The opportunity to attend the retreat was presented to me with such an ease that I had a very accepting attitude once, due to the COVID 19 situation, Lama Mark had to leave the country earlier and it seemed perfectly natural to me that Jonathan offered to lead the retreat and Wangapeka Board generously supported us to going ahead with it. We …

8 March: Our 5th Annual Dzogchen retreat appears to be coming together ‘according to plan’. A vague sense however that the process has been a little too smooth so far… 9 March: In discussion with Amber, we decide to email retreatants about COVID-19, requesting them not to come if they are high risk. 11 March: WHO declares a pandemic. 16 …

[pdf version] I am animate. I am an animal. I am born from life and livingAnd so, dear friend, are you.Everything we experience reverberates with these truths.Tarchin Hearn Words shared with us in the intimacy of land, love and learning. Mindfulness and More, a three week retreat with Tarchin Hearn at Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre. Do the cicadas know …

9/6/13 THIS MORNING I WOKE EARLY I never saw a whooping crane But sometimes, in the summer night I would fall asleep under the covers Under the covers we put over our heads My cousins and me When grandpa came ’round with the bug spray “So you don’t get eaten alive,” he said And I would fall asleep safe from …

A ‘What If?’ Poem By Ross Inness-McLeish What if your attention was a love song? Your awareness a holy offering. Indeed, the most holy of all offerings. What if your attention was the greatest gift you have to give? Great enough to transform your humble breath And your simple footfall into a passionate kiss for the wild Earth. And what …

SUMMARY OF BOT MEETING 7/2/20 FOR KUMANU WANGAPEKA Eftpos Machine in the Office It was agreed to a six month trial of not having Eftpos available in the Centre Office, with internet banking being the preferred, and most used option, when making payments. Kitchen The Kitchen Certification has been successfully renewed. The board is looking into purchasing a small bar …

A Book Review of Tarchin Hearn’s recently updated “Foundations of Mindfulness” by Andy McIntosh In these modern times of mass information, and the availability of pretty much anything, we often seem to search for the latest in everything. Often overlooked, or sometimes completely dismissed, are the foundations from which all experience has arisen, including Dharma. They are skipped over in …

Closer to the ground than I’d expected and burrowed deep in the trunk of the body, the heart centre was revealed to me slowly over the course of the two week Boundless Embrace retreat with Bonni Ross. Beginning to work with this space was challenging for me at first; the words ‘strained’ and ‘constricted’ came up. It turns out I …

Diane Johnstone February 14th 2020, Valentines Day for many, saw our whanau of four traveling to the wonderful Wangapeka for a very heartfelt and community centred retreat – “Poised in the Present.” Expertly crafted by the 2020 Year of Clear Vision Team along with special guest Rob McGowan, one of the foremost authorities on rongoā Māori, 35 + people gathered …

As many people know, our beloved teacher Leander Kane underwent open heart surgery in Hamilton last week. Her surgery was very successful and she is recovering well. Here is the latest post from Dawa Rowley (Thursday 27th Feb) GREAT NEWS! Our beloved Leander is healing well, starting to talk and eat, and even took a few steps with a walker …