Affiliates - The Wangapeka Study and Meditation Retreat Centre

The Wangapeka Community

These are always in flux so if you have a contribution or for missing links please contact: wanga.comms@gmail.com

Throughout NZ Aotearoa members and friends of the Wangapeka have established local groups for mutual support. These groups of Wangapeka Sangha are nonsectarian, and vary in both formality and size from established Dharma House or group society to the informal meeting of a small group of friends. All enquiries are welcome.

Below is a list of contacts and regular activities for each region. Regular meditation teachings are also available in some areas.

Auckland

The Auckland Sphere Group For further information please contact Janet Eades mobile: 021 298 1242 or Mira Riddiford.

Mira Riddiford is a meditation and mindfulness teacher who runs retreats and online classes. With three decades of retreat work, study and apprenticeship, Mira teaches Dharma, Western Mysticism, and Deity integration/support practices with gods and goddesses in a way that’s direct and accessible. www.mirariddiford.org

Katikati, Bay of Plenty

Regular Group Activities: For information contact Kelvin: falconer@enternet.co.nz.

Tarchin Hearn gives meditation and buddhadharma teachings open to all when in residence at Orygen Hermitage, his and Mary’s land near Katikati. For dates and times please check www.greendharmatreasury.org/teaching-retreat/public-schedule/. It’s also possible to do retreats at Orygen Hermitage.

Wellington and Lower Hutt

There is an ongoing program, sitting group called the Manawa Ora Meditators, and visiting teachings convened by Ruth Pink. Email pinkruth@xtra.co.nz for further information and to be added to their newsletter, mobile: 027 676 6895.

Dido Dunlop now lives in Lower Hutt. She teaches groups and individuals around New Zealand, and around the world, often by Zoom. She’s been teaching for close to 40 years. She’s especially interested in applying the teachings to help with climate change, and the culture shift we need to create a regenerative lifestyle on this planet. We’re presently starting an Engaged Buddhist group for Climate Change, involving all Buddhist schools. Dido teaches among other things female deities such as Green Tara, 21 Taras, and the Dancing Dakinis of the Elements. This year Dido published a book ‘Storm Weathering: a Workbook for our Inner and Outer Climate’, and is working on further books. See Dido’s website www.wisebirds.org or contact Dido: dido@wisebirds.org

Nelson

Meditation and Buddhadharma Teaching is available from Keith Rowan whose interest is non-sectarian teaching. Keith also teaches at The Nelson Buddhist Centre with teacher Amnyi Trulchung Rinpoché. Contact Keith: keithrowan@gmail.com

For weekly meditation and other activities in Nelson please contact Mark: schrader.mark@gmail.com.

Golden Bay

For details on regular group activities and other activities contact Carolyne: carleigh@xtra.co.nz

West Coast, South Island

For details of regular group meetings and other activities in Westland contact Jenny: jennyhellyer@xtra.co.nz

Christchurch

For details of meetings, meditation and activities contact Kathleen: kathleen@xtra.co.nz

Queenstown

Established in 1997 The Queenstown Dharma Centre is dedicated to embracing the full richness of life through meditation, insight and fellowship. The Centre welcomes both residents and visitors to Queenstown. We practice wisdom, compassion and awareness in a non-sectarian context for the benefit of all. By focusing on the essence of great teachings and practices of liberation we can come to recognise and embrace our own inherent freedom.

Overseas Affiliations

Canada

Dharma Centre of Canada at Kinmount was founded by Namgyal Rinpoché

Bodhi Publishing is a source of books by Namgyal Rinpoché

Crystal Staff is located in Ottawa

Crystal Mountain – a Retreat Centre on Galiano Island, BC

Lama Mark Webber is based on Galiano Island, BC

Lama Lodro (Jeff Olson) resides and teaches in Whitehorse. Contact email: yukon.dharma@yknet.ca

Dharma Centre of Winnipeg

Clear Sky Centre Doug Duncan Sensei (Qapel), Catherine Pasawarat Sensei and practitioners founded this Centre in the Canadian Rockies, British Columbia.

Australia

Perth and Balingup

The Origins Centre led by Chimé Shore

Melbourne
Open Path Meditation is led by Bill Genat and Kathryn Shain

United States

The Open Path in Boise
Contact email: President@theopenpath.org

UK

Crystal Group – UK group The Orchard with Retreat Centre in Herefordshire.
Contact email: ad.brugman@ukonline.co.uk.

Maitreya House is located in the village of Lower Maescoed, which is about 10 miles from the towns of Abergavenny (Wales) and Hereford (England) http://www.maitreyahouse.org.uk/

Europe

Dharma Europe: covering UK, Germany, Italy, France, Spain https://www.dharmaeurope.org

Dharma Group in Germany email: info@combi-nations.de

Switzerland email: michael.gohl@bluewin.ch

Japan

John Munroe: Toronto-born, Tokyo-based writer, meditator, philanthropist, entrepreneur.
Website: https://kindnesspractices.substack.com
email: jam@kindnesspractices.com

Brazil

Jangchub Reid teaches in Brazil www.novayana.com
email info@novayana.com

Guatemala

There is an affiliated group in Guatemala, retreats have been held at: www.villasumaya.com