FRANCE 7th – 13th July 2026

Join Me for a Life-Enhancing Experience!

Step into a retreat that allows you to reconnect with yourself through one powerful, flowing Qi Gong movement—direct, accessible, and deeply restorative.

FACT: The body holds long-standing physical, mental, and emotional tension, below the level of conscious awareness. It is time to pause the stress cycle. But to do this, we must act—not by looking outward, but by turning inward.

Here, we slow down and gently disengage from patterns that no longer serve our well-being—mental, physical, and spiritual. This is your retreat from the madness of everyday life. And once you know you can retreat externally, by taking time for yourself, you come to understand that you can retreat anywhere, anytime, and restore your balance. This is energy work—this is Qi Gong.

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Working Intelligently with Your Body

On retreat, we focus on moving in harmony with your body, allowing tension to release naturally as it arises. This is a Contemporary Western approach to Qi Gong, rooted in tradition but adapted for life in the 21st-century West—far from the culture of ancient China, yet in the same spirit of mindful practice.

Over 30 years of working directly with people, I have learned to approach this work practically. We explore:

• What is stuck

• Where you feel it

• How to observe it without judgment or analysis

My guiding principle is simple: you cannot let go of what you cannot perceive. Your starting point is always in the present moment—neither the past nor the future holds sway here.

The key question is: can you move through a blockage, allow your energy to flow, and calm your mind here and now? The answer is a wholehearted yes. The next question is: do you want to let go? Not for anyone else, not for me—for yourself.

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The Retreat Experience

Taking time away allows you to release and process the stress held in your body and mind. Only you have the power to facilitate these changes.

I offer lineage-informed teachings, a time-out-of-time, and a space to facilitate letting go. In the Corbiere, you can step away from external distractions and practice fully, surrounded by nature and serenity.

This Qi Gong learning retreat provides time, space, and environment to begin or deepen your relationship with yourself. The most fundamental relationship you have is with your own mind, body, and spirit. The more stability you cultivate within, the more stability you radiate outward.

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Learning from the Body

Over the years, I have guided others in recovery from injury, surgery, and chronic tension. I teach people to listen to their bodies beyond words, so that subtle shifts become visible and accessible. The changes that unfold from within are the most profound and lasting.

There is power in stillness that flows into movement—this is your natural, innate superpower. It is genuine balance, the internal homeostasis of health and well-being. By contrast, endlessly chasing external people, titles, objects, styles, or approval only leads to passivity, distraction, and a mind shaped by outside forces.

In stillness and equilibrium, there is no need for validation.

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Beyond External Solutions

In the West, we have endless therapies, classes, and exercises. We visit spas, gyms, acupuncturists, and therapists, chasing remedies, elixirs, or trends. Yet, the underlying unease often remains.

From a Taoist perspective, becoming a natural human being means living in harmony with your mind, body, and energy. Unease is an internal experience—and it can be transformed through the Power of Stillness. First, go inside. Create space. Then move from that stillness.

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The Essence of the Retreat

This retreat is about returning to the essence of you—your energy. There are no elaborate forms, no archaic language. A simple, flowing one-move immersion guides you beyond tension, into stillness, presence, and peace.

Why rush here and there? Let us come together, breathe, move, and be at peace.

— CRC