Something I must take note? I am going there in Jan Thanks again. Yes, luggage bag, trolley, whatever you have will be fine. Interesting post Stevie. This is something I would have loved to do before getting married. Apart from the physical, it must have been a really spiritual experience as well. Thanks for sharing. This sounds like a really cool experience! Thumbs us for the great mood, peace and quiet and … SO much training! Thank you so much for the detail about how you got there.
Without any Chinese speaking ability I have been nervous about that aspect. Thanks again! Hi Steve, very inspired by this. Is there another form of contact with you for a little further info. Would be immensely appreciated. Hi Stevie, I missed this story from you. Great experience and vegetarian food? I am curious what food was there!
Cheers, Jay. Yeah, the food was delicious! All vegetarian, no onions and garlic like in Ayurvedic tradition. Spicy food with lots of vegetables, rice or noodles and sometimes most delicious baozi dumplings for breakfast filled with sweet bean paste. Everything very yummy and more than we could eat!
Sounds great! Guess I will be like Kung-fu panda with all the food there. I should see more pics when you return to Vienna! The kids who teach speak English and some others might do so. My tip is, just go there and see how it is and if you like it. So cool…. I would love to do that! Loved this whole culture since I was young and, of course, kung fu! What an experience.
I would love to do this one day. You are so blessed to be able to travel. I have previously trained in Kung Fu Lao Gar but am interested in taking my training to black belt level. How long does this take with the Shaolin monks? I am interested to know so I can start saving as I would love to live and train with them!
You can stay there as long as you want. But you pay per week. Anyway, I wrote about my experience which is more than one year ago. I have no idea how it is there now. All the best with your training! Realy would love to get away form z rat race for about a year would you say that could be done with them.
By the time I finish my three months of Jiu Jitsu here, I may just have a cool pointy beard like that haha! Thanks for telling me about this! Is it Brazilian or traditional Japanese Jiu Jitsu? Hey hi Steve, sounds great. How much did your training food accommodation cost please? Hey Jane! I renewed my visa in Dali City Xiaguan. As I wrote in the article the cost for the food and accommodation was Yuan per week. If someone were to have the intention of staying their for months, how would they go about doing that, in regards to communicating with the Sifu, raising finances, obtaining a proper Visa, etc.?
You just go there and start the training and if you like it you stay longer. You pay week by week. About the visa it totally depends what country you come from and what visa regulations you have. But you can find all the information about obtaining and extending the visa on the internet. Hi Stevie, is there a set amount of time you have to stay?
How important was having any Manderin? Hey James! There is no minimum time to stay, but you pay per week in advance. Mandarin is not necessary because the kids who were teaching us spoke some English.
But I have no training in Martial Arts. I am just a regular generally very well fit man. But living with monks in a temple has been a life dream for me. How is the level of the training, and what do the shaolin monks expect us to know from before?
Hei Per! No prior experience with Kung Fu or Martial Arts is needed. So the training will be as hard as you want it to be. You will have to decide about the intensity of your training and your commitment with it yourself. Anyway, I was there long time ago. Hi, is it possible to stay in the temple for more than a year?
If so would you have to pay the 80 usd per week? Also, would it be possible to live there indefinitely?
If the kids were living there since 8 yrs how did they get there? Yes, it was around 80 USD per week when I was there. OMG that must have been sooooo amazing. If I was to stay there a month could I really learn kung fu. I feel it would be the perfect place, without all the worldly distractions. Sure, you can learn Kung Fu even in one day.
In one month you learn more than in one day and less than in one year. It takes about 10 yrs for the especially gifted to master their animal style. Go simply to experiance life as a monk. But dont expect to do anything with the kung fu you learn. Especially since your teachers who are teenagers that dont take training seriously themselves.
Thanks so much for this excellent post. It has greatly inspired me to pick up an old dream of training kung fu in China. I had studied Wing Chun when I was younger, but once I started college it fell by the wayside along with that dream of China. I am heading to Nepal to trek the Annapurna Circuit, and I randomly found this post. Again, thank you for writing this! Best of luck on your current adventure! I will try to spend some time keeping up with your more current posts as you seem to have an absolutely fantastic lifestyle that is motivating and inspiring.
Keep it up! Hey Michael! Thanks for the kudos. I wish you all the best for your trip in Nepal and China. Old dreams should never be forgotten! Hi stevie! Hello Harry! No, it was basic Kung Fu trainig. Not highly sophisticated. Kicks, Punches and some technique sequences like Katas. The basic stances of course, some strengh training and a lot of streching. Hi Stevie! I absolutely loved reading ur experience there, but I have one question…in those daily exercises, is praying to Buddha for example required or praying in general?
Btw I hope u have a great time in Finland! The monks are very easy going and you do what you can do and put as much effort in your training as you wish. There is no one who drills you or pushes you to train hard. I noticed that a lot of those that went to train with the monks are male. Are females invited to these? Hey Stevie!! Good read.. I have been diagonised with panic attacks just some 20 days back.. Was there any pathology healing done where u were staying.. It definitely is a great place where I found a deeper sense than just the training.
The buddhist temple was for me also a place to find inner peace. The monks have a special ceremony every Sunday when they pray to the Medicine Buddha. And every full moon and every new moon there are even bigger ceremonies at the medicine temple.
Hi Stevie. My fiance and I are getting married in January and plan on going backpacking in China for our honeymoon. Are couples allowed? We are big nature fans and would also like to get immersed into the culture while we are there! Thanks in advance! Congratulations on your marriage! Learn how to practice Chan called Zen in Japan meditation during your stay at our temple. We always need help from fit and healthy 16 — 65 year olds, especially over weekends and for big events like Chinese New Year!
We invite you to join our morning chanting, evening meditation sessions, formal meals, as well as use our beautiful quiet meditation and calligraphy halls. We also have a small library where you can sit and read from our English range with a cup of tea and a bowl of congee.
Our monks, nuns, volunteers, and students are very friendly and helpful — even if they cannot speak much English. This is an active monastery, the home of a spiritual community committed to a celibate lifestyle. Volunteers are expected to act appropriately and modestly while living with the community, and comply with the rules of the monastery.
We ask for a minimum stay of 2 weeks. This allows time for orientation, training, and the opportunity to participate in some of our monastic practices. We also ask volunteers to plan to arrive on Monday , before 8pm. Elementary level Mandarin is convenient but not necessary. This host offers a language exchange This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language.
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Favourited times. Host rating. Last activity. Reply rate. Average reply time:. Add to my host list. Description Experience the quiet life at a Buddhist monastery while volunteering with in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Cultural exchange and learning opportunities - Learn about Chan Buddhism - Experience a formal meal with mindfulness - Live a structured lifestyle - Practice your Mandarin - Stay in a peaceful and quiet area - Easily accessible from Kaohsiung and Tainan - Experience life at a modern Buddhist monastery interact with monks and nuns and other people living here.
Help We ask for a minimum stay of 2 weeks. Languages Languages spoken English: Fluent Twi: Fluent Chinese Mandarin : Fluent This host offers a language exchange This host has indicated that they are interested in sharing their own language or learning a new language. Accommodation We offer full board male and female dormitory accommodation with shared bathroom and 3 vegetarian meals for free.
What else A little more information Internet access. How many Workawayers can stay? More than two. Feedback left by and about host Left by Workawayer Eva for host. I spent 2 months in the place and this is an absolutely amazing place to volunteer at! So much to learn and experience, not just about Buddhism but about living your life in harmony and balance. From tea ceremonies and calligraphy to chanting and meditation, there is so much to see and try and learn practice, too.
Also working itself provides … read more plenty of learning and growing opportunities - it is all about how you choose to view things. You will meet likeminded people there and the whole environment reminds me of a protected bubble where you can be almost completely cut off from the outside world, if you so wish. But don't mistake it for a quiet, solitary mountaintop monastery - this place is huge!
And an active one where monks and nuns work from sunrise to way past sundown. The people who call this monastery their home will astonish you with their kindness and generosity, always ready to offer a helping hand or valuable advice, all with a warm and welcoming smile.
Once you learn the proper etiquette, you are allowed to eat in the formal dining hall where most of the meals take place. This is an experience in itself, but to add how tasty the all-vegetarian food is there The hype in the other reviews is real. In addition to the dining etiquette, there are a few other rules too, of course, but this is to be expected of an actual working monastery.
Should you be lucky enough to be able to go there in the future, be prepared to put on your best behaviour : Huge thank you to all the venerables and volunteers who took care of us and taught us!
You can only contact Workawayers who have an active membership. Left by host for Workawayer Boris Jordi. Boris and Silvia stayed with us for several weeks and during their stay, helped with creating an introductory video for volunteers. Boris is an expert photographer and film maker, and rest assured, will look after your publicity needs. Boris and Silvia have traveled the world, and have a wealth of experience to share with younger Work Awayers. We … read more really appreciated the way Boris and Silvia took the initiative to clean the volunteers' dorms.
We would host this lovely couple anytime in the future whenever they are back in Taiwan! Left by Workawayer Boris Jordi for host. My name is Boris Zapata and Sometimes the life takes away things and sometimes life returns it back, my experience in the monastery returns me back a really good valuable life.
The JOY … read more to enjoy what i love my experience was more than i expect. We stayed just for 2 weeks and that wasn't enough, recommend at least 1 month to fully understand and learn about Buddhism and help this friendly community.
You are involved in the daily life of the monastery and you have a feeling to be part of the family. Tony is the best and he is arranging for you everyday activities like Chinese class, … read more meditation, tea ceremony, calligraphy, etc. It's easy to understand how life is going in the monastery and you will love it. It's peaceful and how they said even the venerables don't speak English they always smile and try to explain it to you as much as they can.
Definitely coming back soon or later. Thank you again for a wonderful experience. Left by Workawayer Cesar Augusto for host. I was planning to stay one month in the monastery but it was so nice that at the end I spend 2 months and I'm planning to go back if everything going fine. If you want to be close of the humanistic Buddhist, learn about it, live this kind of life you will have to open your mind and start to understand some behavior, some ideas, some … read more philosophy.
This is one of the best experience ever not just because the people that you are going to meet there, is also for all the knowledge that you can reach at the end I was winning more than I was giving.
Left by Workawayer Senthil for host. This was an incredible unique experience that I am so glad I was lucky enough to have! All the monks at the monastery were so kind and did so much to make sure all the volunteers had a fantastic experience. It was great to see how monks live and learn more about their lifestyle and culture. And the 3 vegetarian meals a day you are fed are so good, … read more I didn't miss eating meat at all!
I also enjoyed meeting all the other volunteers from around the world as well. After the evening session, you can relax and sit around a little fire in one the rooms of the monastery.
Everybody usually goes to bed around 8. The living conditions in the Shaolin Temple are really basic. If you go up there, it is sensible to take a few things. For me, practicing Kung Fu in China was a childhood dream, which came true. I had a wonderful time in the Shaolin Temple. The temple looks like it came straight out of a movie and it is an amazing experience to mix in with the monks.
They will ask for a small fee I think it was about 50 dollars for the whole week. And, hey, they also have to buy the food for you and provide you with accommodation. If you love martial arts, you should visit this temple. The monastery is a retreat from western society. After a week, you feel so relaxed and at peace with yourself. We at Travel Dudes recommend the awarded Travel Insurance by WorldNomads which you can easily purchase online for the exact time needed.
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