Harmony Dawn Ontario Retreat

Andy James co-founder of Harmony Dawn, is a renowned author, Qigong healer and master teacher of integrated mind-body skills which include Insight Meditation, Qigong and Tai Chi Chuan. He offers these skills through his workshops at Harmony Dawn and through the Toronto “Tai Chi and Meditation Centre” of which he is the Founder and Chief Instructor. He is an active member of the Forge Guild, an international association of trans-traditional spiritual leaders and teachers. His books and DVDs are available on our online store and you can check out his blog at www.andyjames.ca. Andy is available for workshops, lectures and presentations.

Nicola Lawrence James co-founder of Harmony Dawn, is the Chef and Manager of Harmony Dawn retreat. Nicola brings to her cooking an intuitive sense of yin-yang balance as well as formal training as a Medical Qigong Practitioner (MQP) and Fengshui consultant. Her cooking workshops at Harmony Dawn as well as her cookbooks are always in demand.

Please note that the following listing of workshops does not represent the totality of all the workshops, retreat and gatherings booked at Harmony Dawn. Many of our bookings are made by private or corporate groups.

Please call or e-mail us for available booking dates.

This workshop is an unique opportunity for you (whatever your skill level) to polish your Taijiquan form and deepen your understanding of its underlying dynamics and energetics under the personal guidance of Shifu Andy James, Founder of the Tai Chi & Meditation Centre, international martial arts coach and judge, and author of four books including, The Spiritual Legacy of Shaolin Temple: Buddhism, Daoism & the Energetic arts. The weekend will include detailed Taijiquan form review (as taught at the Tai Chi & Meditation Centre), Taijiquan qigong, static and dynamic structure, partner exercises, push hands and more. Our host will be the beautiful and eco-friendly Harmony Dawn retreat, nestled in the Northumberland Hills and a short walk through its forests to historic and scenic Rice Lake. Harmony Dawn’s acclaimed chef is Nicola Lawrence, who has two popular Harmony Dawn cookbooks to her credit. Improve yourTaijiquan, relax, and eat gloriously!

March 9-11, 2012 $365 plus (plus tax)
August 24-26, 2012 $365 plus (plus tax)
November 2-4, 2012 $365 plus (plus tax)

Join Chef Nicola Lawrence James of Harmony Dawn and Shifu Andy James for a relaxing and fun filled weekend in the country. This very popular workshop will help you prepare easy, healthy and delicious meal for you and your loved ones. This workshop is aimed at people who want to make simple yet profound changes to their cooking and eating. We will also learn the fundamentals of Insight Meditation and Qi Gong for mind and body health. Nicola is the author of “The Dao of Harmony Dawn Cooking, Innovative and acclaimed Spa Cuisine”. For more information contact Nicola at nic@harmonydawn.com Space is limited to 10 people so sign up early to reserve your space!

Insight Meditation (Vipassana) is the foundation of Buddhist meditation practices. Simple, yet profound and powerful, it helps build awareness in each moment so you can begin to understand and free yourself from restrictive patterns, whether mental, emotional and physical. Ongoing practice leads not only to compassion and open-heartedness, but clarity and wisdom. Andy also uses active self-inquiry meditations to tackle specific conflicts. Qigong techniques will be specially selected by Shifu James to enhance cleansing, opening and grounding during the retreat. Qigong regulates body, energy (Qi) and mind. It has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), internal martial arts and spiritual transformation. Location: Harmony Dawn Retreat, please contact us to register.

Mind-Body Personal Mastery With Shifu Andy James
Dates To Follow $345 (plus tax)

Relax, work, play and eat gloriously as you learn to balance, integrate and invigorate all levels of your being.

Life is not a collection of issues we can control in tidy boxes; neither is the “external” world really separate from our “internal”universe. We have been taught how to think and analyse, but rarely how to internally explore and realize (make real) our complex Oneness and Interconnection. Individually and collectively, we urgently need this skill since the world impacts us even as we impact it. For full information on this workshop click here.

This is an unique opportunity to learn about the centuries old, profound and specific art of mind-body balance in an euphoric environment. Without doing anything, you will feel the healing effects of the natural environment and the lovingly prepared and yin-yang balanced cuisine at Harmony Dawn, as our many guests have testified!

Moreover, you will learn how to create on-going balance and vitality in your own life – relationships, food, energetics (qi/ prana), emotions and qualitative, interconnective decision-making. In particular, weekend will cover:

• Introduction to Buddhist Insight (Vipassana) meditation
• Introduction to Qigong (the Chinese science of subtle energy)]
• Introduction to Tai Chi Chuan (Taijiquan), which is the art of embodying the universal principle of Yin-Yang philosophy.

Classes will be led by Shifu Andy James and food will be created by Chef Nicola James

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