Qigong with Minke ~ Level II – Five Elements & Shamanic Alchemy

Level II – Five Elements & Shamanic Alchemy

July 13th– 27th, 2025

Please note that all prices are in Canadian Dollars and reflect the entire price for your food and accommodations for your entire stay at the retreat center.

Registration and Payment for Program Content is done via the following website:

To register for the Qigong Level II program visit: http://www.silentground.com/qigong-teacher-training.html

To register for staying at the retreat center (meals and accommodations) visit: https://johnsonslandingretreatcenter.secure.retreat.guru/program/qigong-with-minke-level-ii-five-elements-shamanic-alchemy/?form=1&lang=en

Professional Training – 4 Weeks – 200 hours June 29 – July 27, 2025

~This retreat is a great opportunity to deepen your practice.
~Those with prior Silent Ground experience of Tao Fundamentals and Healing Love are welcome to join for the last 2 weeks, Level II.
~You will receive a practice guide with clear descriptions of the practices.

Curriculum
This 2-weeks immersion focuses on Fusion of the Five Elements I, II, III and Shamanic Alchemy.
We will be practising Meditation, Tao Yin Yoga and Qigong in our daily schedule

Week One: Five Elements and Shamanic Alchemy includes:
Fusion of the Five Elements I, Five Element Qigong, Five Animal Frolic,
Iron Shirt Qigong, Wu Wei Qigong, Clearing Ancestral Knots

*This week is soul-balancing, by practicing ancient formulas,
*We will be fusing polarized emotional energies into neutral energy.
*Get in touch with your inner children and inner animals.
*Clear old limiting imprints and honour your ancestors.

Week Two: Inner Alchemy and Spiritual Qigong includes:
Fusion of the Five Elements II and III, Fusion of the Eight Psychic Channels,
Energy Clearing, Psychic Protection, Cord Cutting, Soul Body, and Primordial Qigong

This week is liberating, raising your frequency, and nourishing your higher destiny.
*We will cultivate compassion through growing virtues.
*Build healthy boundaries and know your energetic codes
*Resolve unhealthy attachments and free your heart with forgiveness.
*Nourish your body, soul and spirit and return to the creative source
*Learn how to create sacred space and facilitate your own classes and workshops.

Certification– You will be certified by Tao Alchemy Arts.
If you have sufficient prerequisite hours (70 hours), with a minimum of 6 months of personal practice and
pass the test for Associate UHT Instructor, your certification will be internationally recognized by
the Universal Healing Tao (system founded by Grandmaster Mantak Chia).
If you are already a UHT Instructor, we can test you for upgrades.
Certification will be for each level, according to their past experience. If someone has at least 40 hours of
previous training and a year of personal practice, we will certify them as an instructor of the material.
If they are less experienced, they will receive a participant certificate.

Textbooks
for Level I: ‘Tao Tantric Arts for Women’ by Minke de Vos
‘Energy Balance though the Tao’, ‘Tan Tien Chi Kung’, ‘Iron Shirt Chi Kung’ by Mantak Chia

for Level II: ‘Fusion of the Five Elements’ and ‘Fusion of the Eight Psychic Channels’ by Mantak Chia

Expert Teachers
Minke de Vos and David Gyurkovics together have over 50 years of experience.
Minke has been certifying teachers for over 30 years.

Tuition: in Canadian dollars, plus 5% GST tax

2 weeks retreat – $2,400, early bird (before June 9) $2,100 CAD
4 weeks retreat – $4,080, early bird (before June 9) $3,780 CAD

Register with Minke – [email protected]
Reserve your spot with a deposit of $800 CAD
by INTERAC etransfer, paypal, cheque, money orders or bank transfer
(non-refundable after June 9, before this there will be a 10% admin fee applied)
Balance due July 1st

If the course is cancelled for any reason, you will receive a full refund.

Minke de Vos ~ is a Senior Universal Healing Tao Instructor, certified by Taoist Grandmaster Mantak Chia. As Director of Silent Ground Retreats she has devoted over 35 years to practicing meditative, healing and movement arts. She draws inspiration from a broad base of disciplines, including Dance, Eurythmy and Voice work. Following a series of Kundalini awakenings, her encounter with Taoist teachings confirmed the universality of her experience. She is a Master Therapist of Shamanic Chinese Medicine, certified by the International Institute of Medical Qigong. Author of “Tao Tantric Arts for Women”. Practitioners of all levels benefit from her creative teaching style, with its focus on living a vital, loving and passionate life

David Gyurkovics ~ is a Universal Healing Tao Instructor, has over 25 years of experience in Taoist internal practices. He is a practitioner of Chinese Shamanic Medicine/ Medcal Qigong, Acutonics, and Chi Nei Tsang (Taoist Internal Organ Massage). He is a musician and offers Sound Healing at their retreats. He emphasizes breathwork as a basis for healthy living.