Chi Nei Tsang Retreat with Gilles Marin
July 1-31, 201

A month of classes is designed to elevate students of all phases of development, from absolute beginner to advanced practitioner, to their specific level of attainment. For students who already have certification, this is a chance for profound renewal. For students new to the practice, this month gives a big start for what is necessary to gain certification.
Gilles Marin is one of the foremost healers and teachers in the world. He has been one of the main forces bringing Chi Nei Tsang out to the West since beginning his work with Mantak Chia in 1983. He is one of the senior teachers of the Universal Healing Tao; the founder and director of the Chi Nei Tsang Institute and Taoist Healing Energetics in Oakland, CA; the co-director of L'Institut de Chi Nei Tsang in Nice, France; the author of "Healing From Within With Chi Nei Tsang" and "The Five Elements and Six Conditions: a Taoist Approach to Emotional Healing, Psychology, and Internal Alchemy"; and a recent inductee into the Massage Hall of Fame. Gilles has guided thousands of people into their own healing and into learning how to use Chi Nei Tsang to assist others to access the healing power of their own life force.

This past June Gilles taught a month long retreat in beautiful Crestone, Colorado. It was pure magic. The people participating opened in unexpected ways, becoming softer and more able to breathe and be present in life, facing and letting go of sometimes unimaginable physical and emotional pain, all while learning to use Chi Nei Tsang to assist others in their growth and healing. I'm grateful to the perfection of the mountains and to the Crestone Healing Arts Center for the opportunity to experiment with this new format of a month long experience of Chi Nei Tsang. To have an entire month wrapped in Gilles' wise presentation of the ancient knowledge of Chi Nei Tsang with all of our needs met and to be nourished in Nature gave every person involved a deeper grasp of their own power to heal. It gave us the chance to begin to open and begin processes without having to shut them down in order to start the mental intelligence back up to take care of the daily grind.

One day, nestled in that sanctuary, deep in the throes of the Fusion Meditation, I had an unquestionable knowledge that we have to do this in Greece next time, we need to be able to let the sea hold us as we do our work. I thought maybe anyhwhere by the ocean would do, but who can argue with a directive from above? Hence, a connection was found on the island of Crete with the Orizon Center for Life & Creation.
 Ingrid Margarita founded the Orizon Center because her passion for life and creation led her on a journey of discovery for herself, which inevitably led her to understand her ability in the sacred task of helping others find their own passion for life and creation. Lucky for us, Ingrid fell in love with Crete and with a Cretan man with a farm where he, Petros Kokotsakis, tends the land blending tradition and modernity to raise sheep, fruits, and vegetables enough to supply their family and the restaurant Akrimios that cares for the guests of Orizon with all organic food, homemade cheeses, and golden Greek wine.

It's an honor to be welcomed with such grace and joy to Crete, an island of mythology, exquisite nature, exceptional culture and history to deepen our knowledge of and healing with Chi Nei Tsang.

Accommodation

Stay in our beautiful apartments
Enjoy a short or extended stay in the Akrimios Holiday Apartments.  All rooms have a beautiful view of the sea from a large private balcony.  Enjoy a romantic getaway together or bring a group to enjoy all that the area has to offer. Contact for reservation >>

Restaurant & Pool Bar

Enjoy our authentic Cretan food
Indulge your taste buds in authentic Cretan food. Not only is it delicious but it is biological food most of which is grown on the Kokotsakis Family Farm. The Cafe is open May - October. Special events with an outstanding menu are always a possibility.

Seminar room

Host Your Seminar on Crete
Orizon Center for Life & Creation is also the place where many Cretans and foreigners present their own seminars. Guests can stay in our comfortable holiday apartments and food service is available from our Akrimios Cafe & Restaurant. Package deals are flexible and can be designed to suit groups of any size. 
Please call (+30) 697 414 3598
or contact us by email 
if you want to host your seminar
at the Orizon Center for Life & Creation