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I first met Sonia as a 21 year old, on a 6 day Shiatsu and meditation retreat, at Aiowera retreat centre near Auckland. The retreat included 3 days of silence. Sonia’s teachings touched my core and something woke up. A few years later, having graduated with a Shiatsu diploma, my teacher Maggie encouraged me to study further with Sonia. I …
Young Adults Retreat – Wangapeka Retreat Centre Sunday 15 Dec (afternoon) – Sunday 22 Dec (afternoon) What nourishes you? What gives you a sense of well-being and belonging in any life circumstances? What can you really depend on? The theme for this year’s young adult retreat is refuge. Refuge is about finding inner peace in a busy and changing world. …
The Wangapeka Annual General Meeting Agenda, 29 June 2014 10:00 AM Start 1. Moment of silence 2. Apologies 3. Minutes of 2013 AGM 4. Matters arising 5. Coordinator’s report 6. Office caretaker’s report 7. Treasurer’s report 8. Land caretaker’s report 9. Amendment to the constitution with regards to the Charities Commission’s requirements. 10.Election of board members 11.2013 sub-committee’s report 12:30 …
Wangapeka Winter Programme July – November 2014 This year we are running our very own home grown programme facilitated by local Wangapeka Centre members. We want to raise money for the centre, provide an opportunity for people to come together, learn from each other and have fun. Unless stated otherwise, all weekend courses will cost $114 (members) $126 (non members). …
Dear Friends, As you may well know Lama Chime and our friends of Coorain are visiting the Karmapa nuns in Rumtek, Sikkim. We have been supporting and visiting the nuns for many years now. Our involvement with HH Karmapa Thaye Dorje has been steadily growing, especially through this support of the nuns. The nun’s independance, health and welfare is a …
Sitting with my iPad on a bench at Wangapeka looking down the valley: cicadas clicking, waning sun pouring buttery afternoon light on Jones Ridge. Those of us who knew Cecilie have just shared in the preliminary Bardo prayers done for the first 108 hours after someone’s passing. They are intimate. You imagine yourself whispering in the ear of the body …
Dear Friends We have just received the following message from Don Mackenzie in Edmonton. “Our Beloved Teacher Cecilie Kwiat passed quietly into the Bardo this morning.” Cecilie was a friend and an inspiring teacher for many people around the world. She was a real example of the wholesome power of buddhadharma in action. This evening, at 12 Lake St. Queenstown, …
My dear friends, fellow students, family and Dharma brothers and sisters, I know the following news may come as a great shock to many of you. After Cecilie’s transfer from the Trauma Hospital in Edmonton to Didsbury, new medical information has come to light. As of this writing, I have been informed by the Doctors here, after careful reassessment, that …
The Star Group Meditation Namgyal Rinpoche – Peru, April-June 1974 Through Wesley Knapp This is a unique and exciting time in the history of mankind. We are now entering upon the exploration of space – the consciousness of man is just beginning to reach upwards and outwards from the planet Earth to the other planets in this Solar system – …
