodation coupled with a first class vegitatarian retreat chef.
Stay tuned for some recent research conducted by one of Real Taoism's students who now is in her final year at acupuncture college
I have included some pictures of the venue and of the Dragon & Tiger Chi Gung set, see on above posts.
