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Dec 2020

Young Adults Retreat 2020: The Courage to Question

Dec 13 @ 6:00 pm – Dec 20 @ 2:00 pm

13 - 20 December 2020

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Garden of Mindfulness Family Retreat: Alice in Wonderland Edition

Dec 28, 2020 – Jan 4, 2021

28 December 2020 – 4 January 2021

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Jan 2021

Beginning Now! An Introductory Meditation Retreat

Jan 7, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – Jan 12, 2021 @ 2:00 pm

7 - 12 January 2021

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A Glimpse Through The Keyhole – the Preliminary Practices of the Diamond Vehicle with Bonni Ross

Jan 15, 2021 @ 6:00 pm – Jan 29, 2021 @ 3:00 pm

15 - 29 January 2021

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Feb 2021

Wisdom, Compassion & Non-clinging Awareness with Tarchin Hearn

Feb 12, 2021 @ 5:00 pm – Feb 25, 2021 @ 2:00 pm

12 - 25 February 2021

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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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