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Healing Retreats to Bhutan and India
Qigong Workshop in NJ - July 1st - Francesco
Qigong Workshop in Sydney - June 23 - Daisy
Qigong Workshops in Michigan and Minneapolis
China Trip 2007 sold-out... 2008 Trip plans...
Qigong Classes in Kaua'i - Saturday mornings
...a note from Francesco in India...
Greetings from Delhi!
I send you my warm wishes (40 degrees C) from the capital of this amazing country. The ancient spirituality
of India has awakened such wonderful Qi flow in me during this personal healing retreat I have been
on for the past six weeks... As I sit here in a very busy internet access facility in a basement business
center, I smile at the collision of cultures, of how the past and present blend is such colorful ways
here... old men in turbins and traditional Punjabi clothing directing young techno-wiz modern kids
seated at computers as they type business letters for them and search the web... the smell of curry
from wood burning fires on the street wafting down the stairs elevating the hum of a dozen computers
to a dreamlike quality. Wow.
My body is at such a refined glow of health after being put through a rigorous process of the ayurvedic
Indian healing treatment called panchakarma at a reknown clinic in Dharamsala... and then ten amazing
days of Buddhist meditation and healing in the mystical country of Bhutan. I feel so blessed to have
made time in my demanding schedule for this personal healing time. How often do we forget to take care
of ourselves when we are so busy doing for others or just caught up in our lives?
I realize more and more that if I want to truly serve others, I must take care of myself. Easier said
than done, but I have reached a new level of clarity that I am so grateful to have experienced. I will
write more about panchakarma and the gifted Ayurvedic doctor that I met in Dharamsala (the home of
the Dalai Lama). She and her family are amazing people and have inspired me to design a healing trip
for next April to bring a small group with me to experience this deep , 10 day healing where you are
immersed in a physical, mental and spiritual cleansing way up in the sacred mountains of northern India...
I am so grateful to my dear friend Darine for connecting me to this clinic and for sharing with me
on this inner and outer healing journey. Let me know if you are interested in experiencing this yourself
as this trip will fill up fast.
And then there was my time in Bhutan, the kingdom deep in the Himalayas that takes Tibetan Buddhism
to levels that awaken the heart. This country is as untouched by the modern world as anyplace I have
seen. I am honored to have met high lamas, meditated with monks in 7th Century monasteries, set up
arrangements to bring our Mentor Ohana program into Bhutan to assist in youth programs there, and even
met the senior Queen and had my photo taken with her! Amazing experiences that I will write about and
post on our website... especially because I have committed to bring a small and select group of 15
people to this sacred kingdom this November. I have been invited by friends of King Wangchuck to help
develop a healing and spiritual journey designed for Bhutan. I can only tell you that it will be amazing.
including trekking through virgin pine forests to healing hot springs and participating in ancient
Buddhist healing ceremonies in a monastery that seems to hang on the side of a cliff 1,500 feet over
a river valley. These experiences has deeply moved me and I want to share them with those who can appreciate
them as I do.
Email me if you
are interested.
Ok, let me finish up this newsletter as there is some good info to share... including a Qigong class
that Daisy is teaching in Sydney, Australia at the end of June.
Also, please keep an eye out for an upcoming email that will be asking you to re-subscribe (opt-in)
to this free newsletter. Sorry for the hassle, but we have been forced by Microsoft to change newsletter
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for doing this so you can continue to received " Breathe Deep " each month!
I wish you much joy and wellness and thank you for your continued support and caring. I am most grateful
as it allows good work to continue.
Peace
Francesco Garri Garripoli
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Healing Retreats to Bhutan and India
Are you ready to go on a "dream" trip that weaves together
healing, culture, and spiritual growth? As I have done with
our China Trips for the past 12 years, what I have experienced
on a personal level I attempt to share in a small-group adventure.
I have learned so much in India and Bhutan and want to share
my connections through study trips on two special healing
journeys.
First will be a trip this coming November to Bhutan, the kingdom in the Himalayas that borders Tibet,
India and Nepal. With the friends and contacts that I have made there on this current trip, I know
that our group adventure will be magical. I will be writing up a full itinerary along with the cost
as soon as I get back to Kaua'i in the next week. I will limit this trip to 15 people, so if you are
interested, please let me know. This country has high restrictions on tourists and limits the number
to only 4,000 annually! We have a special invitation and will be one of the last groups to enter this
sovereign Buddhist kingdom before they enter into becoming a democracy in 2008. It will be your last
opportunity to experience this amazing mountain land of nomads and monasteries before big changes start
taking place. This trip will be supporting Bhutanese youth programs that I have identified as well
as providing funds to a beautiful monastery that trains 398 young monks. I made a donation on this
recent trip and had the honor to hand out bottles of fruit juice to all the monks as they sat and chanted...
it was amazing...
The next new healing trip will be to Dharamsala, India to experience the Ayurvedic medicine cleansing
treatment called panchakarma at the end of April 2008. In the home of the Dalai Lama way up in the
pristine mountains of northern India, you will be immersed in a 10 day healing journey that will change
you in ways you couldn't expect. Involving diagnosis special diet, daily two and a half hour massages,
herbal treatments, and more, this ancient energy balancing and cleansing will take you to a new level
of personal growth and healing. I have arranged this treatment with one of the top Ayurvedic doctors
in India. To complement this, I have met with her parents - who are also gifted healers - and have
arranged for them to teach daily healing classes that will balance your chakras and certify you in
their healing system. For both this trip and the Bhutan adventure, I will teach Qigong classes to help
you work with your Qi and my friend Darine will teach integrated yoga classes to help you get the most
out of this amazing healing experience. Again, I'll write up a full itinerary with cost as soon as
I get back to Kaua'i.
The China Qigong trips will still take place, but I have been feeling that it is time to reach out
to expand our healing modalities to offer opportunities for those of you who are ready to explore your
potential.
Write me at francesco.garripoli@gmail.com if you
are interested and I will keep you informed.
Peace
Qigong Workshop in NJ - July 1st - Francesco
I'm happy that people have been asking for Qigong classes
in the New Jersey area as this is where I was born and I
think that it's great the interest on personal growth and
healing is so strong on the East Coast.
I will be teaching a Qigong workshop on Sunday, July 1st in Rutherford, NJ from 12:30 pm - 6:00 pm
at a great facility called Yoga Bums on Park Avenue. This class will be open to all levels of experience.
I hope that you will come and tell your friends and family so we can raise awareness of healing modalities
like Qigong in places that need it so much.
Click
here to check out our events calendar
Qigong Workshop in Sydney - June 23 - Daisy
Daisy will be teaching an all-day Qigong workshop in Sydney,
Australia on Saturday, June 23 from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm. Cost
is $120 AUD.
You can email Daisy directly at her personal address: radiantlotus@gmail.com to
sign up.
Anyone who has taken one of Daisy's classes knows she is a gifted and sensitive instructor... and her
following in Australia continues to grow as a result!
This class is open to all levels of experience.
Click
here to check out our events calendar
Qigong Workshops in Michigan and Minneapolis
Francesco and Daisy will be teaching their annual Qigong
workshops in Michigan and at the National Qigong Association
(NQA) Conference, this year in Minneapolis this August.
We are honored to return to Michigan and are grateful to our friend Sally Rich and the Taoist Tai Chi
facility she volunteer teaches at for their deep support and great work that they are doing for their
community.
This year's NQA event will be rich with educational Qigong offerings and we are honored to be included
with such a great line up of instructors from around the world. You can visit their website at www.nqa.org to
register.
More details are on our website link below.
Click here to check out our events calendar
China Trip 2007 sold-out... 2008 Trip plans...
We are grateful that this year's China Qigong Trip is sold
out - as every one of our study trips as been for the past
12 years. I pray that this is a tribute to the hard work
that we do as well as that of the Qigong Masters such as
Master Wan Sujian who are so much a part of our programs.
For 2008 we will be introducing an amazing Master that Daisy has been working with in Australia named
Master Zhao Shi Hua, who along with his wife May, will be joining us on our trip next year. For 2008
we will journey to Chengdu, the Chinese province that borders Tibet and is steeped in both Buddhist
and Taoist tradition. The itinerary will be posted later this year, so keep an eye out at the link
below.
We do take early registrations as these trips fill up fast, so please let us know if you are interested.
Click
here to learn about our China Study Trips
Qigong Classes in Kaua'i - Saturday mornings
In closing, I want to remind you that our Saturday morning
Qigong classes at our Kahuna Valley Retreat on the garden
island of Kaua'i will continue from 9:30 am - 11:00 am. It
is so wonderful to see such a great group of joyful faces
every Saturday at our Octagon Classroom. It is a great mix
of locals and visitors on vacation.
Classes are by tax deductible donation which support our youth mentoring programs.
Thank you again for your support of our non-profit Kahuna Valley organization...
Peace
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