Daoist Flow Retreats

'I can’t recommend Mimi Kuo-Deemer’s retreats highly enough. I feel wonderful inside and out. I am blown away, and absolutely transformed'.
​– Kat Farrants, Founder of Movement for Modern Life
Retreats offer the space to rejuvenate, slow down, step back from daily life, and engage more in the process of attuning to oneself and one's overall wellbeing.  I offer different retreats each year, and each retreat I teach I am reminded of how the opportunity to step back can create profound insight and transform.  Just imagine how you might feel at the end of a good class and expand that into one, 3 or 7 days. That is what a retreat can be like – a space where greater clarity and an a steadier heart are cultivated and brought into an everyday consciousness. 

For more information, email retreats@mkdeemer.com. ​
Celebrating Summer: A Yoga, Meditation and Qigong Silent Retreat
​Oxfordshire May 5-9, 2021
Poundon House
This five-day retreat will explore the ways we can step away from the busyness of life and discover ways to nurture ourselves as we move into the summer months.  The focus of the retreat will be on the season of summer in Chinese medicine,  the element/phase of fire, and how we can best meet this period of maximum yang with steady, calm joy.  Set in the tranquil surroundings of Poundon House, Oxfordshire, this retreat will help you align with the seasonal characteristics of summer and the fore element in Chinese medicine through a combination of daily meditation, qigong and yoga practices. Most of the retreat will be held in silence, though the beginning and end of the retreat will offer time to transition into and out of working with group silence.  
Steadiness and Flow: A Meditation, Qigong and Yoga Silent Retreat
​Italy
June 19 – 26, 2021

This weeklong retreat will explore the richness of silence, stillness and flow through meditation, qigong and yoga. Each day will include guided meditation and gentle movement-based practices. Most of the retreat will be held in silence, though the beginning and end of the retreat will offer time to transition into and out of working with group silence.  Meditations will be based on the Buddhist teachings on mindfulness. Yoga and qigong will be designed to nourish and support deeper embodiment.  
Meditation and Qigong Silent Retreat
​Bordoux, France, Moulin de Chavre retreat centre
August 16 – 21, 2021

This will be a silent retreat co-taught with myself and Martin Aylward exploring meditation and qigong. More information coming soon, or check out:

​​https://www.moulindechaves.org/retreats-2021/earth-below-and-sky-above-a-meditation-and-qigong-retreat/​
Paella and Presence: A Yoga, Meditation and Qigong Retreat
​Andalusia, Spain, Suryalila retreat centre
October 30 – November 6, 2021

Mimi and Margi are teaming up once again to teach a week-long yoga and meditation retreat at Suryalila, a stunning retreat centre nestled in the foothills of Sierra de Grazelema, with breathtaking views of rolling hills, fields of sunflowers and lakes. The days will gentle and invigorating practices, three delicious meals, and of course time for a daily siesta!
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