I run three Qi-Gong retreats each year at the Origins Centre in Balingup, offering a gentle introduction to the Shi-Ba-Shi system. Designed for beginners, these retreats provide an accessible overview of the foundational eighteen movements โ simple, flowing forms that invite awareness back into the body and harmony into the breath.
Each four-day immersion unfolds through gentle movement, breath, and reconnection with the lush forests surrounding the Centre. Itโs an opportunity to slow down and return to the body โ to settle into the rhythm beneath it all through flowing practice, forest stillness, firelight, and shared meals. We weave movement with rest: sound meditations beneath the trees, traditional wood-fired saunas, and bushwalks through the surrounding forest. Every retreat is a chance to unwind and attune to the quiet harmony of the earth.
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Qi-Gong Practice
An introductory experience in the art of Qi-Gong, exploring the foundational eighteen movements of Shi-Ba-Shi. Accessible and grounding, these gentle sequences guide you into the rhythm of breath, body, and earth โ awakening energy and softening the nervous system with calm, flowing presence.
Wood-Fired Sauna
A nourishing way to unwind each day โ warmth seeping into the muscles, steam rising, the body releasing tension as the mind settles like mist over the valley.
Time in Nature
Spacious time to walk, rest, and reconnect with the land. Slow mornings, quiet afternoons, and a group bushwalk along the Bibbulmun Track โ moving gently through forest and open sky, letting the bush speak in its own unhurried way.
Didgeridoo Sound Meditations
Evening sessions beneath the trees, where breath becomes vibration and the earth hums through the body. A grounded, resonant practice guided by the land, inviting deep presence and stillness.
Simple Teachings & Guided Presence
Soft, embodied teachings that invite awareness back into the body โ settling the mind, loosening the grip of thought, and returning to a place of ease and flow. Slow conversations, gentle guidance, and space to simply be.
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Origins Centre - 153 Jayes Road, Balingup WA
Nestled in the misty hills of the South West, Origins is a 17-acre sanctuary with bush trails, communal spaces, composting toilets, shared kitchen, and a wood-heated rotunda for practice.
Private or twin-share rooms available.
Driving time from Perth is approx. 2 hrs 40 mins.
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Meals are potluck-style, with everyone bringing a dish or two to share across the weekend.
Prefer to bring your own? Thatโs welcome too - the kitchen is well-equipped for simple self-prep.
Plenty of tea, warmth, and nourishing community.
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Accommodation (3 nights): $180
Teachings via Dana (generosity-based):
Suggested offering: $200 (given at the end of retreat)
Dana is the practice of generosity โ offered freely, received with gratitude.
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Kip has been the caretaker of the Origins Centre since 2020 and is the founder of Natural Perspectives, offering bushwalking journeys rooted in spirit and simplicity. He shares Qi-Gong as a living, evolving practice - one that returns us to the body, the Earth, and the quiet places in between.
Kip trains with the Forest Rock Qi-Gong global community, deepening his relationship with Qi-Gong as a pathway to healing, harmony, and flow.