Join us for a unique weekend at the energy vortex that is Triangle T. Connect with the energies of nature, of the earth, of the plants, of the skies above, all to nourish your own energy, promoting heath, wellness and longevity. This transformative retreat will help you become one with nature, and to tune into your bodies healing abilities.
This energetic hot spot of 120 acres is nestled at the north end of the Dragoon Mountains in southern Arizona, less than one hour from Tucson airport. Walk the land that indigenous people including Cochise used as a winter stronghold. Triangle T has an appeal that also brought John F. Kennedy, John Wayne, Gregory Peck, Kenny Rogers and many more to experience its unique energy.
No Qigong, T'ai Chi or meditation experience is required. All ages and abilities are welcome. All that is needed is a willingness to learn, grow and connect with the earth below, the skies above and your energy within. Even if you are new to this path, or have travelled it for a while this retreat will help you connect with nature and your true self.
All the sessions are optional, you can choose what you attend with no obligation.
Retreat Schedule
(Provisional - subject to change)
(New schedule coming soon!)
Smudging Workshop
Learn how to smudge yourself, others and the environment around you to cleanse unwanted energies from your world. Practice materials included.
Smudging kits will also be available for sale.
Nature Walk
Join us for a walk around Triangle T, walk where Cochise and his people walked, where former presidents and stars of stage and screen walked and see the location where the 3:10 to Yuma movie was shot. Most important feel the energy of this special place, become one with nature as we walk the trails.
Sunrise & Sunset Meditation
Bring your mind to the present moment, the only moment that truly exists. In that moment connect with the energies of the earth below and the heavens above to promote relaxation and healing. We will use guided, breathing and sound meditations. It is cold before dawn & the temperature drops rapidly after sunset, make sure you layer!
Rejuvenation Exercises
Set your intention for the weekend using the powerful imagery of 'Ringing the Temple Bell' (or church bell, mosque, synagog or wherever your sacred space is). Then we will use self massage, acupressure and organ stimulation to harmonize our bodies, releasing stress and tension and allowing us to truly relax.
Singing Bowls
Allow the vibrations from Shiva's singing bowls to bring you into a state of balance and shift your being from a state of suffering into a state of healing & clarity giving you a super charged sense of well being!
Earthing
Connecting our bare feet to the earth is proven in clinical studies to reduce chronic inflamation, pain and much more. This weekend Triangle T is allowing earthing sessions for the very first time. Using different powerful energy spots we will truly connect with mother earth.
Setting Intentions & Affirmations
The things we tell ourselves on a daily basis can have a significant effect on our lives, and on our health and wellbeing. Learn how to set and use affirmations to retrain your mind to fulfill your desires, how to use intentions to inspire the actions you would like to co-conspire with the universe and yourself to create.
Energy Protection
Do you find it exhausting to be around certain people?Thoughts, emotions and words can have a profound impact on our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being. Learn and practice a number of different energy protection techniques and strategies to help stop practitioners from picking up unhealthy energy from their clients or transferring unhealthy energy to them. What is yours is yours; and what is mine is mine.
Walking the Labyrinth
Walking the labyrinth takes you on a journey of introspection to a sacred place within, leading to a calm mind and relaxed the body allowing you to communicate with your subconscious on a deeper level than ever before. You can release physical and mental tension through this powerful midful walk.
Meridian Tracing
Learn to trace the twelve major energy meridians as they flow around your body so you can promote the circulation within them, helping energize the organ systems they serve. Promoting energy circulation, promotes blood cirulation allowing you gain health, wellness and vitality.
The Chakra System
Chakras are a system of energy centers responsible for communication between your inner body and outer body, between you and the world around you. Discover the correlations between our emotional wellbeing and our chakras, and how to use this knowledge in practices and meditations to improve our emotional and physical wellbeing.
Mudra's & Mantra's
Building on intention setting and affirmations, Mantra's are the deliberate and consistent repetition of a phrase that moves them into a powerful meditative practice. The power of hand symbolism with the use of Mudra's can significantly add to this practice, or be used as a stand alone practice. Learn a selection of Mudra's wo improve physica, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Full Board Registration
Tuition via check or cash is preferred.
Tuition is accepted through your instructor at Starworld in Arizona & Seven Stars in Illinois, or can be mailed.
Mail tuition to:
Starworld Academy of Tang Soo Do
2099 E Fry Blvd,
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Shared occupancy includes:
Private bed in a shared bedroom, with shared facilities on Friday & Saturday night,
Tuition is accepted through your instructor at Starworld in Arizona & Seven Stars in Illinois, or can be mailed.
Mail tuition to:
Starworld Academy of Tang Soo Do
2099 E Fry Blvd,
Sierra Vista, AZ 85635
Friday pass includes:
access 14:00 to 22:00
Your choice of:
Smudging Workshop or
Mala workshop & meditations
(Mala material fee additional)
Sunset meditation
Dinner
Singing Bowls meditation
Saturday pass includes:
access 09:00 to 16:30
Morning classes
Afternoon classes
Earthing class
plus lunch!
Sunday pass includes:
access 09:00 to 16:30
Morning classes
Afternoon classes
Labyrinth walk
plus lunch!
Three day pass includes:
access to all 3 days:
Friday: 14:00 to 22:00
Saturday: 09:00 to 16:30
Sunday: 09:00 to 16:30
Dinner or lunch included
Save $30!
Refund Policy
100% refund for cancelations before November 25th
50% refund for cancelations before December 25th
No refunds after December 25th
(Refunds are less any tranaction fees incurred)
For group bookings please email: John@7StarsMA.com
Are you interested in our clinic?
do you have questions?
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Your guides
Lupe Thomas
Lupe has been drawn to the energy realm since childhood, however she did not become invoved in formal instruction until adulthood. She started practicing Ki Gong in 2006 and has been teaching since 2008. She has led and instructed at National Ki Gong clinics since 2011.
An accomplished martial artist she owns and operates Starworld Martial Arts with her husband Kent in Sierra Vista, AZ.
John Robertson
John has been practising T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Qigong & Ki Gong since 2000, and has been teaching full time since 2005. He has taught all over the U.S., in The United Kingdom and Argentina.
A Ki Gong Master, Reiki Master Practitioner & Teacher, Reflexologist, martial artist and ordained minister he makes these practices accessible to all that have a desire to learn.
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Location
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Weather
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Typically we can expect bright sunshine with a high temperature around 60°.
Overnight temperatures may be as low as 20°, and the temperature drops rapidly at dusk.
There is a 1 in 6 chance of rain, and a 1 in 30 chance of snow.
Sunrise is at 07:18, sunset 17:46.
First light 06:52, last light 18:11.
The moon is waning gibbous, rise 21:26/22:26/23:26, set 09:51/10:21/10:51.
Triangle T is 4,600 feet above sea level.
Transport
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on Tucson Airport,
a short 55 minute drive
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on Benson Amtrak,
only a 15 minute drive
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on Phoenix Airport,
only a 2:35 minute drive
Flights from Chicago arrive in Tucson:
UA 2352 lands at 09:50
AA 3209 lands at 11:29
UA 5392 lands at 11:40
AA 639 lands at 12:44
Flights to Chicago depart Tucson at:
AA 639 departs at 13:20 (direct)
AA 646 departs at 16:29
UA 6104 departs at 17:02
Amtrak Train from Chicago to Benson:
Texas Eagle 421
departs Chicago, IL: January 18 at 13:45
arrives Benson, AZ: January 20 at 18:18
Requires 1 extra night in Benson or at Triangle T
Amtrak Train from Benson to Chicago:
Texas Eagle 422
departs Benson, AZ: January 24 at 10:15
arrives Chicago, IL: January 26 at 13:52
Requires 1 extra night in Benson or at Triangle T
Amtrak Train from Los Angeles to Benson:
Texas Eagle 422
departs Los Angeles, CA: January 19 at 22:00
arrives Benson, AZ: January 20 at 10:15
Requires 1 extra night in Benson or at Triangle T
Amtrak Train from Benson to Los Angeles:
Texas Eagle 421
departs Benson, AZ: January 23 at 18:18
arrives Los Angeles, CA: January 24 at 05:35
Things to do before or after
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There is a lot to do! Why not make it a weeks vacation!
Visit Sierra Vista the Hummingbird capital of the world, Tombstone, the town too tough to die, or Bisbee once a copper mining town, now a collection of artists, eclectic shopping, dining and more.
See the sight and sounds of more than 20,000 sandhill cranes at Whitewater Draw and Apache Station.
See the national monuments of Coronado and Chirachua, and the caverns at Karchner.
Coronado National Memorial
Kartchner Caverns State Park
Chiricahua National Monument
Apache Station Wildlife
Bird Watching
Whitewater Draw
Sierra Vista
Tombstone
Bisbee
Cochise County
Amerind Museum
Tucson
"The future depends on what we do in the present."
