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3 days and 2 nights in Ba VìVitality recovery through Chân Nguyên Qigong

Train the body · Cultivate the breath · Nourish the mind Learn once, practise all year

Three days to relearn the simplest thing of all: how to breathe. You will not go home with a photo, you will go home with a habit and the ability to settle yourself on the noisiest of days.

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Daily schedule

Three days, three stages

A class in the hills of Ba Vì, kept small so the teacher can follow every student.

01

Day 1 · Setting out

  • Check in with black-bean tea for the Kidneys, and receive the Longevity Handbook
  • One-to-one health consultation in the physician's room
  • Detox tea service
  • Complimentary onsen
  • Kidney-nourishing wellness cuisine
  • An evening of singing-bowl sound healing with calming tea for deep sleep
02

Day 2 · Waking the energy

  • Early-morning Chan Nguyen Qigong practice with qi-tonifying tea
  • Structured teaching: what qigong is, its five core effects, and the three pillars of effective practice
  • Afternoon practice of the basic form, with the teacher answering each question individually
  • All day on wellness cuisine: chicken and lotus-seed congee, eggs stewed with cordyceps and mugwort, brown rice, and a herbal chicken hotpot
  • Evening flower tea, meditative singing and tea conversation
03

Day 3 · Returning at ease

  • Advanced Chan Nguyen Qigong practice
  • Hand seals (mudras) for specific complaints
  • A practice set to take home
  • A herbal tea prescribed for each individual student
  • A three to six month plan mapped out for you
Food on the course

A menu built around the organ systems

Every meal is part of the remedy. Eat by colour, eat by organ, so the food reaches what the body is asking for.

Tea and fruit through the day

TimeDay 01
Check-inBlack-bean tea for the Kidneys
OpeningLotus-ginseng tea, fruit and wholesome cakes
16:00Detox tea
16:30 to 18:00Seasonal fruit or fresh juice
21:30Calming tea
TimeDays 02 and 03
06:00 to 06:15Six-flavour lemon and honey
07:30 and 16:30Qi-tonifying tea, after each qigong session
16:00Pumpkin and millet sweet soup
16:30 to 18:00Fruit or fresh juice
20:30Flower tea

How the food is cooked

Every stir-fried and cooked dish on the programme uses golden sesame seed oil, for unsaturated fats and vitamin E, and for the aroma it gives the food.


General notes

  • The menu follows wellness principles and does not replace medical treatment
  • Eat slowly, chew well, and eat in a relaxed frame of mind
  • Drink enough warm water through the day to support your metabolism
  • Portions can be adjusted to suit each person's constitution

If you follow a particular diet or have food allergies, please tell us in advance so the kitchen can adapt.

Taking it home

It does not end after three days

What Ikigai wants to give you is not a holiday but a skill you can use for years.

  • A handbook with every exercise and principle
  • Home practice, set to your own constitution
  • A herbal tea prescribed for you
  • A three to six month plan built with the teacher
  • Onsen, sauna and a general health check, free throughout the course

Especially suited to

  • People under long running stress
  • People wanting to improve breathing and blood pressure
  • Managers who need a clear head for decisions

All inclusive fee
4.900.0006.500.000

3 days and 2 nights including accommodation, three nourishing meals a day, onsen and everything in the programme. A promotional rate currently applies.

You can earn money back, you cannot buy vitality back. Three days of cultivating essence, breath and spirit, so every organ is cared for and the mind settles like a lake after the wind.

Qigong supports relaxation, steadier breathing and physical recovery. It does not replace medical advice or treatment, and anyone with an existing condition should speak to their doctor first.

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Ba Vì is still here,
less than an hour from Hanoi

Message or call and we will help you choose the programme that suits your body.