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Vermont Qi Gong & Sweat Lodge Retreat


  • 3598 Back Windham Road West Townshend, Vermont 05359 (map)

Vermont Qi Gong Retreat

$400

Enjoy doing qi gong in the mountaintops of the Vermont wilderness. During this retreat, you will also be able to enjoy a sweat lodge ceremony.

Venue Address:

3598 Back Windham Road

West Townshend, Vermont 05359

(2hrs from central Connecticut)



42hr Container Structure:

Friday

5:00pm - Arrival

6:00pm - Dinner

7:00pm - Opening Ritual

8:15pm - Opening Circle / Introductions

10:00pm - Free Time / Retire

Saturday

7:00am - Group Meditation / Gentle Movement

8:30am - Breakfast

10:00am - Morning Session

12:30pm - Lunch

2:00pm - Afternoon Session (Release)

6:00pm - Dinner

8:00pm - Evening Session

10:00pm - Free Time / Retire

Sunday

7:00am - Sweat Lodge Ceremony

8:30am - Breakfast

9:30am - Morning Session

11:30am - Closing Ritual

12:00pm - Depart



Sweat Lodge Appropriation

John Mancini, raised in Catholicism, has been facilitating sweat lodge ceremonies since 2003, acquiring blessings, teachings, and training in Native American Lakota traditions also known as Teton Sioux Tribe via Alex "Thunderhawk" Richards and Peruvian Inca Shamanic traditions via Alberto Villoldo with the Four Winds Society.The sweat lodge ceremony is a universal prayer service where head sized stones are heated outside and brought into the lodge as "Grandfathers" representing our ancestors wisdom and knowledge in the spirit realm where participant's offer prayers for healing with the intention of receiving support from our ancestral spirit guides that support the growth and healing process, from the other side of the veil, here on Mother Earth. The ceremony is a gentle and kind service that supports all faiths of every kind. Mitakuye Oyasin (All My Relations)


Covid Concern Procedure

Report any signs & symptoms day prior to gathering.

Utilizing oral hygiene daily.

Temperature check daily.

Test Results / Vaccine Disclosure

Mask wearing will be optional.

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Later Event: December 5
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