Many of our anchors from around the world have reported in with their progress in setting up their Community Sharing Circles. We have nearly 40 groups ranging from 6 to 15 people, in eight countries, that are in the process of getting to know one another. Because we will be asking people to engage with challenging material over the year, …
Excerpts from A Fruitful Spring Time Of Community… The Immeasurable School in Brazil by Jaime Howell and Juliana Griese “My wish is that more young people have the opportunity to be supported and uplifted by this type of work. It is good medicine for our whole world.” Kushla 2019 Participant Here you find yourself on the threshold of mingling with …
Sunday 17th November saw first-time visitors from Nelson, Wakefield and nearby Tapawera valleys take the opportunity to visit the Wangapeka Study & Retreat Centre on its open day. The programme of guided walks, by James Mathieson, gentle walking and sitting meditations with Jane Hobday and Mark Schrader, tea, scones and cakes made by Lily Redgrave and Irene Eilers, mindfulness for …
Kumanu November 2019 — BOT Summary BOTJane Hobday will leave the BOT at the end of 2019 after an amazing 10 years of service to the centre as a trustee. She has such in-depth knowledge of the centre, policy manual and community—we say “What will we do without you?” to which she replies “I’m just down the road—I’m not going …
Where we live, near the magnificent Motueka River, there was a brilliant swimming hole. For years, we locals refreshed ourselves in the cool running water every summer. The severe floods of February 2018 altered the river and the swimming hole became less accessible. The same floods, however, opened a beautiful spot just upstream which was too dangerous to swim in …
Wangapeka 2019 – A Year in Review is a collection of writings from our Wangapeka website and Newsphere newsletter published in e-Book form. For Wangapeka members it’s a trip down memory lane to events we participated in, and an opportunity to expand and engage with the whole community. With over 20 events, in 2019, and 7 Elders guiding us there …
2020 Year of Clear Vision Final Report to the Wangapeka Community and BOT March 12, 2021 It’s hard to begin this for two reasons: the tsunami of this experience continues for all of us on the organizing team, powering our 2021 lives along. Challenges, personal, collective and macro, abound. For those of you who were not involved with a Community …
We are happy to announce that the program for the year of exploration has launched. Over 40 individuals in seven countries have responded to the invitation to anchor a Community Sharing Circle. November/December is a time for the anchors to gather their groups together and to troubleshoot any potential difficulties prior to beginning in January 2020. We are busy responding …
“Life As It Is” Wangapeka Family Friendly Retreat 11 – 13 October 2019 Kia ora koutou katoa. It was with much anticipation that James and I travelled with our 9 year old daughter Lily from Wellington to Wangapeka for this family oriented retreat. Lily had been asking to return to Wangapeka, and this was the perfect opportunity. On arrival we …
Ray Caird is a long-time member of Wangapeka—around 35 years! Here he tells us his history with Wangapeka. Recently he has written a wonderful book: Blood of the Flax. As a not for profit project, Ray has made a kind offer to donate $10 to Wangapeka, from every book sale made through our mailing list. See below for more details. …
