Shaolin Mountain 2008 Pictures!

[Jimbeaux]

Greetings to all,

Here are my pictures from the first week of the mountain retreat in Switzerland:

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=26340&l=2425e&id=501624258

There are actually many more photos of nature and a hike I took than of people, but they are still nice!

Hopefully my Brothers and Sisters who were there will add some of their pictures to the thread too (hint hint )!

It was a great time and I really learned a lot. My commitment and dedication to the art has also deepend.

THANK YOU SIFU!!!!

[Adam Kryder]

Jim,

The pictures are amazing!

Thank you for sharing.

Best Wishes,

Adam

[Andrea]

The views remind me of my holidays as a kid ->walking in the Swiss mountains ...
Thank you for sharing the beautiful pictures. It nice to see our marvelous arts reaching out to even the most hidden corners of this little country - thanks to Kai Taisipak's mountain camp and everybody attending it. Now we just need a winter mountain ski & Kungfu camp to maintain the presence (hint hint).

Andrea

[George]

There are a lot more pictures to come...

From the heart: thank you Kai Tai Sipak for an amazing week high above the "real world".

Some of the most important lessons that I took away from the mountain can be summarised in only a few phrases, but I can safely say that they have fundamentally changed my understanding of my Kungfu practice.

With fewer thoughts and a bigger smile,

[Anton S.]

Remember the First Zen Law: Don´t be stupid!

there are pictures to come, indeed.

For now I´ll just observe

Best wishes, Anton

[George]

Here's one photo, while I prepare the rest...

[Jonny Say]

Thanks for sharing the photos guys, looks like everyone had a lot of fun!

[Simon]

Hi everyone,

This years retreat was another outstanding success! The number of repeat attenders from last year was testament to how much students both benefit and enjoy the week.

I'd personally like to thank Taisipak Kai for the many lessons in and out of the kwoon, Irina for the usual high standard of organisation and all my brothers and sisters who made it such an enjoyable week.

I attach a picture of one of the twice daily meditation sessions. I'm sure everyone has fond memories of the local fly population.

Simon

[Ronan]

Those pictures are absolutely incredible! It doesnt look real! :-)

[Ronan]

Truely, like another planet! I cant get over it!! haha

[Nick Jones]

Thank you TaiSipak Kai for your profound teaching. I had a truly wonderful time, and I have taken another step towards understanding the ever changing nature of mind. Thank you also for sharing your inspiring abilities and your even more inspiring compassion.

You have given me a much greater experience of all of the below and much much more.

just observe , don't react.

calm inside.

open heart.

move your dan tien.

marvellous techniques beget marvellous techniques.

hard on soft, soft on hard.

follow the path.


The Mountain retreat is a very special course.

[8nsteen8]

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Beautiful

[Jimbeaux]

Wow!

I'm happy to see all the replies to this thread!
I haven't checked it since I posted my pictures, because I was on vacation with my girlfriend and her family. It was great vacation after the mountain retreat, I woke up everyday between 4 and 6 and had 2 hours of practicing everything I could remember from the mountain retreat as the moon went down and the sun came up over the ocean, beautiful practice with new depth.

The first week of the retreat was such an amazing and deep experience, I can't immagine how great the second week must have been. I'm very happy for all who attended.

Thank you Sifu

[gearraidh]

Those are beautiful surroundings - it sure looks peaceful and clean. The air must be a pleasure to breathe. Glad to hear that everyone had such a good time.


Garry

[George]

Some more photos, as promised:

http://www.gir.me.uk/personal/gallery.php?dir=200808_Mountain_Retreat/

Best wishes,