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The School of Simple Life - In harmony with Nature and with the Self .
Qi Gong, excursions, and Greek Dancing on the Pelion Peninsular by the Aegean sea. |
| Pelion is one of the most beautiful places in Greece.
It is a narrow
Peninsula in
central Greece, opposite of the Sporadic Islands Skiathos and Skopelos. Pelion
is
a unique combination of very green mountains (ca.1600 m.) and picturesque
beaches
at the blue waters of the Aegean sea.
Homer had already praised Pelion as the summer resort of the Olympic gods,
the
land of the mythical Centaurs and Argonauts. Here the wise Centaur Chiron had
educated the young Hercules and Achilles and had revealed the secrets of the
healing art to AsclEuroius, the God of medicine. Since ancient times, Pelion was
famous for its many healing plants (about 2000 species). |
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Today Pelion remains still outside the mainstream tourism, a piece of wild,
unspoiled nature that is often called the "Toscana of Greece".
Our small hotel lies amongst a colourful
garden of flowering shrubs and olive trees.
It is
situated just 200 metres from the beach Melani. You may reach this fine white
pebble beach in just a couple of
minutes.
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You take your breakfast with the rest of the group under the morning sun,
rising
from the Aegean and then participate to our Qi Gong program. Later you can relax at the beach in front of the hotel, swimming and sunbathing, or visit
the
villages across the coast or on the mountain. In the evening you can enjoy
participating to the Greek group dances and be served your supper at the
open-air
restaurant over the sea. |
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Some days we go together for escorted excursions to
places of unspoiled natural beauty or to places of special energy.
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Qi Gong, "The Restoration of the Spring" is a simple and excellent everyday program for rejuvenation,
revitalisation,
preservation of health and self therapy. Tradition says that it was a secret
form, restricted to the imperial court of China. It comprises of five, easy
to
learn figures and one mild breathing and energy meditation exercise for
harmony
and enhancement of the inner life. |
8 days, 2.5 to 3 hours per day. |
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Your Qi Gong teacher is Dr. Jorgos Pappas, 1952,
MSc, PhD at Imperial College, London. Jorgos
Pappas, known as "Daskalos" (teacher), left early his academic career and
devoted himself to the search of alternative ways of living. He and his wife
Lina live
permanently
on the mountain of Pelion and he is a known Qi Gong teacher throughout Greece and Europe.
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Course dates 10.05. - 24.05. and 20.09. - 04.10.2001
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Cost per person: Euro 485 for 2 weeks. Includes accommodation in double room with
breakfast, transport from Thessaloniki airport to hotel and back by Taxi or
minibus, Qi Gong "The Restoration of the Spring" as described, four
evenings
with Greek round dances, a slides evening about Pelion, a short course on
everyday Greek, an afternoon with games on the beach, an evening talk
"stories
from the Greek mythology".
Single supplement: Euro 100. Transfer from Athens, additionally: Euro 20.
Optional
Four day-excursions program "Walking on mythological traces": Euro 70. It can be
booked on arrival. |
For availability & prices, send an email to iliohoos@hidden-valleys.com
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