Self-Empowerment QiGong Retreat

The Self-Empowerment QiGong Retreat is a four-day Qigong retreat at Sedona Mago Retreat in Sedona, Arizona, for people who want to feel and work with Qi, the body's life energy. It suits anyone drawn to energy work, mindful movement and Eastern healing practices, and it is hosted by Sedona Mago Center for Well-being and Retreat, a center with nearly 30 years of experience offering a place for healing.

The retreat, which carries a sound healing designation, brings mind and body together through powerful movements and simple methods for sensitizing yourself to energy. The aim is practical: to learn to feel, harness and direct Qi for healing, strengthening and alignment.

What to Expect

Over the course of the retreat, you learn Qigong movements and energy-sensitizing exercises that help you notice subtle sensation in the body and then guide it with intention. The work begins with feeling, since sensing Qi comes before directing it, and builds toward using that energy for restoring and balancing yourself.

Retreats at the center generally combine guided meditation and mindful movement rooted in Eastern traditions with time outdoors. The center describes its programs as teaching Tao healing methods, Qigong and meditation, with an emphasis on tools you can carry into everyday life: greater awareness, balance and connection.

About Sedona Mago Center for Well-being and Retreat

Sedona Mago Center for Well-being and Retreat is a 173-acre spiritual retreat center set among Sedona's red rocks. It is owned and operated by Tao Fellowship, a 501(c)(3) non-denominational nonprofit, and works from the mission "Love Humanity, Love the Earth." Its programs range from weekend meditation and chakra healing to longer stays such as Finding True Self, the Sedona Wellness Retreat, the Revitalizing Detox Retreat and a vortex healing retreat.

The Setting

The retreat takes place at the Sedona Mago Retreat grounds on Bill Gray Road in Sedona, Arizona. The property includes a healing lake, a meditation labyrinth and walking paths, which give time between sessions a quiet, natural backdrop. Center retreats include accommodations and nourishing pescatarian meals.

Before You Go

The material does not set any prerequisite, so the program is open to those curious about Qigong and energy practice. As the center notes, its instruction and advice are not a substitute for professional medical or psychological care, and you should not stop or change any medication without approval from your healthcare professional.