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One World Wellness' Open House
A TAOIST HEALING ARTS EXPERIENCE Three AM or PM Workshop Sessions Saturday November 2, 2019 | 9:00am to 3:00pm 967 North High Street, East Haven CT Donations Appreciated... Proceeds go toward the SunDo Retreat Center Building Project! |
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The benefits of Taoist practices in Asian cultures for mental and physical healing are well-documented. For thousands of years, these practices have helped people bring happiness and well-being into their lives. A Taoist Healing Arts Experience is designed to give you a taste of these arts and the principles behind the practices.
Anyone can benefit; no experience is required to participate in one or all three sessions with these extraordinary healing practices. All sessions are by-donation as part of a benefit for the SunDo Retreat Center new building project. Located in Vermont, the Retreat Center offer programs in holistic health, breath meditation and forest therapy. Learn more about the Taoist healing art of SunDo >>
These workshops are held in conjunction with One World Roasters' Open House >> Before or after a workshop, sit and relax in the cafe for wonderful fall drinks including: Harvest blend coffee, hot caramel apple cider, pumpkin spice latte, vanilla chai latte, spiced mocha latte and spiced hot chocolate.
Anyone can benefit; no experience is required to participate in one or all three sessions with these extraordinary healing practices. All sessions are by-donation as part of a benefit for the SunDo Retreat Center new building project. Located in Vermont, the Retreat Center offer programs in holistic health, breath meditation and forest therapy. Learn more about the Taoist healing art of SunDo >>
These workshops are held in conjunction with One World Roasters' Open House >> Before or after a workshop, sit and relax in the cafe for wonderful fall drinks including: Harvest blend coffee, hot caramel apple cider, pumpkin spice latte, vanilla chai latte, spiced mocha latte and spiced hot chocolate.
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Tancheon Breathing 9:30am Morning Session | 1:30pm Afternoon Session
The first pillar of Taoist practice is breathing into the "tancheon" or lower-abdomen. Also referred to as sacral chakra (Hindu), tan dien (Chinese) or hara (japanese), tancheon is a Korean term that defines this area as the most essential energy center for building Qi in the human body. Learn basic tancheon breathing and try some techniques for increasing its power and strength Sign up online, space is limited. Register >> |
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Energy Anatomy 10:00am Morning Session | 2:00pm Afternoon Session
Learn about the Taoist three treasures (chakras), energy alchemy and the meridian system which channels Qi along the body's energy pathways. Michael Thorns, RN, LAc., owner of Focus on You Acupuncture, joins us for a discussion on how acupuncture enhances Qi flow for optimal health. Sign up online, space is limited. Register >> |
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SunDo/Qigong 10:30am Morning Session | 2:30pm Afternoon Session
Combining tancheon breathing and Qi circulation, SunDo and Qigong offer moving or still meditation that allows us to pull in energy from the environment. Gathering Starlight, Pulling Qi from Heaven & Earth and Ocean Wave Breathing are just a few of the sequences of QiGong that can harmonize our inner landscape with the universal energy of nature. SunDo sequences includes postures to harmonize the five elements of water, fire, wood, metal and earth. Sign up online, space is limited. Register >> |
Experience the Taoist Healing Arts and be inspired to give back to those in need. The SunDo Building Project is currently raising fund to complete a new kitchen and dining hall to create a Retreat Center for all in need of a quiet, natural healing place. Learn more about SunDo's mission statement below or visit the generosity page >>
SunDo is committed to educating people around the world to help them attain better physical, emotional and mental well-being. To better facilitate world healing, our goal is to help others gain a personal sense of peace that will positively affect their life and work within society. In SunDo classes and at our Retreat Center, we provide a place for practitioners to reconnect with with their authentic self. The Retreat Center is nestled within a quiet rural area in Northern Vermont offering a meditation hall and surrounding woods, streams, fields, community gardens and open sky in a very special place for exploring personal growth and transformation. Learn more at www.sundo.org >>
Crew members paint the trim of the meditation hall (left). Construction work completed for the new kitchen dining hall exterior (right).
"If we could see
the miracle of a single flower clearly,
our whole life would change."
~ Buddha
