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Testimonials
With learning & experience
we evolve. We need the strength to focus & to achieve a higher level of the self. To let go of fears, problems & our
everyday confusions & remain with the peaceful higher self in order to move on. At that level I have peace, nirvana &
a sense of love & I'm happy.
Thank you for showing me the beginning of my new life.
( Michelle Lawson,
Sydney, Australia)
It seems that every moment, and every breath in life is an opportunity to learn
something, to grow, to experience things in new ways, ways that tap into our soul and bring out its love, power, and creativity;
The White Cloud Sanctuary has been a perfect place for the reflection and cultivation of such properties. First I shall mention
how beautiful the place is, truly a sanctuary. The place which I stayed in was extremely comfortable, and cozy, a perfect
place to conclude a long and intense schedule set before me as part time worker/student. In the farm I learned how to handle
the various animals, such as horses, and goats, and learned basic farming and Mache ting skills. The Tai-chi classes were
an eye-opener to the immense and ever creative world of the internal martial arts. I learned how the movements in a set can
be applied in so many ways to an opponent, and more importantly, I learned the creative and free expression of such techniques,
reminding me that it is not the technique that matters, but the intention, and intensity, one which is delivered from the
soul, the ultimate source and power of everything, and delivered by the body in the best way it can be expressed, a movement
that is relaxed, free, and unique. I recommend this experience only to those who are motivated to work hard, rest little,
and ready to dive into their psyche. (Joel,
1 month stay, June 2008)
Dear G,
It's there and it's not.
I watch and I see. From the beginning and back. Yes, it requires devoted time. Thank you for asking me if I am willing
to be with it and for the guidance to confirm my own energy before looking for others; to trust in the ebb and flow of appearing
and disappearing; and for the dance we shared, showing me the energetic essence I have sensed. love Lauree
New York and
You would make...dance partners.
Well
I have always said that sometimes it is good to take your time to
prepare something to write about somebody else but
I suppose this amount of time is ridiculous!!! I do hope you all are very well, if in deed a little confused and vacant
about who this is!!!
On many levels I have got caught up with life as you used to know it back here in the uk but on
others I am still burning a bright candle in my mind for your teachings G. Your form still flows in my tai chi and I
am living a wonderfully rich dual life of "playing the game" and inner contemplation. For now that is good.
No words of mine will be good enough to go on your site and anybody who ends up attending your sessions will probably do
so because they were on their way anyway!!
Max (UK,
Thu, January 18, 2007)
G,
you brought me into a space that
was against the will of my usual theories and ideas. Indeed. Thank you for opening this space. There is much to digest. Perhaps
I can comment more later.
Much gratitude, Alan
My
sitting with G has shifted me to a new awareness of myself. I became aware of my Essence, something I have
been attempting to reach for a long time. Debbie Bajoros Ross, B.A., M.E.P.Psycho-Spiritual
Counselor
My sitting
was very enlightening and energizing. After session was over I felt alive and centered. This environment
created a safe place for me to try the energy session. It was a positive experience and something I will continue to
practice. Stacey
Bowers, Lawyer, Boulder, CO
My session with G was very intense. I have essentially
no experience with meditation, but am confident that the inner energy experience is real and fundamental to spiritual peace. James
Middleton, Computers builder, CO
Here, the
Qi Gong is practiced at the same time of the meditation. Attempting to move my hands, for right now not feeling
the Chi or anything, but finding that what they do with their movements reminds me of things like molding softly, giving,
opening, sharing, receiving, thanking, expanding, lifting, slowing down, calming down, relaxing,
reassuring, gathering into the heart, energizing. There is a subtle and not easily noticeable interchange, as they
end up mirroring in part one another's movement, and after a while I perceive a homogenizing of intent within the
group. At the same time each person maintains one's own distinctly individual style, in a quite beautiful way.
A few weeks later: I am so grateful for having this experience
here with the group at the Nube Blanca (White Cloud). I am learning several things, and some that I
am sure I still am not aware of. One is, not to be afraid to look at another person soul
to soul. During their meditation sessions they establish eye contact with one another, in turn, and for
a long time. This is a totally unusual experience, and initially an unsettling one. Maintaining
the gaze into one another's eyes breaks the social agreement not to stare, the unspoken human agreement to disengage
the eyes every few seconds, especially if not speaking. So you keep the gaze steady in the other person's
eyes and you let your being open for that other being to be in your company. And after a little while you
feel so close to that other soul, that you know you'll recognize it when you meet it again anywhere in the universe. Also,
in that unusual connection, core-being to core-being, you find that you have to shed any artificiality, hypocrisy, acting,
impersonating, that you carry around as you normally relate to people. Initially it is intimidating and
even scary to allow this person to really see your face, your un-embellished expression, and for so long, uninterruptedly.
You notice that you cannot sustain a fake expression, or even an expression that you are aware of. You
lose track of what your face looks like. Your core expression comes to the surface, there, open and uncovered,
for that other person to share your unadulterated presence. So after a while you get the guts to shed
your hesitation, your acquired mannerism, your shield, your habitual defensive screen. You discover you
can be fearless once you give up all the artificial concretions you have accumulated layer upon layer during a lifetime. You
feel the great release of all the energy you are normally using to maintain that screen. And with that
person in the group, one person at a time, you lift up. You reciprocally and gradually lift one another
up, into a state where time and space lose some of their iron grip. There your perspective widens, you
sense that this material reality is not all there is, your taste a way of being that is more real, more essential, more free.
Meanwhile the rest of the group is there, you perceive its presence in the background, other souls connecting with
other souls the same way you are doing. You feel the group as a positive background that supports
and fosters, and provides an undercurrent of assent, in great simplicity and honesty. A few days before leaving: I notice that the movements have the effect of slowing down my
breath. As it comes natural to breathe in unison with the movement, I find that after a while I need
to slow down the movement, because I am breathing slower. And then a surprising thing happens: it feels
like it is the movement which does the breathing, so I end up skipping some breaths, as they become unnecessary. After a while it is as if the breath is totally external to me, and it is somehow shared within the group,
which keeps it alive by the hand movements.This is a serene and calm state,
free of intruding thoughts, where the awareness of the group takes the place of thoughts. Maria Corsiat, Italy
I went to Costa Rica to work with G because I knew I wanted to learn Tai Chi in
a concentrated block of time. We worked on it every day and I received lots of expert corrections.
I got all that and more at both of the beautiful retreats they have set up to explore
the Chi. The intensive approach to the Tai Chi combined with Chi Kung exercises and meditations helped
me to get a much deeper sense of what it was all about. I would recommend this process to anyone who, like
myself, gets so busy in their lives that they cant find time to attend a local once a week class to learn and complete a form.
This format provides a wonderful focused way to work on and learn a form with no distractions. Henry Kimsey-House, Co-Founder and Director of The Coaches Training Institute
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