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Apr 2021

Inner Wisdom and Penetrative Insight the Practice of White Manjusri

Apr 16 @ 6:00 pm – May 14 @ 6:00 pm

16 April – 14 May 2021

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May 2021

Harp Meditation and Intuitive Development Retreat

May 21 @ 6:00 pm – May 24 @ 3:00 pm

21 – 24 May 2021

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Making Friends with Death, with Di Johnston & Chani Grieve

May 28 @ 5:00 pm – May 30 @ 3:00 pm

28 - 30 May 2021

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Jun 2021

The Mindful Teacher Weekend with Jaime Howell

Jun 4 @ 4:00 pm – Jun 6 @ 2:30 pm

4 – 6 June 2021

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Touching the Earth – Shambhala Warrior Training

Jun 18 @ 4:00 pm – Jun 24 @ 2:30 pm

18 - 24 June 2021

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Jul 2021

Saraswati & Athena: Goddesses of Wisdom Retreat with Mira Riddiford

Jul 7 @ 6:00 pm – Jul 13 @ 2:00 pm

7 – 13 July 2021

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Transforming our Emotions – Relating Compassionately in the World

Jul 16 @ 5:00 pm – Jul 20 @ 2:00 pm
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16 - 20 July 2021

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Where The Mind Goes, The Winds Gather with Gaye Rowley

Jul 23 @ 6:00 pm – Jul 25 @ 2:00 pm

23 - 25 July 2021

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Aug 2021

Chenrezig Meditation Retreat with Mark Schrader

Aug 20 @ 5:00 pm – Aug 24 @ 2:00 pm

20 - 24 August 2021

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Sep 2021

Sanctuary in Uncertainty with Jeremy Logan & Kanya Stewart

Sep 15 @ 6:00 pm – Sep 19 @ 1:30 pm

15 - 19 September 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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