Welcome! The Wangapeka Study and Meditation Retreat Centre in New Zealand

The beautiful Wangapeka Study and Retreat Meditation Centre runs retreats and events throughout the year. We welcome external bookings and solo retreats.

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Upcoming Events

02 - 16 June

Good Heart, Clear Mind – The 37 Practices of a Bodhisattva – CANCELLED

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19 - 25 June

Touching the Earth – June Solstice Retreat – FULL

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30 June - 02 July

Exploring Tiwaiwaka and the Whenua o Wangapeka

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07 - 14 July

Pan and Artemis Meditation Retreat with Mira Riddiford

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14 - 16 July

Garden Working Bee – A Dana Event with John Massey

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28 July - 04 August

Chenrezig Meditation Retreat with Mark Schrader (2023)

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11 - 13 August

One Breath – A Weekend of Renewal and Connection with Bonni Ross

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18 - 20 August

Taking Refuge in the Interbeingness of the Wangapeka Nature with John Massey

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25 - 27 August

Gentle Face: Remembering Loving Kindness with Kath Mitchell

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12 - 17 September

Sanctuary in Uncertainty with Jeremy Logan & Roger Wilde

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Cicadas and Birdsong at the Wangapeka ❤

Cicadas and Birdsong at the Wangapeka ❤

**Refuge -- Beginning Again** *a retreat reflecti

**Refuge -- Beginning Again**

*a retreat reflection by Annie Wilson*

I sit here from my computer in Hawkes Bay, amidst the aftermath of Cyclone Gabrielle, thinking how lucky I am to have found a refuge. A refuge that I can come to whenever I please, a refuge that is always there with warm welcoming arms, and a refuge that safeguards me from any wild happenings that are going on around me. The scaffolding of this refuge was built by the teachings of the *Beginning Again Retreat* at the Wangapeka Retreat Centre.

On the last day of January 2023, I rolled into the Wangapeka Retreat Centre feeling nervous, but mostly grateful that my rather burly Nissan Caravan had the gumption to get me up the steep incline of the sanctuary. I was welcomed by a small, one-and-a-half year-old teacher, Orla, and her mother Chani. The two ushered me to the tea station, a place I would later discover was my one true home. In finding a box of a close friend’s hand-blended tea (BeatTea©) on the shelf, my nerves settled, and I got the feeling _I was right where I was meant to be._

This was the theme of my time in the *Beginning Again Retreat*. I had never done a meditation retreat before, nor had any experience in meditation. I was pulled to do it through my curiosity of what silence might be like, alongside an inkling that meditation was a good thing to have in my life. With absolute certainty, I now have a steady understanding of why.

Full text at https://wangapeka.org/beginning-again-retreat-reflection-by-annie-wilson/

Upcoming Events - April 3, 2023 - We have 6 retrea

Upcoming Events - April 3, 2023 - We have 6 retreats on offer. One in April, one in May, two in June, and two in July.

Photo: Simon Jones March 2023

Upcoming Events - May 16, 2023 - We have 4 retreat

Upcoming Events - May 16, 2023 - We have 4 retreats on offer. One in May, two in June, and one in July.

Fall in the car park. Photo by Dave Pooch

Fall in the car park.

Photo by Dave Pooch

Cicadas in January 2023 <smile><heart>

Cicadas in January 2023 <smile><heart>

Upcoming Events - April 18, 2023 - We have 5 retre

Upcoming Events - April 18, 2023 - We have 5 retreats on offer. One in May, three in June, and one in July.

*Retreat reflections from Ruth Lumsden* ( I Vow:

*Retreat reflections from Ruth Lumsden*

( I Vow: Harnessing the Power of Intention with Bonni Ross)

A profound retreat for me.

And a joy to be back at the Wangapeka, my spiritual turangawaewae.

I felt supported in my individual work by my fellow retreatants, and I welcomed the challenges that Bonni guided us through with her sharp, sparkling wit and wisdom.

Wonderful to unplug from news of climate crises, wars, info overload, and plug in to loving kindness, compassion and equanimity.

I work in the health sector, and I was able reconnect with, and embody my commitment to the refuge vows and the Bodhisattva vow.

I am discovering a way of walking that path of compassion, through the felt experience of interconnectedness, that has since somehow lightened my daily life, and brought joy.

Aroha and ka kite

Ruth

https://wangapeka.org/i-vow-harnessing-the-power-of-intention-by-ruth-lumsden-and-bridget-musters/

Newsphere February 2023 - Summer at Wangapeka Thi

Newsphere February 2023 - Summer at Wangapeka

This edition of Newsphere shares a few delightful snapshots and reflections from some of the retreats that have happened - Stardust, Starlight (including a very special baby blessing for our youngest sangha members!), Garden of Mindfulness, I Vow, and Beginning Again, as well as an update from our wonderful Caretaker Tracy.

We hope you enjoy this taste of summer from Wangapeka.

With Love,
Wangapeka Communications Team.

Progress! We've posted a "story" today to give yo

Progress!

We've posted a "story" today to give you a feel for how "concrete day" went. 🙂

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