About H.H. Gayuna
Cealo's Meditation
and Fasting Retreat


* About the Meditation and Fasting Retreat *

The body and brain can be quiet when you make time and space to fast, meditate, and relax. When you fully participatge in a fasting meditation, your consciousness and energy will become clear and active. You might find a difference between your spiritual energy and your physical energy which is used by the body to process food.

Your heart and soul needs right nutrition as much as the body does. Turn your consciousness and spiritual energy toward your heart and soul and face your self. This is the self that you might have forgotten during your busy days. Use this meditation and fasting retreat as an opportunity to re-find your true self.

There are so many methods and philosophies for meditation and fasting. His Holiness Gayuna Cealo says that meditation and fasting is very simple. There is need for ascetic practices.

The retreat program we have planned is entirely under the direction of Gayuna Cealo. His Holiness leads whole group consciousness sessions with his talks based on the questions and problems of the participants with advice from meditation. You can anonymously write and post any questions on any subject at any time during the program.

The focus of Gayuna Cealo's retreat is your inner self realization. With Cealo's guidance, meditation, and energy, you will find a great support for your self.

Read the testimonials from past participants!






Share Your Peace
with the World


Through His Holiness Gayuna Cealo, your decision not to eat will support the people and children who can not eat in the world. All the benefits of the retreat will support Gayuna Cealo's works of compassion.

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* Conditions for Entry *

To attend Gayuna Cealo's Fasting Retreat, you must meet all of the following conditions.

1) You must decide to attend Gayuna Cealo's Retreat spontaneously
2) You must intend to face your body, your heart, and your soul and get them to be peaceful.

Note:
Gayuna Cealo's intention is to support independence and self-realization. This retreat is his offering to give you that opportunity. He doesn't accept people who are just looking for healing and treatments from others including Cealo.

Recommendation:
Those who never met Cealo are encouraged to schedule a private session with him before the retreat.



* About Fasting *

* Drinking water, tea, and other drinks without solids are recommended during the retreat.
* We will prepare His Holiness Gayuna Cealo's Blessed bottled water, Japanese tea, Asian herbal tea, and other recommended drinks at the gathering place.
* Usually, at the end of the program, we will serve rice porridge made with rice grown from Gayuna Cealo's organic rice farm in Japan, if the venue allows cooking.

We have so many questions such as
"how about taking Candies or Juice?,"
"what about supplements?,"
"What happens if I needc..?"

The answer is:

Cealo's Retreat is to find your self by your self without any method.
This retreat is not a class about how to fast or meditate.
The location of this retreat wonft be an uninhabited island. It is still in the United States with everything nearby. How about "do not think but just come, think later." It won't be too late.
Also, it would be a good idea to ask Gayuna Cealo this question at the retreat.
Your retreat can be wonderful if you just enjoy the given time, space, and energy without anxiety.



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* About Private Sessions for the Retreat Participants *

Private Sessions are available for the Retreat participants on
Friday, August 20th from 9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
$108 Suggested Donation

The purpose of the retreat is to face and find one's self by one's self. However, you can have a Private Session with His Holiness Gayuna Cealo for his pre-advice before the retreat if you wish. Those who have big concerns and issues that need to be made clear before the group retreat and those who never met Cealo before but wish to attend the Fasting retreat are highly encouraged to have a Private Session before the retreat. However, Cealo only accepts appointments from the retreat participants just before the retreat.

The process of your spiritual growth throughout the retreat is to feel better and digest by your self and come back to meet Cealo for private sessions during another visit at a later time if you wish.

Read the testimonials from past participants!


 
Registration Information
Date:

Friday, Saturday, Sunday, August 20 - 22, 2010
Times:


August 20th Check in Time is 4 PM   /  Retreat begins at 6 PM
August 22nd  Retreat ends at 1 PM   /  Check out time is 2 PM

Location


Cabrini Retreat Center
www.cabrinicenter.org
9430 Golf Road
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
847-297-6530 (voice)
847-297-6544 (fax)

Donation:

$375 per person early bird registration.
Early Bird Registration Ends May 30, 2010. Thereafter, $395 per person.

Registration includes retreat, lodging, tea and a bottle of Cealo blessed water.
Complete your registration by mail or paypal.

How to register:

Mail donation to:

The Foundation for Global Harmony, U.S.A.
c/o Deborah Fosler
128 Iroquois Dr.
Negaunee,MI 49866
Phone: 906-475-4753
Email: deborah@cealo.net

Or complete your registration online using PayPal.....

Japanese Body Massage and Therapy Services
for Retreat participants

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* About Massage Therapy at the Retreat *

As the organizer of the Meditation and Fasting retreat agrees and the facility allows, Gayuna Cealo will bring his therapist supporters to offer a variety of special Japanese massage therapies during the retreat program.

Considering the situation, when the body is fasting and respecting the purpose of Cealo's retreat, the therapists will give light touch massage (with or without aroma oil depending on the therapist). Keep in mind, though, each therapist has their own way of providing healing massage.

All the therapists are experienced organizing Gayuna Cealo's programs; they have participated in Cealo's Fasting Retreats and performed Direct-Action Works in the third world countries with Cealo several times. They are all successful full time healers/therapists and have an abiding understanding of Gayuna Cealo's teaching. However, Cealo requests them not to give any advice/counseling/talk at the retreat program in order to respect the "introspection" and "self-realization" works of each individual participant.

The massage therapy service is for people who wish to take care of the body and be more relaxed during the fasting retreat. Each therapist has her/his own menu and price of therapy. Please see the individual retreat page for more details about the therapies offered at Cealo's Retreats.









Ora Therapy

Moxa Healing

Ora Toyoko
Hiroshima, Japan
Ora's amazing power of
healing relieves
stiff muscles and increases
lymph and blood circulation.
Ora's style of therapy
is based on Rakken-hou
and involves using her foot.
She obtained Reiki Master
certification,
Rakken-hou qualification,
Past Life Therapy qualification,
and more.


A variety of special Japanese therapies
are open to the people who come to
H.H. Gayuna Cealo's Retreat in Chicago.

The price for these therapies is almost 50% off
of the regular price offered in Japan.

100% of the Donation for these therapies will go to the Foundation for Global Harmony, U.S.A 501(c)3
and support His Holiness Gayuna Cealo's
Journey of Compassion.

Please Note: The body workers have donated the high cost of their plane tickets and 100% of their time.
So, we encourage you to give a gratuity from your heart.

Also Note: During the registration process, please indicate your therapy requests in order of preference.
Of course, we will make every effort to accomodate your requests.
However, please be patient as we prepare the schedule.
We want to make sure that every attendee has an opportunity to enjoy Japanese therapy.



Body Massage

Aroma Healing Therapy


Chie Mizutani

Tokyo, Japan
Chie offers Cosmotherapy,
Aroma Oil & Color Therapy,
Reading and Chaneling,
Aura & Chakra Healing,
Tibetan & other Oriental
Folk Remedy Healing
and Body Massage
with her nature gifts,
initiations, and licences.
A. Ora Therapy (by foot)   30 minutes for $45
B. Chie Therapy   30 minutes for $45
C. Moxa Healing   30 minutes for $45
D. Aroma Healing   30 minutes for $45
E. Reflexology   30 minutes for $45


Foot Reflexology

Eric Huffman
Chicago, Illinois
Eric offers deeply relaxing and therapuetic, Japanese foot reflexology. Foot reflexology massages all the "reflex points" on the feet which connect to all the different parts of the body. Gently cleansing as well as rejuvenating, Japanese Foot Reflexology heals the body, mind, and sole. Relax and feel great again.
Following the guidance of H.H. Gayuna Cealo, Eric Huffman trained extensively in Tokyo, Japan with master foot massage sensei, Ando Haruki. Upon graduating from Ando senseifs school, Eric received the great honor of the white robe called a hakama, seldom given to a westerner. For more details about Eric, visit: www.healingsamurai.com

Fasting Meditation Retreat Frequently Asked Q&A

FGH has received these frequently asked questions about the Cealo Fasting Meditation retreat. In anticipation that others may also have similar questions, we thought we would share these volunteer responses. However, please keep in mind that everyone''s experience is uniquely one's own experience.

  1. I've never fasted before. Do I need to do something ahead of time? Will I feel unwell?

  2. The therapies look fabulous. Is there time during the weekend to do all of them or is the weekend already planned out?

  3. What's happening before and after the retreat?

  4. Can I stay at home and just come during the day for the retreat?

I've never fasted before. Do I need to do something ahead of time? Will I feel unwell?

Thank you for the questions.

I thought I'd share with you my experience at the last fasting retreat with Cealo, approximately four years ago in Chicago. It too was a Friday through Sunday retreat. I had not fasted before. So, there was some hesitation on my part about the weekend. However, I viewed it as an interesting journey with a Master teacher and one of my always heart-centered role models. My physical health was (and thankfully still is) good. So, I knew that a weekend of tea drinking would be okay. (If you have physical conditions or medications that require you to eat, then I am sure Cealo would concur, you've got to eat then.) To ease the way, I had an early dinner on Thursday night and stopped eating at about 6:30 pm. (We broke the fast on Sunday early afternoon.)

For me the retreat was a wonderful learning experience about the body. I watched the ebb and flow of "feeling hungry." Funny enough, by Sunday, those feelings had really subsided. I felt like I could go on fasting for several more days. Going through this with other people was also a great experience and good support. Cealo encouraged us to just watch, laugh and move on.

It really put a different perspective on food and the body for me. The presence of "the observer" was so clear.

Cealo had a couple meditations a day. So, there was plenty of free time to relax and consider "Who is your True Self?" which was the question Cealo posed to us the first day. I had never really pondered that idea. So, it was also a spirit journey into Self for me.

Cealo takes questions before the meditations.

I have not fasted since that time. I have signed up for this program. I have also been volunteering for the FGH for several years. One thing that I have learned, you can't judge the future based on the past. So, what Cealo has in store for this retreat, I can't say other than fasting and meditating. But, I am sure it will be a beautiful journey. He and Amica are just wonderful, heart-centered, loving, caring and "tuned in" beings and master meditators. I really view this as a rare opportunity and am honored to attend.

Jennifer J., Chicago, IL

The therapies look fabulous. Is there time during the weekend to do all of them or is the weekend already planned out?

The healers will be at the weekend retreat and available for sessions at certain times. Cealo has requested that they conduct their treatments in silence.

What is happening before and after the retreat?

August 14 through 17 – Japanese Massage Therapies

The healers will be available for appointments during the week prior to the retreat and for a few days after the retreat to conduct healing sessions. Please contact Deborah to make an appointment (see registration details above).

Public Event on Friday, August 14, 2010
Exact Location TBD
Chicago
, IL

Private Sessions with His Holiness on Friday, August 14 and Saturday, August 15, 2010.

Can I stay at home and just come during the day for the retreat?

All participants must stay at the Cabrini Center for the entire retreat. Setting and maintaining the right energy and tone is vitally important to enhance your retreat experience as well as other participants.







* Store Information *

During our retreats, we open a Big Heart Market to support His Holiness Gayuna Cealo's works of compassion. The Big Heart Market offers Blessed Items and Handcrafted Items at the retreats. Most of the items come from the third world countries where Cealo visits. All the donations from the sales support Gayuna Cealo's Journey of Compassion.

Browse our Big Heart Store!