Events

The Fives Retreat with Bonni Ross

INTRODUCTION A message from Bonni Ross: “In over fifty years committed engagement with Buddhadharma, my teachers have met my longing for liberation by lavishly sharing lineage, systems, methods, concepts and opportunities to study and practice. Paradoxically, the potency of that blessing grows stronger as the body wanes in capacity. In whatever time remains, I welcome sincere practitioners, of any age ...

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17 Apr - 22 May

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Wangapeka Love the Land – Community Working Bee

Wangapeka Love the Land Community Working Bee Sunday the 24th of May 3:00 PM to Wednesday the 27th of May 3:00 PM The Land Care committee of Wangapeka warmly invites the community to join this working bee, to support and care for the whenua and each other. We will work together in harmony with the land. In our stressed world, ...

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24 - 27 May

3:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Women of Wangapeka – WAITING LIST

Women of Wangapeka with Ronnie, Georgia, Kath, Chani, Shelley, and others Saturday 30 May to Monday 1 June   This retreat is now fully booked. Please do not register at this time. If you would like to be placed on the Wait-list please email Shelley Taylor at: womenofwangapeka@gmail.com Dear Women of Wangapeka, This is a precious opportunity to practice together, ...

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30 May - 01 Jun

9:00 am - 3:00 pm

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Awakening Intimacy with Ross & Camila

Awakening Intimacy with Ross and Camila 5 – 8 June 2026   I will not live an unlived life, I will not go in fear Of falling or catching fire. I choose to inhabit my days, To allow my living to open me, To make me less afraid, More accessible, To loosen my heart Until it becomes a wing, A ...

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05 - 08 Jun

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Touching Grief, Touching Earth – A Solstice Retreat with Margaret McCallum & Jaime Howell

Touching Grief, Touching Earth – A Solstice Retreat with Margaret McCallum and Jaime Howell 16 – 21st June 2026   We are entering a time of descent. These are times marked by gravity, extremes, and polarisation. We are being invited into conversations that include loss, grief, death, uncertainty, vulnerability — and possibility. This time on Earth can be understood as ...

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16 - 21 Jun

5:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Loving-Kindness & Compassion 2026 Chenrezig Retreat

Loving-Kindness & Compassion 2026 Chenrezig Retreat Friday 26 June (5pm) to Thurs 2 July (2pm) Weekend only option – please enquire This is an experiential meditation course on developing loving-kindness and compassion for oneself and others.  Both beginners and those wishing to deepen their meditation practice are welcome to attend. Kindness is natural and unconditional, when we recognise loving-kindness is ...

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26 Jun - 02 Jul

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Dancing from the Heart of Loving Kindness

Dancing from the Heart of Loving Kindness With Kataraina Walker and Kath Mitchell Friday 24th July 5pm to Sunday 26th July 3pm    In this weekend retreat, we will explore how to cultivate Loving Kindness, Compassion,  Joy and Peace through gentle moving and seated meditations. This will be a silent retreat where you allow yourself, and each other, time to ...

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24 - 26 Jul

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Don’t Just Do Something. Sit there! 2026

Don’t Just Do Something. Sit there! 2026 Starts 6pm Friday 31 July, ends 3pm Sunday 2 Aug   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, this retreat will support ...

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31 Jul - 02 Aug

6:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Beginning Now: An Introductory Meditation Retreat

Beginning Now Friday 11th September 5pm, to Thursday 17th September 2026 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 for 6 days – how could anyone do that? ...

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05 - 17 Sep

5:00 pm - 2:00 pm

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Sanctuary in Uncertainty with Roger Wilde and Jeremy Logan

Sanctuary in Uncertainty Insight Meditation Retreat with Roger Wilde and Jeremy Logan ​ at Wangapeka Retreat Centre Tuesday 22 – Sunday 27 September, 2026 Please note: there has been a change of dates In these unprecedented times of profound change and uncertainty, a new world is emerging. Steady, compassionate presence helps us meet the chaos and pain rather than turn ...

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22 - 26 Sep

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

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Foundations of Samadhi: Düntün (Seven-day) Retreat with Jakob Leschly

Foundations of Samadhi: Düntün (Seven-day) Retreat with Jakob Leschly   The Foundations of Samadhi: Düntün is being held from Friday November 6th to Friday November 13th 2026 “Ideally the ultimate retreat is to retreat from the past and the future, to always remain in the present. However our mind is so empowered and controlled by habit all the time. One ...

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06 - 13 Nov

4:00 pm - 11:00 am

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