Kocoon Spa had been relaxing Beijing community for 9 years now! We want to thank our clients for the trust they put in us.

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These are places or products from people that I personally know and trust. I have either tried a treatment, or followed classes, recommend friends and they consistently gave positive feedbacks.

Health	Center	Contact	Comments
Chinese Medicine
Alex Tan	The Hutong & Kocoon	15011510363	Eastern medicine with Western perspective. Lifestyle consultation, cupping, moxibustion, acupressure, qi gong, educative talks and Yijing
Thomas Avery	Chinese Culture	10-64329341	TCM, herbalism, children's care, internal medicine including the treatment of gynecology, as well as digestive, liver, and lung illnesses.
Karen Himlok	Ara Nha Holistic Center	18701531685	Homeopath, naturapath, energy therapy. Experience with children with epilepsy. Menopause management. Trauma healing.
Yoga
Yoga & Live Music	Kocoon	10-64105016	Perfect for beginners, in an intimate setting and a small group.
Yoga	Yonnie Fung	yonniefung@yahoo.com	Yonnie is passionate about yoga and teaching, the class is limited to 6, making the session a real learning and inspiring experience.
Yoga	Yoga Yard	10-64130774	Big yoga center, conveniently located and perfect for walk-ins.
Yoga	Mountain Yoga	13901021322	Yoga in a mountain retreat, close to Fragrant Hills.
Nia
Jen & Debbie	East Lake Villa's clubhouse	13522993724	Uplifting mix of dance, fitness and martial arts.
Belly Dance
Sandrine	East Lake Villa's clubhouse	13693232347	Belly dancing includes warm up, fitness work out of the whole body, choregraphed movements.
Internal Martial Art
Master Liu	Small Steps Coaching	10-64166125	Practice indoor and in the parc, as well as weekly talks.
Reiki
Begonia	Kocoon	10-64105016	Reiki share every other wesneday, and reiki private sessions, teaching of level 1, 2, and 3.
Life Coaching
Sandra		sandra.retzer@me.com	Certified life coach to guide you through your project, personal development, help you see where you are at, and where you want to go and how!
Spa
Kocoon		10-64105016	You are welcome to visit us!
Bodywork
Gyrotonic	Jireh Li	jireh@bodychromatics.com	Gyrotonic is a movement system that works out every part of your body. It cures once-and-for-all chronic body aches, strengthens muscles, rejuvenates senses, reduces stiffness, stretches, and realigns your spine and boness.
Balance Body Work	Regina Rosenthal	busse.regina@web.de	A healing deep tissue massage technique to release energy blocks in the body and to allow life energy to flow freely and balanced again.
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We tried it: Chinese Metaphysics Walk with Alex Tan 

After this incredible Thursday-morning walk with Alex, I was inspired, eager to live life to the full, and simply felt way better.

While walking around the Temple of Earth (地坛公园) and watching Chinese people doing their impressive morning fitness, Alex introduced us to Chinese Metaphysics, Traditional Chinese Medicine and the importance of living in accordance with nature.

‘We are a microcosm of a macrocosm” – The human being is just an inhabitant of the Earth, living among a vast variety of plants and animals. Living between the Earth and the Sky, in the Universe. The question is: How can we live in harmony with this macrocosm? What is the perfect environment to flourish?

First important thing: If we want to live in accordance with nature, we have to live in the rhythm of nature.

"We have the opportunity to maximize the benefits of each organ and channel system and the consequent benefits for health, both physical and emotional. For example, each morning, when the Qi is in the Metal and Earth element, you have a window of opportunity to start shaping your life. Metal is about embracing the new by letting go of old conditioning. Then as the day moves on into Earth energy at 7am, our focus shifts towards creating strength through nourishment and operating as a balanced individual in the ‘here-­and-now’. So, depending on what you do between 5:00 and 9:00am, you can either be passive, or you can take charge and shape the day ahead and your destiny. One of the best ways to do this is to rise with the rising sun, do a body–mind–spirit workout during the Metal element and Large Intestine time (5:00–7:00am) and then have a Qi and Blood building breakfast during the Earth element and Stomach time (7:00-­‐9:00am)", Alex Tan.

“One who is good at preserving life gets up and goes to bed at a timetable adjusted to different seasons, and maintains a strict regimen in daily life.” Sun Simiao 581-­‐682 AD

By living at this rhythm you can do the best out of you and fully enjoy life.

More about the Chinese metaphysics Walk and Alex Tan on http://straightbamboo.com. 

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My first intention was to do raw food blueberry muffins. I saw the recipe and it sounded great. Unfortunately the dough became sticky and it was impossible to form little muffins out of it. So I decided to add more nuts and raisins, some honey as well as one caramel and chocolate layer. For the freshness and some more vitamines I added fresh fruits. The result: Some delicous caramel nut bars with chocolate and fresh fruits!

 

The recipe:

 

First you need all nuts you like (I took one cup of each walnuts, cashews, and peanuts)

 

You put the half of it in a blender and mix it until it becomes a sticky mixture. Then you add the other half with a spoon and mix it (manually) so that the sticky dough becomes a great nut dough.

 

Now you can add dried fruits which you have to chop up first. I took dates and raisins. Then you add a little pinch of himalayan salt, some honey and cinnamon (as you like). Before eating everything you should quickly press the crust into a plate and put it in the refridgerator.

 

For the Caramel I took some salted butter, which I melt together with sugar in a little pot. When the sugar gets the typical caramel color and there are no pieces left you can take the pot from the stove and put it over one side of the nuts mixture. Put it again in the fridge.

 

Last and very important thing: the chocolate. You can melt it eather in a bain-marie (you need some patience) or just for a minute into the microwave to melten it.

 

When the caramel-nut bars dried, you can turn them onto the caramel side, so that you can put the chocolate on the other side. If you like to add fruits too, you should slice them before putting the chocolate on it. When the chocolate is still liquid, you can put the fruits on. Now you just have to put it in the fridge and wait for the chocolate to cool and voilà! Easy recipe for delicious, healthy home-made nutbars!

 

 

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