Deepen your understanding of life!
Retreat: 29 June - 3 July 2026
Main Teacher: Norberto Rodrigues
Imagine feeling healthier, having more energy every day, being more present in life, and experiencing greater well-being, peace, and harmony.
Imagine that your body, your consciousness, your loving heart and your true self are in harmony and that you experience greater meaning and beauty in all the twists and turns of life.
This gives you better opportunities to determine your direction in life, the path in life that you want to walk, from within yourself.
Many people have realized this through regular practice of Yuan Qigong. With this retreat, you too will begin this journey.
Norberto's message to you before the retreat:
Heal the relationships with yourself by awakening your Pure Heart. An awakened heart can heal fear, shame, guilt, doubts, inner wounds, anger, sadness, depression, lack of purpose, emptiness, lack of contentment, procrastination, humiliation, lack of direction and many other things. Come and touch and heal your own heart, and become the light to touch the hearts of others. Heal your relationship with yourself and heal your relationship with others.
Yuan Qigong is a holistic training for everyone, both young and old.
- Exercise strengthens our body physically, makes it more flexible while improving circulation and increasing our energy levels.
- The natural qualities of the heart are revived (trust, openness, love, gratitude and true respect).
- We work with our patterns on our consciousness.
A true understanding develops from the fact that we are all unique, based on our previous experiences in life. These experiences have shaped / programmed us to use "consciousness patterns" whose role is to protect us and create security in life. They distort the true understanding of life by automatically controlling what is right and wrong, what one should and should not do. Breaking the use of these patterns is a part of our development.
- Our gained understanding of life as a whole leads us to travel in a new healthy direction. Keywords are harmony, inspiration, joy of discovery, and living together in society and taking care of each other.
During the retreat you also have the opportunity to work in groups, meet teachers and other participants to exchange experiences and at the same time enjoy the surroundings of Wik Castle with its wonderful nature.
Language during the retreat: English with translation into Swedish via AI
Place: Wiks slott close to Uppsala and Arlanda airport
Start: 29 June 2026 10.15
Ending: 3 July 2026 13.00
About our Main Teacher Norberto Rodrigues
In the inspiring film Any Given Moment, Norberto shares his incredible healing journey using Ren Xue. Embrace this opportunity to learn from him at this retreat!
Read more about Norberto
As a child, he was fascinated by spirituality, consciousness, martial arts and science. It was this strong interest that led him to study physical education at a postgraduate level and further his investigation of biochemistry and physiology.
< p>In his mid-twenties, he had an accident and seriously injured his back. He was told that it was unlikely that he would be able to walk again. However, being the disciplined explorer that he is, Norberto began an incredible journey of healing on the physical, consciousness and heart levels. As you can feel from his wisdom and lucidity, the results were miraculous.
He's still very much on this path of growth and self-realization. It’s clear he takes this work very seriously and yet he reminds us how very important it is to be gentle and forgiving with ourselves.
Based in his native Portugal, Norberto gives talks and workshops globally. He is a very humble and approachable teacher so it’s truly a privilege to have him sharing with us.
Cost to participate, booking
Early Bird price valid until March 1, 2026.
Only when payment has been made can a place on the retreat be guaranteed.
- Early Bird - Single room 6,725 SEK, pay by March 1st
- Early Bird - Double room 11,450 SEK for two people, pay by March 1st
- Single room 7,200 SEK, pay by June 10th
- Double room 12,900 SEK for two people, pay by June 10th
Any cancellation should be made no later than June 10, 2026. Fee 200 SEK.
To book your participation, click here
PLEASE NOTE: If you wish to stay an additional night after the retreat or arrive a day before, you book and pay for this through us.
Wik's reception phone: +46186116660 for other questions about the rooms etc.
Rooms and meals
The rooms
All rooms have their own toilet and shower and are of conference standard.
The food
Three daily meals and coffee/tea with fruit in the afternoon. The menu consists of healthy food from the buffet with a rich salad bar. Lunch consists of two courses, one of which is vegetarian. At dinner only one course is served. You can order only vegetarian food before the course.
The breakfast consists of porridge, phyllo / yogurt / milk / lactose-free milk, eggs, vegetables and bread with various toppings. Tea and coffee are available at each meal, but if you want a specific herbal tea, you can bring it yourself. Vegan, gluten and lactose-free dishes are available if necessary, but must be ordered in advance.
The cost includes accommodation, food, lessons, training and Qi therapy; everything is included.
Transportation to the retreat
For you arriving by plane to Arlanda AirportOne option is to take the train to Uppsala Central Station and then bus 108 to Wik
Taxi from Arlanda Airport directly to Wik.
For those arriving by carWik's castle and course building are located on a slip road from road 55 between Uppsala and Enköping. By car from Stockholm, the easiest way is to travel on the E18 towards Enköping and take road 55 towards Uppsala.
Using Train and bus
A bus goes from Uppsala Central Station to Wik Castle / Folk High School.
Bus 108 directly to Wik Castle, travel time 35 - 45 minutes. The following departure times from Uppsala Central Station - timetable Monday - Friday 16 June - 17 August 2025. The timetable for 2026 is not yet available.
More details will be sent to you one month before the start of the retreat
Training schedule overview
June 29, 2026
June 30 - July 02, 2026
MorningAfternoon
03 July
MorningDetailed schedule available closer to the start of the retreat..
Winter training with Max and Måns
Preparations
As a beginner, it is a good idea to look through the self-study course on REN YUAN. This will give you a feel for the content of the method.
Please read the upgraded version of the book "Well-Being begins with you" written by Yuan Tze. (available for purchase in Ren Xue International Shop).
