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Retreats
The 2022 Annual Qigong & Daoist Retreat was a great success. We had a total of 17 participants which was enough to fill our practice hall. Our sessions started early in the mornings and we ended the days meditating and doing qigong until close to 10 pm. We even had a special 3-4 am session for inspirational readings and silent meditation. We have tentative plans to return to Black Mountain Retreat Center in the last week of April 2023. Enjoy some of our photos from this year’s retreat.
Qigong retreat with Centa & Nancy 2022
Daoist priests, Marc, Maya, Dan, Jenn, and Emily 2022
Retreat group photo 2022
Happy Daoist priests 2022
New Daoist priests Dan, Emily, and Jenn with shifu Michael 2022
Daoist brothers in the Dao 2022
Shifu Michael with Laura 2022
American Dragon Gate Lineage priests 2022
Dao Tea Transmission Ceremony 2022
New priests reading their Daoist names 2022
Annual Retreats
Our daily practices of qigong and meditation will revolve around morning, noon, and evening sessions of reciting Daoist scriptures. The qigong will consist of a variety of exercises for restoring one’s health and aiding one’s body and energetic systems. In retreat, we explore in-depth the practice of Qigong Circle Walking, its history, practice, and health benefits. The meditation practices are in the Zuowang, or sitting and forgetting serene practices of Daoist cultivation. Other practices will include the Daoist tea ceremony. Additionally, there will be a Daoist priest ordination ceremony for members of the American Dragon Gate Lineage.
For more information, contact Shifu Michael