Big news! The baby of Wandering Dao has a new sister – Mood Food Energy Café is open and running! Healthy, organic, vegetarian, GMO-free and/or raw meals are not so easy to come by in China, even in such a tourist-friendly place as Yangshuo, but luckily now there’s us! Monday was Mood Food’s first opening day and since then people have been trickling in and we can say by now that our menu is a success! Actually we’ve already had to tell people wanting to praise us on Tripadvisor that unfortunately we’re not listed yet! But we are working on it and it will happen soon… We’ are on Foursquare though, so do feel free to check in and leave your comments there! The more, the better! And here’s a little peek into our new world! Welcome! And enjoy your meal! (Why no pictures of food? No worries, they’re coming up in the next batch of...
Along with the rebirth of the physical center, a new training, the Work/Study Program, has also just begun here at Wandering Dao. The four participants – Aixing (Vietnam), Jesse (USA), Nils (Germany) and Maris (Estonia) – have begun a six month training to prepare themselves and the center for six weeks of retreats beginning in the end of October. In the process, they are all experiencing a sort of personal rebirth as well, as they have just completed ten-days on a detox diet and a seven-day fasting protocol. Catch a glimpse of the team in full detox mode in this video shot by Nils. It also features an in depth interview with Daniel about detox. Holistic Detox 1: Why We Need It and How To Do It from wanderingdao on Vimeo. There are more videos on the Vimeo channel too! Even now, with the fast behind them, the purification continues as the students become more and more immersed in the deep practices of the Self Healing Empowerment Essentials Program. “It seems we are all standing on the rubble of our old life and discovering that there’s now room for something new,” Maris reflects. But this space hasn’t been left empty for long as everyone is busy with their own “work” aspect of the Work/Study Program. “It is a good balance of knowledge flowing in and productivity coming out. The practices allow me to be present and work more effectively, and the work helps to solidify the practice in my mind,” remarks Jesse. Each participant is looking forward to having a very successful retreat in October and learning how to put their new skills...
