4 Nights / 5 Days Retreat

Product Description

The Aligned Healing Retreat guides participants on a journey to
deep reconnection through six guiding steps:

Assessment • Recognition • Discipline • Surrender • Dynamic Harmony • Trust

This experience is centered on three essential elements—
Mind, Body, and Spirit.

Mind
Refresh your mind in the clear mountain air of Karuizawa. Through traditional Japanese arts, you will learn to breathe deeply, focus and cultivate presence.

Body
Nourish your body with Karuizawa’s pure mountain water, mineral-rich hot springs, and seasonal cuisine prepared with fresh, locally grown food.

Spirit
Reconnect with your spirit through meaningful traditional practices that reveal stillness through action and bring harmony within.

Aligned Activities

-Stillness with Action-

Japanese Archery

The Way of the Bow (Kyudo)

Experience the depth of Japanese archery under the guidance of master practitioners who have devoted decades to their art. More than a physical discipline, Kyudo is a meditation in motion – stillness meets action. Mind, body, and spirit align in a single breath.

 

Tea Ceremony

The Way of the Tea (Sado)

Experience the essence of Japanese “Omotenashi” through a master tea practitioner. With reverence for every breath, every movement, and every object, the tea ceremony becomes a sacred ritual of presence – gently centering the mind and nourishing the soul.

 

Guided Forest Bath

The way of the harmony with nature

Rooted in volcanic earth and embraced by lush forest, you feel your breath deepen, your shoulders soften, and your mind and body comeback into harmony.

 

Meditation at a Buddhist Temple

The way of the Zazen

Experience stillness through breath inside an ancient Buddhist temple. With each mindful inhale and exhale, your mind quiets and your soul returns to center. Through sutra calligraphy, slow and unfamiliar hand movements become meditation – connecting breath, body, and spirit in focused calm.