Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon
Awaken Your Innate Potential Through Embodied Meridian Study and Sacred Practices.
Rooted in Daoist, Buddhist and Shamanic Medicine, this training blends ancient wisdom with practical techniques for integrating Body, Mind, and Spirit. Through a mix of movement, theory, breathwork, sound, and ceremony, you will learn and embody transformative healing arts, including:
Daoist Medicine Technologies
Unlock the energetic foundations and embodied practices of holistic healing
Qigong
Cultivate vitality and flow through movement and breath, deepen your ability to sense, harness and direct Qi
Sound & Voice Alchemy
Harness the powers of the voice and vibration for deep healing, expression, and energetic alignment
Holistic Anatomy
Understand the body’s wisdom through integrative meridian theories, acupoints, and hands-on techniques to feel the channels within yourself and others.
Ceremonial Arts
Learn to orient in ceremonial space, participate in cacao, song and fire ceremony, along with other group rituals designed to deepen connection and integration.
Set on sacred land, immersed in natural hot springs and a supportive community, this workshop is an opportunity to connect, learn new skills, and empower our Paths of healing with practical techniques that you can integrate into your personal or professional practice.
2027 Live Event to be announced.
Healing arts of the golden dragon
Who is this for?
Whether you're a practitioner seeking to refine your craft, a facilitator exploring new modalities, or an individual on a personal healing journey, we offer a space for deep learning and embodied transformation.
For those desiring a more holistic lifestyle, deeper spiritual connection or to integrate and uplevel existing knowledge and practices into a greater harmonious whole...
This workshop is for You!
The Way of the Dragon is a Path of Mastery in Body, Mind & Spirit…
The Journey of the Golden Dragon invites us to unlock our Innate Potential, embracing the Unity of Body, Mind, and Spirit. Shentara means the Spirit of Tara, or Healing Compassion in Action, bringing together the Medicine and Wisdom of Daoist, Buddhist, and Shamanic traditions.
This training is an opportunity for profound transformation, where ancient teachings meet practical tools for bringing greater balance, vitality, and wellness into our lives. The curriculum offers both theoretical insights and hands-on experience, fostering a seamless integration of learning and doing.
Rooted in the virtues of Wisdom, Mastery, and Compassion, this Journey helps us cultivate our Sacred Temple of Being, engaging deeply in physical, energetic, mental, vocal, and spiritual practices.
What's in Store
Daoist Medicine Technologies
Daoist Medicine offers timeless practices for cultivating and nourishing our inner reserves of Qi, Essence, and Spirit. This training focuses on tools and knowledge to enhance physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual well-being.
As we embark on a Journey of Self-Mastery, it’s essential to work skillfully with energy, breath, intention, and body awareness. Each day, we’ll practice Qigong, breathwork, meditation, and metaphysics, helping us ground, center, and regulate our emotions while building vitality and clearing stagnant energy.
We’ll explore Daoist principles, including Yin-Yang, Inner Alchemy, and the Five Elements, to refine our awareness and promote health. By aligning with Nature’s rhythms, we embody this wisdom, cultivating inner peace and empowered purpose.
Qigong
Qigong is a dynamic, alchemical art that unites Body, Breath, and Spirit. It’s a bridge between the physical and energetic realms, allowing us to heal, balance, and build vitality.
Through intentional movement, stillness, and dynamic stretching, we activate our meridian channels, expand our energetic fields, and awaken the body’s healing abilities. These practices help us cultivate our Dragon Body, enhancing strength, flexibility, joint health, and overall vitality while finding relaxation, focus, and a deeper sense of flow.
We participate in two daily Daoist Medical Qigong sessions, drawing from lineages including White Tiger Qigong, Dong Han Eastern Scholars, Shaolin Buddhism, and Lotus Neigong. By the end of the training, you’ll have an embodied understanding of Qigong and be equipped with practical tools to integrate it into your daily life.
Embodied holistic anatomy
This module blends ancient Daoist wisdom with modern scientific understanding, offering a deeper awareness of the body’s physical and energetic circuitry.
We’ll explore how Qi flows through the body, examining the interrelation of meridians, fascia, organs, and emotions. With applied channel theory, we’ll develop deeper connection to key acupuncture points and their healing functions as part of the living landscape of our body.
By mapping the points and channels on paper and ourselves as well as practicing meridian massage, acupressure, and Qigong, we’ll cultivate an embodied understanding of the energetic channels. This hands-on approach will empower you to apply this knowledge to your own wellness and healing practice with others.
Sound & voice alchemy
The Path of the Golden Dragon guides us toward Mastery of Sound: the dynamic force of intention that influences every level of our being. The voice is the most powerful instrument of healing, carrying vibration and intention directly from the Heart and Spirit.
Throughout this training, we’ll activate our voices through ceremonies and practices that expand their creative and healing powers. By exploring tones, mantras, light language, ancestral melody and free sound expression, we’ll harmonize our voices and unlock more of their transformative potential.
Drawing on Daoist and global shamanic traditions, we’ll work with vibrational instruments like singing bowls, chimes, bells, rattles and drums to realign disrupted frequencies in the body, move stagnant energy, and create profound shifts in consciousness.
Ceremonial Arts
The Way of the Golden Dragon honors the Sacred in ourselves, the Earth, and All Beings. The Ceremonial Arts guide us to deeper wisdom, healing, and transformation.
The entire training unfolds as a ceremonial container of connection and learning. We will learn ways to align ourselves in ceremonial consciousness, gather and focus intention, set up spaces of healing and invoke allies for support and protection.
The training includes daily Daoist Tea Ceremonies to center us in stillness, as well as sacred rituals like smudging for energy cleansing, moxibustion (heat therapy used to activate energy flow), and feather medicine to move Qi and clear blockages. These practices are designed to restore balance and harmonize our being.
The Power of Connection
in Community
Upon the Path of the Golden Dragon, we recognize that true transformation happens when we come together in community to share in our wisdom, support each other's growth, and create a collective space for healing. This training is designed not just to teach, but to unite us in our shared journey toward balance, vitality, and mastery.
Together, we’ll build a sacred container where every voice, experience, and moment weaves into our collective growth. The power of community profoundly amplifies the teachings, and when we come together in reverence for each other and the land, we create an energy of transformation that is greater than the sum of its parts.
Walk Away Embodying Wellness
True transformation happens through integration, the bridge between information and lasting change. Throughout the training, and after our week together, we’ll provide opportunities for reflection and integration, creating space for what we learn to become embodied as living wisdom.
As the teachings and practices are rooted in Body, Breath, and Spirit, we align ourselves deeper with our Innate Potential, bringing these tools into our daily lives, relationships, and work.
Daily space will be created to reflect on how these practices and teachings deepen our connection to ourselves and each other. Following the training, we’ll host a Zoom integration call to continue our journey of remembrance and community.
You'll also receive a complimentary one-month membership to Shentara Wellness, which includes access to weekly Qigong classes, offering continued support and the foundation for an ongoing practice.
Expect to leave the Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon Training with a renewed sense of purpose, interconnectedness, and empowerment.
Testimonials
"The Shentara retreat bridged many healing modalities, and I received deep transformation. My vocal practice evolved, my body awareness expanded, and I connected with powerful ancient tools for healing. I’m proud to be a Shentara Initiate, devoted to Self, Source, and Service."
Toni B.
"The Shentara training came at a pivotal time in my life. Practicing the unique blend of Qigong, vocal activation, and learning the meridians were key to really living life guided by decisions centered in love, kindness, intuition and health. Shentara was the first portal of what was a turning point in my life. It opened incredible pathways for abundant spiritual growth. I am forever grateful for Shentara and awe inspired by what I began to allow in my life after all that transpired that week."
Kristin G.
"The Healing Arts of the Golden Dragon training deepened my understanding of how Qi flows or stagnates in my body. Sean’s teachings helped me connect with my own body and spiritual practice in a meaningful way. Anyone looking to deepen their spiritual journey will find immense value in the Shentara immersion."
Kayla B.
"My Shentara experience revealed the treasure within me, unlocking the wisdom in my body and crystalline system. This training continues to unfold blessings for me, and I plan to return for deeper growth. I highly recommend Shentara for anyone ready to embrace their body as a healer and path to optimal health and happiness."
Kevala