Retreat center in redwood forest 2026
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Retreats
“The Value of Retreats”
The “value of retreats” is to temporarily withdraw from your familiar, ordinary everyday experiences. It is to practice internal cultivation through qigong movements and meditation in order to regain your vitality, and sense of purpose, become enlivened, and emerge with a clear vision of who you are and what is your continued life path. Further, the purpose of a retreat is to be in the presence of the teacher who is the conduit for the healing qi and responsible for its transmission through the teacher-student relationship. Through direct teacher guidance, in both movement practices and quiet sitting meditation, the teacher’s spiritual direction is essential for the transmission of subtle energies and higher truths. The 2027 retreat will include the creation of a forest penjing bonsai by shifu and students. Review his web page on Penjing Bonsai.
2024 & 2025 Annual Qigong & Meditation Retreats
These retreats were a great success. We practiced qigong, sitting meditation, circle walking, we did our own cooking, gongfu tea ceremony, priest ordinations, and even a Daoist wedding.
Our spring 2026 retreat was a great success with over 20 students attending.
Cultivating Perfection Retreat April 11-15, 2027 Retreat Leader: Shifu Michael Rinaldini , American Dragon Gate Lineage
The “value of retreats” is to temporarily withdraw from your familiar, ordinary everyday experiences. It is to practice internal cultivation through qigong movements and meditation in order to regain your vitality, and sense of purpose, become enlivened, and emerge with a clear vision of who you are and what is your continued life path. Further, the purpose of a retreat is to be in the presence of the teacher who is the conduit for the healing qi and responsible for its transmission through the teacher-student relationship. Through direct teacher guidance, in both movement practices and quiet sitting meditation, the teacher’s spiritual direction is essential for the transmission of subtle energies and higher truths. A possible retreat activity is creating or viewing a Daoist penjing forest in a tray, and discussing the Daoist principles for penjing. (Read shifu’s Penjing Bonsai notes on his webpage: qigongdragon.com)
Our 2027 retreat is scheduled for April 11-15, Sunday-Thursday
Full retreat fee $550
Deposit of $250 required to hold your place. Individual room assignments are not guaranteed if our total group attendance is beyond 20 people. In that case, individual rooms are given preference to people with medical concerns and to those who signed up early. Payment by cash, check, or Paypal.
Cancellation Policy
Full deposit refund until end of 2026.
40% cancellation fee January 1, 2027 to March 20, 2027.
No refunds March 21, 2027, and after, for any reason.
Retreat Location: Ralston White Retreat Center in Mill Valley, CA. If you are interested in joining us, let me know as soon as possible. Our limit is 25 people.