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

06 - 08 October

Dana to the Wangapeka Garden with John Massey

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12 October

ANNOUNCEMENT: Integrating Physical Body, Subtle Energy and Consciousness with Bonni Ross

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13 - 17 October

Teacher, Mentor, Spiritual Friend, Guru – The Big Picture, With Bonni Ross

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20 - 23 October

Namgyal Rinpoche Celebration – Labour Weekend 2023 – FULL

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03 - 05 November

Compassionate Contact with Brandon Schwinn – FULL

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01 - 08 December

Peaceful Human Body, With Bonni Ross

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13 - 20 December

Young Adults Retreat 2023

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28 December - 04 January

Garden of Mindfulness Family Retreat 2023: The Power of Kindness

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12 - 26 January

Breath is Energy Healing, Breath is Life, With Bonni Ross

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15 March - 05 April

Primordial Dharma and the Sadhana of Samantabhadra with Tarchin Hearn

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19 April - 17 May

ANNOUNCEMENT: Space, with Bonni Ross

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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.

Winter sunrise! Photo by Kath Mitchell #wangapek

Winter sunrise!

Photo by Kath Mitchell

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**A story of connection** *by Lawrie McConachy*

**A story of connection**

*by Lawrie McConachy*

Namaste.

I would like to tell a short story:

It was sometime in the late 1980's when I held the first and sole Nelson position of "Community Development person" with the Dept of Internal Affairs, Community Development, a major aspect of that role was to administer the Lottery Grants board funding across the top of the South Island, Westport to Kaikoura.
Following up on one particular application I drove south down the Motueka Valley Hwy, turned Westward in search of the Wangapeka River Rd, turned left into a driveway and kept driving up the hill until I ran out of road and then walked up a track to meet the people representing the Wangapeka Retreat Centre and writers of their application for funding to help with a building project. It's a long time ago now but I still can recall some lasting impressions of being there, high up on the range looking way down to the valley floor below, noticing the amount of gorse surrounding the site, the beginnings of huts creating a wishful place of permanence and feeling the peace and solitude high up on the hillside.

I have lived in Queensland for the past 17 years; I turn 75 this year and at some point, I'll return to NZ and live out my time in Golden Bay, I am looking forward now to also one day returning to visit your Centre. Yesterday I received a message from my daughter who lives in Golden Bay, telling me she would be out of contact for a time as she was attending a retreat starting on the 19th of this month at the Wangapeka Study and Retreat centre. This news awoke a distant memory in me of 'Wangapeka,' I had to Google it to find out more and I joyfully did and now here I am, full circle! What a wonderful journey it has and continues to be for me and for you, along with the expansive community who share in a myriad of ways in the Centre's life, which I now know has flourished over the past thirty odd years.

Blessings.

Birdsong and Spring Flowers Photo by Georgia Bowi

Birdsong and Spring Flowers

Photo by Georgia Bowick

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Upcoming Events - August 8, 2023 - We have 12 even

Upcoming Events - August 8, 2023 - We have 12 events on offer.

There are 4 new events available for registration. "Dana to the Wangapeka Garden" with John Massey, "Teacher, Mentor, Spiritual Friend, Guru – The Big Picture" With Bonni Ross, "Compassionate Contact" with Brandon Schwinn, and "Young Adults Retreat 2023"

Also Bonni Ross is offering a continuum of practice from October 2023 thru May 2024 called "Integrating Physical Body, Subtle Energy and Consciousness".

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The new Board of Trustees, back row L-R Michael, S

The new Board of Trustees, back row L-R Michael, Simon, Dave, Dan and Georgia
and front row L-R our off-site Admin Brooke, and on-site Caretaker Tracy
at the recent Board and Caretaker weekend

Upcoming Events - May 1, 2023 - We have 5 retreats

Upcoming Events - May 1, 2023 - We have 5 retreats on offer, and there is a Kumanu BoT update for April.

Upcoming Events - June 15, 2023 - We have 9 events

Upcoming Events - June 15, 2023 - We have 9 events on offer. There are 4 new retreats. "Garden Working Bee – A Dana Event" with John Massey, "One Breath – A Weekend of Renewal and Connection" with Bonni Ross, "Taking Refuge in the Interbeingness of the Wangapeka Nature" with John Massey, and "Gentle Face: Remembering Loving Kindness" with Kath Mitchell.

Upcoming Events - June 26, 2023 - We have 10 event

Upcoming Events - June 26, 2023 - We have 10 events on offer. There are two new events added to list - Life As It Is (2023) -- A Community Family Retreat, and the Wangapeka AGM.

Upcoming Events - August 21, 2023 - Upcoming Event

Upcoming Events - August 21, 2023 - Upcoming Events - August 21, 2023 - https://mailchi.mp/2724b470b827/rc3u4k5n8z-6063002 - We have 12 events on offer. There is one new event - Breath is Energy Healing, Breath is Life, With Bonni Ross.

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