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A Personal Tao is a collection of teachings. An important part of the practice includes guiding others in how to live in the moment. This testimonial is in regards to how the Personal Tao Retreat flows and follows life.
Discovering Moments in a Personal Retreat
When I decided I wanted to become a Taoist, I wanted a way to kick off this new
way of thinking and being with an event. Not a vacation, but a chance to get away
and focus entirely on Taoism with less distraction than I have living in the city.
While searching the Internet for Taoist retreats, most of which felt like Taoism-themed
spas, I came across PersonalTao.com, which instantly resonated with me as being
more legitimate, down-to-earth, and real.
And it was. Casey is just a guy. A Taoist master, but also just a smart, self-actualized
guy with a wife and daughter living in a house. The retreat is time spent with him
and his family, talking, thinking, doing yoga, Qigong, ecstatic dance, eating
healthy, and playing with Mina.
One might think, "How is that a retreat? I spend time with my family every day."
Do you? Do you start every day energizing and working your body so that your mind
and senses are open and alert to all the possibilities that present themselves?
Do you engage the people you're talking to with full, honest, complete concentration
and respect? Are you thankful for every moment you have with the people you love?
This is how these people live.
I learned as much about myself from walking and talking with Casey and Julie as
I did playing with little Mina in their living room. Taoism is all about acceptance,
and what better way to learn acceptance than by finding the extraordinary joys in
seemingly ordinary moments? The retreat was everything I needed to bring my focus
back onto myself without being self-centered, and to live not for the moment, but
in the moment.
If these are things you are searching for, I highly recommend sharing your search
with Casey, Julie, and Mina.