Workshops Offered:
This retreat is suitable for beginners and people well versed in the offerings. Ideal for those curious about Qi/energy in the body and nature, through basic Taoist practices and Flower Essence connection. The workshops and classes are offered as experiences to deepen connection with nature and self, while education is provided to inform and empower participants to integrate these practices into daily life. Michelle also provides remote sessions for those who wish to take these practices deeper beyond the retreat.
Workshops can be booked individually or the package price for all 5 workshops is $200 (18% off).
Qi Gong
1 hour | Offered 3 times during the week, before morning yoga, on the deck overlooking the ocean or by the waterfall | Investment: $45
Gently awaken your vital energy (Qi) through fluid movement, breath and visualization. Designed to clear energetic stagnation, ground your nervous system, and align your body’s energy channels with the natural rhythms around you. We will begin with warm up movements, practice the Yi Jing Qi Gong form to harmonize the energies of fire/water and Heaven/Earth and close with a regulating exercise.
Take-home: Handouts provided for the form to invite you to take this practice home and integrate it into your daily rhythm
Flower Essence Alchemy
2.5 hours | Investment: $95
Together we will explore the foundations of flower essence remedies—covering their origins, theory, creation methods, and instructions for various applications. In the first half of the workshop, Michelle will share her knowledge gained from studying, working with the essences and her time with the flowers. During the second half, we will co-create a unique group essence directly from the living flora of the gardens at Anamaya. The third part of the workshop offers you time for hands-on access to explore Bach, FES/California, Alaskan, Australian Bush, and Hawaiian tropical essence sets to formulate your own personalized remedy.
Take-home: Two custom remedy bottles: the group-created essence and your personal formula
Community Acupuncture
1 hour | Investment: $35
Experience the restorative power of acupuncture in a shared setting. Receive a tailored treatment focused on your specific wellness goals, while the collective group presence creates a deeply peaceful field of community, relaxation, and shared connection.
Take-home: A more balanced personal energetic flow and the experience of the collective healing
Six Healing Sounds & Inner Smile Meditation
1 hour and 15 minutes | Investment: $25
A dual breath and meditation practice designed to release trapped emotional energy and foster deep internal appreciation.
- Six Healing Sounds: A traditional Taoist breathing technique that pairs specific vocal sounds with organ channels to release tension and balance emotional energy.
- Inner Smile: A guided visualization that directs warm, loving awareness toward your internal organs and body, encouraging self-acceptance and emotional harmony.
Take-home: Handouts provided for both meditations
The Breath Within… A Conscious Breathwork Journey
2.5 hours | Investment: $45
A 2.5-hour dynamic and experiential breathwork journey designed to help you move beyond the mind, release emotional blocks, and access deeper intuition and inner awareness. Through continuous, rhythmic breathing, curated music, and live drumming, you’ll be guided into an expanded state of consciousness where profound insights, emotional release, and personal transformation can unfold. Michelle and Sam, both experienced facilitators, will support you and guide the space throughout the journey.
The experience includes:
- An introduction and breathwork preparation
- A guided breathwork journey with music and drumming
- Journaling and personal integration
- Group sharing and debrief
- Light snacks and connection
