Tao Workshops & CNT Retreats NZ
Workshops Descriptions
Overview of Workshops
The following are the selection of workshops
which have
been
offered in the past.
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Living from the Heart - The Heart's Code
De-stress in minutes with the secret of the Inner Smile
Friday 24 April, 2009 - Evening Seminar with Master Mantak Chia
During this event Mantak Chia will show how techniques such as the ‘Inner Smile’ can reduce the debilitating effects of stress on the body. He will demonstrate live on stage, through the use of sophisticated bio-feedback equipment, how to change your internal bio-chemistry within seconds. These simple techniques lower stress levels, stimulate beneficial hormones, reduce cholesterol and help prevent more serious conditions such as cancer, heart attacks and strokes.
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Peaceful Heart, Peaceful Mind - 2 day workshop
The Inner Smile, Six Healing Sounds, Microcosmic Orbit and Introduction to Iron Shirt
Saturday Sunday 25 26 April, 2009 with Master Mantak Chia
During this workshop you will learn the basic sitting meditations of the Universal Healing Tao. Transform emotions and stimulate healing with the ‘Secret of the Inner Smile’. Detoxify your internal organs and bring inner calm with the ‘Six Healing Sounds’. Balance your energy and free up blocks by opening the ‘Microcosmic Orbit’ energy loop. Plus introductory Iron Shirt Qi Gong standing postures for improving structural alignment and creating good grounding.
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Peaceful Heart Peaceful Mind Workshop with Mantak Chia
Outer Structure, Inner Strength – One day Workshop
Iron Shirt Chi Kung: Embracing the Tree, Golden Urn, Golden Turtle, Water Buffalo, Iron Bridge
Monday 27 April, 2009 with Master Mantak Chia
Iron Shirt Qi Gong is a method of Kung Fu wherebye the practitioner builds an ‘iron shirt’ of Qi, or life force energy, within the body. In ancient times, Iron Shirt was originally learned as a protective training, wherebye a person was guarded during combat against the effects of blows to his vital organs and glands. Nowadays these techniques are used to improve mental stamina, physical health and teach good structure and grounding.
When we are young, our bones are filled with marrow. As we age, the bones gradually hollow out, filling with fat and producing less blood cells, until they become brittle and susceptible to fracture. Iron Shirt gives one the ability to gradually absorb Qi (life force) back into the bones, where it can be transformed into bone marrow to strengthen the bone structure. During this workshop you will learn the five basic Iron Shirt postures: Embracing the Tree, The Golden Urn, Golden Turtle, Water Buffalo and Iron Bridge.
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Inner Peace, Inner Strength - 3 day workshop
Peaceful Heart, Peaceful Mind PLUS Outer Structure, Inner Strength Workshops combined (see above descriptions)
Saturday Sunday Monday 25-27 April, 2009 with Master Mantak Chia
During this workshop you will learn how to transform emotions and heal yourself with the basic sitting meditations: the ‘Secret of the Inner Smile’, the ‘Six Healing Sounds’ and the ‘Microcosmic Orbit’. Plus you will learn the five basic Iron Shirt Qi Gong standing postures for strengthening internally and improving structural alignment: Embracing the Tree, The Golden Urn, Golden Turtle, Water Buffalo and Iron Bridge.
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Inner Peace Inner Strength workshop with Mantak Chia
Flex your Spine, Build your Core – Three day Workshop
Tao Yin Taoist Yoga and Tan Tien Chi Kung
Tuesday Wednesday Thursday 28-30 April, 2009 with Master Mantak Chia
Mantak Chia describes Tao Yin Yoga as ‘exercises for revitalization, health and longevity’. Tao Yin consists of a series of breathing, stretching and twisting postures, performed sitting or lying, designed to tone and revitalize the whole body. Emphasis is placed on correct spinal alignment and strengthening the core, especially the Psoas muscle group. Tao Yin has been described as the Chinese answer to western physiotherapy. It also enhances other practices such as Tai Chi, Yoga and Iron Shirt. On the one hand Tao Yin brings inner strength and tone to the muscular-skeletal structure. On the other, it brings deep healing and relaxation to every level of our being.
Tan Tien Chi Kung may be thought of as internal aerobics: just like the air pressure in a tyre needs to be sufficient to keep it inflated and maintain a cushion between the car and the road, In the human body Qi, (life force energy), presses out and circulates like a cushion to protect the internal organs. In practicing Tan Tien Chi Kung, you can increase vital energy, strengthen the internal organs and promote self-healing by increasing the Qi pressure (pounds per square inch) in the organs and body cavities. This benefits the circulatory, lymphatic, nervous and endocrine systems, and enables blood, spinal fluid and hormones to flow more easily, which in turn lessens the workload of the heart.
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and Tan Tien workshop with Mantak Chia
Living from the Heart Event Package: – ALL EVENTS
One of each of the events with Mantak Chia described above.
Friday 24- Thursday 30 April, 2009 with Master Mantak Chia
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Tao Yoga of Love and Vitality - Introductory Event (for men and women)
Thursday 26 February with Minke de Vos
An introduction to the benefits of the sacred art of sexual energy practice. Learn how you can tap into your ‘Fountain of Youth’ and raise your rejuvenating lifeforce energy for healing of the body, mind and soul and illumination of the spirit.
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Bone Breathing - Evening Seminar (for men and women)
Friday 13 March with Minke de Vos
Penetrate Qi (life force) energy into your bones to cleanse the blood and strengthen the kidneys. Find stability in your bone structure and rooting. Release your personal knots with unwinding, spontaneous movement.
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Tao of Heart - 1 day workshop (for men and women)
Saturday 14 March with Minke de Vos
Raise your sexual energy with mindfulness, breathing and movement. Draw on the wisdom of the ancient Taoist practices to help unlock and refine your sexual energy. Heal and transform negative patterns and wounds around sexuality. Invite conscious relationships and explore your body’s capacity for pleasure.
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Feminine Treasures - 1 day workshop (for women only)
Sunday 15 March with Minke de Vos
A wonderfully nurturing and uplifting workshop! Cultivate your feminine sexual energy to grow love, beauty and vitality using the emotionally transformative Inner Smile and alchemically balancing Microcosmic Orbit. Plus learn self breast massage and internal jade egg exercises to strengthen the pelvic floor and balance hormones.
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The Universal Tao Basics - 1 or 2 days
Cosmic Inner Smile, Microcosmic Orbit and Iron Shirt Chi Kung
with Kim Knight
During this 1 or 2 day workshop you will be given an overview of the Universal Healing Tao system and learn some of the basic practices. This will include a variety of inner guided meditations including the Inner Smile, Six Healing Sounds and Microcosmic Orbit. Plus Chi Kung (Energy Management) warm up exercises to promote a good flow of Chi in the body. These Basic practices form the foundation for all the higher practices and are a must to start with.
This workshop is suitable for anyone at any level of experience, whether you are a beginner or wishing to refresh your skills.
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Selfcare Chi Nei Tsang - 1 or 2 days
Taoist Abdominal Healing, 6 Healing Sounds and Chi Kung
with Kim Knight
During this 1 or 2 day workshop you will be given an overview of the Universal Healing Tao system and learn some of the basic practices, focusing on self-care abdominal healing (Chi Nei Tsang). The workshop will also include some inner guided meditations and Chi Kung (Energy Management) exercises.
This workshop is suitable for anyone at any level of experience, whether you are a beginner or wishing to refresh your skills. It is an excellent introduction to the more in-depth 5 day training which forms part of practitioner training.
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The Five Elements: Earth, Fire, Water, Metal, Wood - 1 day
with Kim Knight
During this 1 day workshop you will be given an overview of the Universal Healing Tao system and learn about the Five Elemental Forces and how they are mirrored in your body. You will learn which organ system relates to which of the Five Elements, what their specific temperatures, seasons, planets, sounds, qualities, virtues and negative emotions are.
We will also practice the Inner Smile Meditation to connect to each Element and organ system within the body.
This workshop is suitable for anyone at any level of experience, whether you are a beginner or wishing to refresh your skills.
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Relax and Unwind - Healing from Within Retreat 2 or 3 days (Residential)
with Kim Knight
During this 2-3 day workshop you will be given an overview of the Universal Healing Tao system and learn some of the basic practices. This will various meditatons including the Inner Smile Meditation, Microcosmic Orbit and Six Healing Sounds. We will also practice Chi Kung (Energy Management) exercises. The focus will be resting and rejuvinating by taking time out in nature, eating healthy food, bushwalks, soaking in the spa or sauna and using the Universal Tao practices to calm the mind and body.
This workshop is suitable for anyone at any level of experience, whether you are a beginner or wishing to refresh your skills.
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Quan Yin Chi Kung - 2 days
with Masahiro Ouchi
Kuan Yin Qigong is a series of eleven beautiful, elegant movements and deep breathing. Inspired by Kuan Yin, the goddess of compassion, it was composed by Master Li Jun Feng, using traditional Qigong movements in a contemporary way. While you are enjoying these smooth movements, Qi will be running thorough your body effortlessly and you will experience your heart opening naturally, fostering a gentle healing of your physical body and powerful healing to your Qi and emotional bodies.
Lotus Mediation is a basic but very powerful meditation. It works together with Kuan Yin Qigong very well and Masahiro makes them both fun and easy to learn.
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Tai Chi Chi Kung - 2 days
with Masahiro Ouchi
Taichi is moving meditation. It originated in the martial arts and so requires a certain discipline and alignment of body and mind. Taichi connects us to earth power and cultivates the Dantien, our major Qi center and develops our balance and awareness. Through Taichi, we feel centered and grounded, physically and emotionally. This particular Taichi form is unique: It moves right and left--circling around a center point--connecting with the eight directions and different elements. This Taichi cleans our outer space and inner space with Qi and fluid movements, yet it only needs 2 square meters of space and 7 minutes of our time, once it’s learned.
Masahiro teaches the Taichi movements and breathing along with the meanings and forces of the inner experience.
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Three Wishes Meditation - 2 evenings
with Masahiro Ouchi
Three Wishes Meditation;
If you were given three wishes, what would you wish for?
When you really believe your heart-felt wishes, they will manifest effortlessly.
We often wish for things, but do we really believe in our wishes deeply, with all our consciousness or with every part of our bodies?
Most of us would wish for health, wealth and happiness, though not necessary in that order. Yet joy and happiness do not exist outside of ourselves: they are both a way of being and a way of life. We cannot receive them as a gift-wrapped present, but we can open our mind and look beyond our limitations to what we can create for ourselves, if we really want to.
In this Meditation, we will spend time reflecting on our wishes and focus on three of them. We will use the Life Circle technique, Bagua Walking, Kuan Yin Standing and other methods to make sure they are true wishes for us now. Then we will contemplate them deeply: mentally, emotionally, physically and spiritually in a multi-dimensional way.
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Tao of Breathing - 2 evenings
with Masahiro Ouchi
Breathing is one of the most essential activities for life. It affects our physical and emotional being and is a key element of meditation, martial arts and healing arts. Changing our breathing pattern can spark essential transformation in our life.
Masahiro will introduce various breathing techniques for a variety of purposes. These will include methods for centering (“ocean,” “turtle” and “palm and sole” breathing), for energizing (“dantien,” “spinal cord” and “tiger and dragon” breathing), to enhance healing (“skin and bone” and “tao sexual” breathing) and awareness (“go-qi”), or to balance emotions (“Buddha laughing” and “Kuan Yin crying”). Come discover how you can enhance all your pursuits with a deeply informed approach to the science of breath.
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Healing Love, Sexual Chi Kung - 1 day
with Masahiro Ouchi
Sexual energy is essential for the ones health and happiness. In Taoism and Yoga traditions, it has been an essential practice to be able to empower this primal energy and understand how we can use it for physical, conscious and spiritual development.
During this workshop you will learn some simple methods, such as Ovarian and Testicle Breathing, as well as Sun and Moon Qigong and Meditation.
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Chi Nei Tsang (Internal Organs Energy Transformation) Fundamentals Retreat (Residential)
with Gilles Marin
During this 5 day workshop learn how to naturally detoxify the abdominal organs, deal with IBS, menstrual cramps, gallstones, kidney stones, parasites, endometriosis, fibroids, improve digestion, alleviate constipation, reverse hypoglycaemia & diabetes, relieve chronic shoulder & back pain caused by visceral imbalance, release deeply-seated emotional charges at the root of major physical and mental symptoms and much more...
This workshop is suitable for anyone wishing to heal themselves deeply, and also forms part of practitioner training.
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Fusion of the Five Elements Silent Retreat 5 days (Residential)
with Gilles Marin
During this 5 day workshop you will learn The Fusion of the Five Elemental Forces Meditation, which is one of the highest forms of Taoist meditation. It was taught to Master Mantak Chia, one of Gilles Marin's principle teachers, by one of the last White Cloud Taoist monks in China. Adapted to the western mind, it represents the quintessence of healing for Gilles. Emphasis will be placed on emotional issues, and Dreaming Chi Kung will also be taught.
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Space and Boundaries / Sexual Chi Kung 2 days
with Gilles Marin
Sexual energy is our basic life force and the strongest energy available in life. Personal boundaries play an integral part in relationships and interactions of any type. During this workshop you will learn to feel your personal and sexual boundaries, and how to maintain these boundaries in personal, client and work relationshiops.
When practiced simultaneously, Sexual Chi-Kung and Space and Boundaries Chi-Kung allow CNT practitioners to deliver superlative healing sessions with the utmost respect. These two very important modalities are a must for anyone involved in massage or any other form of therapy, and equally useful for anyone in any type of relationship.
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Emotional Processing with Chi Nei Tsang 5 days (Residential)
with Gilles Marin
This class is about Chi Nei Tang and emotional work. You will learn a complete method to release the deeply seated emotional charges that are at the origin of major physical and mental symptoms. Using twenty years of experience with Master Chia's teachings, Gilles Marin cultivates and combines Chi Nei Tsang manipulations and Chi-Kung formulas such as the Microcosmic Orbit, Iron Shirt Chi-Kung, Bone Marrow Nei-Kung, Buddha Palms and the Fusion of the Five Elements, blending them into a remarkable discipline with astounding results.
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CNT Anatomy & the Five Elemental Forces of Nature
with Gilles Marin
Have you ever wondered why (or your clients) get sick or fatigued during certain parts of the day or during certain seasons? This class will help you better understand why this happens and how to help yourself and others during these times.
Gain a working knowledge of when your internal organs and their energy pathways regenerate. East meets West in this class which puts ‘Me’ back in anatomy. Emphasis will be placed on differentiating and integrating Western Conventional Medical and Traditional Oriental Medical terms. An indispensable course for health aware individuals and a requirement for level one CNT practitioner certification. Do you have the “guts”to take this class?!
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Chi Nei Tsang Global Body Attitude 5 days (Residential)
with Gilles Marin
The goal of this class is to train you to work with your clients who have manifested symptoms on all levels. Addressing the inner meanings of such symptoms in all their aspects simultaneously, whether at the structural, visceral or emotional level, allows a complete healing process to take place.
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For any enquiries please contact:
Kim Knight
(09) 833 6553 / 021 410 633
or send an email to info "at" taoworkshops.co.nz
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Phone Kim
+64 9 833 6553
+64 21 410 633
(Auckland)
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