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Th is retreat will focus on the relationship between creative writing and meditation. These practices b oth employ embodied\, mental and linguistic techni ques of discipline\, imagination\, and attention\, and the retreat will aim to investigate the poten tial for meditation to foster creative practice. A long with sitting meditation\, the retreat will in troduce participants to Qi Gong\, an ancient Chine se art that seeks to restore wellbeing through bri nging body\, breath and mind together in a series of meditative physical exercises. The sense of sti llness in motion that is explored through Qi Gong benefits creativity and promotes mental\, emotiona l and spiritual health. All these exercises can be adapted and practised by anyone\, regardless of a ge\, previous experience or level of mobility.
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Peter Jaeger
\n \nDr Peter Jaeger is a C anadian writer\, professor of creative writing\, a nd yoga / qi gong instructor who has lived in Engl and for the last 25 years. He is the author of 14 books of poetry and prose on such topics as Zen Bu ddhism\, Ecology\, and contemporary pilgrimage. As a long-time practitioner of meditation\, he integ rates techniques drawn from mindfulness practice i nto his creative writing classes and workshops. Th roughout the early 2000s\, Peter travelled to Indi a numerous times to study yoga\, and in 2005 he ce rtified as an Iyengar Yoga Instructor. More recent ly he has augmented that practice with Qi Gong\, t he ancient Chinese art of working with internal en ergy. Peter’s goal as an instructor is to understa nd what his students need to learn\, and then to h elp them to realize their learning objectives.
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vals: from 3pm Friday - first meal is dinner at 7pm
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£128 per person
Adult Benefactor: £156 per person
\n \nAdult Camping: < /span>£100 per person< /span>
\n \n< span style="font-style:normal\;">Student: £100 per person
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(Student rate will require proof either by showing a valid Student Card or letter from your place of Educatio n.)
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If you are able to afford the Benefactor rate please consider paying as it helps to support the work of Othona and enables us to provide bursaries to those who otherwise strug gle to afford to come. If you are a UK Tax Payer\ , please advise on the form if you are happy for u s to claim Gift Aid. If you say yes\, we then get a further 25% from the Government to help
\n \n< span style="color:#000000\;">*(Find out about our Benefactor Rate)
DESCRIPTION:Space is available on this event\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n This retreat will focus on the relati onship between creative writing and meditation. Th ese practices both employ embodied\, mental and li nguistic techniques of discipline\, imagination\, and attention\, and the retreat will aim to invest igate the potential for meditation to foster creat ive practice. Along with sitting meditation\, the retreat will introduce participants to Qi Gong\, a n ancient Chinese art that seeks to restore wellbe ing through bringing body\, breath and mind togeth er in a series of meditative physical exercises. T he sense of stillness in motion that is explored t hrough Qi Gong benefits creativity and promotes me ntal\, emotional and spiritual health. All these e xercises can be adapted and practised by anyone\, regardless of age\, previous experience or level o f mobility.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Peter Jaeger\n \n \n \n Dr Peter Jaeger is a Canadian writer\, p rofessor of creative writing\, and yoga / qi gong instructor who has lived in England for the last 2 5 years. He is the author of 14 books of poetry an d prose on such topics as Zen Buddhism\, Ecology\, and contemporary pilgrimage. As a long-time pract itioner of meditation\, he integrates techniques d rawn from mindfulness practice into his creative w riting classes and workshops. Throughout the early 2000s\, Peter travelled to India numerous times t o study yoga\, and in 2005 he certified as an Iyen gar Yoga Instructor. More recently he has augmente d that practice with Qi Gong\, the ancient Chinese art of working with internal energy. Peter’s goal as an instructor is to understand what his studen ts need to learn\, and then to help them to realiz e their learning objectives.\n \n \n \n Arrivals: from 3pm Friday - first meal is dinner at 7pm\n \n \n \n Departures: 3pm Sunday\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Costs:\n \n \n \n Adult Standard: £128 per person\n \n \n \n Adult Bene factor: £156 per person\n \n \n \n Adult Camping: £10 0 per person\n \n \n \n Adult Camping (Benefactor) : £128 per person\n \n \n \n Student: £100 per person\n \n \ n \n \n \n \n \n (Student rate will require proof either by showing a valid Student Card or letter from your place of Education.)\n \n \n \n \n \n \ n \n If you are able to afford the Benefactor rate please consider paying as it helps to support th e work of Othona and enables us to provide bursari es to those who otherwise struggle to afford to co me. If you are a UK Tax Payer\, please advise on the form if you are happy for us to claim Gift Aid . If you say yes\, we then get a further 25% from the Government to help \n \n \n \n We may be able to offer a bursary if needed. Please contact us t o find out more.\n \n \n \n *(Find out about our B enefactor Rate)\n \n CATEGORIES:BOS Event CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261002T150000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261002T150000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261004T150000 LOCATION:The Othona Community\n East End Road\n Bradwell-on -Sea\n CM0 7PN\n URL:https://www.othona.org/civicrm/event/info/?reset=1&id=2410 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR