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Transformative Yoga Retreat: Kenting Feb. 11-12

January 24, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genova1 CommentKaohsiung Yogi, kenting, Lisa Furtado, Meditation classes, Reiki healing, spiritual retreats in Taiwan, yoga groups

Wild East staff The ‘Transformative Yoga Retreat’ will take place on the beautiful south coast of Kenting, Taiwan, with Hatha/ Kundalini/Ashtanga certified yoga teachers and Reiki masters: Lisa Furtado, Mayna Chien and Emily Anjali O’Sheehan, the weekend of February 11 and 12, 2012. Kaohsiung Yogi is hosting a weekend retreat of detoxification, rejuvenation and transformation.…

Day in the Life of a Temple Sister

Religion and Spirituality

January 20, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di Genova1 Commententering the monastery, Foguang Shan Temple, Kaohsiung Foguang Buddhist Monastery, spiritual retreats in Taiwan, Taiwan Buddhist temples, Taiwan tourism, what to see in Taiwan

Ven. Miao Tan says of her experience there, “It’s like a military life. Life is very strict. I came with only a small suitcase, only the bare necessities.” Photo: Trista di Genova Trista di Genova, The Wild East During a recent visit to the Foguang Shan Buddhist Monastery in southern Taiwan, the Ven. Miao Tan…

New Buddha Memorial opens in Kaohsiung, thanks to ‘a million well-wishers’

Religion and Spirituality

January 15, 2012October 4, 2026Trista di GenovaBuddha tooth relic, Buddhist monastery in Taiwan, Fo Guang Shan monastery, Grand Master Hsing Yun, Hsing Yun, Kaohsiung Foguang Buddhist Monastery, retreats in Taiwan, southern taiwan sightseeing, spiritual retreats in Taiwan, Taiwan Tourism Bureau, Venerable Master Hsing Yun

This month's unveiling of 180m-high copper Buddha statue, the largest of its kind in Asia. Photo: Trista di Genova By Trista di Genova, The Wild East The Fo Guang Shan (‘Buddha Light Mountain’) Monastery in Kaohsiung, southern Taiwan opened to the public this month its new memorial to the Enlightened One, an 108m-high, 1,780-ton copper…