Announcement: Sanctuary in Uncertainty with Roger Wilde and Jeremy Logan

Date

15 - 20 Sep 2026

Time

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Sanctuary in Uncertainty
Insight Meditation Retreat with Roger Wilde and Jeremy Logan

​ at Wangapeka Retreat Centre

15 – 20 September, 2026

Registrations open by April 2026, when we publish full details of costs.

Please register your interest NOW by sending an email – see below.

 

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 away. With clarity and determination, we can move forward together to build a world grounded in justice, kindness, and shared resources, rather than in greed, hatred, and delusion.

Insight Meditation nurtures our natural capacity to awaken to wisdom and open-heartedness. By tending to our own suffering, we begin to see that our personal welfare and happiness are inseparable from the well-being of all life.

COST: REGISTRATION + DANA

Registration Cost

Wangapeka Members:   $ TBC         ( camping $ TBC )

Non-Members:               $ TBC       ( camping $ TBC )

This covers comfortable accommodation and delicious vegetarian meals, as well as teachers’ travel.

​A deposit is required to complete your booking, the remainder due ten days before the retreat.

Dana for the teachers

In keeping with ancient Buddhist tradition, the Dharma teachings are given freely, in the spirit of dana. Dana is a Pali word that means generosity, and this is the foundation attitude for practice. In our modern world, dana may take the form of monetary offering. Participants have an opportunity to offer dana to the teachers at the end of the retreat.

Sangha Support Fund

We keep the retreat registration cost as low as possible, aiming to break even. However, we know that even this basic cost may be unaffordable for people with limited income.  We now have a Sangha Support Fund, which allows some retreatants to pay a subsidized rate. If you need support with costs, please email us, briefly explaining your situation.

Registrations from Overseas: Our intention in offering this retreat is primarily to support the Nelson Insight Meditation community, however we welcome registrations from those living throughout the motu (Aotearoa-New Zealand).

If you live outside Aotearoa, please email us before filling out this form, as we are not set up to take international payments.

Registrations open APRIL 2026 – we will add a link here to the form.

​Questions?

​Please email us at: insightnelson@gmail.com

More information about the teachers: Jeremy Logan and Roger Wilde

 

 

 

 

 

 

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. Delightfully rustic, 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, Buddhism, 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.

The Wangapeka Centre is 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
info@wangapeka.org


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