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Apr 2020

Wangapeka Centre re-opening 5th June. (updated May 20)

Apr 25 @ 5:00 pm – May 31 @ 5:00 pm

March - May

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Jun 2020

The Wisdom of Angelic Archetypes: A Meditation Retreat with Mira Riddiford

Jun 5 @ 6:00 pm – Jun 12 @ 2:00 pm

5 – 12 June 2020

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Simple Goodness – Loving Kindness with Kath Mitchell

Jun 19 @ 6:00 pm – Jun 21 @ 2:00 pm

19 - 21 June 2020

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The Heart Sutra – A Weekend with Matthew Eades

Jun 26 @ 5:00 pm – Jun 28 @ 3:00 pm

26 - 28 June 2020

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Jul 2020

A Ritual Fasting 1,000 Armed Chenreizig Retreat with Bonni Ross

Jul 3 @ 5:00 pm – Jul 5 @ 2:00 pm

3 - 5 July 2020

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Life as It Is 2020, a Family Friendly Community Retreat – New Dates

Jul 17 @ 5:00 pm – Jul 19 @ 2:00 pm

17 - 19 July 2020

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Chenrezig Meditation Retreat with Mark Schrader

Jul 31 @ 5:00 pm – Aug 4 @ 2:00 pm

31 July - 4 August 2020

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Aug 2020

Every Precious Moment – Mindfulness of Death, Impermanence & Uncertainty

Aug 14 @ 6:00 pm – Aug 16 @ 2:00 pm

14 – 16 August 2020

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Explorations and Mindfulness on the Nature of Wangapeka

Aug 21 @ 5:00 pm – Aug 23 @ 3:00 pm

21 - 23 August 2020

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Don’t Just Do Something. Sit there! 2020

Aug 28 @ 6:00 pm – Aug 30 @ 2:00 pm

28 - 30 August 2020

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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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