Date

28 Dec 2015 - 06 Jan 2016
Expired!

Time

10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Garden of Mindfulness, Family Retreat

Garden of Mindfulness Family Retreat from 28 Dec 2015 – 6 Jan 2016. 

Join us for the long-running popular family retreat at the beautiful Wangapeka Study & retreat centre.

Open to all ages, stages and family types the Garden of Mindfulness retreat (GOM) offers a unique retreat opportunity that caters for adults, teens and children.
This year we are exploring the theme of ‘Growing confidence and compassion’, mindfulness and meditation through play and exploration.

Incorporating games, arts & crafts, nature walks, time for reading in the sun, swimming in the majestic Wangapeka river, nutritious food, laughter and fun.
For bookings and enquiries please contact Lara at laracusdin@yahoo.co.nz

 

Mira Riddiford will be teaching the Mindfulness Classes, Teresa Goodin will be running the Children’s programme and Lara Cusdin is our Course Manager extraordinaire.

Meditation classes will be an hour and half each morning, with a guided meditation session in the evenings. There will also be some classes in the afternoon.

 

Subsidy Fund:
The Garden of Mindfulness course has a subsidy fund available and can offer financial assistance to families who wish to come but cannot afford the full regular fee. Please enquire about this.

There is a limited number for this course so book in early to secure your place.

 

Here are the costs for the full 9 days of GOM includes food, accommodation, cooks fee and a resource fee for arts and crafts materials:
Members of Wangapeka
Adults (per person) at $60 per day =$540 total
Children (pp) 6-14 yrs at $26 per day=$234
Non Members of Wangapeka
Adults (pp) at $66 per day=$594
Children (pp) 6-14 yrs at $26 per day =$234
Camping
Adults (ppP at $49 per day=$441
Children (pp) 6-14 yrs at $16 per day =$144
Children under 6 are free

 

Welcome to the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre. People visit from all over the world to meditate and enjoy the peace of this remarkable destination. The Wangapeka is a purpose built retreat centre, with fresh clean air and beautiful vistas. It is very quiet and ideal for respite, stress relief and deep meditation. We have a meditation hall, solo retreat huts, a main hall for dining and community, and a fully catered kitchen and an onsite vegetable garden.

The Wangapeka Study and Retreat Meditation Centre is a Universalist centre home to a wide range of teachings, paths, and studies. Retreats are held on Mindfulness, Vipassana, Insight, Heart based practices, Loving Kindness, Calm-abiding, Metta, Compassion, Conscious Movement, Nature, Forest Walks, Yoga, Dance, Feldenkrais, Wellness, Wellbeing, Archetypal Integration, Western Mysticism, Non-Duality, Zen, Dzogchen, Mahamudra, Mahayana and Vajrayana teachings with Empowerments and Sadhana Practice.

We are located in the foothills of the Southern Alps overlooking the Wangapeka River, about an hour and a half drive SW of Nelson, in the South Island of New Zealand.

We have meditation retreats throughout the year, have huts available for solo retreats, and welcome bookings from external groups. There are also opportunities available to work on our land. Come and enjoy this uniquely vibrant and peaceful centre.

355 Wangapeka River Rd
R.D.2. Wakefield 7096
New Zealand
Phone: +64 3 522 4221
wangapekacentre@gmail.com

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