Kai Chi Do Weekend Retreat October 1st-3rd, 2010

by Susan Robinson on August 30, 2010

Ready to get yourself back on track?  Or take yourself to the next level?

We’re planning another fabulous Kai Chi Do Weekend Retreat.  The dates are October 1st-3rd, 2010 at La Veranda Bed and Breakfast in St. Petersburg, Florida (NEW LOCATION).

The Retreat follows the path of The Five Elements:  Root, Air, Fire, Water, and Earth.  The Retreat begins on Friday evening at 7pm with an Overview of the Weekend, and Root meditation.  Saturday’s sessions focus on The Air and Fire Elements, with Kai Chi Do, breathwork, Air meditation, and sunset Fire meditation.  Saturday also includes a discussion of The Four Agreements for committed relationships.  Many of you know that these have been the guiding principles for our own marriage, and The Four Agreements is also effective for aligning the connection that you have with your Self.  Sunday is dedicated to The Water and Earth Elements.  The schedule for the day includes Kai Chi Do, Water Meditation, wet supported breathwork in the hot tub, and discussion of The Principles for Mindful Living. Throughout it all, we have the magical feeling of community.

This Weekend Retreat is a great place to celebrate your successes and to resolve the obstacles that are holding you back.  It’s like getting a tune up for your mind and body. Get your energy flowing freely and regain your balance.  Invite friends and family, so that they can gain a better understanding of your perspective and experience the transformation for themselves.

And for those of you who are interested in becoming a Kai Chi Do instructor, the Kai Chi Do Weekend is the first step.

Contact us for more info or to register!

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Kai Chi Do Playlist: Blessed is this Life

by Susan Robinson on August 26, 2010

We get lots of requests for Kai Chi Do music playlists, and we’ve been experimenting with a variety of different ways to share them. If you haven’t tried it yet, check out the interactive music widget from Amazon in our sidebar. And, since you’ve asked, we’ll also keep providing playlists in our posts.

Music is an essential part of Kai Chi Do. It inspires us and tells a story. It gives your mind a point of focus, and then gets beyond your mind, so that you just join the rhythm. The music helps to synchronize the group and it carries us, together, through The Five Elements.

Today’s music playlist is called “Blessed is this Life” – from Brett Dennen’s lyrics “Blessed is this Life, and I want to celebrate being alive.”  I woke up singing that song.

Of course, we always begin with The End of Suffering by Gary Malkin and Thich Nhat Hanh.

Light Over Shadow by Mickey Hart and Zakir Hussein from the album Planet Drum

Home by Bole 2 Harlem

Aya Bellew by Bole 2 Harlem

No More Trouble by Bob Marley and the Wailers

Under Pressure by Queen

What’s It Gonna Be by H “two” O & Platinum from the Ministry of Sound album

Lift Me Up by Moby

Let Me Clear My Throat by Public Domain from the Radikal Techno 6 album

Eurodancer by DJ Mangoo

Blessed by Brett Dennen

Rainbow by Frank Steiner Jr. From the Touching Silk album

World, Hold On [Children of the Sky] by Bob Sinclar

Forever by Moby

and, of course, we always end with The Javanese Lullaby by Cory Alan Carlick

Blessings to you.

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Losing Weight and Getting Younger

August 24, 2010

Last month we saw Charles’ father and stepmother, who came down from New Jersey for a huge family reunion in St. Petersburg, Florida.  And all his dad could say to Charles was, “WOW!  You look great!  What have you been doing?”
It’s often several years between visits with his dad, and each time he sees us, [...]

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Kai Chi Do: Opening a Vortex

August 13, 2010

This week, during a powerful Kai Chi Do session, Charles helped the group to open a space to connect with Source Energy.
Everyone felt so much healing from it.  They wanted to keep the connection open – for themselves and also to make it available to other people.  So they were a little reluctant for the [...]

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How many SA breaths does it take to hit The Zone?

August 11, 2010

One of my favorite parts of Kai Chi Do is the moment when the SA breaths and the movements calm  my mind.  It happens within the first few minutes, and POW! – I’m in The Zone.
Now you have to understand – this is Susan talking.  I’m a person who doesn’t normally enjoy anything that resembles [...]

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Kai Chi Do Float

August 4, 2010

During Kai Chi Do at the beach yesterday, when Charles took the group into the Water element, he decided to literally take them into the waves.
I was inspired to take the whole group out into the ocean. Holding hands, everyone leaned back into the ocean and relaxed, doing connected breathing.  And  floated, supported by the [...]

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Exercise for the Brain

August 3, 2010

“The brain is much more like the heart than we thought … They find that exercise increases the ability of the brain to produce new baby brain cells, which nobody thought was possible, anyhow, as an adult, until a few years ago.”
- Barbara Strauch, author of The Secret Life of the Grown-Up Brain

Kai Chi Do [...]

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Kai Chi Do Two Minute Energy Rush

July 29, 2010

If you want to boost your energy, try this two minute workout.
(If you are reading this in email, click here to see the video)

Go ahead (no one is looking) – Get up outta your chair and do a little Kai Chi Do with Charles!  Then click the comments below, and tell us what you think.  [...]

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Is this guy happy?

July 27, 2010

Did you read our post yesterday about Kai Chi Do at Vastu Health in Warwick, New York?
Here’s another view of Eric Lehrer, Kai Chi Do Instructor, New York:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Meet the Instructors: New York

July 26, 2010

Looking for an uplifting, joyous workout in the New York / New Jersey area?  You’ll find it at Vastu Health with Marty and Eric Lehrer.
Marty is Eric’s mom.  She started studying with Charles Robinson in the summer of 2007.   Marty introduced Eric to Charles and Kai Chi Do.  In fact, Marty could hardly wait for [...]

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