Finding Freedom: A Healing Weekend Retreat
"Finding Freedom" offers you the opportunity to take your healing to a new level. Join Dr Nan Lu, OMD, and the staff of the Traditional Chinese Medicine World Foundation for a special healing retreat that will help you leave the busy world of the mind behind and discover a tranquil inner landscape.
If you're like most people, your hectic lifestyle is only permitting you to "heal on the run." This retreat is a first step toward making the time and space in your life to practice a deeper kind of healing. The rewards of this weekend will remain with you for a long time.
Upcoming Retreats
The next Finding Freedom will be held Friday, April 11 - Sunday, April 13, 2008, at the College of St. Elizabeth's Xavier Center in Morristown, NJ.
Retreat Activities
We have a wonderful weekend planned for you and your friends. Finding Freedom activities include:
- Intensive meditation practice to open your mind and heart
- Qigong self-healing practices throughout the weekend
- Educational sessions on foods for healing
- Training on how to use TCM to prevent and address common health conditions
- Extended question-and-answer sessions with Dr. Lu to help you gain a deeper understanding of your healing process.
- Healing and relaxing facials using a proprietary blend of Chinese herbs (for men, too!)
Meals and Accommodations
The Xavier Center is a self-contained facility located on the scenic 200-acre campus of the College of St. Elizabeth. Each participant will have a private room. There are shared bathrooms and shower facilities on each floor. Blankets, pillows, linen, towels, and soap are provided. Bring your own toiletries, slippers, and an extra towel if you wish. All activities will be held indoors. Dress is casual and comfortable.
All meals from breakfast on Saturday morning through lunch on Sunday will be provided. There will also be a welcome reception with refreshments on Friday evening.
Fees
The cost of the retreat is:
- $385 for first-time participants
- $345 for returning participants, friends and family of returning participants, and patients of Dr. Lu
- Take an additional $20 off if you register as a couple
Registration
To register, please complete the registration form and mail it to:
TCM World Foundation34 West 27 Street, Suite 1212
New York, NY 10001
You can also call (212) 274-1079 to register and pay with your Visa or MasterCard.
The deadline for registration is March 30, 2008. Your registration fee is fully refundable until April 1, 2008
Registration is limited so act now. To register, call us at (212)-274-1079.
Arrival and Departure
Check-in begins at 3:00 pm on Friday. Departure is at 1:30 pm on Sunday.
Public Transportation
The Xavier Center is easily accessible by train. Take NJ Transit's "M&E - Morristown Line" to Covenant Station. The station is about 2/3 miles from the Xavier Center.
If you are traveling to the retreat from New York City, please take the "M&E - Morristown Line" from Penn Station. We will provide transportation from Covenant Station for trains arriving at the following times:
- 2:13 p.m. (departs Penn Station at 1:13 p.m.)
- 6:14 p.m. (departs Penn Station at 5:18 p.m.)
- 7:19 p.m. (departs Penn Station at 6:16 p.m.)
If you are not coming from New York City, please see the complete schedule for the M&E - Morristown Line (PDF file) for other stations serviced by this line.
Rides from the train station must be reserved before March 30. Please call us at (212) 274-1079 to make your reservation.
To return to New York City on Sunday, there is a train that departs Covenant Station at 2:28 p.m. and arrives at Penn Station at 3:35 p.m. We will gladly give you a lift from the retreat to the train station.
Driving Directions
Finding Freedom: A Healing Weekend Retreat will be held at the Xavier Retreat Center, 23 Convent Road, Morristown, NJ 07960.
Driving directions are available on the Xavier Retreat Center's Web site. Online maps of the area are available from: