Retreats

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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.

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 2026 retreat is scheduled for March 30 to April 3.

The 2026 retreat will be the 20-year anniversary of the American Dragon Gate Lineage. Special anniversary celebrations will be held during the retreat.

Retreat Deposit $200 required to reserve your space.

Full retreat fee $530

Cancellation Policy

Full deposit refund until end of 2025.

40% cancellation fee January 1, 2026 to February 28, 2026.

No refunds March 1, 2026 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.

For more information: Lichangdao@gmail.com or qigongdragon.com