Zurück zu dir - Regulation, Energy & Inner Balance with master Shaofan Zhu
Zurück zu dir - Regulation, Energy & Inner Balance with master Shaofan Zhu
This retreat is designed for people who:
- want to better understand and connect with themselves
- want to find relief from stress, feeling overwhelmed, and inner restlessness
- suffer from physical discomfort (neck, back, pain, headaches)
- experience exhaustion, fatigue, or sleep problems
- experience neurological symptoms (tingling, weakness, heavy legs)
- want to learn how to consciously regulate their energy balance
The aim is to give participants tools to live in a stable, present, and sustainable way in their daily lives.
Regulation, Energy & Inner Balance
Meet your workshop leaders
Shaofan Zhu, founder and director of the Shaofan Center, is originally from southern China and has lived in Switzerland since the mid-1980s.
Today, he works with people of all ages who face a wide variety of health challenges. In recent years, Shaofan Zhu has focused his therapeutic practice particularly on the treatment of chronic pain and neurological disorders.
He also specializes in supporting children with congenital or rare neurological disorders as well as complex developmental disorders. In doing so, he combines Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), manual therapy, and the principles of Yangsheng (nurturing life) into a holistic treatment approach.
Customized exercises—including those drawn from Qigong—as well as practical recommendations for daily life (e.g., nutrition) are tailored to the clients’ needs. The seasons and each client’s personal constitution are taken into account in the treatment process. It is important to him to clearly explain these connections and empower his clients to actively participate in shaping the treatment process.
When necessary, he uses Chinese astrology and the I Ching as supplementary tools. For complex issues, he is happy to consult his longtime teacher and renowned Feng Shui expert, Master Gao Fu Quan (from Chengdu, Sichuan Province).
As a Wushu and Taijiquan master (6th Dan), Shaofan Zhu looks back on a successful international career as both a competitor and a coach. Among other achievements, he became European champion in the Taiji fist and sword forms in 2000. He subsequently served as coach of the Swiss national Taijiquan team and, starting in 2007, was responsible for identifying and nurturing young talent in the Swiss national Wushu team. He completed his training in traditional Wushu martial arts under Master Fei Yuliang in Nanjing, who welcomed him into his family in 2003. He now applies his knowledge as a mental coach for various athletes and sports.
He completed his studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine at Chengdu University and supplemented them with training in myoreflex therapy under Dr. Kurt Mosetter. In 2006, the International Health Qigong Federation (IHQF) appointed him as its official representative in Switzerland.
For about 20 years, Shaofan Zhu has been continuously furthering his training under his Taoist teacher, Master Zhang Mingliang. In 2012, he was appointed by Master Zhang as a representative of the 15th generation of the Emei Dan Dao school of Chinese medicine.
For more information about Master Zhang Mingliang, please visit our website at https://shaofan-zentrum.ch/ or our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/share/1Bb7yAyCR7/.
Shaofan Zhu is deeply grateful for the opportunity to continue learning from his teachers and to maintain close contact with them. He is committed to passing on this knowledge with care, respect for tradition, and a strong sense of responsibility.
ZiT in Konstanz (https://mosetter.de/zit/?lang=en-US)
Rehaklinik Lautergrund (www.rehaklinik-lautergrund.de)
Dr. Werner Krass (www.cardio-goldbach.de)
Dr. Erich Mützel (www.mvz-goldbach.de)
- Accommodation for 7 days (6 nights)
- 3 vegetarian meals daily
- Qigong & meditation sessions
- Talks with the teacher
- Access to pool and all other amenities of Tenuta di Poggiolame
- Shuttle to and from train station Fabro-Ficulle
Total costs for 6 days (5 nights) per person: from € 1,230 to € 1,805 (single or double room, private or shared bathroom).
Upon receipt of a deposit of 400 euro, the retreat is bindingly reserved. Please take note of our cancellation policy.
Number of participants: max. 16
our rooms
Scaleni
28m² fits 2 people
Scaleni is part of the historic building and sits on the upper floor facing north and east. It features an open fire place and an open beam ceiling. Two beds (a single bed and a 140cm futon bed) furnish the room. Scaleni is directly connected to Axis, of which the guests will have to pass through Scaleni to get to the shared bathroom.
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Axis
18m² fits 2 people
Axis is a cute little double room (two single beds) facing east on the upper floor. It features open beams with terracotta tiles. It is connected to the front room (Scaleni), through which one will walk through to get to the hallway and to the bathroom, which is shared with Scaleni.
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Mana double
16m² fits 2 people
Mana double room looks out towards the pool. It is part of the Mana apartment which is a bit away from the other rooms. It shares a bathroom with Mana single.
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Alba
18m² fits 2 people
Alba is a double room on the upper floor of the original building with open beam ceilings and faces east and south. Its doublebed (160 cm wide) features a canopy. It shares a bathroom with Psoas and Vitus
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Psoas
16m² fits 2 people
The Psoas is a double room located on the upper floor of the original building with a historic open beamed ceiling. The windows face south and west. Psoas has a double bed (160 cm) and shares a bathroom with Alba and Vitus
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Gracilis
18m² fits 2 people
Gracilis is a double room and looks out the west side towards Montegabbione. It contains a double bed (160 cm wide). It shares a wheelchair accessible bathroom with Soleus, with whom it makes up an apartment
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Amiata
30m² fits 2 people
Amiata is a double room apartment with a gallery. Upstairs: double-bed (160 cm) & bathroom. Downstairs there are two single beds and a kitchenette. Private west terrace with a lovely view of our olive orchards and Monte Amiata.
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Iris
30m² fits 2 people
Iris is a double room apartment with a gallery. Upstairs: double-bed (160 cm) & bathroom. Downstairs there is a single bed and a kitchenette. Private west terrace with a lovely view of our olive orchards and Montegabbione
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Atlas
35m² fits 2 people
Atlas is a double room and located on the upper floor of the main building with windows and balcony doors facing north and south. It has a private terrace of 30 m2 with a view from Monte Peglia to Monte Cetona. It also has a huge double bed (180x200) made of solid cherry wood.
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Mana single
14m² fits one person
Mana single is a single room looking towards the pool. It features its own terrace looking directly onto an olive grove and is part of the Mana apartment which is a bit away from the other rooms. It shares a bathroom with Mana double.
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Vitus
15m² fits one person
Vitus is a single, east-facing room on the upper floor of the historic building featuring original beams. The bed is 140 cm wide. Vitus has its own terrace and entrance (outdoor staircase). It shares a bathroom with Psoas and Alba.
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Soleus
22m² fits one person
Soleus is a single room and sits at the south west corner of the terrace, with its own furniture on the main terrace. It contains a medium size bed (140 cm wide) and a kitchenette. It shares a bathroom with Gracilis, with whom it makes up an apartment.
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Alba (as single room)
18m² fits one person
Alba is a double room on the upper floor of the original building with open beam ceilings and faces east and south. Its doublebed (160 cm wide) features a canopy. It shares a bathroom with Psoas and Vitus.
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Psoas (as single room)
16m² fits one person
The Psoas is a double room located on the upper floor of the original building with a historic open beamed ceiling. The windows face south and west. Psoas has a double bed (160 cm) and shares a bathroom with Alba and Vitus.
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Gracilis (as single room)
18m² fits one person
Gracilis is a double room and looks out the west side towards Montegabbione. It contains a double bed (160 cm wide). It shares a wheelchair accessible bathroom with Soleus, with whom it makes up an apartment.
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Piriformis
12m² fits one person
Piriformis is a single room with its own bathroom. Piriformis has a north-facing private terrace, which is pleasantly cool in summer. Piriformis is close to the kitchen and is therefore best suited to guests who like to get up early or who don't mind kitchen noise.
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Iris (as single room)
30m² fits one person
Iris is a double room apartment with a gallery. Upstairs: double-bed (160 cm) & bathroom. Downstairs there is a single bed and a kitchenette. Private west terrace with a lovely view of our olive orchards and Montegabbione.
