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College of Tao Shrine and Retreat Center
Fall 2026 Retreat Program
Retreats are open to the following people:
CHI Health certified instructors
COT Mentors
ITMI Level Three Graduates who have completed Level 1 of the Entering the Tao: Integral Way Course for Spiritual Self-Development
Yo San Students attending specific retreats
Note: All retreats are based on the material and movement practices of the Integral Way Tradition, as passed down by the Ni family.
Retreat Descriptions
Harmony Tai Chi (HTC) 18 Step
(Open To Current Yo San Students)
Fri Sept. 11, 4 pm PT to Sun Sept. 13, 4pm PT
This retreat focuses on the entry Level 1 Harmony Tai Chi (HTC).
You will learn the entire 18 Step HTC form together with its underlying universal principles. An introduction will also be given on how to use the form for spiritual cultivation using the Tao Teh Ching, as elucidated by Hua Ching Ni.
Instructor:
Peter Stege
Cost: $300 includes meals, lodging & tuition
Harmony Tai Chi (HTC) 50 Step
Wed Sept.16, 4pm PT to Mon Sept. 21, 4pm PT
This retreat will focus on learning and refining the Yang Section of Harmony Tai Chi Long Form. Instead of morning sitting practice, there will be an emphasis on supplementary practices as learned in previous retreats.
Open to those who have learned HTC 58 Step, or who have the instructor’s permission.
Instructors:
Peter Stege from Thurs-Fri-Sat
Dr. Mao from Sun-Mon
Cost: $750 includes meals, lodging & tuition
Sisters of the Heavenly Way Retreat
Thurs Sept. 24, 4pm PT to Sun Sept. 27 4 pm PT
Sisters come together to experience living in harmony with the Subtle Nature of Life, and to restore its central radiance in daily life.
Facilitators:
Amira Kusala with guest zoom appearances by Dr. Daoshing Ni and Barbara Wolff.
Register early as space is limited and conditions apply. For questions and registration email Amira at taoistmentorship@gmail.com
Cost: $450 includes meals, lodging & tuition
“Great Harvest of the Whole” Retreat
Wed Sept. 30, 4pm PT to Sun Oct. 4, 4 pm PT
The theme of this retreat comes from the I Ching, Book of Changes and indicates an auspicious time. The retreat will provide the opportunity for one to cultivate one’s spiritual harvest.
Retreat Components Include:
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Introduction to the Five Essentials Practice.
(Five individual cultivations)
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Rotating through periods of movement, quiet sitting and spiritual readings.
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A Checklist for Spiritual Cultivation.
(Heavenly Way practice)
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Fall cultivation practices performed in the quietude of the forest and pure mountain air.
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Walking cultivation post meals.
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Salutations.
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Appropriate diet.
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Early to bed and early to rise.
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Daily chores and work service projects.
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“Free and easy” time.
Silent Periods.
Note this Retreat is device-free except for
non-English speakers who require a translation device. The landline at the retreat property will be used as the emergency contact.
Facilitator:
Peter Stege
Cost: $600 includes meals, lodging & tuition
Daily Schedule for Movement Arts Retreats
(Sample only, may change)
6 - 7:30 am Movement Arts practice
7:30 am - 9am Breakfast, Clean-up dishes
9:15 am - 10:30 am Retreat theme activity
10:30 am Work Service
12 Noon Lunch, Clean-up & Quiet Time
2 pm Retreat Theme activity
5:30 pm Dinner, Clean-up
7:00 pm - 9 pm Individual practice/review or quiet sitting
9 pm - 6 am Rest Please no showers and avoid talking during this time
Daily Schedule for Sisters Retreat
(Sample only, may change)
5:30 - 6:15 AM Gentle awakening movements, meditation/invocations
6:30 AM Movement Cultivation - Warm up - Merry-Go-Round
7:30 Prepare breakfast, eat together & clean up
9:00 - 10:30 AM Personal contemplative time in nature
10:30 - 12 PM Work Service
12:00 PM Prepare lunch, eat together & clean up & quiet time
2:15 - 3:30 PM Group circle w/ Barbara, reading & sharing from MUM
3:45 - 5 PM Work service
5:00 - 5:30 PM Personal time/showers
5:30 - 6:30 PM Supper, eat together & clean up
6:45 - 8:00 PM Meditation Group circle/sharing Quiet time
8:00 PM - 4:45 AM Rest NO SHOWERS or TALKING during this time
Sunday AM Guest Speaker Dr. Daoshing Ni Yang Sheng talk for women
ATTENDEE REQUIREMENTS
The College of Tao Shrine and Retreat Center in Southern Oregon is a small center nestled in serene pine woodlands. Originally Hua Ching Ni’s residence, the buildings have been renovated to include a shrine and accommodations for up to ten guests.
The Center is designed for existing Chi Health Institute instructors, Integral Way Mentors, and ITMI graduates who have completed Level 1 Entering the Tao: Integral Way Course for Spritual Self-Development
Furthermore, if you are a woman interested in a Sisters of the Integral Way retreat at the Center, you are, in addition to being a certified movement instructor or mentor, required to have participated in the Sisters online group for at least nine months. For information about the Sisters group contact Barbara Wolff, Group Facilitator, at sistersofuhw@gmail.com
Service is also an essential aspect of any retreat, and all retreat participants can expect to be involved in the giving of their energy and care to maintain the health and beauty of the buildings, gardens and environment. In this way, we can recognise more and more deeply how we are all interconnected, and how caring for other lives and things is, in reality, caring for ourselves.
Fulfilling the above requirements has both inner and outer benefits. Internally, we are encouraged to continually refine and expand our energies in order to directly recognise and live the natural subtle truth. Externally, we join a welcoming community of like-minded people who support our refinement, as well as our sharing of these teachings for the public benefit. In all, the stream of our lives is guided to wholly merge with the infinite ocean of Tao.
If you have any questions about these requirements, or about retreats at the Center, contact the Center Manager, Peter Stege, at pstege@hotmail.com
We look forward to meeting and sharing with you.