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January
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4 - 9
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Summer Holiday and Family Retreat for New Zealand Members
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11 - 18
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Monastic Retreat Centre closed.
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18 - 28
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UPD Guests Centre open for day visiors between 9am and 5pm.
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29 - 4 Feb.
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Coming Home: 7 Day Silent Retreat This 7 day retreat is for people who have had previous experience of silent contemplative or meditation retreats.
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February
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12 - 14
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Monastic Retreat Centre closed.
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15 - 17
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Mindfulness Weekend Open to all.
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18 - 22
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Maintenance Retreat All welcome.
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23 - 24
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Compassionate Connection & Communication A two-day workshop based in the principles of Non Violent Communication and Mindfulness. Facilitators: Clare Fearnley and Nityajyoti (Ian Perry). Resedential and non-resedential participation welcome.
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March
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1 - 7
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Monastic Retreat Centre closed.
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14 - 16
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Mindfulness Weekend Open to all.
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18 - 24
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Easter Personal Retreats
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April
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18 - 2 May
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Active and Contemplative Life in Perfect Harmony
This is a special time of sharing practice and working together as a community. If you are physically fit, enjoy contributing and want to learn more of the art of meditation and mindfulness in daily life, please come and enjoy the unique experience that is Dharma Gaia.
This retreat is filling up so if you are interested in participating on a work-exchange basis please let us know as soon as possible.
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May
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10 - 11
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Mindfulness Weekend Open to all.
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19
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Wesak Celebration
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21 - 26
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Timeless Dharma: An Exploration of Communication, Community and Fundamental
Ground.
5 Day Meditation Retreat with Tarchin Hearn
Tarchin is a skilled and much respected teacher of awakening. He has had 25
years experience in various schools of Buddhism and was an ordained monk for 12
years. Since 1977 Tarchin has been teaching in many countries around the world
and has helped to establish a number of centres for study and practice. He is
the author of 6 books and principle teacher for the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre in New Zealand.
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27 - 29
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Monastic Retreat Centre closed.
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30 - 2 June
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Mindfulness for Healing Queen's Birthday weekend retreat.
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June
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Date to be advised
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Compassionate Connection & Communication A two-day workshop based in the principles of Non Violent Communication and Mindfulness. Facilitators: Clare Fearnley and Nityajyoti (Ian Perry). Resedential and non-resedential participation welcome.
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13 - 15
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Mindfulness Weekend & Winter Solstice Open to all.
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27 - 30
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The Four Kinds of Nourishment A 3 day retreat on Mindfulness and Consumption.
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July
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4 - 6
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Nonviolent Communication A Foundation Training with certified trainer Ron Ngata. Resedential and non-resedential options. A complete brochure is available in PDF by request from the centre.
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17 - 22
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Beginning the 3 month period of Rains Retreat 5 day retreat commemorating the Buddha's first discourse. A chance to deepen with the community of practitioners and to taste this simple yet profound teaching.
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August
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Dharma Gaia will be closed for all of the month of August for Monastic Retreat.
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September
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5 - 7
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Mindfulness Weekend Open to all.
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October
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10 - 12
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Mindfulness Weekend Open to all.
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14
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Official End of Rains Retreat
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