Journey to Enlightenment: Master Chen is about to take a group on
a most powerful journey, a retreat to the mystical Taoist Wu Dang mountain and
to China’s historical and spiritual sites. You will learn alchemy meditation,
tai chi, qi gong, tea and herbal remedies and much more.
About Master Chen, a
child prodigy, at a tender age of six, he was taken from his home town to Wu
Dang Mountain and taught the ancient Taoist Healing Arts by esteemed
grandmasters.The youngest Enlightened
Master, at the age of 16 he left the mountain to preserve the oral teaching by
spreading the internal healing arts to the west.
His training included austere measures
both in cave practice and meditation and in the Temple.With the high degree of training he
transmuted jing to chi, chi to shen at a very young age and now functions on a
multidimensional intuitive level.His
unfathomable insights through meditation and internal martial arts practice
provide for profound teachings, which he translates and communicates with great
patience and sense of humor.A truly
unique gift to the Western world, Master Chen has transcended that which is
ordinary and mundane.He is a
facilitator of the Tao by guiding one to rediscover and reinstate the original
intent of their lives.
Visiting China with Master Chen is a rare and unique experience.Traveling with Master Chen, a Taoist priest,
you will have the added benefit of visiting locations that are not accessible
to ordinary tourists.His knowledge of
history and the classics provides for in depth education and a once in a life
time experience to connect to your Master Within.
Your Journey will start:Arriving at Wu Dang, you will be in awe with the mystical
mountain; behind the veils of mist you will discover temples of jade and
garnet.The ceremonial masters will
invite the immortals to bless your prayers and good wishes.You will visit a cave and meditate in the
presence of the spirits of Wu Dang. You will practice tai chi and qi gong each
morning in the arms of the Purple Cloud Temple.Dining will be an adventure each day with three delicious, authentic and
nutritious meals. Accommodations are all 5 star hotels or the best available in
the area.
Trip Itinerary:
Day
1. Arrive Shanghai at 5pm
Pick up and dinner, evening orientation and learning
meditation
Day
2. Shanghai ----- Wu Dang
Morning tai chi, breakfast, 1:30pm fly to XiangFan,
bus to Wu Dang, and lodging at Tian Lu hotel at mountain.
Day
3. Wu Dang Mountain
Morning tai chi, visit Purple Cloud Temple,
ceremony arts, dinner in the temple, priest music and kungfu show.Evening meditation, local tailor will come to
measure and make uniform (optional- not included in price)
Day 4.
Wu Dang Mountain
Tai chi, Morning Temple Ceremony, breakfast, visit
NanYan temple and Prince Cave and Master Li tomb site, a ceremony for Master Li
by priests. Evening dinner in temple and meditation in the hotel.
Day 5.
Wu Dang Mountain
Morning tai chi, visit monkey valley and Yu Xu
cave, cable car to Golden Peak Temple, overnight and see the moon, evening
meditation.
Day 6.
Wu Dang Mountain
Morning see sunrise and do tai chi on the top golden
temple, breakfast, visit Chen’s tea farm, tea picking and making tea, see Chen’s
cave, local village lunch and dinner, meditation in hotel.
Day 7.
Wu Dang --- Wuhan---- ChengDu ( five star hotel )
Tai chi, go to Wu Dang town, visit Wu Dang ancient
gate, Golden Flower Temple, bus to Wuhan, then fly to ChengDu, see a show
(changing face and opera) and evening foot massage, meditation.
Day 8.
Jiu Zhai Gou ( five star hotel )
Morning tai chi, breakfast, fly to Jiu Zhai Gou,
Visit beauty of mountain valley, lot of Kodak moments. Tibetan dinner,
meditation, foot massage optional.
Day 9.
Jiu Zhai Gou
Morning tai chi, visit most beautiful mountain
valley, “heaven on earth” and shopping , evening meditation and qi gong.
Day 10.
Jiu Zhai Gou ---- Er Mei (Stay inside of temple hotel)
Morning fly to Er Mei Mountain, visit Buddhist
temple and evening alchemy meditation. Meet
Master Chen’s friends: temple abbot, musician, tea expert, and Dr. Li, a herbal
king of China.
Day 11.Er
Mei Mountain:
Morning Tai chi; qi gong with herbal king, tea
expert take group to tea plantation to pick tea with monks, lunch in
temple,in the afternoon,learning to play ancient music instrument GU
QIN (www.leiyinguqin.com) meditation. Dr. Li will treat people optional ( fee
not include).
Day 12.
Er Mei
Morning Tai chi and qi gong, join a Buddhist
ceremony, learning tea ceremony art with master of tea art. Dr. Li will give a
lecture in herbal healing; acupuncture and massage, treatment will be done on
site in the afternoon. Vegetarian meal in the temple. Continue music study
after dinner or herbal healing art study, late meditation class will be
provided.
Day 13.
Er Mei
Morning tai chi, visit sacred Buddhist Mountain and
watching monkey on the way to mountaintop. Vegetarian meal, back to temple, tea
ceremony art and alchemy meditation. Herbal treatment optional, drinking Herbal
tea made by Dr Li.
Day 14.
Er Mei
Morning tai chi and qi gong. Music study, Buddhist
ceremony, tea art, painting and treatment. Lecture on immortality in the
evening.
Day
15. Er Mei ----Wu Yi(Five star hotel)
Morning fly to Wu Yi Mountain, Transfer to
hotel,In the afternoon going to river
raft flow to see one of most beautiful mountain, a world heritage site. visit a
traditional Wu Yi tea processing factory, tea plantation, and drink Wu Yi tea,
evening meditation. Tea feast dinner.
Day 16.
Wu Yi
Morning tai chi, visit mountain and a Taoist
temple, ancient village, local cuisine, street shopping and foot massage
section, evening meditation and tai chi.
Day
17. Wu Yi --- Shanghai ( five star hotel)
Morning tai chi, fly to shanghai, visit bond, Yu
garden and shopping, Shanghai’s cuisine, boat ride on the bond and see
acrobatic show.
Day 18.
Shanghai ---- San Francisco
After breakfast, transfer to PuDong international
airport, fly back to USA.
Cost:is approximately $3,100 inclusive of all domestic
airfare, all ground transportation, five star hotel accommodations (based on
double occupancy), three meals per day, drinking water, Taoist ceremony, tea
ceremony, entertainment, morning tai chi / qi gong instruction, tea and herbal
healing remedies, group meditation, lectures, philosophy, history, question and
answers and much more..
Not included international airfare to Beijing and
cost of visa.
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