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College of Tao Annual 2025 Retreat

The Alchemy of Transformation

Cultivating Wellness Longevity and Spiritual Fulfillment

April 08 - April 13, 2025

 Temescal Canyon Park Pacific Palisades LA, CA

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In this Retreat we will take a fresh approach, learning the essential and prehistoric methods of practicing Tao as they have been handed down through the millennia via the Ni Family Tradition.

In particular, the arts of:

              服餌  (Fu Er), Using external nutrition to aid one’s health and spiritual development

             行蹻   (Xing Qiao), Walking for the purpose of gathering and refining one’s energy

             氣功   (Qi Gong),  太極拳   (Tai Chi) To enhance and develop one’s energy

             符咒   (Fu Zhou), The ancient art of secret talismanic writing and invocations for your    

             personal spiritual development.

Please click on images below for more details. Right now until December 15, 2024  Save $ 100 on the 2025 College of Tao Annual Retreat 

Our retreat meals begin with carefully sourced whole food, free of pesticides and additives and prepared the ancient Chinese way that considers food as medicine. All participants are encouraged to join the kitchen team and learn how to make a balanced, simple meal for our whole community. Your service promotes fellowship, learning and is a joy.

​“The word “Tao” is another name for the universal subtle reality of spirit.

The Masterly spiritual energy, or God , has its use in spiritual practice. How to use that masterly spiritual energy in spiritual practice is a matter of spiritual development itself” - Hua Ching Ni

Learning these arts will strengthen, develop, and integrate your spiritual elements and refine your energy, leading you to know and understand how to use the masterly spiritual energy to enhance all aspects of your life.

 

Join Dr. Mao Shing Ni, Dr. Daoshing Ni, the Mentors and Teachers of the College of Tao for this amazing communication with Mother Nature and the Nature within. We hope to see you there!

History of Temescal Canyon 

Temescal Canyon  Retreat Center is nestled in a quiet canyon just east of the Pacific Palisades coastline and is bordered by the majestic Santa Monica Mountains and has a rich 10,000 year history. It's unparalleled natural beauty will make you feel as though you’ve entered another world,
a place of tranquil beauty. It is believed that Temescal Canyon served as a place for peaceful gatherings, trade, and spiritual ceremonies.

 
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