Meditation and yoga Bommie & Xi
Bommie and Xi met at the Osho Centre in India – Osho was a controversial Indian spiritual leader who advocated meditation, love and creativity as three of the cornerstones of happiness – and his philosophies are fundamental to the pair’s beliefs.
Bommie has practiced yoga for 18 years and has been a teacher for eight. He has done vipassana, which is a ten-day silent meditation, 16 times, and meditates for at least five hours a day.
From India, he moved to China with Xi, and now teaches yoga at home every Wednesday from 7.30pm to 9.30pm and Sunday from 3pm to 5pm (80RMB per class).
Bommie and Xi regularly invite people into their home as a sort of refuge, and hold a weekly silent sitting every Thursday (free) – though they use some vipassana techniques, you can meditate however you like as long as you’re silent.
Xi also practices reiki (a form of healing through the palms), and holds ‘Reiki Share’ every Monday at 7.30pm, when guests practice healing each other (40RMB for two hours, including refreshments).
The couple also offer two-to-five-day yoga and meditation retreats. They cost around 500RMB and are held in both English and Mandarin. Previous locations include the Hong Luo Monastery and Taishan.
Bommie and Xi run the Sushumna Center. Visit www.blog.sina.com.cn/shushumacenter (Chinese) or email sushumna9@gmail.com for more information on classes.
Chakra healing and tarot cards Marianne Niederer
Niederer is based in Shanghai, but comes to Beijing every six weeks for sessions at Kocoon. A former Christian missionary, it was a chance encounter with a medium that totally changed her perception of life.
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