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Greetings!
Thank you for your interest in our annual Healing and Study Trips to China, Bhutan and India. I have been leading
these study trips to various power spots in Asia every year now for the past twelve
years!...
and I feel that besides contributing funds and medical support to a needy orphanage in an impoverished
village to the west of Beijing or a monastery and nunnery in Bhutan, it is one of the best ways I know to build international friendships
and intercultural understanding of world medicine modalities such as Qigong, Panchakarma, Buprana and more. Below is info on the various adventures... Enjoy!
China
We have been working with Qigong Master
Wan Sujian and other Masters in China (who you may have seen on our Qigong
documentary airing on PBS) to bring you exciting and memorable trips that many say
are life-changing.. This past year's 11th anniversary adventures were remarkable... thank you
everyone who participated!
We are happy to say that this past year's annual September trip (always the last two
weeks of that month) was sold out (as we are happy to say every trip has been since I started.)
We already have a bit of a waiting list, so if you are interested in joining us to study and
adventure in China, please contact us to get your name on our exciting
2008 trip.
This year's trip
will reflect a return to emphasizing training and healing - you will be studying with - and
be receiving daily treatments from - two high-level, nationally respected Medical Qigong
Masters, something a bit difficult to arrange even if you were Chinese. If you are interested
in this unique and amazing way to see China, learn about Qigong and their ancient culture
and receive daily, personal healing treatments, this may be the trip you have been waiting
for.
After living in China and leading trips for so long, I felt it was time to return to our focus
on learning Qigong from exceptional Masters from the homeland of Qigong healing. We will still
visit many culturally significant sites and, yes, shop... but our emphasis is having
quality time with reknown healing Masters through an intimate and hands-on
experience in Beijing & Chengdu, China - Our 12th Annual China Qigong Study Trip with Francesco
and Daisy is going to be an exciting one - One week with Master Wan Sujian at his amazing Beijing-based
Traditional Medical Exchange Institute (the Master featured in our PBS-TV documentary on Qigong),
and the second week in the mystical Taoist mountains of Chengdu on the border of Tibet with
renowned Qigong Master Zhao and his wife May. Our plan is to meet Master Zhao's old Master
up in the Sichuan Province mountains.. The itinerary for this will be available soon... deposits
are being taken as the trip is filling up fast. Click
here to contact us
Click
here for photos of our 2006 trip
I've decided not to lead another trip into Tibet for a while - with the new high-speed
train now bringing droves in from mainland China, it seems prudent to wait until the chaos
of overwhelmed infrastructure and limited hotels settles down. This past trip there was amazing,
spending time meditating with high Lamas in various monasteries, praying with sincere nuns
at Tibet's largest Buddhist nunnery, and experiencing the powerful energy of the Tibetan
Plateau. I limited the trip to 15 people and we sold out. If you are interested in traveling
to Tibet with us in the future, let me know and we will put you on our list for the future... for now, we explore another spiritual country with strong Tibetan influence...
Bhutan
What I have done instead of Tibet is designed an amazing Qigong healing and spiritual study
trip to the magical kingdom of Bhutan. High in the Himalayas, this Buddhist country of only
600,000 people has been cut off from most of the world up until the 1970s, and still only accepts
some 4,000 visitors each year. I went on a beautiful personal trip there and
was blessed to meet high-level monks, government officials, caring people, and even the senior
Queen!
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I created the first healing-oriented adventure into
Bhutan, working with one of the most respected agencies in this lovely country in November 2007 and it was fabulous. We limit
this extraordinary two-week trip to only 15 people at a time and are currently working on a possible trip for later in 2008. Stay in touch... more information will follow.
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India
For April 14 - May 2, 2008, we are offering a unique healing trip to India where we will
combine Qigong with the ancient Ayurvedic Indian healthcare treatment called Panchakarma. I
have been fortunate enough to receive this treatment from one of the most respected healers
in India - and her family clinic is in the same village as where the Dalai Lama lives. Dharamsala
is a colorful and fabulous mountain village in the shadows of the Himalayas, with snowcapped
peaks visible everywhere you look.
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The energy of this place is spectacular and contributes
to the depth of your healing during Panchakarma. We will offer daily Qigong classes
to start your day that includes your personal 3-hour treatment and a certification training course
in a powerful energy healing technique taught by a senior Indian couple that happens to be
the parents of our Ayurvedic doctor! We have an exciting itinerary that is available upon request... let me know soon if you are interested as my mention in our "Breathe Deep" e-newsletter generated a tremendous response.
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As all our trips are sponsored by our non-profit Kahuna Valley organization, up to 60% of
your payment can be written off as a tax-exempt donation since you will be helping to support
Kahuna Valley's teen programs with your participation.
As with all our trips, I travel to appeal to the student within each of us. This means
we’ll be on
the go most of the time, with Qigong training, personal treatment, and adventure as our main
focus. When
you get precious time with Qigong Masters, you learn to savor every moment. Sure there’s
balanced time to rest, enjoy traditional entertainment and do some sightseeing, but the focus
will be on learning each day and experiencing the Qigong treatments and foot massages
we’ll receive every day. Our trips start with you receiving
a personally tailored Chinese medical diagnosis and herbal treatment to help balance your energy
and assist in any healing that you may require. This will work in conjunction with your personal,
daily medical Qigong treatments.
The food is par excellence, well suited for vegetarians like me, but with a fair share of dishes for everyone. Our
trip price is all-inclusive and based on double occupancy; the only money you’ll be spending during this
trip is on personal expense items you decide to buy like gifts, laundry, long-distant telephone calls and so forth.
We’ll need a $1,500 deposit to reserve your spot. Upon receiving this, you’ll start getting info
from us to help you with making preparation for the trip a breeze. We can discuss refunds on a case-by-case
situation, but understand that the closer we get to the trip dates, the tougher it will be for us to refund all
of your deposit.
Our trip price is based on leaving from San Francisco, but we know some of you may wish to
depart from your home country so we can work out special arrangements for you. We really
worked to keep these trips affordable, yet with no compromises. We will also work with
you to help make connecting flights to San Francisco as our volume buying power and experience
might save you a bit.
We will take reservations on a first-come, first-served basis. I trust the following gives you a good idea
of the enriching educational and experiential trip we’ll be going on. From my past experiences over
the past eight years, leading groups including physicians and members of the health field to newcomers curious
about learning more of Qigong, I have come to discover that these adventures can be positive, life-changing experiences. I
hope you will join our unique and heartfelt study trip.
If you have any further questions or would like to sign up to travel with us, please
click here to let me know... or call us at (808) 822 - 4268
Peace... Francesco Garri Garripoli
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here to see a sample China Trip Image Gallery
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