Are you ready to enhance your perception of the five elements in nature? Do you want to learn how to channel the healing energy of trees to your friends and family? How familiar are you with the energies of crystals?

This workshop is exclusively designed for alumni who have completed the Level One 5-day Residential Workshop. Here, you will deepen your intuitive relationship with plants and trees, enriching your understanding of the various healing powers inherent in nature.

Through immersive experiences, you will strengthen your connection to the elemental forces present in nature, particularly those associated with the chakras. You will enhance your ability to ground yourself, achieving a greater balance and connection with the Earth and universal energies, as well as with your spiritual heart.

Participants will gain hands-on experience in channeling healing energy from trees to others and exploring the qualities of crystals. You’ll learn how to effectively use these energies to enhance balance and positivity in your daily life. You will also deepen your self-understanding of your strength in qualities and how to reinforce them in daily life and in challenges.

By the end of the workshop, you will have cultivated a deeper awareness of your own energy and your communion with nature. You will leave equipped with the tools and knowledge to harness the abundant healing powers of nature, integrating them into your everyday life.

Workshop Activities
The experiential activities* in this workshop provide an opportunity for participants to explore and practise the following aspects:

• Grounding, centring, and connecting with your spiritual heart.
• Spending quality time with a companion tree.
• Deepening your understanding of supportive and healing trees.
• Exploring the five elements of nature — earth, water, fire, air and ether — their unique qualities and their healing powers.
• Sharing the healing energy of trees with others.
• Working with crystals to discover their qualities and enhance positive energy.
• Evening activity: Exploring one’s qualities and how to reinforce them in daily life and in challenges.

*Note: the workshop’s agenda and contents may be modified depending on weather conditions, and other external factors, in accordance with Dr Claire Elouard’s professional advice.

If you wish to join a different level or prefer another workshop duration, click the relevant link below. 

• Introductory｜1-day Workshop
• Level One｜5-day Residential Workshop
• Level Three｜3-day Residential Workshop
• Outreach Workshop｜Experience the Healing Power of Trees
• Breathing with Tree｜A Breathwork Event with Claire Elouard and Andrew McAulay
• Grounding and Connecting with Heart｜2-day Non-residential Workshop

Teacher

Claire Elouard Claire is of French nationality; she spent her early childhood in Senegal, Africa, and later studied in France. She has a master’s degree in biology and a PhD in vegetal ecology from universities in France. She conducted her field research for her PhD in Indonesia, and afterward spent eight years doing research in forest pathology and ecology in Malaysia and south India. Subsequently, she directed an environmental project in the Mumbai area of India, from 2001 to 2015. She is now developing her workshops on ‘Energy of Nature’. Claire Elouard has been deeply connected with nature since childhood. She later developed her perception of nature’s energy and deepened it by learning about the Hindu philosophy on the five elements and their corresponding chakras. She has been teaching people to communicate with nature and perceive its energy since 2004 in India, France, Belgium, Singapore, Malaysia, Mainland China, Hong Kong SAR and Taiwan.

Date
10  - 12 October 2025 (Friday to Sunday) 

Time
Starts at 9:30am on first day and ends at 5pm on the last day

Venue
Workshops: Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, and nearby areas
Accommodation: HKU Kadoorie Centre, Lam Kam Road, Shek Kong

Language
English

Target Audience
Alumni who have completed to Level One workshop and aged 18 years and above

Capacity
Maximum 17 participants

Total Residential Workshop Fee**:

Course fee¹ (starting from HK $3,800 ² ) + Accommodation fee ³ for two nights (starting from HK $750)
**Payment will be settled after confirmation via email

¹ The course fee includes admission fees, guided and facilitated sessions and activities, vegetarian meals, outing arrangements, transportation to/from the activity venues and shuttle bus service to/from Tai Po Market MTR station and KFBG before and after the workshop.

² The early-bird price of HK$3,800 is available for applications made on or before 31 August 2025. Afterward, the regular price of HK$4,800 will apply.

³ The accommodation fee varies based on the room type. Please refer to the registration form for detailed information.

Note

• Please note that this is an experiential workshop. Participants are required to attend all three days of the workshop and participate fully in all exercises to ensure progression.
• To ensure the quality of the workshop for all participants, KFBG reserves the right to select participants for this workshop, if we feel necessary. For unsuccessful applications, a full refund will be arranged by bank transfer or cheque within one month.  
• Payment is not refundable after acceptance, unless the retreat is cancelled by KFBG due to inclement weather, under-enrolment or any other reason.
• Certificates will not be given to participants with less than 90% attendance.
• It is not expected for learners to participate in more than one level each season, as time is needed for learners to fully absorb the knowledge and embody the experience

Application
Early-bird discount: Click HERE to apply on or before 31 August 2025
Regular price: Click HERE to apply on or before 3 October 2025
Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

Feedback from previous participants

• ‘It deepens and widens my connection with nature, and I have learnt so much about trees. Also, I am so glad to meet the teacher and amazing people in this programme.’

• ‘The workshop delivered beyond my expectation. I was able to proactively connect with nature and evolved. The exercise learnt can also be practised at home to further develop. Thank you, Claire, for her sharing.’

• ‘I got my energy recharged. I felt good to have [a] refresher day and be with all the tree-loving buddies’

•  ‘Very positive. Eye-opening. Very rare HK has this sort of workshop to teach how to connect to nature.’

• ‘Brilliantly organised. I love everything about the experience. To KFBG, thank you for putting together an exciting programme and every small, well-managed matter. To Claire, you know how much I have gained and I need not say more – thank you from the heart!’

• ‘The programme was well-designed and rich. Thank you, Claire, for the gathering. It helped me strengthen and refine my intuition and learn to slow down to perceive and feel more.’

Enquiry
Contact Ms Holly Ho at 2483 7111 / Ms Joanna Li at 2483 7112 during office hours or email holly.ho@kfbg.org

Related Links

• Kadoorie Earth Programme (KEP) is an initiative co-created by KFBG and its network of collaborators and volunteers. By integrating the various strands of KFBG’s nature conservation, sustainable living and holistic education programmes, it provides life-transforming learning experiences that reconnect people with themselves, each other and the rest of nature and enable them to cultivate resilience in the face of global challenges.

• Nature Art Programmes: Immerse yourself in silent contemplation of nature. Deepen your awareness of beauty and connect with nature through art. KFBG organises a variety of art workshops including Zentangle drawing, sketching and wood art, and exhibitions to guide participants, with or without artistic background, to create nature art.

• Nature Education Programmes: Become animal detectives and explore the mysteries of wild animals. Use different senses to discover the beauty of plants. Learn about the significance of forest, trees and even soils through field visits, experiments and woodwork, to reconnect with nature.

• Group Guided Tours: Led by trained environmental interpreters, the content includes experiential and hands-on activities. We encourage a passion for nature, conservation and ecology by nurturing an appreciation of the natural world.
  
• Corporate Programmes: Our Holistic Education Department staff can design either half-day or full-day nature education and art programmes for corporate staff or their family members based on specific needs. Leveraging the unique natural landscape and cultural ambiance of Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden, our activities may include guided tours, farm-to-table experiences, nature-based workshops, talks and art activities, aiming to promote understanding and practice of sustainable living for organisations.