Events

Exploring the web of life through Dharma and Tiwaiwaka

Friday 24th May 5pm – Sunday 26th May 3pm We are all part of the connections and weaving that sustains all life. All living things exist like this from the tiniest of creatures to the largest of beings. Focusing on our connection with whenua and our place within this web of life, this weekend will explore through the lens of ...

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24 - 26 May

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Touching the Earth – June Solstice Retreat

Touching the Earth – 16th-23rd June Solstice Retreat All the mytho-poets say the same thing – we must leave the village, enter the forest and return with the gift. Touching the Earth is a guided journey into human wholeness inspired by the work of Bill Plotkin and Joanna Macy. This is a nature-based retreat to support the journey of soul ...

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16 - 23 Jun

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Don’t Just Do Something. Sit there! 2024

Friday 28th June 6pm – Sunday 30th June 3pm Want to learn to meditate? Perhaps you have tried and need some more skills and extra encouragement? Or possibly, you already meditate and wish to develop your practice and drop into a full weekend of meditation. If so, then this weekend retreat will support you to explore this. The retreat will ...

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28 - 30 Jun

6:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Death, a Celebration of Life Retreat with Mira Riddiford

Contemplate age-old teachings that help with understanding the natural cycles of life in a compassionate manner. Give yourself the time to explore meditations taught through Buddhist and Ancient Egyptian schools of wisdom. Gently become familiar with themes of letting go, honoring grief and beginning anew. Along with visually creative meditations, we will focus on mindfulness, and loving kindness practice-based sessions. ...

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05 - 12 Jul

All Day

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Dowsing And The Direct Path, with Tony Shuttleworth

Friday, August 2nd (5pm) to Sunday, August 4th (3pm), 2024 A compassionate and non-dual approach to living now “Duality is the real root of our suffering and of all our conflicts” Namkhai Norbu Often our relationship to the environment is overlooked in our search for health, wellbeing and healing. And whilst the natural world supports and nurtures life through its ...

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02 - 04 Aug

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Chenrezig Meditation Retreat with Mark Schrader (2024)

Friday 16 August (5pm) to Friday 23 August (2pm) Weekend only option – please enquire This is an experiential meditation course that focuses on developing compassion for oneself and others. Both beginners and those wishing to deepen their meditation practice are welcome to attend. Each day there will be instructions and specific explorations connected to the Chenrezig practice including sessions ...

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16 - 23 Aug

5:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Beginning Now (2024) with Kath Mitchell, Mark Schrader and Chani Grieve

An Introductory Meditation Retreat with Kath Mitchell, Mark Schrader and Chani Grieve Friday 6 September (5pm) to Thursday 12 September 2024 (2pm) Where do I start?
 I’ve never done a retreat before.
 There is so much going on in the world. How can meditation really help me and others? 
I wish my busy mind could be quieter and calmer.
 Silent ...

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06 - 12 Sep

5:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Earth Body Human Body with Chani Grieve

Friday 22nd – Monday 25th November 2024   “You need go no further than your own body to understand the Universe.”  – Namgyal Rinpoche Weaving together movement, meditation, art and science, in this retreat we will enter the studio/laboratory of our own human experience. We will observe, contemplate, explore, play, and come to understand some of the patterns that shape ...

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22 - 25 Nov

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Garden of Mindfulness Family Retreat 2024

Journey through the mindfulness looking glass with us! Nurture the wild creative within and enhance your and your family’s wellbeing through play and nature exploration. A morning class will give the adults time to learn and practice a range of contemplations based on the above themes, while the children enjoy fun activities with our children’s coordinator. In the afternoon families will ...

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28 Dec

All Day

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