Date

14 - 18 Oct 2016
Expired!

Time

5:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Mindfulness, Conscious Dance and the Hero’s Journey

This is four day retreat will deepen ones knowledge and understanding of meditation in the context of ordinary living. We will balance meditation instruction and practice with conscious movement (guided and supported dance) as a safe, complementary mode of inquiring into questions such as; How can I move well with in this busy modern world, in the realms of self, family and community? How can I learn to relax deeply, to feel at home in this body and mind?

 

Exploring the hero myth/story is an engaging way to inspire a journey towards integration and wholeness. Do we hear the call to live a saner life, a life less divided, fragmented?  We will learn skills to explore a sense of belonging and refuge. We will explore this Hero myth as it relates to modern people looking to live with more easefulness and contentment. This is time to deepen your meditative practice with the support of skilful teachings and supportive environment. Rejuvenated and refreshed, we return to our lives more able to embrace the fullness of what it means to be human.

 

Costs

$360 This includes everything. (Wholesome food for four days, accommodation and teaching).

Jaime honours the valued tradition of dana and service to community. He has volunteered for over a decade every year to support the development of a contemporary rite of passage programme for young men and their families. He has also devoted a huge amount of time and energy to the development of Bodhi Seeds, a six week residential education programme of wholeness education for young adults. The teaching charge for this retreat includes materials and will help support the ongoing costs of volunteer work to co-create awake vibrant communities.

 

Your Teacher

jamie-howell

Jaime is a graduate of a three year mindfulness study and retreat based in the Southern alps of New Zealand. He has been studying and practicing mindfulness daily for over fifteen years and has a Masters Degree in Education. He has been supported and encouraged to begin teaching by Tarchin Hearn. He continues to train and practice with a number of wide awake teachers around the world while living at the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre.

Jaime is the founder and director of Opening Minds and creator of Calm Clear Creative a programme that teaches mindfulness to children, teachers, parents and organisations. Jaime helped Grant Rix develop the Mindful Aotearoa, a nationwide mindfulness in schools project offered by the Mental Health Foundation. He is a trained MBSR (Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction) teacher and an assistant director for the Tracks Rite of Passage Event. Jaime is training to teach Open Floor, a music, movement mindfulness based therapy.

www.openingminds.co.nz

Mobile: 021 0264 4351

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

Keep informed about news and events

* = required field