Qigong is one of the most powerful ways to strengthen longevity and enhance our sexuality. Qigong plays with the life force and its polarized yin and yang currents. We will cultivate Original Energy, a mysterious neutral force, that can harmonize the male and female, the key to Spiritual Orgasm, the spontaneous-yet-eternal union of passion and love.

We will practice Primordial Qigong "Tai Chi for Enlightenment", which enlivens your journey to your Original Self. We will journey to awesome locations to enliven our practice and dance with the elements!

Inner Alchemical Meditations like the Inner Smile,"Kan & Li" (Water & Fire) and Energy Circulation restores and balances your body's essence and emotions, and refines kundalini energy into compassion.
Open your heart, body and mind to greater connection to the Divine.
Satisfy your soul's deep longing for wholeness.
This retreat will be a powerful and practical initiation of Taoist internal sexual alchemy. This safe and supportive retreat welcomes both Singles and Couples.

Practice Qigong, Tao Yoga and Meditation to:

* Supercharge your creativity and personal practice
* Revive yourself with the beauty of nature, wind, waves and warm sun!
* Unwind, heal and restore your self
* Empower your life
* Be present with love and come to peace with yourself

Minke at Kahuna Falls , winter 2009

Friday, Feb. 19 (arrival 2 - 6 pm) - Tuesday, Feb. 23 ( departure by noon)

Tuition $550
Meals: $145 person ($151 with tax )
Lodging: Master rooms with private bath and 2 double beds $455 per person ( $506 with tax)
Standard rooms 2 beds and shared bath $430 per person ( $478 with tax)
All Inclusive: $1125 plus tax ( $28 more with private bath)

7 Night Retreat

Feb. 19 (arrival 2 - 6 pm) - 26 (departure by noon)
Tuition $790
Meals: $348 ($322.50 with tax)
Lodging: Master rooms with private bath and 2 double beds $796 per person ($895 with tax)
Standard rooms 2 beds and shared bath $752 per person ($846 with tax)
All Inclusive: $1890 plus tax ( $49 more with private bath)

Registration and Payment

Tuition: Contact minke@silentground.com
Tuition 25% to register, full payment due Feb 8. Payment is non refundable, but, can be transferred to another person for the same retreat.
Please make payment to: paypal account minke@silentground.com or send cheque to Minke de Vos, #12 - 1601 Comox St. Vancouver, BC V6G 1P4

Meals and Lodging to be paid by Jan. 30 to Kahuna Falls, PO box 312 Hakalau HI 96710. 25% to hold room, full payment due Feb 12th Payments for rooms are non refundable, but, can be transferred to another person for the same retreat. Meal fees are refundable up to 1 week prior to retreat. Make checks payable to Kahuna Falls and place dates of stay on check. Please add 5% for exchange on Canadian checks. If you have any questions please call Anne at 410-913-1224 or email 'Julie Breuer'
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Minke de Vos teaches spiritual embodiment at Silent Ground Retreats. She has worked along side of Taoist Master Mantak Chia for over 20 years as a Senior Inner Alchemy Instructor. She has extensive training in movement arts, including Eurythmy. Minke has an enormous range of energetic and spiritual skills and a reputation as one of the top teachers of qigong, healing, and women's sexuality.

David Gyurkovics Universal Tao Instructor, has studied and practiced Taoist internal arts for 12 years. He is a practitioner of Medical Qigong and Acutonics Sound Healing. He is an accomplished musician and breath coach.

The intention of this workshop is to support you in claiming your power as a full and vital man or woman
at every age, single or in partnership.

Additional Workshop Information

Many workshops offer ways to give and receive love. This workshop offers ways to generate and make love, joy, wisdom and creativity. The workshop extends beyond a special experience at the retreat center, where people can get more intimate with themselves and their partners. People will also go away with practical tools, which they can practice regularly at home and develop for a lifetime. These tools are excellent for independent, single cultivation for singles and couples. They build the foundation for energy and soul exploration. Participants will be encouraged to be creative with these time-tested practices and incorporate them into their unique personal and professional practice.

The workshop is a wonderful way to get in touch with a source of creative energy that is always available within us. We can consciously tap into or sexual energy for boosting our personal growth. We urgently need this powerful energy to alleviate suffering, since much suffering is caused by the misuse of sexuality. The workshop invites the transformation of passion into compassion with heart-centred practice.

Participants will learn to cultivate love for themselves and their loved ones. By channelling sexual energy and unconditional love, they will explore the unlimited potential and beauty of subtle-body lovemaking. They will learn to consciously tap into universal creative forces. See workshop description for various practices.

The benefits will be increased energy awareness, self-healing on all levels, rejuvenation, and strengthening of the body, particularly the pelvic floor, the floor for all our organs. Preventative medicine can help to avoid conditions like cancer. Having this resource of energy readily accessible heightens sensitivity to intimate feelings, improves concentration and boosts creative initiative to carry through one’s life’s purpose.

This program is for people who wish for abundant love flowing in their life. Many single people lose touch with their sexuality and this is a great way to empower this aspect in themselves. Often when they upgrade their energy they will attract a compatible partner or be more attractive to people generally. Women, who wish to heal or prevent discomfort from PMS, menstruation, and menopause. The practices will enhance hormone balance, youthful vitality, beauty and inner strength. Men, who wish to prevent excessive energy loss through ejaculation can develop more control and sexual stamina. Those, who seek these benefits without drugs. People, who have some health problem and wish to awaken their own healing energy. Professionals, like bodyworkers, who want to learn tools to prevent burnout. Yoga or Tai Chi instructors can deepen their own experience of how to move from the inner body. People, who are presenters, like performers, can amplify their charisma.
Couples who wish to harmonize their relationship.
For beginners, who are new to energy work and meditation and also for advanced practitioners, who wish to deepen their practice.

Certification Credits

Healing Tao University credits see www.healingtaousa.com
Credits towards Certification as a Universal Tao Instructor www.universal-tao.com
Credits towards Certification as a Feminine Treasures Instructor or Tao Alchemy Yoga Instructor www.silentground.com

Testimonials

“Thanks for sharing your gracefulness, openness, fluid movement and shining feminine presence at the Healing Love Retreat. And a special thanks for the intense energy you and Michael generated in the face-to-face meditation demo. That is where I had the strange experience when my heart space really opened up. Your verbal reminders during body movement exercises were very helpful for me in opening up especially when I would drift into automatic pilot. I enjoyed a flowing lightness of being when I got into the groove. The total experience was beyond groovy.” Jerry, participant of Healing Love retreat, NC

“The Taoist health practices were priceless for a relaxing and grounding experience. My body relates resonates with this style and I can become quite calm with these practices. The next day I had already integrated three exercises into my daily routine and continue two weeks later because they serve me well enhancing my emotional balance and compassionate perspective. As well your personal lightness and engaging way created a welcoming and open atmosphere.” Wendy, participant at Sunshine Coast Workshop

“Minke de Vos embodies and shares her subject of Healing Tao with beauty and
grace. She is an inspiration to behold, and a joy to learn from.”
Participant in Victoria.

“So far all my teachers have been men and it surprised me how refreshing it was to met you and be with you and your knowledge and experience for the day. I have worked many of the seated practices you taught us into my morning meditation and many of my during the day ‘checks in’ have become clearer and more specific after last Sunday.”
Penny, participant in Victoria Feminine Treasures workshop

“My perception of your work is it has a great potential for opening individuals to a collective energy or power. Unlike Yoga or a lot of meditative practices, I feel that you and the Taoist work and especially how you share it has a potential for creating a connection, or a self knowledge, without years of practice.”
John, participant at Hollyhock