Shifu Andy James' Workshops Testimonials

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Three Treasures Workshops

"For anyone interested in the art of qi gong, on any level, I highly recommend the 3 Treasures workshop given by Sifu Andy James. I don’t think you would find anyone as knowledgeable and dedicated to this art as him.
~Brauna

"You asked about what we expected from the Three Treasures Workshop#1 and I said I wanted to learn from you as I have in the past since teachings you design have great profundity.

And the weekend was precisely that for me; not a mere regurgitation of terminology and plain execution of exercises. The theory was well connected to the physical work and there was a clear purpose for me when you taught about social/political implications about our daily living."
~Margarita

Meditation Workshops

Perhaps this path drew me because it did not ask me to believe.  Simply to look for myself.  To observe and let go.  And then one day (well probably not one day.  probably a series of moments over many different days that let to a day where the moments came together) I understood.  Not everything.  Maybe not even one discreet thing.  But understanding came to me and it came not from a book not from my teacher but from meditation. 

~Carrie B. MD

It was a wonderful, peaceful, gentle, nourishing in all ways, weekend....for which I thank you hugely.   

It was timely for me in terms of life's trajectory and life's events.  And in terms of the world's.    I was also grateful for the warmth of your home - in all ways - including the temperature (I say this as my frozen fingers struggle to hit the right keys!)  I returned home with my physical pain much reduced. Openness and stillness can accomplish so much even just at that level!  Sometimes it is such a struggle to be human, living, breathing and doing, doing, doing.  It has always bewildered me. I shall work on finding the peace in it all. And even creating it to the best of my ability. 

I would certainly like to be part of future workshops.

This past weekend was a very special and memorable experience at Harmony Dawn for me.  I cannot begin to thank you both for the warmth, compassion, care and thoughtfulness that you put into making this retreat something that shall stay with me forever.  I had no idea of what I was getting myself into when I showed up on the Friday evening, but I immediately was put at ease and felt very comfortable in the silence and reflective nature of the weekend.  For me, it gave me the space and opportunity to just sit with everything that is in turmoil in my life right now and it helped me clarify what I need to do as well as what I don't need to do.  Working through the physical pain I experienced helped to release me from the negative emotions I have been hanging onto for so long - it was very freeing. 
~Tracey