QIGONG Retreats in GRIECHENLAND - Crete, Corfu, Lefkas, Zagori

QIGONG in GREECE
SEMINAR TRIPS BEYOND THE USUAL
with LUCY RATZEL QIGONG

The Qigong seminars comprise 4 seminar days and two free days per week.
We practise QIGONG and our GUIDED MEDITATION always in the midst of nature or on the beach.

Short, easy hikes take us to our practice sites.
We show you the most beautiful places in nature - real places of power and natural beauty, old mountain villages, chapels and monasteries.
This way you will see a lot of the island and the national park and experience it with all your senses!

In the morning we practise Qigong in silence.
After breakfast, we then drive to our various natural practice platforms in the shade of plane trees, by the river, in the mountains and gorges or at old monasteries.

Here you will also learn background knowledge that is rarely taught in Qigong courses,
that gives you access to the ancient knowledge of healing and transformation.

SEMINAR LEADER:
Lucy Ratzel
Qigong and Chan Mi Gong instructor, certified according to the criteria of DDQT e.V. - Dachverband Qigong/Taiji
Course and seminar leader in Germany and Greece since 2011
Her love of travel and nature rounds off her extensive knowledge of the background to Qigong and over 20 years of Qigong practice.

Costas Zissis
The nature and landscape photographer is based in Zagori and takes us to the breathtakingly beautiful places where we practise our exercises.

SEMINAR CONTENT:
Qigong exercise series "Shi Ba Shi"
Tapping exercises
acupressure
small massages
Daoist meditation
Basics of the Chinese art of living

THE POWERFUL EXERCISES that this seminar offers you:

SHI BA SHI
The "18 harmonious movements of Taiji-Qigong" were developed in 1979 by Qigong master and master healer Prof. Lin Hou Sheng to improve the practitioner's general health and well-being.
The health-promoting properties of this series of exercises are manifold: They are said to strengthen the heart, kidneys, stimulate the lungs and open the chest, improve blood pressure, relieve depression, anxiety and headaches, and strengthen the knees and legs.
They are simple, flowing movements that calm the mind and move the whole body.

MEDITATION
The "Small Heavenly Circuit" or "Small Energy Circuit" is a guided meditation in which we activate and strengthen the main and secondary energy centers of the body.Crete: 10 days 1799.
Corfu: 7 days 1398.
Lefkas: 7 days 1789.
Zagori: 7 days 1339.

Corfu and Zagori: 14 days 2499.-
Zagori & Lefkas: 14 days 2949.-

Single room, studio or own apartment
Accommodation varies from seminar to seminar, but ALWAYS in a single room with private bathroom/WC and private terrace/balcony.
You can find more information on the respective page of the individual QIGONG RETREATS by LUCY RATZEL QIGONG.

Meals are not included, in Zagori breakfast is included.

On the seminar days we eat together at the long table in selected tavernas by the sea or in the mountains.
Here we have time to chat and laugh together.

The food includes local cuisine. By the sea we enjoy freshly caught fish and seafood, but vegetarians can also find vegetarian dishes in all the tavernas.
We pay attention to good quality and a nice atmosphere.

DAY WALK:
08:00 - 8:45 am: Qigong exercises

09:00 - 10:30 am: Breakfast together

10:30 - 13:30/16:00: Qigong & Chan Mi Gong in the shade of plane trees
Trips to the power places and sightseeing

SCHEDULE:
Sat: Arrival
Sun: Seminar day
Mon: Morning Qigong, seminar, dance workshop and dance festival
Tue: Morning Qigong, free day
Wed: Morning Qigong, seminar day
Thu: free day
Fri: Morning Qigong, seminar day
Sat: Departure from Zagori

The QIGONG retreats on Crete, Lefkas and in Zagori are designed so that you get to see a lot of the area during the seminar. On the days off, you can let yourself drift or take part in a day trip. We can give you tips and book the excursions for you on site. The day trips are not included in the package price)

The retreat on Corfu is designed to be quieter. We practise in an olive grove that is within walking distance and the afternoon is free.
Here everything is within walking distance and you have plenty of time to swim, relax and socialize in beach cafés.

The transfer and seminar trips are included.
You will be picked up directly from the airport and taken to your accommodation. The return transfer is also from your accommodation to the airport (ferry port in Zagori).

DETAILED information can be found on the respective seminar pages here in RETREAT HOLIDAYS.