KOHALA COAST, Hawaii, April 26, 2007 - World-renown healer Hong Liu, known to most as "Master Hong," returns to Mauna Lani Resort on Hawaii's Big Island to conduct an intensive five-day energy retreat. The Inner Beauty Retreat will be held from Friday, August 24 through Wednesday, August 29, 2007 and is part of Mauna Lani's "Ke Kumu 'O Mauna Lani" Master Class Series.

Participants will have a rare opportunity to spend five days in an immersion retreat with Qi Gong Grandmaster Hong. Master Hong will personally guide and teach participants self-healing tools and techniques that will help them unlock the code that connects their personal energy with the environment and its universal energy. Master Hong has helped thousands of people learn how to: Regain facial and skin beauty, lose weight, gracefully move through menopause, enhance sexual energy, identify personal emotional or physical imbalances and obtain relief from pain, stress and fatigue.

Master Hong has been a Grandmaster of Qi Gong (the highest attainable level of training) for the last 35 years. He is also a researcher and a western-trained doctor. Master Hong has astounded Western physicians by treating ailments ranging from obesity to terminal cancer. Trained first at the most prestigious hospitals in China, then at the mountain cave home of a Qi Gong Grandmaster, Master Hong is the first to fully integrate extensive apprenticeships in both Eastern and Western medicines. He is the teacher/healer for many celebrities as well as thousands of others who seek well-rounded, healthy living philosophies.

Come and meet Master Hong for a beautiful sunset down by the ocean for a welcome reception. Master will preview the Program and show you a special practice for combating jet lag, insomnia, and fatigue as well as practices for going to sleep and getting up in the morning that will help you to get to sleep faster with a deeper quality of sleep and feel refreshed and invigorated in the morning.

Master Hong will lead you in this transformational form to revitalize your being. The form is low-impact, graceful and invigorating. You will learn about how energy works from the inside-out as you work with your own energy under Master’s guidance.

You will continue practicing and refining the Form with Master Hong and his team. Master will also customize the experience with assistance for your personal health issue. Afternoon: 2pm-5pm open (options provided by Mauna Lani)

Full moon group healing. Under the beautiful moonlit sky on the beach under the stars, Master Hong will lead you in a group healing empowerment practice to help you to open your body’s meridians to tangibly feel the energy of the moon and its benefits.

Continued practice with the Form. Master Hong will also provide you with foods and recipes that the ancient royalty used for health, beauty, and longevity. The menu includes a morning elixir, teas for facial and skin beauty, weight loss recipes, a trail mix for enhanced sexual energy—and more.

Sunset Cruise. Amidst the natural beauty of the Big Island, you will experience an ocean cruise at sunset with Master Hong leading you in special practices.

Final segment on the Form. Master Hong will make sure the final adjustments in your practice. Accuracy is crucial to maximize your potential, and infuse the energy of the Program into every aspect of your life.

		For reservations or information, visit www.maunalani.com, consult a travel professional, or call Mauna Lani direct at 800-367-2323 or 808-885-6622. For more information please download our brochure on the event, Mauna Lani Inner Beauty Event.