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Marisa Grassi September 06, 2009
  Hi.  Inspired of my visit being cut short I must say I did benefit from the 4 days in Tao Garden.  But I would highly recommend that you hire a counselor especially for customers that are going through detox or make it clear that you do not take on people who have existing medications.  I was very candid and honest in my form and indicated all the medications I was taking.  I did not realize that I would be asked to stop these but I tried anyway to stop and gave it my best effort.  So it was very traumatic for me to be going through withdrawals and have no one from the Gardens talking to me and helping me through this difficult time.  Thus I left because I felt I was loosing my mind.  Just like any addict  going through withdrawals.  Except in my case they are actually prescription drugs prescribed by a psychiatrist.  As an aside though, just want you to know, that so far thanks to Tao Gardens I was able to cut my medication by 50%!  So I guess like all things in life, my experience that had its highs and lows.

Finally I would like to say that the staff were unfailingly kind.  I fell in love with the Thai women and shared with them a sense of humor -- this was like a ray of sunlight. I give you 100% for service.  Dr William as well did the best he could given the circumstances.  And I found him to be very caring.

Sincerely,
Marisa Grassi
   
Deborah & Robert Quigg – Brisbane, Australia Sep 2009
  Dear Dr William and Tao Garden staff,

Thank you for making our health retreat an amazing experience.
Our treatment packages started after our doctor consultation and the results have been incredible. Both of us have lost 10kg and I remain off the blood pressure medication (after 4 &1/2 months) due to the advice given following metabolic testing. We continue to practice what we learnt – good food, good nutrition, good exercise = good health. We enjoyed the morning exercise and evening stretching classes and made use of all offered facilities. We both experienced acupuncture for the first time during our stay at Tao Garden – amazing!
  One suggestion we would like to make (you may have already done so) is to place Group 1 and Group 2 labels on the food dishes in the dining hall so that clients who have had metabolic testing done make great meal decisions.

Congratulations on your updated website – it reminds us of our time with you.
Once again, thank you for your outstanding service and warmth during our stay with you.

Warmest greetings,
Deborah & Robert Quigg – Brisbane, Australia
   
Gabrielle from Switzerland May 2009
  I am really feeling the benefits of both Female Healing and Chi Nei Tsang courses and doing inner smile and 6 healing sounds every day. I must say its transforming my life and most importantly I have finally found an effective tool to instantly transform negative emotions which I am so grateful of... Thank you so much to you, Jutta and Walter for teaching it to me. I am so confident that we can help so many children with it, actually the entire nation of Siam... and really would like to spread this healing technique among all the shelters in Thailand. The saddest and darkest shadow above Thailand is child abuse.. lets together help these children in need.
 
Ann Fogal from USA March 2009
  I just finished another 5 day fast and another liver cleanse at home and the process is getting much easier. I hadn't realized how much work it is in the kitchen - so much shopping, chopping, slicing, juicing, blending and only 5 minutes to drink - and no Peggy to talk to in the meantime! I also made your special soup, but not as good as when you make it. It turned out a bit thick maybe because I didn't strain the part I blended and added back in. I was very lucky to have been introduced to juice fasting through you because it made my initial experience so much easier and much more fun that it really did facilitate a desire to live a more balanced lifestyle after leaving Tao Garden.
   
Tao Garden Odyssey
  A review of the Tao Garden, the Joy of Juice Club, Liquid Fasting Center and the life changing experience there for a large health blog, By Curtis McCosco http://www.healthynewage.com/blog/tao-garden-healing-retreats/
   
Judith and Simon
 
From: simon steinberg [mailto:dim543@yahoo.com]
Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2009 1:23 AM
To: pakua@tao-garden.com
Subject: Mrs Judith and Mr Simon are very grateful

Hello everybody at Tao Garden Simon here I am writing the following from Mrs
Judith:

To: Master Mantak Chia and family:

I can hardly believe, that I had the privelige to meet our greatest spiritual leader of our time like yourself, Master Chia, your loving kindness and support to help me to survive, I thank you a million times, for your visit and gifts in the hospital with your beautiful wife and daughter.
I shall never forget it.


To: Dr Kampon:

I just like to say to you Dr Kampon, that I feel the luckiest person in the world, to be able to receive medical help, from the very top of the medical world today can offer as yourself Dr Kampon, with compassion and dedication, I have never seen before, it touched my heart, your service to mankind it is great, I deeply appreciate it all the help you have given to me, thank you so much, wishing you and your family the best of everything.


To: Dr William:

After a short time of my consultation with you Dr William, I felt I am speaking to a real Doctor, I came to you with my horrendous physical state, after 14 months of suffering with horrendous pain 24 hours a day, I could get no help anywhere, all doors were shut and nowhere to go I lived in the world of darkness, suddenly I felt, there was a light coming, here I met this young Doctor, with a huge knowledge of orthodox and alternative health, who really wants to help me, you have restored my optimism, together with your beautiful wife she has given me so much support and kindness, that I felt this was a heaven on earth for me, I cannot find words, to thank you enough, and I adore your children.  Wishing you happiness and all good things in life.  Thanks for your visit to the hospital, and your beautiful
gift.


To: Dr Wong

I always believed in Chinese medicine, and your treatment, helped so much relieve my pains, and all your kindness and compassion.  Thank you for your visit to the hospital and for the gift, I am grateful for ever.  My best wishes to you and to your family


To: the girls at Tao Garden

I am thousands of miles away from you, but in my thoughts, you are close to me, because you are my Angels, who taught me how to smile again, I love you each one of you, I am just a sick old woman, and you have accepted me so gracefully to be part of the family, you are all an inspiration to the world, as we are nations of families we must learn to love one another, you do it best.  Wish you all lots of happiness.

I am sorry I wasn't able to say goodbye to all the people at Tao Garden, I don't know their names but remember the faces.  I hope to be well and come again to say hello and goodbye to all the beautiful people, including the residents, lovely people like Hillary, I will always remember them with great affection.

Love and light to all
Judith and Simon
   
David from France Period of stay in Tao Garden : 22 September – 13 October 2008
What I like most about Tao Garden is the great beauty of the place, the calm, and the warm, friendly, respectful environment that is here. I really value the broad range and quality of the treatments here and the opportunity to pick one’s own choice and have a specially individually tailored package. Also the ground facilities here, the quality of the food on the whole, the teas etc. are, I find really good. Unfortunately, I did not get so much opportunity to join in the morning Chi Kung and evening Tao Yin classes but the fact that this is available here makes this health center unique and give a much needed spiritual dimension. But on the whole Tao Garden is really a unique place and health resort.
   
Going Home a Blessed Canadian – Dean
Period of Stay 24 Oct. – 01 Nov. 2008 – Attained 7 days detox & fasting program.
I am inspired to have a better life after completing the detox & fasting program at Tao Garden. You guys (staff) are great !!!  
I am amazed by the quality of your work. Each and everyone of you “Give, give and give more” Wow! You are an example of Eckhart’s Tolle words : “This one step then becomes transformed into an expression of perfection, an act of great beauty and quality. Visitors around the world : “Take consciousness of your inner body and join this team towards Healing, Being and Loving”. How? Surrender to what is, total acceptance. This team is an example of Self Healing. We just need to let go of resistance and enjoy every moment. This moment is the only one important, let it be.
   
Betty & Wolfgang from Kuwait Period of stay 3-12 September 2008
Wolfgang and myself are grateful that there is Tao Garden to look after the health of people using alternative medicine treatment. Wolfgang feels much better physically and spiritually. The toxic in his body is gone that he enjoys his life now. The morning exercise and yoga helped him a lot that his outlook in life changed completely. He is still doing it everyday. It was really a memorable experience that we started to tell our family and friends to visit your place for treatment. I gave them the brochures and CDs. I hope you will take care of them too. Tao Garden is peaceful and relaxing place. We enjoyed the delicious and healthy food. The medical team and staff are very friendly and caring. By the way, thanks for convincing me to take the colonic treatment 'coz it made me feel better even though I really hated it. I am exercising everyday to lose weight and stay healthy.

   
 
Elise from Malaysia Period of Stay 26 August – 03 September 2008
Tao Garden is like a dream! I felt totally refreshed after my stay. Everyone was so nice, helpful and efficient. It just shows that Tao Garden is a nice place to work and the staff are happy there. The food was out of this world- so healthy, balanced and delicious. It was just amazing! I am sure the care and mindfulness given by the staff who prepared the meals had added to the goodness of the food, not only for the body but for one's spirit too. It would be an idea if cooking classes could be arranged for people to learn to cook the dishes. This could also boost the sales of the cook book which Master Chia and Shashi produced! The book, "The Tao Of Delicious", is packed with so much information and recipes, is a joy to read. It also conjures up happy memories of my vacation at Tao Garden,
every time I look at it.I have already recommended Tao Garden to many of my friends,particularly to a friend who is undergoing cancer treatment in England. It so happened that another friend of
his also recommended the place to him. It is evident that Tao Garden is pretty well known! I would certainly love to return to Tao Garden again.


 
Sabine & Jürgen from Germany. 29 Auguest – 05 September 2008
Now we are back to our city of Berlin, we are back to our family and start working again. Life is changing!!! And there are a lot of challenges to integrate all the nice experiences of our time in Tao Garden into our daily life.
We love to remember the place of Tao Garden very much and are happy to had such a great possibility to get the chance to relax ourselves, body and mind and recharge our inner sources.We know a lot of places but we have to recommend the Tao Garden really at the number one. This place is authentic!!!The atmosphere of the whole place was so pleasant, healthy, inspiring and it was a joy to come in contact with every little space there.There is nothing to complain!!!The treatment center is on a high standard, a great combination of western and eastern medicine.
We had a lot of great experiences, we want to recommend the doctors and his team, the hard working massage lady therapists , the "best Cook" of Tao Garden and his friendly team...we are missing his healthy food, the huge variations every day. The friendly team all around the pool and sauna area...which was always clean...and well prepared. Many greetings to the nutritionist...she shared so much inspiration an support to improve oneself to live a better and healthier life. Thank you to all teachers who shared great morning and evening lessons with us and in the end thanks, love and blessings to Master Chia who is the founder of this beautiful Tao Garden Health Resort. We hope to come back soon!!! and we will recommend the place to interested people and our friends.
   
 
Béatrice Jean-Philippe from France.
8 – 25 September 2008. 2 weeks Weight Balance and Fasting Programs.
I have been doing a very extensive publicity on Tao garden and its benefits. I am almost 10kg less by now...I plan to do a fasting day soon... many people are impressed by my achievements.
I appreciated a lot the kindness, sense of humor, smile and availability of each staff member that made my stay so enjoyable. I love the pumpkin soup of the chef and his whole buffet. And the site of Tao garden is just so pleasant that I did not go to the beach as I have thought before stepping in Tao garden. I miss the daily classes of Chi Kung and 6 healing sounds at night.
I would love to study on Tai chi chi kung. I hope I can come back to tao garden.

   
 
Peter Hameingway, USA June 19, 2007
I know this place because I came here for training. The courses are so specialize. It’s very good; you can’t find it anywhere else in the world like this. And I was really happy to take it. I know about Tao Garden for long time ago. I know Master Chia when he first comes to New York 15 years ago. I’m very interested in the Karsai, so I like the massage, the Karsai is very good massage. That’s why I came here to learn. The Karsai is very good and of course that’s my favorite.
Lunch I have, it’s the best food I have in the whole Tao Garden. Spicy is very nice flavor. The soup was good and everything is very good. So I think the food has improved tremendously.

If you want to come for treatment to be help health problem or something, I would tell them to come depending on what problems it was. I make massage so I understand people problems so I most recommending when I see guest of something that I had about the treatment here. I would recommend for people to do. And the Karsai is you can not get much in anywhere else in the world so one thing in Tao Garden was probably get it.
 

Mr.Mark Stepen Swilley, USA – May 2007
I found Tao Garden place by using Google search. I think your home page is interesting especially the history of a place. I interested to do some detox courses then I made my decision to come here. I like the service of a clinic. The treatments are very effective. There are various kinds of treatments program. Normally the healthy food is difficult to find. However, I come here for treatment not only for food, but really food is good.
   
Ms. Schika Yamasaki, Japan - May 2007
I found Tao Garden place by a book I don’t remember the name but just a book and then I see the website then book through the website. I like the treatment program very much. I interested in your treatment programs.
I like alkaline water the most because it’s good for health. I think your healthy food has a good taste. Every menu is good for health. I like the food, the taste is good.
   
Ms. Kim Quan Choo, Malasia - May 2007
I use Google search engine and contact you at www.tao-garden.com. I like the service and the treatments at Pakua Clinic that very nice. You know, I like a hot food. I think the taste is good but do not then I don’t like much. But ok, I think the taste was developed and you all try to develop. when I have a massage at massage place I love it. I feel the natural and it’s very relaxation.
   
Mr. Peter Elia, Netherland - May 2007 I’m the old guest and in the project friend get friends. This time I bring 10 people to come here. I impress almost everything, place, food, treatment. But my treatment schedule is very tight. I have to have treatments every day continuing. But the service is ok. I impress. The food here is good. But I have been here continuing 3 years but coming this time I feel that the food has been so much developed. I feel that your food is upgraded, right? The taste is better.
   
Dianne More (Australian) 08/06/2007 jmore@bigpond.com
Tao Garden is a very pleasant experience and peaceful. The facilities are very good and the staff is very friendly and helpful. The programs offered are quite effective and very according to each person needs."The programs also offer the choice of changing treatments if the client wishes. My experience with the weight loss program has been very successful. My only criticism is there should be a fitness program included in the package. Most people need to be advised on an exercise program. The auto machine is very good and the food is fantastic. I like the fact that all the foods are market with the blood group suitable for each particular food. Generally all the facilities and staff are very good.
   
Ruben Macias (Mexico) 09/06/2007 zenruben1@yahoo.com
Tao Garden is a fantastic experience and a very good place to stay, all treatments that I have been talking are excellent, and all treatment is very good. The place is amazing: very quite, relax, clean and calm, so I can relax. The food is very taste and healthy. 1 can feel how my body likes to eat this good food. All therapists are very professional, and all of them can solve my-health problem. All the people that works very nice, all of them take care of me and what I need with a good massage and with a big smile. I believe that no place like this in the heart. I can find everything to be healthy. I have been talking many treatments and I feel fantastic. The program doctors, nurses, staff, taste and treatment are excellent, and help me very much to be health and so I feel very strong. I just want to say thanks for a fantastic place, thanks Master Chia.
   
Terry Bingley, ENGLAND www.THinnc.co.uk
As a retired person I arrived at the Tao Garden tired and feeling my years. What a fantastic difference the Detox and a few days made. It was all new to me but I was most impressed with the whole experience including Taoist concepts - my body is really grateful and will be back .... 29 April 05