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. …
Summary of the Wangapeka Educational Trust Board Meeting 23rd September 2019 Policy Manual Review Louise is working on the task of identifying policies that may need reviewing or deleting due to changing structures / processes / legislation. Reports Our financial situation appears to be steady and our income broadly in line with last year. Pierre’s continued support with treasury work …
Does anybody know anything about this statue of a Buddha or yogi? It is made of plaster and has been in deep retreat in the Whare Wānanga for many years. Jangchub brought it to light while he was teaching the Brazilian students at Wangapeka. But how did it get there? Who gave it? Those broad shoulders and narrow hips, what …
download [pdf version] 20/20 — A YEAR OF CLEAR VISIONWANGAPEKA STUDY AND RETREAT CENTRE FEELING INSPIRED? HERE’S HOW TO GET INVOLVED —AN INVITATION TO ANCHORA COMMUNITY SHARING CIRCLE PROCESS Our Promise Don’t be afraid! None of us knew how this works when we first started, and we’ll be there to help you learn by doing. Making mistakes is a big …
The 20/20 A Year of Clear Vision website is here download [pdf version] At some point near the middle of a three month retreat at Wangapeka last year, consciousness spit out the words 2020 A YEAR OF CLEAR VISION — no kidding, just like that, in caps! Politely refusing a bigger distraction, I wrote them down, got back to work. …
The Wangapeka study and retreat centre. Chenrezig 5 day retreat. This being my first silent retreat of notable length I assumed my usual anxious and fast paced mind would be shouting at me to run back to the city, and I would spend most of my time out of meditation battling myself in some form of discomfort. I couldn’t have …
The Hui The Hui tilted “A Harvest of Insight” was true to its name. In the morning a large circle of over 30 people, in the main hall of Wangapeka, shared our experiences of coming from retreat into the midst of day-to-day life. People spoke with a wonderful honesty and openness. Jonathan and Chani facilitated this with great sensitivity and …
