Winter in Sri Lanka Retreat
with Erika Hassan &
Jennifer Harmer
February 2028
Intimate small group, only 12 spots available!
5 DAYS OF BREATHING INTENSIVE AND QIGONG.
UNPLUG, UNWIND & SPIRAL INTO A NEW YEAR.
Move
Experience the GYROKINESIS® Breathing Course Intensive, Qigong and Creative Master Classes with Erika Hassan and Jennifer Harmer.
Relax
Enjoy 5-Star luxury accommodations, single occupancy rooms with breakfast, dinner and high tea all included.
Explore
Take an excursion trip to the Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo, all included.
What we’ll be doing
This Dream Trip Includes:
5-Star Luxury Accommodations
Single Room Occupancy
Breathing Course Intensive with Erika Hassan (CEC credit from Gyrotonic Headquarters
Qigong Classes with Jennifer Harmer
Breakfast, Dinner & High Tea
Extra Creative Exploratory Master Classes with Erika Hassan
All fees & transportation for extra Excursion Trip to Gangaramaya Temple in Colombo
Airport transport to and from the hotel
Welcome gift from Local Artisan
Not included:
Spa services
Airfare
Price
Retreat total for CEC students: $3495
Retreat total for non-CEC students: $3295
Non-refundable deposit for spot reservation: $595
Remainder: $2900
*Payable by August 15, 2027
(2-part instalment plan available upon request)
Class Content
5 hours of Qigong (including Seasonal & Medical Qigong) with Jennifer Harmer
3 hours of Creative Master Classes exploring movement & sound with Erika Hassan
15-hour GYROKINESIS® Breathing Course Intensive with Erika Hassan (qualifies as CEC credit for trainers)
Meet your instructors
Erika Hassan
GYROTONIC® & GYROKINESIS® Master Trainer Erika Hassan began her journey at Studio Riverside in 1993, a year after moving to New York to pursue dance. At Leda Franklin’s urging, she began studying directly under founder Juliu Horvath at White Cloud. At age 22, she became a teacher of the method and was recognised as a Master Trainer 7 years later, assisting Juliu with training courses through 2013. Today, she continues to conduct various teacher training courses around the world.
Erika’s dance career is no less illustrious. Beginning as an apprentice with Jennifer Muller-THE WORKS, she has danced for Marcelo Pereira’s Zen Companhia de Dance in Brasil (2000-2003), studied Butoh with Maureen Fleming, lived on Min Tanaka’s Body Weather farm in Japan (2001-2004) and is a founding member and guest performer with Soulskin Dance. She continues performing her own solo and duet choreographies in Asia, Europe and New York City.
Jennifer Harmer
Jennifer Harmer has studied Qigong and the Bagua martial art for over twenty years. Her teachers include Joseph Zeisky, Michael Winn, and Jet Li’s teacher, Master Li Junfeng. She also spent a month in China in 2014, studying Qigong in Beijing and honing her skills in Bagua and “circle walking” at the Qingkeping Monastery on Mount Hua. She is currently under the tutelage of Marisa Cranfill, deepening her knowledge of Seasonal Qigong.
Jennifer has taught movement for actors and dancers at colleges and universities in the United States and abroad, most notably at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. She is also a certified GYROTONIC® Pre-Trainer and a co-owner of a movement studio in Manhattan, where she maintains a private practice teaching GYROTONIC® and GYROKINESIS®, Qigong, Bagua and Vipassana Meditation.
Jennifer is currently manifesting her long-term goal and dream of running retreats around the world with her good friend and Master Trainer Erika Hassan.
