Announcement: Chimé Shore teaching at Wangapeka 2026

Date

01 - 10 Apr 2026

Time

5:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Announcement

Chimé Shore teaching at Wangapeka 2026
April 1 – 10, 2026

 

The retreat is residential and the dates span Easter 2026.

Chimé has also indicated that the community are welcome to attend, on a daily basis, on Easter Saturday (4th April) for teaching on the Namgyal Sadhana, and on Sunday (5th April) for the wongkur of the Namgyal Sadhana,.

Please Note

It would be very helpful if those wishing to attend Chimé’s teachings could indicate to the Course Manager, Graham Price grahamprice2013@gmail.com whether they plan to:

a.) attend the whole retreat, or
b.) travel to the Centre on one or both of the Namgyal Sardhana days.

This information will help us decide if we can offer accommodation to those attending for the weekend.

Retreat

Lama Chimé will be teaching on the “Meaning of Mindfulness “. With meditation sits, talks and discussions. Within this view, the foundations of mindfulness might be thought of as mental health and cultivating meaningful peace.

About Chimé

Lama Karma Chimé Shore was a founding teacher of the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre (1974) and the Origins Centre (1983) near Perth in Western Australia. He has studied and taught for over 40 years and received ordination in the Theravada and Vajrayana traditions of Buddhism. Chimé has studied with many eminent teachers such as HH 16th Karmapa, Ven. Kalu Rinpoche and Ven. Sayadaw U Thila Wunta. His central teacher was Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche, a very early western rinpoche and a thera (elder).

Chimé has a wealth of experience in working with a wide variety of people. He combines both the spiritual and the worldly. Chimé has been involved in community based projects in New Zealand, Australia and other countries, and has worked in the mental health system. He is also involved in expression and interpretation of sacred tradition in the teaching. He has an extended family life and dear family and friends. Originally from Canada, Chimé now resides and works mostly in Western Australia with some tours abroad.

More information

There are more details to follow.

For now, this is to let you know the dates of Chimé’s visit, and to get feedback from those of you wishing to attend.

If you have any questions please contact the Course Manager, Graham Price grahamprice2013@gmail.com

Image credit: Robert Lukeman on Unsplash

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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