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Experiential education and field projects

Place-based projects shaped by years of fieldwork in China, Tibet and Inner Asia — retreats, archives and editorial work that stay close to the ground.

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    Dali, Yunnan

    Dali Infusion

    A week-long retreat in Dali, Yunnan, combining mind-body practice, traditional tea culture, Bai minority heritage and sacred mountain time — designed as an inward journey in a place where ancient and contemporary life still overlap.

    Daily Tai Chi, Qigong and meditation sessions guided by local teachers in the mountain setting of Cangshan.

    Traditional tea ceremonies, calligraphy and direct encounters with Bai culture and restored courtyard architecture.

    A separate, experience-focused site: the retreat is distinct from the expeditions and study journeys, but it grows out of the same fieldwork in Yunnan.

    Mist moving across the high meadows of Cangshan above Dali
    Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
    The Three Pagodas of Chongsheng Temple, Dali
    Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
    Painted Bai courtyard architecture with a tiled upswept roof in Dali
    Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
    Erhai lake with the far shore under haze, seen from beneath a tree
    Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

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