Mountain Retreat

Taichi & Qigong Retreats

in Nature in Bali

Practice Taichi & Qigong at Lakes Waterfalls & Hot Springs in Hidden Valleys & Secluded Mountain Forests

Mountain Retreats at Atres Sari Resort

Tai Chi & Qi Gong at lakes & waterfalls with 4 star luxury accommodation in North Bali

Join us in the fresh mountain air with British instructor Dave West at our 4 star luxury resort and experience the healing power of nature. Learn to feel your Qi and awaken your self-healing ability with 2 x 2hrs Tai Chi & Qi Gong classes everyday practiced at lakes, waterfalls and healing hot springs. With optional relaxing walks through hidden valleys and bamboo rain forests to powerful Qi locations that heal your mind and body with pure natural energy. Send us an email with the dates you want to have your Mountain Retreat. Read more

5 DAY MOUNTAIN RETREAT

1 person private room USD790

2 people sharing USD1300

7 DAY MOUNTAIN RETREAT

1 person private room USD990

2 people sharing USD1600

21 DAY MOUNTAIN RETREAT

1 person private room USD2750

2 people sharing USD4800

Send us an email with your prefers dates & we will arrange for you the most relaxing & healing retreat in nature

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5 Day Mountain Retreat

1 person private room USD790

2 person sharing room USD1300

  • Beginner Level 10 Hours Short Course for Health & Relaxation
  • Tai Chi & Qi Gong Training in the Mountains of North Bali
  • 8 Group Classes with Instructor Dave West
  • Max. 8 people on Retreat
  • Forest Walks in the Mountains
  • To Hot Springs Lakes & Waterfalls
  • 5 days/4 nights Accommodation w/Breakfast
  • Lunch & Dinner not included
  • Advanced payment required
  • Email your preferred dates Contact us

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7 Day Mountain Retreat

1 person private room USD990

2 person sharing room USD1600

  • Beginner to Advanced Level 20 Hours Course
  • Tai Chi & Qi Gong Training in the Mountains of North Bali
  • 12 Group Classes with Instructor Dave West
  • Max. 8 people on Retreat
  • Forest Walks in the Mountains
  • To Hot Springs Lakes & Waterfalls
  • 7 days/6 nights Accommodation w/Breakfast
  • Lunch & Dinner not included
  • Advanced payment required
  • Email your preferred dates Contact us

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21 Day Mountain Retreat (1)

TEACHER TRAINING PART ONE FOUNDATION COURSE 

1 person private room USD2750

2 person sharing room USD4800

  • Tai Chi & Qi Gong Training in the Mountains of North Bali
  • 10% discount when you pay for PART ONE & PART TWO at the same time
  • Anyone can join this course including Beginner & Intermediate Students
  • 100 Hours Teacher Training Part One Foundation Course
  • Counts as 50% of the 200 Hours Tai Chi & Qi Gong Teacher Training Course
  • 40 Group Classes with Instructor Dave West
  • Max. 8 people on Retreat
  • Forest Walks in the Mountains
  • To Hot Springs Lakes & Waterfalls
  • 21 days/20 nights Accommodation w/Breakfast
  • Lunch & Dinner not included
  • Advanced payment required
  • Email your preferred dates Contact us

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21 Day Mountain Retreat (2)

TEACHER TRAINING PART TWO CERTIFICATION COURSE

1 person private room USD2750

2 person sharing room USD4800

  • Tai Chi & Qi Gong Training in the Mountains of North Bali
  • 10% discount when you pay for PART ONE & PART TWO at the same time
  • For Advanced Students only and those who have completed PART ONE
  • 100 Hours Teacher Training Part One Foundation Course
  • Counts as 50% of the 200 Hours Tai Chi & Qi Gong Teacher Training Course
  • 40 Group Classes with Instructor Dave West
  • Max. 8 people on Retreat
  • Forest Walks in the Mountains
  • To Hot Springs Lakes & Waterfalls
  • 21 days/20 nights Accommodation w/Breakfast
  • Lunch & Dinner not included
  • Advanced payment required
  • Email your preferred dates Contact us

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Tai Chi Mountain Retreat

Practice Tai Chi at lakes, waterfalls and healing hot springs and experience the healing power of nature. Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan is the art of mindful exercise, with moving meditations based on relaxing martial arts movements that balance yin and yang in your body, improve health and vitality, speed up recovery from illness, promoting deep healing and inner peace. The perfect retreat for relaxing walks in nature through bamboo forests and mountain streams to powerful Qi locations. Send us an email with your preferred dates. Contact us
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Qi Gong Mountain Retreat

Health Qi Gong is a nature-inspired mind-body practice based on the healing power of nature, combining gentle stretches with flowing movements of animals, birds, trees and rivers, and energy breathing meditations that embody all elements of the forest and mountains. These holistic, nature-centered exercises reconnect you with the Qi of nature, awaken your inner guru, energize the life force within you, calming your mind and revitalizing your whole being with natural healing energy. Send us an email with your preferred dates. Contact us

Forest Therapy Mountain Retreat

Forest Therapy also known as Forest Bathing (Shinrin-Yoku) is a gentle meditative practice of connecting with nature. Simply being present with all your senses, in a forest or other natural place, can produce mental, emotional and physical benefits. Medical research shows that nature is medicine, and immersion in forests combined with specific relaxing activities has positive effects on immune and cardiovascular systems, stabilizing and improving mood,  promoting health and healing. Send us an email with your preferred dates. Contact us

Tao Yoga Mountain Retreat

Tao Yoga is a relaxing style of Spiritual Qi Gong based on Chinese Taoism and Indian Yoga that originated in the Himalayas over 3000 years ago. The essential concept of Tao Yoga is that we are nourished by nature and guided by nature’s wisdom to maintain radiant health and live in harmony with our environment, leading to oneness with nature and enlightenment. Tao Yoga includes mind-body fitness in a daily self-renewal program based on the principles of Yin Yang found in nature. Send us an email with your preferred dates. Contact us

Instructor – Dave West

Experienced instructor and long time resident in Bali Dave West has been teaching Yang Style Tai Chi Chuan and Health Qi Gong for over 15 years, and Sivananda Yoga for over 25 years. Before that Dave taught physical education, surfing and swimming at international schools, yoga centres and hotels in Bali and SE Asia. Since 2010 Dave has been teaching private courses and retreats at Tai Chi Bali Taoist Healing Arts Centre, specializing in sitting, standing and moving meditation, focusing the mind and breath to lead the Qi, relaxing and balancing the body and spirit. Dave developed these courses and retreats for people at different levels of health and fitness to experience the healing power of nature, with easy to learn classes that bring rapid results. Dave lives, teaches and surfs in Bali.

Retreat Details

Your hotel is at 800m near the secluded mountain village of Munduk, deep in the bamboo rain forest of North Bali. Each day starts with Sunrise Meditation at 6.00am (optional). Breakfast is at 7.30am followed by 9.00am morning class, then get ready for your daily Forest Walk. At selected natural beauty spots along the way you can practice Tai Chi and Qi Gong and absorb the abundant Qi of nature with relaxing stretches, breathing exercises, and energy meditation.

During the retreat a natural force field develops within you that recharges your whole being with healing energy that promotes positive changes in all aspects of your life. The health benefits, mental relaxation and spiritual strength accumulated on this retreat can last for several weeks, and is a great inspiration to keep up your daily practice at home in health and harmony with nature.  

Meeting Point

The meeting point is at 8.30am on the first day of your retreat at: PEPITO SUPERMARKET TEBONGKANG Jln. Raya Tebongkang, Singakerta, Kecamatan Ubud – see Google Map Ask your hotel to call you a Bluebird Taxi and show them this address. You can also buy your favourite snacks and necessities at this supermarket as there are no Western shops in the retreat area. Please be on time so we can get into the mountains as soon as possible. First stop is the Hot Springs to purify your energy and prepare your mind and body for the retreat. (Have your swimwear and traveling towel handy). On the last day of your retreat you will be dropped off at this same location at 4pm.

Retreat Schedule

The retreat schedule, treks and hotel may change according to availability, dry/rainy season, and closure of national parks and private property. We always do our best to offer you the best option available.

  • 6.00 am Sunrise Meditation (optional)
  • 7.30 am Breakfast
  • 8.30 am Tai Chi & Qi Gong Class
  • 10.00 am Forest Walk
  • 12.00 pm Lunch
  • 2.00 pm Return to Hotel & rest
  • 4.30 pm Tai Chi & Qi Gong Class
  • 7.00 pm Dinner

Retreat Topics

Tai Chi and Qi Gong have their roots in Tao philosophy and includes: Introduction to Taoist Healing Arts, Qi Gong Breathing Meditation, Qi Gong Energy Meditation, Qi Gong 8 Brocades, Qi Gong 5 Animals, Qi Gong 6 Healing Sounds, Forest Qi Gong, Forest Therapy, Tai Chi Walking Meditation, 4 Core Movements of Tai Chi, Yang Style Tai Chi 24 Forms and Tai Chi Pushing Hands. Theory includes 3 Principles of Yin and Yang, 5 Fundamentals of Qi Gong, and 10 Principles of Tai Chi Chuan. PDFs & MP4s are included in the Retreat Price to support topics taught in class, and includes advanced philosophy and theory for further study at home.

Mountain Climate

  • April to October – low rainfall – low humidity – temp 20-30’C
  • November to March – high rainfall – high humidity – temp 25-35’C

Forest Walks

Forest Walks take you through tropical rain forest and mountain paths to rivers, hot springs, lakes and waterfalls. The retreat offers 1 to 2 hours walking on Trek 1 to 6 (See Map below). Shorter walks are also available for less able walkers. At selected natural beauty spots along the way we practice Tai Chi and Qi Gong to nourish ourselves with the abundant Qi of nature using gentle stretches, breathing exercises, and energy meditation. Walking in nature not only revitalizes the body and refreshes the mind, but also conditions the legs for Tai Chi and Qi Gong.

Hotel Accommodation

Atres Sari Resort is the perfect location for your Tai Chi Bali retreat due to its remoteness and natural healing energies from the forest and mountains. This 4 star luxury accommodation is nestled in the north west of Bali near Munduk Village, surrounded by gorgeous views of Mt. Batukaru the second highest in Bali. The general area is 2 hours northwest of Ubud and 3 hours from the International Airport, at an altitude of 1000 meters. This peaceful resort offers a combination of luxury modern comforts, friendly service, scenic views of the mountains, and surrounded by coffee & clove plantations. The rooms are very comfortable and clean with all the modern comforts you expect at a 4 star resort. Also included with the room is free wifi, large fridge, tea & coffee, drinking water & a hearty breakfast.

Hotel Restaurant

The hotel restaurant offers a choice of International, Indonesian, Balinese and Chinese cuisine at reasonable prices, mostly non-vegetarian. Upon arrival special meal requests may be given to the Hotel Manager and are subject to availability.

Hotel Breakfast

Every morning a hearty mountain breakfast is provided by the hotel which is included in the Retreat Price. For special diets, additional groceries can be purchased at your own expense at the Meeting Point on the first day, and can be stored in your hotel room fridge for breakfast, lunches and dinner.

Lunch & Dinner

Lunch & dinner are not included in the price and will be charged in addition at menu price by the hotel upon departure. You will need to bring enough money for 2 meals/day (USD10-20/day). Hotel Restaurant prices are inexpensive and the food is delicious. Several other inexpensive restaurants are located nearby in the village of Munduk and Banyuwatis a short drive from the hotel

Internet

Wifi username and password are available on request at the hotel Reception. The signal is available in the rooms but usually strongest in the restaurant.

What To Bring

  • Comfortable Clothes
  • Sports Shoes
  • Light Long Trousers
  • Light Long Sleeve Sweater
  • Swimwear & Travel Towel
  • Water bottle
  • Aromatherapy Mosquito Repellent
  • Flashlight
  • Light Raincoat (rainy season only Nov-March)
  • Umbrella (rainy season only Nov-March)

What Not To Bring

  • Narcotics are illegal in Indonesia and are not permitted on retreats and courses.
  • For deep healing its recommended to take a break from phones, laptops and TV.
  • If you do bring your phone or laptop on retreat then you must leave it in your room. Do not bring your phone or laptop to classes.
  • You are encouraged to immerse yourself in the beauty of nature and refresh your whole being with mountain Qi.
  • Most important is that you relax and enjoy yourself!

Code of Conduct

  • Protect and preserve the natural world.
  • Respect the local culture and tradition..
  • Take all your rubbish back to your hotel.
  • Please arrive at least 5 minutes early for all classes and walks.
  • Smoking is not permitted for the full duration on all courses and retreats.

  • Alcohol is not permitted during classes. 
  • Phones are not permitted in classes. Do not bring your phone to classes.
  • Practice together in friendship and harmony.
  • Work hard to improve your skills.
  • Cultivate unity, wisdom and compassion.
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