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11–15 January 2027 · Online

Daoist Contemplative Winter Retreat

A five-day online retreat, 10:00 to 16:00 Central time each day, with standing and seated meditation, a talk on the Dao, scripture study and conversation. Limited to twenty-five participants.

11Januaryto January 15, 2027
RetreatMon 10:00 AM to Fri 04:00 PM
FormatRetreat
PeriodWinter 2026
PriceFrom $350
CapacityOpen
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Daoist Contemplative Winter Retreat

A five-day online retreat, 10:00 to 16:00 Central time each day, with standing and seated meditation, a talk on the Dao, scripture study and conversation. Limited to twenty-five participants.

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Meet Kate Townsend.

Kate Townsend

Kate Townsend is an ordained Daoist priest in the Huashan lineage of Quanzhen Daoism, with a second ordination in the Qingjing lineage, Clarity and Stillness. She is co-founder, co-director and president of the Daoist Foundation, where she teaches Daoist cultivation and contemplative practice, and is developing a Kūndào programme centred on women's paths within Daoism. She also practises Chinese medicine.

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Energy, breath and stillness

Daoism & Internal Arts

Embodied Daoist practice: internal alchemy, nei gong, qigong and meditation, cultivating energy, breath and stillness through the body.

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