Wellness qigong: Taoist practices to strengthen your body
With Grandmaster Mantak Chia Guidelance
5–15 June 2025
Tao Garden, Thailand
Reconnect with Your Inner Power
Immerse yourself in the serene Tao Garden and rediscover balance, vitality, and energy through powerful Taoist practices. Learn directly from Grandmaster Mantak Chia — the one of the world’s most renowned living Taoist Master — and receive direct energy transmissions that awaken deep healing and transformation.
Overview
Location: Tao Garden, Chiang Mai (Thailand)
Format: In-person Retreat (with Lifetime Access to Recordings)
Certification Hours: Up to 35h toward Instructor Track
Taught in English | Translations available upon request
About the Retreat
This immersive retreat is a rare opportunity to study directly with Grandmaster Mantak Chia, the legendary Taoist teacher and one of the major pioneers of awakening the West to the way of Tao
Over 10 days, you’ll explore powerful Taoist practices to reconnect with your body, mind, and inner energy. You’ll learn fundamental ancient techniques and dive into rare teachings such as Golden Elixir Qigong, Tao Yin (Taoist Yoga), and Iron Shirt Qigong I, II & III — practices Grandmaster Chia shares only in select retreats.
This is more than a training. It’s a transformative journey into ancient wisdom that restores balance and unlocks your innate healing power.
You will:
- — Boost your physical vitality and energy levels
- — Release emotional blocks and find inner calm
- — Activate your self-healing capacity
- — Establish daily rituals for long-term well-being and clarity
About Mantak Chia
Grandmaster Mantak Chia is a living legend in the world of Taoist energy arts.
For nearly 50 years, he has been teaching people how to awaken their inner healing power and cultivate physical, emotional, and spiritual balance using ancient Taoist practices adapted for modern life. He is the founder of the Universal Healing Tao® System, a globally recognized path of internal alchemy, Qigong, and meditation.
Global Recognition
He is the only Qigong Master ever awarded “Qigong Master of the Year” twice by the International Congress of Chinese Medicine and Qi Gong. His teachings have reached millions of students across 50+ countries, and his work has been translated into more than 30 languages.
Author of Over 60 Books
Master Chia has written more than 60 books on topics such as inner alchemy, Taoist sexuality, healing energy, and spiritual cultivation. His writings are widely regarded as the most comprehensive body of Taoist knowledge available to the public.
Energy Transmission & Transformational Presence
Practicing with Master Chia is unlike any other experience. His direct energy transmissions activate the flow of Qi (Life – force) within students, often resulting in deep emotional release, spontaneous healing, and visionary states. Many report seeing the Primordial Violet Light, a key Taoist symbol of transformation, during his sessions.
Founder of Tao Garden & Retreat Leader
He created Tao Garden Health Spa & Resort in Chiang Mai, Thailand — a sanctuary dedicated to healing, transformation, and teaching. Every year, he welcomes students from all over the world for in-depth retreats, trainings, and certifications.
“The Tao is simple, but not always easy. It’s a path to mastery — of your body, your energy, and your life.” — Mantak Chia
Tao Garden Health Spa & Resort
Discover Tao Garden in the foothills of Chiang Mai, Thailand — an internationally renowned health resort founded by Grandmaster Mantak Chia. Surrounded by lush nature, bonsai gardens, and fresh mountain air, it’s the perfect environment for healing and spiritual renewal.
GOOD AIR
Nestled among farmlands and near a tranquil reservoir, Tao Garden benefits from Thailand’s tropical climate, offering clean, oxygen-rich air for an energizing stay.
GOOD FOOD
Enjoy blood-type-specific dishes prepared with Himalayan salt, free of MSG and refined sugar. The buffet features vegetarian, fish, chicken, and raw options, focusing on Yin-Yang balance. Detox has never tasted better!
GOOD QI
Drawing on 50 years of Master Chia’s healing expertise, Tao Garden’s spa therapies and peaceful natural setting help you escape modern stressors and reconnect with your inner energy.
View the self-transformation stories of Mantak Chia students
Studying program
🌀 Module 1: Breathwork, Tao Yin & Golden Elixir + Energy Transmission (5-10 June)
Key Practices:
- — Taoist Breathwork for emotional release and Qi activation
- — Tao Yin (Taoist Yoga) for flexibility and spinal health
- — Golden Elixir Qigong: activate life essence through saliva & senses
26 UHT Cerification Hours (morning qigong + evening session + workshops + review class)
Breathwork (2-Day Workshop)
Learn mindful, conscious breathing techniques focusing on the lower abdomen, diaphragm, lungs, and perineum. These practices help balance emotions, connect mind and body, boost energy, and improve overall health. Grandmaster Mantak Chia will explain the theory behind each technique and guide you in hands-on practice.
Tao Yin
Often called “Chinese yoga,” Tao Yin involves seated or lying exercises that improve alignment, recondition the spine, and enhance Qi flow. This increases flexibility in tendons and the psoas muscle, helping rejuvenate the body and support better movement patterns.
Golden Elixir Qigong
Tap into the healing power of the “elixir” — a mix of saliva, hormones, and external essences. Through breathwork, swallowing saliva, and techniques like Five Finger Gongfu, you’ll strengthen the physical body and develop internal power. Hair breathing practices let you draw in universal energy, acting like “antennas” connecting you to nature.
🛡 Module 2: Iron Shirt Qigong I, II & III (12–15 June)
Key Practices:
- — Iron Shirt I: grounding and energetic armor
- — Iron Shirt II: tendon strength and energy storage
- — Bone Marrow Nei Gong: rejuvenate bone marrow and immune system
20 UHT Cerification Hours (morning qigong + evening session + workshops + review class)
Iron Shirt I
One of the most important foundational practices for grounding. It strengthens internal organs, connects you to the Earth’s energy, and unifies physical, mental, and spiritual health.
Iron Shirt II
Develop strong, supple tendons — the true source of long-lasting strength. Opening joints and building tendon power allows more space to store and transform raw energy into creative and spiritual energy.
Bone Marrow Nei Gong (Iron Shirt III)
An advanced alchemy practice that regenerates bone marrow and boosts immunity. By breathing into your bones and cultivating sexual energy, you nourish the glands, slow aging, and enhance overall vitality. This module includes a sexual energy massage and chi weight lifting for deep internal strengthening.
Tao Garden’s accommodations have been constructed along a canal bed of the Mae Kung Dam. Guests with rooms near the rear of the buildings have natural views of the canal landscape and beyond. There are two basic structures which provide housing for guests: the condominium and the townhouse. Each room is individually owned which reflects the owner’s unique decorating taste. All rooms have private baths. A bathtub is available upon request.
