Harbin Hot Springs

Winter Retreat 2007

Harbin Hot Springs is replete with outdoor warm, hot and cold natural spring fed pools + swimming pool and showers; clothing-optional redwood sundecks, sauna (+ pool areas); restaurants, lodging, indoor and outdoor camping occupying 1160 acres of rolling hills transversed with hiking trails and babbling brooks. With abundant wildlife and flora and surrounded by undeveloped woodlands, Harbin Hot Springs is 90 miles north of San Francisco (just north of California’s wine country). Between class time, relax in the soothing waters while gazing at the sky/stars, treat yourself to the healing arts of Harbin’s own WATSU® (in-pool water shiatsu), cranio-sacral balancing, foot reflexology, European facials, herbal linen body wraps, aromatherapy, or live music on weekend evenings. There are also plenty of outdoor places for morning meditation under oak or walnut trees or beneath the California sky.

Accommodations

Sleep on the Meadow Building’s carpeted floor with other students (provide your own bedding) or camp outdoors for your stay at Harbin Hot Springs at no extra charge. If you would like to stay in a private room, rooms can be rented at an additional charge directly through Harbin. Dormitory rooms (men’s or women’s) (limit 5 people) with a shared bathroom are $35 Sun-Thur and $50 Fri-Sat per night (bring your own towels and bedding); Basic Room (one person) $55 Sun-Thur and $80 Fri-Sat per night (towels and bedding provided); Basic Room (two people) $80 Sun-Thur and $120 Fri-Sat per night (towels and bedding provided). Basic Room occupants share bathroom. Private rooms with half and full bathrooms are also available, as are cottages. Reservations and confirmation of current prices for these accommodations must be made with Harbin Hot Springs directly at 707-987-2477, 9:30 am - 4:30 pm Pacific Time as soon as possible.

(Students need to provide own bedding and towels for: a) group sleeping in Meadow Building or outdoor camping or for b) Dormitory Rooms. In Basic Rooms, Half and Full Bath Rooms and cottages linens are provided.)

Eagle and Rose Inn 707-987-7330: single room $45, single w/kitchen $60; w/o kitchen $70-82; double w/kitchen or w/o $82, four miles from Harbin on Highway 29: 21299 Calistoga Street

Transportation

The Chi Nei Tsang Institute does not provide or arrange for transportation. Students are responsible for arranging their own transportation to the workshop. For maps and driving directions as well as bus info, please visit Harbin Hot Springs’ Directions Page for complete info OR post your listing as rider or driver at the Harbin Yahoo Group. On your Yahoo listing, please indicate “CNT Winter Retreat Participant”. If you have problems with the Harbin rideboard site, please contact Harbin directly.

Meals

Delicious Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner will be catered (mostly organic veggies, fish and fowl). Please specify what foods you do not eat upon registering. Meal times: Breakfast: 8:30–9:30am, Lunch: 12:30–1:30pm, (Class resumes at 2pm) Dinner: 5:30–6:30pm. (Class resumes from 8:00–9:00pm.) Meals begin with lunch the first day of class and end with breakfast the last day of class each session. If you stay on January 31st to attend the Emotional Processing class which begins February 1st at 9:30 am, you will need to seek January 31st lunch and dinner, and February 1st breakfast. Local restaurant information will be provided upon confirmation of registration.

Extras

Please bring: a flashlight to use on the trails at night, and in the carpeted sleeping area (so you do not disturb others after 10pm), plenty of towels, a swim suit if you are shy about the clothing-optional pools, rain gear (boots for mud), waterproof tents and tarps if camping outdoors, sunscreen/hat, hiking shoes/boots, earplugs (students have been known to snore at night). No camp stoves, candles/open flames, incense allowed at any time due to fire hazard.

Registration