earth below, sky above​, heart at centre

A MEDITATION AND QIGONG SILENT RETREAT 
next retreat will be offered in August, 2027. 
​please check back in january 2027 for more information and booking

Co-led by Mimi Kuo-Deemer and Martin Aylward
Moulin de Chaves Retreat Centre, Bordeaux, France
Please join Mimi and Martin for a week in the serene grounds of the Moulin de Chaves Retreat centre. Enjoy beautifully prepared vegetarian meals, comfortable rooms, quiet, bamboo gardens and a river view as you deepen your practices and attune to our home between earth below and sky above. 

As an energy cultivation practice with Daoist and Buddhist roots, qigong uses slow, circular, fluid movements to help create a healthy flow of qi, or life energy, through the body.  Practised with meditation and Dhamma teachings, it awakens us to the matrix and flow of life within and around us, cultivating physical spaciousness and ease while deepening our capacity for embodied presence.

​This retreat, co-led by Martin Aylward and Mimi Kuo-Deemer, will combine movement sessions with silent and guided meditations, teachings on the nature of Mind, and meetings with the teachers to explore your practice.  Open to all levels and abilities. 
Basic daily schedule:
7:00 am: Qigong + meditation
8:00 am: Breakfast
9:00 am: Work period
10:30 am: Meditation instructions and practice
1:00 pm: Lunch + rest time
3:45 pm: Qigong, meditation and satsang 
6:45 pm: Dinner
8:00 pm: Evening dharma talk and meditation  

Please note: I will not be taking bookings for this retreat; please contact the organisers at the Moulin de Chaves for more information and booking.  

Booking and registration for this retreat will open in January, 2027.​