Te Moata Retreat, Tairua, Coromandel.
StartTime: Thu 22 January 2026 12:01 pm
Te Moata Retreat Centre, Tairua, Coromandel
22 Jan 12.00 pm until 25 Jan 12.00 pm
More info & bookings: https://www.cloudwanderers.com/retreat
Join us for a 3 night Neigong Foundations Retreat, hosted at the Te moata Retreat Centre
Nei Gong (內功), meaning “internal skill,” is a method of personal transformation that comes from the Chinese spiritual traditions. At its heart, Nei Gong is about changing the way your body, energy, and mind function together so that you can live with greater clarity, health, and spiritual connection. It’s a structured path of internal cultivation that goes far beyond simple health exercises; it leads you on a journey of discovering who you are beneath the surface.
Many people know QiGong as slow, flowing movement, but few have access to the effective techniques that cultivate Qi - a tangible force that can be used for energetic work. During this retreat you will learn the essential postures, exercises, and mental qualities needed to consolidate and activate the DanTian 丹田 ("Elixir Field"), the body's primary energetic center where Qi is gathered, generated & refined.
The benefits of cultivating Qi:
- Recharge and rejuvenate your vital energy
- Supports health and wellbeing
- Cultivate fuel for advanced inner work (NeiGong)
- Lay the framework for well grounded spiritual path
The tradition
All practices taught come from Lotus Neigong syllabus (www.lotusneigong.com).
Over the 4 days you will learn
- How to open and prepare the body for NeiGong
- Wuji (無極) the posture to align & knit the body together
- How to build the DanTian
- DanTian QiGong sets
- Theory on QiGong, NeiGong, Chinese Medicine, Buddhism, Daoism and more..
The Venue
'Te Moata' means 'First Light' in Māori. Nestled amongst 344 hectares of native forest, in the mountains north of Tairua, Coromandel, you will find the Te Moata Retreat Centre. Wooden walls enclose meditation rooms, dining hall and accommodation. Amongst the land there are sacred sights waiting to be explored - the Labirynth, Rimu circle, secret garden and more. Tracks are all throughout the forest, leading to streams, rivers, waterfalls, swimming holes and far away retreat cabins on top of the mountain ridge.
More info & bookings
https://www.cloudwanderers.com/retreat
This workshop is lead by Kate and Henri Lebedev, both dedicated students of Qigong, Neigong, Taiji, Chinese Medicine & martial arts and who have trained with many teachers around the world, from China to Africa to Europe! For the last 4 years, Henri & Kate have spent 6 months per year studying in Indonesia with Damo Mitchell, the head of Lotus NeiGong International. Kate is a registered nurse with a specialisation in mental health.
Both Henri and Kate have just graduated NZSOA and will be qualified Acupuncturists as of 2026 and are the only Lotus NeiGong approved instructors for New Zealand and Australia.