Every fall we hold an amazing 6-day healing retreat with Chunyi Lin, creator of Spring Forest Qigong, and we would absolutely love for you to join us.
It begins on Sunday, October 6, and could very well be an extraordinary, satisfying, uplifting and life-altering experience that you will draw on long into the future.
I'd like past participants to tell you about the retreat. Their words are better than anything I could write.
(If you’d just like to jump in and enroll, go to www.LearningStrategies.com/QigongRetreat by making an $80 deposit. Low monthly payment plans are available upon request.)
"I feel my heart was healed of sadness and I now enjoy more peace."
"My ulcers are healed. I am looking forward to getting the complete healing of my veins (I'm certain that it will happen)."
"I passed a small shattered kidney stone from a meditation exercise."
"When I returned home, my life was more peaceful and less filled with angry comments to myself about things and people whom I felt 'got in my way'."
"A lump has gotten smaller."
"At the retreat, I was able to lug heavy cases of water down the stairs from one participant's room to mine and to another room. That could not have happened a few weeks ago."
"The persistent and deep pain in my arthritic knee subsided for the first time in more than 15 years."
The retreat is a welcoming combination of practicing Spring Forest Qigong, listening to fascinating lectures, doing meditations, meeting new friends, and helping to heal each other.
"I experienced a profound sense of calmness and peace come back into my body and my heart. I felt like I had begun to regain my sense of who I was again. My meditations got deeper and deeper each day. I continue to practice every day but also to 'think' Qigong throughout the day. It has positively affected my relationship with my daughters since I returned home. I'm happy about the Retreat and the effect it has had on me and my relationships."
"I had numbness down the back of my right leg (ever since a strain in March) that was miraculously absent the whole time during the retreat."
"Went off all pain meds that I was maxing on. Free of pain. Only one relapse lasting two weeks. Got concentration back and pain was gone by next day. No relapse since. I had injured both knees with lots of pain and it was hard to walk up or down stairs or sit for any time. I could not kneel down at all. Now I am able to walk up and down stairs with alternating legs instead of one down and then the next. I can now kneel down for a short time. Not painful all the time. Plane trip back sitting for 3+ hours, no pain."
"The energy felt very strong to me this year. All the people at the retreat had this energy about them that really connected with mine. The energy was great from past retreats also, but there was something about this last retreat that was really intensified for me. I was able to get into deeper meditations than I had ever experienced before. My focus was much better and I got so much out of this retreat from the meditations alone and I came home being able to carry that over. My meditations have been deeper at home as a result of this retreat and I am very excited to practice daily."
"My husband's swollen face healed after only two days. It was a miracle. Thank you so much."
Chunyi has always said that through simple movement, focused concentration, and controlled breathing you can help yourself and others heal of almost anything. During the six days of the retreat, your confidence in using and understanding Spring Forest Qigong will soar.
"Several people at the retreat made comments that encouraged me to use my energy to send love to the world for peace and well being for all. Since coming home, I find strangers smiling and greeting me. I find that I do not have as many obstructions occurring in my daily life. Things seem to flow more smoothly."
"During the first meditation I felt a release of the Bakers' cysts that are behind my left knee due to osteoarthritis and had a visualization of them leaving my body. Since then my knee has felt freer in its movement."
"On Saturday morning while at the breakfast table, I got out my address book. While reading it I realized I WAS NOT WEARING MY GLASSES! I have not been able to read without them for 3 years. I even read Chunyi's book on the airplane sans glasses. If it had not happened to me I would not have really, really believed it. It happens to others but not to me. Yesterday I went to the doc for some blood work. In the process he did a blood pressure reading. It was 125 over 82. Even with b/p medicine it is always extremely high,@160 over 93ish. How's that for more proof!"
"I started healing in places that I didn't even know were 'sick.' Had no idea I carried so much in my upper back and shoulders. Also, I can breathe out of my right nostril like never before, although my sense of smell there has not yet returned. Also, I was able to let go and forgive both myself for very bad past choices and others for things they had done about which I had been holding a tight fist of anger in my heart. Gone, gone, all gone!!! I have a swollen heart with love and gratitude! It almost sounds corny."
"I feel more calm, focused and centered."
The biggest lesson Chunyi has personally learned in the past couple of years is how vital opening your heart is to your own healing. The entire retreat will be focused on opening your heart so that your heart can stay open when you go home.
"For me it was being in the presence of such incredible people. So many wonderful conversations and genuine sharing."
"Learned to meditate and saw a big improvement in overall well being. More so now that I am home where the improvement in this area is marked."
"I have less numbness on the left side of my body than I had before attending."
"I feel that my heart was opened during the Lotus healing circle and that some generational blockages were cleared."
"The experiences I had during some of the night meditations were unlike any other I had ever experienced before. Overall, it was great encouragement to keep going with the practice. Spending a whole week in an environment where qigong is being presented, discussed, and practiced was a wonderful treat. My health during the entire time at the retreat was perfect—even energy throughout the day and no aches anywhere."
"Little things, like the keloid scar on my nose from recent surgery is decreasing in size, I am calmer, my arthritis pain is less, and my blood pressure readings have reduced. Everything is happening."
The tuition includes your hotel room and all of your meals, which are delicious and bountiful. You won't have to do anything other than stay immersed in the extraordinary energy of the retreat. We'll take good care of you so that you can leave your cares behind.
"At last year's retreat I experienced the miracle of seeing a woman in a wheel chair walk at the conclusion of the 6-day retreat. This year I experienced the miracle of several events occurring at the retreat that struck my heart very deeply. I cannot put into words what I experienced but I felt a closeness to God (the universe, the source or whatever)."
"A have healed my relationship with my son."
"Many people, myself included, seemed to become more deeply aware of the wonder of the "energy" as the retreat went along. Quite a few physical problems resolved on the spot or over a couple of days. Two men with whom I worked seemed to experience major emotional healing of memories —astounding and profound. My knees are healing nicely; they have been troubling me for over 15 years. Instant vanishing of long-time shoulder and neck pain on the first day! Also I learned to go deeper into the oneness effortlessly and more quickly."
"I know without a trace of doubt that my love is a powerful healing force."
"After a year and a half, I've finally come to acceptance and peace about the sudden death of my youngest son. Up till now, I was holding it too close, not letting go, and unable to get on with daily life. Nothing seemed to matter. Then I also had some physical health problems I needed to address. The Retreat helped me altogether. I feel healed."
"My meditations were the deepest I've ever experienced."
You'll be surprised at how much you will love and appreciate everyone else in the retreat. You'll find them to be the exact people you wish would turn into your neighbors, co-workers, and even family members.
"I had some polyps or small growths on my anus that have been increasing in size and number over the last few years. Most of them disappeared completely and the one that is left is significantly reduced in size."
"My eyesight (Macular Degeneration) is better."
"For the first time in my life, I have an inner Peace and Happiness on a level that I had only read about. Now that I have it, I know it's real and not only something in books or in someone's imagination."
"I went in a wheelchair and came back walking."
"I was able to feel 'from the bottom of my heart' again...After the death of my daughter I had a bottomless hole in my heart for the past 6 years. During meditations for the first time in so long, I felt a true love emotion radiating from my chest."
"I have had a problem with Restless Leg Syndrome, and during one of Chunyi's lectures he mentioned that and to rub the hands and cup the knees. During one of the evening meditations I experienced this and it got so annoying I was afraid that I would have leave the room. Then I recalled the instruction and I followed them. My knees stopped the itching and moving and just settled down so that I was very comfortable the rest of the evening. That was a miracle."
Chunyi's love, kindness, and forgiveness will bathe with you, even if you are harboring resentment or anger toward someone else in your life. You'll experience the tremendous freedom and joy that forgiveness brings.
"The shoulder of my husband is better. My granddaughter appears better thanks to the distance healing at the retreat. My knee is better. I can sit cross-legged."
"My third eye is definitely open now, and I'm learning to trust my intuition."
"I jumped for joy at the retreat which is a miracle since I haven't been able to jump on my left leg since I shattered it over 2 years ago."
"I saw a lady that was confined to a wheel chair get up and walk. I also met a woman who was a nun (I am a Catholic) and a nurse (my daughter is a nurse) who indicated that she had been able to cure herself of Leukemia. So many stories about so many good things happening to people whose lives have been touched by Spring Forest Qigong."
"Deepest meditation sessions EVER. I felt like I was as light as a feather, virtually lifting out of the chair during several sessions."
"My left ear healed."
Chunyi's "teaching assistants" will be with you throughout the retreat to answer your questions, help you with any techniques, and share their love. Here are a few comments about the teaching assistants.
"They gave me so much: Immediate feedback in answering questions that I had. Suggestions on how to trust my instincts and move on when I thought I was stuck on a concept. Lots of good extra information from their experiences."
"I received information on what to do for healing my own family. Also received a healing, the benefits of which developed after the retreat. It was so nice that they all were so approachable and knowledgeable."
"The benefits were at many levels, not only were they always there to guide us and answer our questions, sometimes before we knew we would have this question, they were all the time giving us support and infusing confidence in us. They did a great job."
After people left for home we asked them what they came to the retreat for and whether they got it. Here are some of their comments. Maybe you'll see yourself in them. By the way, they have come from all walks of life. Every type of person imaginable including college students, laborers, executives, stay-at-home dads, grandmothers, medical doctors, authors, athletes, and members of the clergy.
"I came to the retreat to see if I could really heal myself. I learned the techniques to clear my energy channels and rid blockages. We also meditated to get closer to emptiness, to open our hearts, to heal ourselves and others with unconditional love, kindness and forgiveness."
"To open my heart more, to practice Qigong, to learn more about the entire spectrum that is involved with Qigong, to become healthier. Yes, I got it."
"I came because of the talk about Unconditional Love and healing. I got a better understanding of Love."
"I needed to get over the chronic fatigue that has plagued my life for the last 30 years and it was gone in two days. Thank you to all who participated in my healing."
"I really didn't know much about it when I got there, but now I feel different, I feel it changed my whole life, I'm more at peace with myself."
"I came for self-compassion, a healing experience, and a closer relationship with my master. Yes!"
You will not be alone. Qigong friends from every continent will be with you. Sitting next to you, laughing with you, meditating with you, learning with you, and sharing your energy. They will give you strength, and you will give them strength.
"I came to deepen my understanding and practice of SFQ, to be in the presence of Master Lin, and to experience practicing Qigong with a group. I get benefits beyond my expectations, included some new and unusual 'experiences' during meditations."
"I came to get a better understanding of how I can heal myself, what I need to do and what to apply to increase my work life balance."
"Simply to be there and spend one week in this energy and recharge the batteries."
"I came to open my heart and to radiate unconditional love. This retreat gave me more confidence that the path of unconditional love was one I could begin to incorporate into my everyday life."
"A way to make a deeper connection with the Universe and desire to include Qigong in my life on a daily basis. My hope was that this connection would help with my continued weight loss. Yes."
"I felt like I needed to attend the retreat to learn more about Spring Forest Qigong. I wasn't disappointed. I learned so much and now want to learn even more so I can share it with others. Thank you!"
"Physical and emotional healing. I am receiving more and more healing each day. I cannot explain how I feel!"
Chunyi will help open your heart so that you can move through challenges and embrace the life you are meant to live. Chunyi will help you be a steady light for yourself, family, friends, and colleagues. He will share how he does it, and how you can too. Yes, what you experience will help heal your body, and more than that it will help heal your life.
"I came generally without expectation, as this was a generous gift from my sister, Janet. Mostly I wanted to be with her and also trusted that anything she would pick for us to do would be interesting and edifying. However, this truly ended up being an answer to prayer, as I have been plagued by many emotional, spiritual and physical difficulties for which I seemed to have no way of helping myself. I don't believe in medications and have some distrust of our medical establishment and so always have just tried to manage for myself. For the first time, I feel I've been equipped with some tools to help myself on all these interconnected levels. So, more gratitude!"
"I definitely got what I came for, which was to give and receive from an open-hearted space and to trust and allow the answers to come."
"Heal my cancer. Yes I got it and much more."
"Learning more on how to heal others and to personally experience additional recovery from hemorrhagic stroke. I believe I got a lot of what I came for."
"Three years ago I came because I was literally dying. Last year I came because I needed more understanding. This year I came to share the love and joy in my heart. I got that and much more."
We understand it is a big step to come to Minnesota for the retreat, no matter how amazing and transforming it has been for others and could be for you. Perhaps the following letter will help you decide to join us.
"I cannot say enough good things about my experience at the retreat, Learning Strategies, Spring Forest Qigong, and the people who work for both. I have never been around organizations where the personnel so obviously 'walked the talk,' were so empowered to help and did so freely and readily, and constantly displayed such great attitudes and smiles.
"Every person who was at the retreat is to be commended and applauded for the way they conducted themselves, the way they assisted and helped others, the way they went out of their way to get things for us — even before we asked or knew we needed something, the way they supported us, and just for the way they loved us and spread love throughout the retreat.
"I am blessed to have 'retreated' with them and other attendees. My utmost respect and gratefulness goes out to the people working at the retreat, as well as the ones left back at the offices 'holding down the fort.' My endless THANKS for everything."
Yes, we have a satisfaction guarantee, but beyond that you have our personal commitments from Paul Scheele, Chunyi Lin, and me. And also from those from Learning Strategies who will be there for you including Shawn, Kadi, Wendy, Lynette, Levette, Debra, Nancy, Sharon, Maureen, Jeanette, and Patrick.
This isn't just a business for us. It's part of our lives, it's our passion, it's what we do.
If you find it in your heart to want to be here, by all means, make your $80 deposit today. We'll do everything we can so that you have a heart-opening and healing experience that you'll remember long, long into the future.
For more details on the retreat, and to enroll, please visit our safe and secure website at:
www.LearningStrategies.com/QigongRetreat.
If you have any questions, please write back or call us toll-free at 1-888-800-2688.
For your health and well-being,
Pete Bisso