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

15 - 29 January 2021

A Glimpse Through The Keyhole - the Preliminary Practices of the Diamond Vehicle with Bonni Ross
12 - 25 February 2021

Wisdom, Compassion & Non-clinging Awareness with Tarchin Hearn
31 March - 5 April 2021

Creative Awakening
8 – 12 April 2021

Advanced Shamanic Training and Vision Quest with Dr. John Broomfield & Dr. Dawne Sanson
16 April - 14th May 2021

Inner Wisdom and Penetrative Insight the Practice of White Manjusri
20 – 27 November 2021

Foundations of Samadhi: Düntün (Seven-day) Retreat with Jakob Leschly

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** Beginning Now! An Introductory Meditation Retre

** Beginning Now! An Introductory Meditation Retreat (2021) **

Thurs 7 January (5pm) to Tues 12 January 2021 (2pm)

**Where do I start?**
**I’ve never done a retreat before.**
**There is so much going on in the world. How can meditation really help me and others?**
**I wish my busy mind could be more quiet and calm.**
**Silent for 5 days- how could anyone do that?**

Want to learn to meditate? Perhaps you’ve tried and need some more skills as well as some extra encouragement? Or possibly, you wish to deepen your practice and simply drop into 5 days of meditation. If this sounds like you, then this retreat will support you to explore this.

More at https://wangapeka.org/event/beginning-now-an-introductory-meditation-retreat-2/

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I'm hungry.

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** Garden of Mindfulness Family Retreat: Alice in

** Garden of Mindfulness Family Retreat: Alice in Wonderland Edition**

Dec 28, 2020 – Jan 4, 2021

This year’s Garden of Mindfulness is based on the themes in “Alice in Wonderland”, including by special request a focus on the Fool archetype via The Mad Hatter. Journey through the mindfulness looking glass with us! Nurture the wild creative within and enhance your and your family’s wellbeing through play and nature exploration.

A morning class will give the adults time to learn and practice a range of contemplations based on the above texts, while the children enjoy fun activities with our children’s coordinator.

In the afternoon families will have time to practice mindfulness and kindness together as well experiencing the joy of a range of nature archetypes and fun activities, such as forest walks, river swims, homemade water slides, badminton and bubble play.

The Garden of Mindfulness is a family retreat for all ages. Inclusive of all families, it is an opportunity to become familiar with the benefits of being in the present moment and unfolding through play and exploration. GOM offers a rare opportunity to share a retreat space with our families.

This year GOM will run for 7 nights from 6pm 28th December 2020 to 2pm 4th January 2021. We ask that people attend the whole retreat if possible. If you have any skills or talents you would like to contribute please let us know. We look forward to sharing this retreat with you and your family.

# For further information,

contact Course Manager Lara: laracusdin@yahoo.co.nz# Register

# Registration

To register please fill out our online registration form, please fill in one form per person

https://wangapeka.org/about/registration-form/

** Wisdom, Compassion & Non-clinging Awareness **

** Wisdom, Compassion & Non-clinging Awareness **
with Tarchin Hearn
Feb 12 – 25

>Meaningful living begins with an intuition,
life, as vast-mystery-unfolding,
birthing the deeply compelling question;
how to live well in the midst of this dancing of everything and everyone.

>Clarifying this natural state of being,
radical inter-connectivity, creative and constantly dynamic.
Cultivating skills in primordial contemplation,
complete attunement and skillful engagement.

>Discovering no-name sanity.
The ancients might have called this Primordial Dharma.
Continuously transient, extravagantly creative,
competently and confidently home.

The retreat will be a precious opportunity to pause and refresh and re-evaluate everything. Day by day, inviting a flow of contemplation, meditation, discussion and movement while living with, and on the land, we will explore the meeting point of mindfulness and deep ecology and our place in the world.

# Costs

- this includes accommodation, food, cooks fee, and a resource fee

## Accommodation in huts or units

Member: NZ$ 1,118.00 (plus *dana)

Non Member: NZ$ 1,248.00 (plus *dana)

## Camping accommodation

Member: NZ$ 949.00 (plus *dana)

Non Member: NZ$ 988.00 (plus *dana)

If you wish to camp, you will need to bring your own camping equipment. Please also write “Camping” on the registration form when you register – thanks.

# Dana for Tarchin

In the Buddhist spirit of dana, or the practice of generosity Tarchin offers these teachings freely. He relies entirely on the generosity of people who feel this work is worth supporting therefore you are welcome to offer dana as an appreciation of the gift of this teaching. A ‘dana box’ will be available in the main hall in Wangapeka. Generosity begets generosity.

# More Information

Contact Course Manager: Mark Schrader – schrader.mark@gmail.com

# Register

https://wangapeka.org/about/registration-form/

The adventure continues and we are headed for Wang

The adventure continues and we are headed for Wangapeka!...Three more young adults join us in the quest as well as a wonderful cook, Kora. We were received by Fred, the kind and gentle kaitiaki of Wangapeka at this time. For some of us it is the first time we have seen the majesty of the ridge and are lulled to sleep by the flowing river. Here we had the special opportunity to dive deeply into samatha-vipassana, the art of caring inquiry, enriched by this space that holds the mana of over 25 years as a refuge for curious and courageous people to practice and share the arts of living with compassion, wisdom, and awareness. We feel great gratitude for the synchronicity and gift that we received a last-minute invitation to spend this time at Wangapeka, and for all the beings who supported us and made it possible.

# full article - https://wangapeka.org/gratitude-for-bodhi-seeds-2020-by-juliana/

# Photo: Bodhi Seeds

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**Wangapeka Gems** Page 45, Growth and Unfolding,

**Wangapeka Gems**

Page 45, Growth and Unfolding, by Tarchin Hearn

<gentle reminder> Farewell Amber and Patrick! Nov

<gentle reminder> Farewell Amber and Patrick!

November 29 // Rabbit Island // 2pm

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