Wine tasting, BBQ, Yoga, Relaxation and Cultural Retreat in Mt Haruna, Gunma-ken
ワインテイスティング、バーベキュー、ヨガ、リラグゼーションを隠れ家の群馬県の榛名山にて。

Saturday, Sept. 18th, noon – Sunday, Sept. 19th 6pm
9月18日土曜日12時から9月19日日曜日18時まで。

Come and recharge in the natural surroundings of the Mt Haruna Adventures Campsite for a weekend
週末に榛名アドベンチャーズのキャンプサイトに来て充電して下さい。

The whole weekend will be tailored to help you de-stress from the daily grind of living and working in the city
この週末は日々の生活ですり減らされたり、都市での仕事からストレス解消のお手伝いをしましょう。

There will be five (5) main events to make your week-end extra special:
5つのメインイベントがあなたの週末を特別にします。

1• Two (2) wine tastings with wines carefully selected to match 2 gourmet BBQs of fish, meat and seasonal vegetables. Regis, a dedicated trilingual wine adviser will manage both wine tasting BBQ meal
ワインテイスティングパーティーが2回開かれ、ワインに合ったバーベキュー、魚、肉、季節の野菜を選びます。3ヶ国語の話せる専任のワインアドバイザーのレギ氏がワインテイスティングとバーベキューを監修します。

2• Two (2) Yoga / Universal Tao workshops which will focus on movement and breathing exercises to help you control your emotions and strenghten your inner core . The exercises will be simple and practical so that you can take them home and implement them into your daily exercise practice.
ヨガレッスンは2回開催され、タオワークショップは動作と呼吸法に絞ってエクササイズをして感情のコントロールや中心にある精神力を鍛えます。エクササイズはわかりやすく実用的でこのレッスンを覚えて帰れば毎日の練習に有効な方法になるでしょう。

3• Guided visit to the local 1,400-year old Haruna Shrine
1400年の歴史ある地元の榛名神社を案内します。

4• Numerous visits to the nearby waterfalls for swimming and relaxation
近くにある自然の滝を訪れ、泳いだり、リラックスします。

5• Bungalow accommodation in a relaxing campsite
リラックスした山のキャンプサイトにあるバンガローに宿泊します。

Price: 29980yen
Advance reservation: 24980 yen (Payment by credit card or bank transfer at least 7 days before)
料金: 29,980円
事前予約料金: 24,980円（支払いはクレジットカードか銀行振込でイベント実施の7日前まで必着でお願いします）

Package includes: simple accommodation, four (4) meals ( 2 BBQ, sandwiches on arrival and breakfast) , wines, herbal teas, two (2) Yoga workshop sessions and transfer to and from Takasaki Station
料金に含まれるもの: 宿泊、4回の食事（2回のバーベキュー、到着時のサンドウィツチ、朝食）、ワイン、ハーブ茶、2回のヨガワークショップの会、高崎駅への送迎

For further enquires and reservations please visit Wine Tasting and Cooking Class in Tokyo‘s web-site.

Starting July 1, Ben Robins will teach a community class based on the Universal Healing Tao system every Thursday afternoon from 12:00 – 1:30 p.m at Yoga Tree. Ben’s classes focus on both physical practice and theoretical explanations of the system. The initial 60 minutes includes a Qiqong warm-up sequence of movement and breathing exercises to activate chi circulation; tendon strengthening exercises and organ detoxification; and basic Iron Shirt Qiqong postures to help develop grounding and bring a deeper awareness to the Tantien.

In the final 30 minutes, the focus shifts to meditation, which includes the Inner Smile meditation and Healing Sounds for the organs. The Inner Smile brings awareness to each organ in the body, their associated emotions and helps to heal and balance the organs on both a physical and emotional level. The healing sounds further develop this awareness, and greater balance and heal the organs. Lastly, some Tao Yin Yoga poses are practiced to open the lumbar and sacrum region and further facilitate the flow of chi throughout the body.

These are useful practices that students can implement into their daily regime for the purpose of enhancing Qi (energy), developing awareness and control of the emotions, and bringing the body, mind and spirit into alignment and unity.

Yoga Tree community classes are on a drop-in basis. The cost is ¥1,500 per class.
ベン・ロビンス先生と学ぶユニバーサル・ヒーリング・タオ

Yoga Treeでのベン先生のコミュニティークラスは、ユニバーサル・ヒーリング・タオ・シスタムに基づくレッスンです。初めの60分間はストレッチ、動きのあるポーズ、呼吸法などを練習し、終わりの30分は瞑想や陰ヨガのポーズでさらに気の流れを促します。

このクラスは英語で行なわれます。

日時：毎週木曜日、午後 12:00～1:30

費用：1,500円

場所：Yoga Tree

With summer in full swing what better place to escape the heat than in the beautiful natural surrounding of the Haruna Adventures Campsite.

Universal Healing Tao Retreat @ Mt Haruna Adventures Campsite July 17/18

Come and recharge in the natural surroundings of the Mt Haruna Adventures Campsite for a weekend of Universal Healing Tao Chigong and Tao Yoga workshops. The workshops will be tailored to help you de-stress from the daily grind of living and working in the city.

自然に囲まれた榛名山アドベンチャーズキャンプ場で、気功とタオヨガのワークショップを開催します。

このワークショップは、都会での生活やお仕事で日々強い疲れを感じている方へ、ストレス解消のためにぴったりの内容になっています。

We will focus on movement and breathing exercises that you can take home and implement into your daily practice.

今回私たちは、動作や呼吸のエクササイズを中心にレッスンを行います。ご自宅でも日常的に練習していただける内容です。

Learn how to control your emotions and build inner strength.

感情のコントロール法を学び、内面の強さを高めていきましょう！

Taoist 5 elemental system

Event Date: July 17/18

• Regular Price: 19,000 Yen
• Early-Bird Price: 17,000 Yen *1
• Mandatory Non-Refundable Down-Payment: 2,000 Yen *2

*1 This price is valid for online payments made before or on July 9
11:59pm.  After that, the regular price applies.
*2 Down-payments need to be in by July 9 11:59pm.  After that,
reservations cannot be held and are passed on to the next in line.
The remaining balance of 17,000 Yen can be paid in cash or by credit
card onsite.

Payments: Please let us know your email address and whether you’d like
to make use of the Early-Bird discount or just pay the down-payment.
We will then mail you a PayPal invoice including payment link.  You
don’t need to sign up for PayPal, just fill in your credit card
details.

イベント：7月17日18日

• 通常料金：19,000円
• 早期割引：17,000円 *1
• 予約料：2000円 *2

*1 オンラインで7月9日午後11時59分までに予約の上、支払いの場合の割引料金。それ以降は通常の料金です。
*2 7月9日午後11時59分までに予約料を支払って下さい。支払い後は予約料はいかなる場合も返金しません。17,000円の支払いは現金もしくはクレジットカードで承ります。

支払い：Eメールアドレスをお知らせいただき、予約料のみの支払いか早期割引の支払いかお選び下さい。支払い方法はPayPalのリンクをメールにてお知らせ致します。PayPalの会員になる必要はありません。クレジットカードの詳細を入力して下さい。

This price includes accommodation, 3 healthy vegan meals and herbal teas, 5 workshop sessions and transfer to and from Takasaki Station or Annaka-Haruna Station.

宿泊代・ベジタリアンフード3食・ワークショップ5回分含む。

Spaces are limited to please book your spot now! It will be an amazing weekend!

参加可能人数は限りがありますので、お早めにご予約ください！

For reservations and any questions about the retreat please email: info@curatio.jp

The accommodations at Mt Haruna are simple as it is a campsite. There are 5 bungalows at the campsite for sleeping but please bring your own sleeping bag or blanket and pillow. The temperatures in July should be quite warm and comfortable at night.

Also bring a torch for walking around at night as it can get very dark around the campsite.

Below are some websites with information on the campsite and surrounding area including photos, maps of the area, transport and weather info.

Haruna Adventures Campsite:

http://abseiling.me

http://picasaweb.com/patricproduction/CampsiteSurroundings

http://tumblr.com/xusaqqzkc

Activity Calendar:

http://bit.ly/activitycalendar

Map Link:

http://bit.ly/harunamap

Train Access:

http://bit.ly/japantrainschedule

Haruna Forecast:

http://bit.ly/harunaforecast

Master yourself with Universal Healing Tao classes @ the Yoga Tree, Hiroo

Basic Universal Healing Tao practice incorporates the Inner Smile meditation, Healing Sounds, Microcosmic Orbit meditation, Chiqong movement and breathing, Iron Shirt Chiqong, Tao Yin Yoga and Tai Chi Chiqong.

This series of lessons will provide an overview of the Universal Healing Tao system including useful practices that students can implement into their daily regime for the purpose of enhancing chi (energy), developing awareness and control of the emotions, and bringing the body, mind and spirit into alignment and unity.

Each week we will focus on a few aspects of the system and exercises associated with each aspect. There will be some theoretical explanations of the system as well lots of physical practice.

The lessons will run for 90 minutes from 12:00-1:30pm.

The initial 60 minutes of the classes will involve a Chiqong warm-up sequence of movement and breathing exercises to activate chi circulation in the body. We will then focus on some tendon strengthening exercises and organ detoxification.

We will also work on basic Iron Shirt Chiqong postures to help develop grounding and bring a deeper awareness to the Tantien. These postures will also greatly help to develop inner core strength.

In the final 30 minutes we will focus more on meditation which will include a mixture of the Inner Smile meditation and the Healing Sounds for the organs. The Inner Smile brings awareness to each organ in the body, their associated emotions and helps to heal and balance the organs on both a physical and emotional level. The healing sounds further develop this awareness, and greater balance and heal the organs.

Finally we will practice some Tao Yin Yoga poses to help open up the lumbar and sacrum region to allow chi to flow more easily throughout the body.

I will be posting more detailed explanations of the Universal Healing Tao system over coming weeks so please stay tuned.
If you have any questions about the classes please don’t hesitate to contact me.

I’m looking forward to seeing you at the Yoga Tree each Thursday from July 1st.

40% off campaign at Curatio, Shibuya

If you are feeling heavy or lethargic from the high humidity and rain days why not spend some time in complete relaxation having your body’s energy realigned.

梅雨のじめじめしているこの時期、身体が重くなったりだるくなったりしませんか？

Our healing Thai massage will stretch your tired limbs and joints, moving out built up toxins and allowing your body’s energy to flow more freely leaving you feel light, refreshed, and rejuvenated.

当店のヒーリングタイ古式マッサージは、疲れている身体の箇所を伸ばしたり、身体の毒素を排出する事によって気の流れを整えるお手伝いをします。

Come to our small space located in central Shibuya or arrange for us to come to you.
(On call treatments at your location in Tokyo will incur an additional charge of ¥2000)

場所は渋谷の中心にある小さなスペースです。出張も致します。
(出張費は別途２０００円かかります)

This campaign will run until mid July so make your booking early to avoid missing out on such a great deal.

７月半ばまで４０％offキャンペーンを行っていますのでお早めにご予約下さい。

Call Ben: 090 3698 0536 or send an email: info@curatio.jp to secure your booking.
ご予約は電話かメールで受付ております。ベン　090 3698 0536 info@curatio.jp

As a further incentive the first 10 customers to make a booking will receive a free Reiki Healing Attunement before your Thai massage or Reiki session.

最初にご予約いただいた１０名様にはレイキヒーリングによる調整を無料で行います。

A Reiki Healing Attunement is a powerful tool that helps to deepen the effects of healing energy in your body.

(A Reiki Healing Attunement is a one-off attunement used only for healing purposes and does not empower you to be able to perform Reiki on others.)

レイキヒーリングの調整には特別なパワーがあり身体の調子をさらに良い方向に導きます。（レイキヒーリングの調整を受ける事ができるだけで、調整をする事が出来る様になる訳ではありません）

Healing Thai Massage　ヒーリングタイ古式マッサージ

1 hour ¥6000 → ¥3600

1.5 hours ¥8500 → ¥5100

2 hours ¥10000 → ¥6000

Reiki Session　レイキヒーリング

1 hour ¥5000 → ¥3500

Combination (Thai massage + Reiki)　タイ古式マッサージとレイキヒーリング

1 hour Thai Massage + 30 minutes Reiki Session ¥8500 → ¥5100

Please contact us now. We are looking forward to seeing you soon.

皆様からのご連絡お待ちしています。

Don’t forget that this coming weekend the retreat is happening at Mt Haruna in Gunma. It is going to be an amazing weekend with lots of great workshops!!

Come and recharge in the natural surroundings of the Mt Haruna Adventures Campsite for a weekend of Chigong and Tao Yoga workshops. The workshops will be tailored to help you de-stress from the daily grind of living and working in the city.

自然に囲まれた榛名山アドベンチャーズキャンプ場で、気功とタオヨガのワークショップを開催します。

このワークショップは、都会での生活やお仕事で日々強い疲れを感じている方へ、ストレス解消のためにぴったりの内容になっています。

We will focus on movement and breathing exercises that you can take home and implement into your daily practice.

今回私たちは、動作や呼吸のエクササイズを中心にレッスンを行います。ご自宅でも日常的に練習していただける内容です。

Learn how to control your emotions and build inner strength.

感情のコントロール法を学び、内面の強さを高めていきましょう！

Cost ¥19000 per person.

料金：1人19,000円

This includes accommodation, 3 vegan meals, 5 workshop sessions and transfer to and from Takasaki Station or Annaka-Haruna Station.

宿泊代・ベジタリアンフード3食・ワークショップ5回分含む。

Here is a tentative schedule of the retreat:

Saturday June 19th

• 11:30am arrive at Takasaki Station for pick-up and transfer to the campsite
• 1:00-3:00pm Workshop 1
• 3:00pm-4:00pm break
• 4:00-6:00pm Workshop 2
• 7:00-8:00pm Healing foods dinner
• 9:00-10:00pm Healing sounds meditation or walking meditation
• 10:00pm bedtime

Sunday June 20th

• 6:00am wake up
• 6:30-7:30am Morning exercises
• 7:30am-8:00am Hot tea and fruit break
• 8:00am-9:30am Workshop 3
• 9:30am-10:30am Healing foods brunch
• 11:30am-1:00pm Workshop 4
• 2:00pm Trip to the 1200 year old Haruna shrine
• 4:00pm Transfer to Takasaki station and return to Tokyo

Spaces are limited to please book your spot now!

参加可能人数は限りがありますので、お早めにご予約ください！

For reservations and any questions about the retreat please email: info@curatio.jp

The accommodations at Mt Haruna are simple as it is a campsite. Please bring your own sleeping bag or blanket and pillow for sleeping. The temperatures in late June should be quite warm at night.

Below are some websites with information on the campsite and surrounding area including photos, maps of the area, transport and weather info.

Haruna Adventures Campsite:

http://abseiling.me

http://picasaweb.com/patricproduction/CampsiteSurroundings

http://tumblr.com/xusaqqzkc

Activity Calendar:

http://bit.ly/activitycalendar

Map Link:

http://bit.ly/harunamap

Train Access:

http://bit.ly/japantrainschedule

Haruna Forecast:

http://bit.ly/harunaforecast

Beginning soon in Tokyo, Curatio will be offering various workshops in the Universal Healing Tao system. Different workshops will be offered for the Inner Smile meditation, Healing Sounds, the Microcosmic Orbit, Iron Shirt Chi Gong and Tao Yin Yoga.

My time in Thailand was very valuable and full of life-changing experiences. The first course I undertook was my Reiki Master degree followed by my Reiki Teacher qualification. I studied with Cory Croymans at the Asian Healing Arts Centre in ChiangMai. I studied there for almost 3 weeks and the classes were interspersed with voluntary Reiki sessions at some of the hospitals and institutions around Chiang Mai. It was a great experience and the energy was very strong. I was able to practice giving attunements to various Reiki practitioners living in and around ChiangMai.

Following the Reiki course I headed down south to Wat Suan Mokkh, near Surat Thani, to take part in their monthly 10 day silent meditation retreat which started on January 1st 2010. It was my second retreat at Wat Suan Mokkh, the first being in July 2008. It was probably the first time I have ever spent a New Year’s Eve in bed and asleep by 10pm. With a full moon party happening on nearby Koh Phangan I was very tempted to be dancing the night away on the beach under the stars however spending a New Year in silent meditation was much more rewarding. The retreat was amazing but the meditation was difficult at times. I realised that it pays to have a consistent daily meditation practice, even if only 10 minutes a day.

Following the retreat at Suan Mokkh I headed straight back to Chiang Mai to check-in at the Tao Garden. Set-up by Master Mantak Chia around 15 years ago, the Tao Garden is a complete health resort spa in a beautiful natural surrounding. I was registered for the Universal Healing Tao Winter Retreat and had been looking forward to it for about 6 months. The 4 week retreat began with the Instructor training course, followed by the basic retreat and then 2 weeks of more advanced training. I also stayed for one week of the Darkness Retreat which involved 6 days in complete darkness. I received my Universal Healing Tao Instructor certification and will soon be offering workshops in and around Tokyo. I am now certified to instruct: Inner Smile meditation, Healing Sounds, Microcosmic Orbit, Iron Shirt Chi Gong and Tao Yin Yoga.

Finally, after leaving the Tao Garden, I spent my last 2 weeks back in Chiang Mai upgrading my massage skills. I started studying with a healer in Chiang Mai, Sharam, who has an amazing gift of healing through massage. Based on traditional Thai massage his style goes deeper and is individualised for each client based on analysis of the client’s physical condition and energy balance. 2 weeks was not enough time to study and practice all of the techniques but I will be implementing what I learnt into my therapy and plan on returning to Chiang Mai for more study sometime this year.

Following are a few of the photos I took in Thailand, mostly at the Tao Garden. More images can also be seen at my photography web-site.

First of all we will be closed for 3 days as I take a short and slightly belated Summer vacation from September 4th-6th. I will be going to Izu which is only a couple of hours drive from Tsujido. In Izu I will enjoy the seafood on the West coast and hopefully catch some good waves at the beaches near Shimoda. One night of camping in the Shimoda area should also be fun.

Later in September during what is termed “silver week” in Japan (September 19th-23rd) Curatio will be setting up shop at the Labyrinth 2009 festival in Naeba, Niigata. Curatio will be offering it’s healing services to the 2500 danced out punters attending the event. I also plan to do a bit of dancing myself in-between giving massages and treatments.

Curatio will also be advertising in some of the local magazines and papers so I hope to see lots of new customers coming by for some healing therapy!

Here is a new photo of the interior of Curatio which I took today for one of the local free papers called Pado.

Relax, refresh and rejuvenate at Curatio