Jinlun Ocean Healing Journey: Returning to the Natural Rhythm of Life

Everything has its time, the stars in the universe, the movement of heaven, earth, sun and moon all have their natural rhythm.


Our body also has its own vibration frequency,
Each organ of the body is like a different musical instrument, each producing a different sound. Like a symphony orchestra, they play together a beautiful and harmonious movement.

In the fall of 2024, the Nature Awakening and Slow Living Festival invites you to enter "Jinlun", a village near the sea in the south of Taitung, follow in the footsteps of the local Paiwan people, observe the growth pulse of land plants, observe the movements of the sun, moon and stars, and listen to the wind and ocean sound.

Breathe, stretch, write, and sing together with the rhythm and frequency of the earth, allowing physical and mental energy to flow naturally, and returning life to the most harmonious and comfortable rhythm.

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【Itinerary Features】

1. "Natural Awakening Slow Living Festival × Southern Grass Festival" The Natural Awakening Slow Living Festival cooperates with the Southern Grass Festival for the first time, combining the local cultural characteristics and natural scenery of Jinlun to plan a themed physical, mental and spiritual healing itinerary. Different from the tour that just takes pictures and takes pictures, it allows travelers to have enough time to open their five senses and get close to nature, adjust their body and mind, and feel refreshed.

For information about the "Southern Grass Festival", please check Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100083304604280

2. “Tribal people professionally guide the way”

From the tribal day trip to get to know the Jinlun village in the morning, to the Dongpaiwan folk song teaching, and the tribal astronomy and stargazing activities in the evening, all are guided by the local tribesmen, inheriting the natural ecological view of the elders of the Paiwan tribe, and the tribal teachers are at ease. It is all original wisdom, which is extremely precious.

3. “Absorb full ocean energy”

Jinlun is located at the world chakra energy point, and its special geographical location often attracts travelers from all over the world.
For this ocean healing trip at the end of October, the main activity venue is planned to be at the beautiful seaside of Jinlun. In addition to the tribal reading itinerary, you can enjoy the abundant energy of the ocean and let the frequency of the ocean become the most stable within us. core.

【Itinerary planning】

(This event itinerary will be flexibly adjusted according to weather conditions on the day of the event)


【Itinerary description】

10/26 (SAT.)

  08:30-09:15 |Student registration

After exiting the Jinlun Railway Station, turn left in the alley ahead and you will see the "Natural Awakening and Slow Living Festival" service tent next to Lilac Coffee. Please complete the check-in procedures first.

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  09:20-09:30｜Village Entry Ceremony

After registering, students should follow the guidance of the staff through the Jinlun Tunnel and go to the main venue of the Jinlun Seaside Natural Awakening and Slow Living Festival to perform the village entrance ceremony.

Before entering Jinlun Village and starting the day's journey, we inform the ancestors of the tribe of our visit, introduce ourselves to the land and sea with a grateful heart, and return to the simplest and most sincere communication between man and nature.

09:30-11:00｜Jinlun Village・Tribal Story Reading

At the first stop of the Jinlun Ocean Healing Journey, we invited Bo Ruiqi, the manager of Pinuliman Studio, to tell us about the history and culture of the tribe. We started our whole day of healing by getting to know the land under our feet. A healing journey.

First, we will introduce the geographical location, environment and tribal population composition of Jinlun Village. During the village tour, we will also talk about the migration history of each tribe, local ethnic plants, traditional Paiwan place names and their naming methods, and the legends and culture of the coastal Paiwan tribes.

Then we will visit Pinuliman Studio (Pinuliman) and share the recording and story translation work that the studio has carried out in the tribe in recent years. The second half of the reading will bring out the stories of tribal families and nobles, the disappearance of shaman culture and the entry of Western Christianity, the migration and evolution of youth clubs, and how to see the relationship between local people and Beinan culture from swings and costumes. interactive.

◼︎ Tour guide

Boruiqi
Taitung Taimali Tjavuqel (Dawu Ku tribe) youth｜Pinuliman Studio Pinuliman Studio Manager

In recent years, we have continued to collect and record literature and history in the tribe.
We hope to record and pass on the elders’ tribal experiences and life stories.
At the same time, we are constantly thinking about how tribes can dialogue, reconcile and compete with the outside world in contemporary society.

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11:00-12:00｜Paiwan Ballads: New Year’s Gathering-Love Masuvaqu

At the second stop, we returned to Jinlun Beach and listened to the traditional songs of the Paiwan people. We gathered in a circle, as if celebrating the millet harvest, letting the melodies surround each other, singing and dancing, and feeling the breathing pulse of the land and nature.

The traditional songs of the Paiwan people describe the process of millet from growth to harvest. Planting millet affects the life of the tribe. Millet is also the tribe's almanac. Tribes use millet as the axis to calculate the solar terms of the year. During the busy farming season, the tribesmen help each other through labor exchange. When harvesting millet, they sing songs to express their tiredness in work and life.

During the Harvest Festival from July to August, the tribesmen gather together to celebrate this year’s harvest, thank the ancestors for their blessings in the past year, and pray for their blessings in the new year. At the gathering, the tribesmen formed a circle, and the melody revolved around each other, singing full blessings and longings for their relatives, tribesmen and elders.

◼︎ Performer

VASA·Dong Paiwan Youth Song Team

12:00-13:30 | Small farmer’s table・The taste of vuvu

Fluke, who comes from Jialan Village, Jinfeng Township, Taitung, has inherited the good craftsmanship of vuvu. He cooks authentic tribal food from the production place to the table. He uses entirely local ingredients without over-seasoning. You can feel the land in every bite. of richness and original vitality.

● Dried fish and glutinous rice balls: This is vuvu’s signature dish. Remember that vuvu will specially prepare glutinous rice balls at family gatherings, birthdays or when guests come over. The glutinous rice is steamed in a wooden steamer over firewood. It is full of aroma and added with With the secret sauce on top, you really can’t stop eating one bite after another.
● Scallion balls: tjana vuvu likes to be cooked with pork, tjana buk, and taro vasa. Scallion balls have always been one of the flavors of vuvu that I miss.
● Jinafu: Wrapped and cooked in the vuvu ancestral way, we use moon peach leaves and firewood to season it to give it a flavor that belongs to the mountains and forests.
● Taiwan Zelandia Tea: A unique kind of Taiwan Zelandia tea with the sweetness of winter melon, creating an aboriginal herbal tea.

◼︎ Chef

Zeng Jianzhi ｜VILUQ
Fluke B&B Manager | B&B Fan Page

The B&B we operate is located in Jialan Village, Jinfeng Township, Taitung, which is known as the "Hometown of Hundred Steps". It is a village composed of Paiwan and Rukai people. Grandpa is a member of the Bakalu Valley chief family, and the B&B is named after his grandfather’s clan name Vuluq, in order to inherit his grandfather’s spirit and remember that the Bakalu Valley family opened up land in Jialan Village and expanded the business. In line with the concept of life, B&B guests are provided with small farmers’ tables for breakfast, allowing travelers to experience local tribal culture through food.

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14:00-15:30｜Aroma Healing and Solar Terms Writing

The "Frost Descent" occurs at the end of October, which is the last solar term of autumn. At this time, farmers burn the rice straw after harvesting the rice, turn it into the soil, and bury it as fertilizer. This is also the time for us to turn excessive self-criticism into nutrients through awareness. time.

The fourth stop on the ocean healing journey. Through free writing and the cooperation of hands, eyes, ears and brain, we let go of the judgment of the head and the standards of good and bad. We follow the guidance of intuition and heart to write freely and dive into the vastness. the inner ocean.

Next, we use aroma to nourish our body, the nasal respiratory tract and digestive tract, which belong to the "gold element", so that the body's cells can return to the innate energy, nourish our inner child, and support the body's natural immunity during the next winter.

◼︎ Leader

Yang Huiwen Ranra

A native of Taichung, she met her spiritual teacher in Jinlun in 2008. She has lived in Taitung since 2011 and runs the Sun’s Blessing Light Center. She is a counseling psychologist and a practitioner of traditional and new era physical and mental healing, energy Feng Shui, and therapy. Education service teachers and supervisors.

The spiritual name Ranra means "Holy Priest of the Sun" and is very connected to the sun. People who come into contact with me can often feel my heat and brightness. I am curious about everything living on the earth. I like to observe everything in the world since I was a child. I love shorts and food. I like to easily bring body, mind, and counseling concepts into daily practice. I am thoughtful and considerate of all kinds of people and things, and love Accompanying people to live their unique potential by coexisting with the nature of heaven and earth.

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16:00-17:00｜Ocean Breathing・Homeopathic Yoga

Breathing is like a relaxing magic that helps us maintain a relaxed and flowing state of the body. However, due to various stress and bad posture habits, we lose the ability to use this magic.

The fifth station of Jinlun Ocean Healing allows us to feel how breathing creates space inside and outside the body, combined with simple dynamic stretching to relax the body and regain the vitality flowing in the body. Follow Teacher Jinlun of the Wuhuo Body Healing Room, let the sound and smell of the ocean accompany us to follow and listen to the body, and get back this magic of relaxation!

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Infinite body healing room

The body healing space located in Malan Community, Taitung City, after many years of mainstream yoga asana practice and fitness training, from the structural adjustment techniques, homeopathic training and Tai Chi practice, different body practices can be seen from the intersection of the three. View. Different from many mainstream body training concepts, it advocates replacing Lajin stretching with coordinated homeopathic stretching, and restoring body structure instead of strengthening muscle strength.

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18:00-19:00 | Small farmer’s table・The taste of vuvu

Fluke, who comes from Jialan Village, Jinfeng Township, Taitung, has inherited the good craftsmanship of vuvu. He cooks authentic tribal food from the production place to the table. He uses entirely local ingredients without over-seasoning. You can feel the land in every bite. of richness and original vitality.

19:00-20:00 | Tribal Astronomy・Paiwan Starry Sky

While humans perceive seasonal changes, they also observe the changes in the starry sky throughout the seasons, and regard these changes as a natural calendar. In addition to the familiar Western constellations, Taiwan's aborigines also have their own tribal constellations, which contain the wisdom of the earth and precious views of nature.

At the last stop of ocean healing, we stood on the vast coastline, listened to Teacher Fluke's story about the stars in the sky, and learned simple starry sky knowledge and orientation identification. In the dark night, feel the movement of celestial bodies, the rhythm of the ocean, and the vitality of nature with you, endlessly.

◼︎ Leader

Zeng Jianzhi ｜VILUQ
Fluke B&B Manager

The manager of Fluke B&B is also the guide for the most beautiful starry sky in Taitung in 112 years. The B&B is located in Jialan Village, Jinfeng Township, Taitung, a tribe composed of Paiwan and Rukai tribesmen. The B&B is named after my grandfather’s clan name, Vuluq, in order to inherit the spirit of my grandfather and remember the Bakalu Valley family’s idea of ​​opening up land and starting life in Jialan Village. The B&B provides tribal guides and starry sky views. Guided tour (night view of ecology) allows tourists to understand and experience local tribal culture through different ways.