Dear Brothers and Sisters Shaolin Wahnam,
I’m glad to announce the second Wahnam Taijiquan “Retreat” with Instructors at the Shaolin Wahanam Center, the Blue Mountain in Costa Rica.
The idea to organize these “retreats” started on my first intensive course of Taijiquan with Sifu Wong in Malaysia in 2001 where students are receiving a very rare and precious knowledge in only few days. Suddenly I realized how beneficial would be after such a demanding course to have a consistent practice among students to consolidate the generous transmission of our Sifu. So I proposed a "retreat", in the following intensive course, at the fresh mountains of Cameron Highlands in a nice hotel I discovered before, just in front of an impressive primal forest.
Sifu’s students, among who were Sifus like Jeffrey Segal, Chung Nga, Javier Galvis, Laura Fernandez, Jorge Leon, Attilio Podesta’ and Riccardo Puleo (sorry if I forgot someone) accepted the idea with enthusiasm and we finally reached the highest mountains of west Malaysia. It was great: we discovered how efficient is a systematic practice post Sifu’s courses to raise up the level and motivation of the group and how enjoyable was to spend sometimes together in a beautiful place, sharing the rich life experience of everyone.
Later when I had the luckily opportunity to start the Blue Mountain project with the blessings of Sifu Wong, I was dreaming of sharing these “retreats” in such a perfect place. And this become true few years later: after Sifu Wong followed his journey toward other countries with his heart full of Guan Yin blessings and the deep gratitude of his disciples and students, his “sons”, Instructors and students stayed to share a week to deepening into the art of Taijiquan and to enjoy in togetherness a natural place of extraordinary beauty and magic.
The results were simply amazing (see in”Taijiquan” the treads (and pictures)” Taijiquan at la Montaña Azul” and “Wahanam Tai Chi Chuan in the garden of timelessness”). Sifus like Jeffrey Segal, Robin Gamble, Piti Parra and Jose Torres together with students of all levels plenty of enthusiasm and beauty, were enjoying every day practices and sparring in different sessions: among Instructors, among Instructors and students and among students. Everybody get enormous benefits, from the fresh beginners to the most expert Instructors. Simultaneously, an abundant flow of happiness opened our hearts to the simply reality of being.
It is important to say that one of the aim of these retreats was and is to stimulate more people into Wahanam Taijiquan art. I believe the objective has started to be attained and it is worth to continue every year with a new gathering in order to spread to more people the wonderful benefits of Taijiquan. Now we are preparing to celebrate our second retreat in the spirit to keep growing together in such amazing art as well as in the art of living in joy, prosperity and peace.
From the 8th to the 15th of March after the courses of our beloved Sifu Wong we are looking forward with great enthusiasm to receive again Taijiquan Instructors and students, brothers and sisters of our beautiful Wahanam Family. Welcome all!
Warm regards,
Rama
www.shaolin-wahnam-center.org
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