My sincere gratitude goes to Master Simon Blow for making this journey possible.
A short pilgrimage that has deepened my feelings for China and its people, a deeper understanding and appreciation for the magical gifts of Qigong. The whole experience was heart opening and enriching in all areas of my being – spiritually, emotionally, physically and mentally. Although every aspect of the tour was professionally provided with excellence, there are two things that will remain in my heart; they are the soul and essence of the people and Mt Wudang. The splendor and magical spirit of the mountain remains in my consciousness and presence. I find myself often returning back to Mt Wudang.
My qigong practice is forever enriched!! I continue this path towards natural harmony and the cultivation of nothingness, the true essence of the Universe and our existence.
It was great to travel with like minded people to share this experience. I’m thankful for all the love, laughter and fun they’ve brought into my life while we were away. I hope our worlds will collide once again”.
Jemma Rivera Wilks, Qigong/Yoga teacher, Sydney, Australia, April 2005

 

 Dear Simon, I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed my trip to China with your group. I found it extremely balanced journey. WE had Qigong and meditation practice for part of the day and then forays into the ancient culture through visits to historic palaces and temples as well as demonstrations of traditional arts of silk making, closeness and jade factories. I loved every minute of it. I was particularly impressed with the flexibility you had built into the program which allowed us to follow our own interests and the care shown in enabling us to get the maxi um benefit out of our journey.

Willie Beattie, artist and Qigong enthusiast, Alice Springs NT Australia, April 2006

Future China Qigong Tours
All tours are personally led by Qigong Master Simon Blow

Two tours are arranged each year.

April, the Chinese season of Spring,

September, the Chinese season of Autumn,

All tours have an element of study combined with culture and sightseeing. We visit Traditional Hospitals, Temples and Monasteries and are entertained by local choir and music groups. We also explore the countryside visiting the Sacred Mountains. When you meditate here with Taoist Masters, the Qi will always be with you. With a group of 10 to 20 like- minded people it can be a journey of a lifetime.

Travel costs - Using our travel agent, Jiangsu China Travel Service in Melbourne and Cultural Interchange Beijing we have created a unique package. Starting from September 2008 we have established a joint venture and Jiangsu Chnia travel will be procossing all the travel costs. Which including return airfare, flying Air China, visa application, all taxes and travel insurance to and from China. Many people from different countries have joined these tours including the US, UK and Europe, if you are interested please don't hestate to contact us for the cost of the China portion.

In China the tour package includes all travel (bus, plane and train, first class sleepers, four to a cabin) accommodation (good three star hotels, twin share), food (three meals a day) tickets to attractions, costs of lectures, Qigong training etc. Mr Jing Zhang from Cultural interchange Beijing has arranged our tours for many years now and has become a good friend. He picks us up at the airport, personally guiding us through China. We meet his friends and family giving us a unique insight to this fascinating country. He makes our journey very smooth, saying goodbye at the airport, until the next time we visit.

September 2005 - 18 days, $US1750. Beijing: The ancient capital and the venue of the 2008 Olympic Games, Forbidden City, Great Wall of China, Xiyuan Hospital. Inner Mongolia: Stay in a Yurt with a traditional family out on the grasslands, experience Mongolian hospitality. Taishan: one of the most sacred mountains, where the sun first touches China. There are many Temples up high in the clouds were the Emperors would be empowered by the energy of the universe. Also in this area we visit Confucius’ home town and discover this ancient sage from 500BC. Shanghai is the new emerging China; see the old Bund and the futuristic skyscrapers.

Full itinerary

 

 April 2006 – 19 days, $US1650. This is a professional Training Tour designed for the teacher or therapist or anyone interested in receiving training in Medical Qigong and Meditation. Beijing: tour Forbidden City, Great Wall of China visit the Xiyuan Hospital and Beijing University of Traditional Medicine. Four full days training with Dr Xu Hongtao, receiving certification. One full day Chinese cooking course, food as medicine, from cutting the vegetables to cooking and eating the final product; receive certification here too. Wudang Mountain: five days and four nights nestled up high in the mountains, meditation practice with the Taoist Priests from the Monastery. Full itinerary

June/July 2006 14 days, $US1500. This tour is to attend a World Medical Qigong Conference, organised by the World Academic Society of Medical Qigong in Beijing. You will meet many world-renowned Professors, Doctors and Masters of Qigong and see presentations of their research. You will also have the opportunity to learn some Medical Qigong forms. We have general sightseeing here and visit the Xiyuan Hospital. Our journey continues to Wudang Mountain for four nights and five days, meditating and absorbing this precious energy.

September 2006 – 17 days, $US1800. Beijing: Touring the ancient Great Wall of China, Forbidden City and the venue of the 2008 Olympic Games. Wudang Mountain: three nights and four days in this sacred area, meditating with the Taoist Priests, catching the cable car and climbing to the Golden Summit ,the view is inspiring, so is the walk down the mountain path, or you can be carried in a sedan chair. Guilin the scenery here is renowned as the most beautiful in China. Kunming, Dali and Lijiang in the province of Yunnan, bordering Tibet, Burma, Laos and Vietnam one of the most diverse areas in China. Guangzhou (Canton) large city opposite Hong Kong, sample the famous culture, food and shopping.

Full itinerary

2nd to 19th April 2007 – 18 days, $US1750 .Professional Training Tour . Four full days studying Chinese Medical Qigong and Meditation with Prof Xu Hongtoa who developed Guigen Qigong. Studying Taoist meditation with Taoist Grand Master Wu Cheng Zhen from the Changchun Temple in Wuhan. One day Chinese cooking course, food as medicine.

September 2007 – 19 days, $US1950. Beijing for three nights then to Xian to visit the Terracotta Warriors. Sichuan Province south west China, Qing Cheng Shan Green City Mountain spend two nights staying up at the Taoist Monastery. We went here in 2004, it was beautiful and the Qi was so empowering. We will have meditation practice and classes with the Monks and Nuns, who send out healing energy to the universe. Two nights at a Panda Reserve, see the pandas in their natural environment, beautiful bamboo forests. Two night cruising the Yangtze River, the Three Gorges, Wuhan and then on to Shanghai and home.

Full itinerary

 

22nd September to 10th October 2008

Total costs including return airfare, travel insurance and visa application.  All costs in China , including all transfers, travel, accommodation (twin-share in good three star hotel) meals, tickets to attractions, lectures, Qigong training etc

A$4600.

This year's 19 day tour takes us to the major destinations of Beijing , Xian and Shanghai and also along the legendary Silk Road . Experience the historical towns on the ancient trade route between East and West, over thirteen different ethnic groups live in this region. This area is shrouded in mystery and many legendary stories have come from the people travelling this route.

We arrive in Beijing and gaze in wonderment at the Imperial Palace in all its glory, visit the Great Wall and peer into history as you follow with your eyes the Great Wall disappearing into the distant peaks, like the backbone of an ancient dragon. We visit the Xiyuan Hospital talking to both doctors and patients, learning about Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Beijing is a rapidly expanding city, maintaining elements of its ancient past and emerging future. Beijing will be the host for the 2008 August Olympic Games.

We board an overnight train to Xian were we will view the Terracotta army as it still guards the first Emperor. Then on to Gansu province staying in the capital Lanzhou; from here we travel by bus viewing the breath taking scenery to Xiahe and the Labuleng Monastery,(2920m above sea level) which is the leading Tibetan Monastery town outside of Lhasa, here we stay three nights visiting the ancient Temples and Monasteries, experiencing this ancient culture. We visit the ancient city of Turpan an important staging post on the Silk Road and which was a centre for Buddhism before converting to Islam in the 8 th century. We arrive in Urumuqi the capital of Xinjiang province in the outer reachers of China boarding Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan , Afghanistan and Pakistan . Urumbqi is the furthest city in the world from the ocean.

Our journey takes us to Shanghai the New York of the east before flying home.

This is a tour of a lifetime, please book your place early as there will be limited spaces available.

 

Training tour 6th to 24th April 2009 - 19 days, total costs including return airfare, travel insurance and visa application All costs in China , including all transfers, travel, accommodation (twin-share in good three star hotel) meals, tickets to attractions, lectures, Qigong training etc

Total costs  A$4500.

 

This special tour is designed for the Tai Chi/Qigong teacher, massage therapist, practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine or other natural therapies, or anyone wanting to learn the famous Wild Goose Qigong directly from family lineage holder Grand Master Chen Chuan Gang the elder son of the late Grand Master Yang Mei Jun. We will also receive Taoist instruction from Grand Master Wu Cheng Zhen the Abbott of the Changchun or Eternal Spring Monastery in Wuhan .

 

We arrive in Beijing , the capital of China for over eight hundred years. It's a rapidly expanding city maintaining elements of it's ancient past and emerging future, we will visit the Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China and the view the Olympic sites from the 2008 Olympic games. Also an official visit to the Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine meeting professors from the World Academic Society of Medical Qigong. Staying at our regular base in Beijing the Peony Hotel we will be eating a wide variety of Chinese cuisine at local restaurants. (Vegetarian meals available)

Our journey takes us by overnight train to Wudang Mountain , which is one of the sacred Taoist Mountains and throughout its long history scholars and spiritual seekers have travelled here to learn and develop their Qi. This will be the sixth group that I have lead here, it's an amazingly beautiful and energetic place. Then onto Wuhan which is the capital of Hubei province were we will stay nine day learning Wild Goose Qigong and Taoist meditation. Our journey finishes in Shanghai the New York of the east before flying home.

 

I have meet Grand Master Chen and he is looking forward to teaching us and giving us the authority to share the Wild Goose Qigong. Grand Master Cheng Zhen is my Taoist teacher she has a loving and caring energy and is also looking forward to teaching us.

Daily Qigong and meditation practice is an important part of the training.

The knowledge and the experience will always be with you, it will help transform your life

This will be a journey of a lifetime, to learn, absorb and share.

There will be limited places available, please book early

 

 

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