October 3 – November 1, 2026 · SouthWest Sanctuary · Galisteo, New Mexico
What happens when you give your body thirty uninterrupted days
Wisdom Healing Qigong retreats with Master Mingtong Gu
Not another technique to learn. Enough consecutive time, in the right place, with a teacher in the room every session — for your body to do what it already knows how to do.
Three Ways to Experience Sacred Rebirth
Choose the full 30-day immersion
Oct 3 – Nov 1, 2026
a 16-day in-person experience
Oct 3 – 18, 2026
or join the first 16 days live online.
Oct 3 – 18, 2026
Not sure which fits? Twenty minutes with our team and you’ll leave with a recommendation.
What People Take Home
We ask every graduate the same question at the end
how many years younger do you feel?
Nobody expects the answers we get. What they describe when we ask what changed:
01
Sleeping through the night, most nights
02
Anxiety that no longer arrives first thing in the morning
03
Energy that lasts past three in the afternoon
04
Chronic tension that has quietly stopped being the background of every day
05
Emotional weather that passes instead of settling in
06
Clarity about what the next chapter is actually for
07
Feeling, in their own words, alive again
None of that comes from learning something new. It comes from giving the body enough consecutive time, in a place built for it, with people doing the same thing at the same hour.
Note These describe individual experience. Results vary from person to person.
What actually happens here
You practice qigong — gentle movement, sound, and meditation — for several hours a day, in a group, on 150 acres of high desert.
Between practices you eat well, rest, walk the land, write, talk to people, and sleep more than you have in years. Master Mingtong teaches every session. There’s no curriculum to keep up with and nothing to pass.
That’s the whole thing.
What makes it work isn’t complexity. It’s that for sixteen or thirty days, nobody needs anything from you.
Measured daily · October 2025 retreat
What the Measurements Showed
During the October 2025 retreat, participants were measured daily with the Bio-Well bio-energetic imaging system.
+16%
Energy
−12%
Stress
+11.5%
Resilience
But the arc matters more than the endpoints.
In the first days, energy opens and the group field begins to form. Around days four through nine something turns inward — not a stall, but the body starting to release what it has carried for years. By the second week energy rises steadily. By the third, the collective coherence of the group reached a depth the instrument had not previously recorded.
That’s the argument for duration, stated in data rather than belief.
Days 1–4
Arriving
The nervous system starts letting go before you’ve done much of anything. Most people sleep badly the first night and then sleep better than they have in years.
Days 5–9
Turning inward
The hardest stretch, and the most important. Old material surfaces. This is the point the data shows going quiet — not stalling, releasing.
Days 10–16
Rising
Energy climbs and holds. The group has become a group. This is where the 16-day retreat completes its arc.
Days 17–23
Opening
The third week. What the study recorded here was unlike anything measured before — the whole group reaching a coherence none of them could have generated alone.
Days 24–30
Rooting
The new pattern stops being an experience and becomes the ground you stand on. This is the part that goes home with you.
Not the first day, not the last
The Daily Rhythm of Sacred Rebirth
Before 8am
Sacred morning
Walk the land, watch the sun come up, or practice alone.
8:00 – 9:00
Breakfast
Alone or with others.
9:00 – 12:30
The Kiva, with Master Mingtong.
Teaching, questions, practice.
12:30 – 2:00
Lunch and integration.
2:00 – 2:30
Group chi nap
2:30 – 5:30
Sound healing, dance, movement, questions, reflection.
5:30 – 7:30
Dinner and integration.
7:30 – 8:30
Group healing with Master Mingtong, or group integration.
A schedule can’t capture what actually happens between those hours — a teaching that turns into a private practice, a question that opens something at dinner, a night that ends with your journal open longer than you planned.
SouthWest Sanctuary
The Land
150 acres of high desert near Santa Fe. Skies that open your chest just from looking up. Ancient cottonwoods whose roots have drunk from the same arroyos for centuries.
At the center of it all is the Kiva — an underground ceremonial space built in the Puebloan tradition, where the group gathers for daily practice. It has held thousands of hours of transmission. When you arrive, something slows before you’ve done a single practice.
Practice together
The group becomes part of the medicine.
Space to integrate
Walking the land between sessions.
Time to arrive
Nothing else is asking for your attention.
Who's Actually in the Room
67
Average age
14
Countries represented
58%
First retreat
42%
Returning
Participants run from their thirties to their eighties. Last October the oldest was eighty-five. “I was bouncing by the end,” he said.
Some arrive very fit and active. Some arrive managing a disability, chronic pain, or a body that’s been difficult for decades. Some have practiced qigong for years. Some have never done it once.
You don’t need experience. Most people arrive without any, and it shows less and less as the days go on.
You don’t need to be fit. Every practice adapts — standing, seated, or lying down, depending on what your body needs that day.
You won’t be the only one arriving alone — most people do, and the group forms quickly once you’re here.
Before they came
What People Were Afraid Of
Almost everyone arrives having talked themselves out of it at least once.
"I couldn't leave work for a month."
I took a week-long intensive last year and it changed my life…i highly recommend it for those of you who are new…you owe it to yourself…you will not be sorry…it is a gift for yourself – the greatest gift of coming home and transforming your life!!!
Janice
"I didn't think my body could handle it."
This was a healing experience; and also a surprising one, I learned more about what Qigong is, which is more than what I thought it was. And it is. I have had the opportunity to experience some healing with my mobility. I’m walking much better now and able to take better steps.
Joanne
"I didn't know a single person."
Wisdom Healing Qigong has come to mean community for me. I’ve practiced different forms of Qigong for many years, and it’s always been a spiritual experience for me. But this feels like a very tangible, earthly, and heavenly community that I can step into, whenever I need to, or want to and I so appreciate everyone that’s been part of this Retreat and all of the folks behind the scenes I’m just very grateful for, for the whole experience
Patty
"I wasn't sure it was worth the money."
I’m relatively new to Wisdom Qigong. The past 30 days have been invaluable in helping me bring my best self to the current challenges. I have been more open-hearted, as well as stronger—both physically and emotionally. I really appreciate the teachers, this community, and the opportunity to bring healing to the earth during these difficult times.
Margaret
Every one of those was answered by going. None of them were answered by waiting.
Two People
What a container makes possible
Kim practiced for thirteen years before she came.
A communications professional, seventy-five, faithful to her practice through everything. She arrived still carrying a heart that raced without warning and a body she described as an awkward stranger.
Thirteen years hadn’t closed that gap — not because she practiced wrong, but because of what a container makes possible that solitude doesn’t.
Mary is seventy-one.
A neurological condition had taken her balance, and she’d spent years navigating a body she couldn’t quite trust. One afternoon, in a room full of people, she stood up and danced. Five years since the last time.
Your teacher
Why People Trust Master Mingtong
→ Trained at the medicine-less Qigong hospital in China under Dr. Pang Ming, where more than 200,000 people practiced in a shared chi field
→ Thirty years teaching Wisdom Healing Qigong worldwide
→ Named International Qigong Master of the Year
→ Author of Coming Home to Embodied Awakening
→ Guided thousands of students worldwide
He teaches every session himself — ten to twelve hours a day, thirty days. There’s no manual for day nineteen and no fixed sequence. What a room needs on a given morning depends on everything the group has built since day one.
“Healing is not something you receive. It is something your body remembers how to do, when given the right conditions.”
Is this right for you?
If you’re unsure which list you’re on, that’s exactly what a conversation is for. We’d rather tell you honestly that this isn’t your year than take a registration that shouldn’t have happened.
This is likely a strong fit if you're:
+ Burned out in a way that rest alone hasn’t touched
+ Living with a chronic condition and wanting to work with your body rather than against it
+ At a plateau in a practice you’ve kept for years
+ In a major transition — work, relationship, retirement, identity
+ Carrying grief
+ Clear that something needs to change and unclear what
This is probably not the right fit if you're:
– Looking for a quick fix or a single breakthrough
– Wanting a spa week or a passive retreat
– Unable to fully step away — half-attending doesn’t work here
–In acute medical or psychiatric crisis requiring supervised care
Choosing Your Format
The 16-Day Online Retreat brings the teaching and daily practice into your home — live, with the same group, at the same time each day.
For anyone who’s wanted to do this retreat but couldn’t make the travel or time away work, this is a real path in.
16 Days on the Land
30 Days on the Land
16 Days Online
Dates
Oct 3 – 18
Oct 3 – Nov 1
Oct 3 – 18
From
$5,581
$10,464
$1,889
Best for
A first immersion
Going as deep as this work goes
A life that can't leave
What it completes
The first full cycle
The third-week opening
The first cycle, from home
All-inclusive
Included With Residential Retreats
→ Daily teaching, transmission, and healing sessions with Master Mingtong, 300+ hours over thirty days
→ Chef-prepared meals, local and seasonal, three a day
→ Lodging at the beautiful Southwest Sanctuary
→ All practice materials
→ Two integration sessions in the two weeks after you go home — small groups, no more than ten, the same people you practiced beside.
New this year: two integration sessions in the two weeks after you go home, through our Accelerator program, so you’re not navigating the transition back to daily life on your own.
All-inclusive
Online Retreat Includes:
→ Same teaching, same hours
→ Same daily rhythm
→ Practice With the Group Live
→ Join from anywhere in the world
Six Months From Now
It’s April—six months after the Sacred Rebirth Retreat.
Your life may not look completely different. There will still be difficult days, unexpected challenges, and moments that ask more of you than you planned.
But you may meet them differently.
If nothing changes between now and then, the patterns that brought you here will likely still be shaping your days. You may still be managing the same symptoms, carrying the same stress, and trying to fit healing into the edges of an already-full life.
Now imagine what could become possible if you gave your healing your full attention for thirty days.
People who complete this retreat often describe the changes in ordinary, meaningful ways: sleeping more deeply, recovering more quickly after a difficult experience, feeling clearer about what to say yes or no to, and experiencing a greater sense of ease within their own bodies.
Thirty days is a real commitment. But if you have been trying to create meaningful change while continuing with life as usual, it may be the kind of commitment that finally allows something deeper to shift.
Making room
How People Make This Work
Very few people arrive with thirty completely open days. Most participants have to rearrange something, and the earlier you begin exploring what is possible, the more options you are likely to find.
01
Work
Some participants use accumulated leave, arrange a sabbatical, or attend during a transition between roles. Others reduce their responsibilities before and after the retreat so they can be fully present while they are here. For those who cannot step away for an entire month, the sixteen-day retreat offers another way to experience an extended period of immersive practice.
02
Home
Children, family members, pets, plants, mail, and the people who depend on you all require planning. These arrangements may take time, so begin the conversations earlier than feels necessary. You do not need to have every detail solved before deciding to explore the possibility.
03
Money
Payment plans are available for every retreat format and can be spread across several months. Commuter rates are available for local participants, and a limited number of partial scholarships are offered for those with genuine financial need.
Getting Here
Fly into Albuquerque, about 70 minutes away, or Santa Fe, about 30 minutes away. A full orientation packet arrives after registration, along with a real person to ask.
All-inclusive · payment plans available
Reserve your place
What all-inclusive covers on the land: every meal, lodging, all teaching, all materials.
Most transformative
30 Days on the Land
October 3 – November 1
from
$10,464
all-inclusive
Commuter
$10,464
Standard – Double
$13,034
Premium – Double
$14,132
Standard – Single
$15,820
Deluxe – Single
$16,772
Best first retreat
16 Days on the Land
October 3 – 18
from
$5,581
all-inclusive
Commuter
$5,581
Standard – Double
$6,951
Premium – Double
$7,537
Standard – Single
$8,437
Deluxe – Single
$8,945
Most flexible
16 Days Online
October 3 – 18
$1,889
all-inclusive
Same teaching, same hours
Same daily rhythm
Practise with the group live
Join from anywhere in the world
Payment plans
Available in every format, spread across months. No additional cost.
Partial scholarships
A limited number each retreat, for genuine financial need. Used more often than people assume.
Commuter rate
For those within driving distance — tuition, meals and materials without lodging.
Not sure?
Cancellation, Transfer & Credit Policy
All retreat payments are non-refundable. If you are unable to attend, the amount you have paid may be transferred to a future Chi Center retreat or applied as credit toward another Chi Center program or product.
Please contact our team as soon as possible if your plans change so we can help you arrange a transfer or credit.
We ask everyone at the end
How Many Years Younger?
"At 75, my heart got still. I feel nine years younger."
— Kim G.
FAQ
Common Questions
Should I choose sixteen days or thirty?
Start with what your life can actually release. Sixteen completes the body’s first full cycle and is complete in itself. Thirty reaches the third-week opening. Many who begin with sixteen return for thirty.
Can I really disappear for thirty days?
Almost nobody thinks they can, and then they do. See “How people make this work” above. If your situation is genuinely immovable, the online retreat exists for exactly that.
Can my spouse or partner come?
Yes, both must register separately / shared rooms available /
How fit do I need to be?
Fit enough to get yourself here. Every practice adapts to standing, seated, or lying down. Many people arrive managing serious physical challenges.
Is this therapy?
No. Emotional material often surfaces, and there’s support when it does — but this is a practice and a teaching, not clinical treatment. If you’re in active care, keep your provider involved.
Will I cry?
Many people do. Many don’t. Both are fine and nobody is watching.
What if nothing happens?
It won’t look like you expect, and it rarely arrives on schedule. What graduates report most often is that the significant change was visible only after they went home.
Do I need prior qigong experience?
No. Most people arrive without any.
What happens after I register?
Orientation materials and weekly dispatches begin immediately. The retreat starts with your yes, not on October 3.
October 3 – November 1, 2026 · SouthWest Sanctuary · Galisteo, New Mexico
The land opens October 3
There are three ways to participate: thirty days in residence, sixteen days in residence, or sixteen days of live online practice from home.
This is a meaningful commitment of time, resources, and attention. Only you can decide whether this is the right moment to make it.
But if something in you knows that continuing as you have been is unlikely to create the change you need, this may be the time to choose differently.
A year from now, this may be one more retreat you considered—or the experience you recognize as a turning point.
Not sure which fits? Twenty minutes with our team and you’ll leave with a recommendation.
FTC Disclosure
Wisdom Healing Qigong is not intended to diagnose, cure, or substitute for professional medical advice. Please consult your healthcare provider before beginning any wellness program. Qigong movements are adaptable for accessibility and can be done in any comfortable position — sitting, standing, or lying down. Health outcomes shared by participants reflect their personal experience and are not guaranteed. Results will vary.
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