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Neuroplasticty and the Illusory Nature of all Phenomena, Wangapeka, NZ
March 20, 2010 – May 3, 2010 UTC-8
There are 2, 4, and 6 week options (or longer as an individually guided retreat).
To register or enquire, please email Qtndharmahouse@yahoo.com
Summary of Retreat Program:
First Term
20 March – arrive and settle in.
21 March to 3 April –
Neuroplasticty and Meditation: breathing through the clouds obscuring Innate Awareness. Topics: Crafting a retreat: the art of enquiry and interest. Mental-body maps and the science of meditation. Energy Yoga through movement-awareness. Settling the body-mind. Empowerment, teaching and practice – to be advised.
3 April – Those due to depart should clean and vacate their rooms as early as practicable to make them available for those arriving.
Second Term
3 April to 1 May –
Mahamaya Empowerment and practice, combined with teachings on the illusory nature of all phenomena.
Topics: The practice and instructions of the Mahamaya Yoga;
Energy Yoga instructions and group practice through movement-awareness sessions, guided meditations;
Teachings on the illusory nature of all phenomena, neural maps and cognition, emptiness and compassion;
Exploring the nature of experience through penetrative insight;
The bliss-awareness of simply being.
Personal retreat guidance. Deepening the retreat.
Topics: Personal retreat guidance;
The retreat concludes with an Empowerment (to be announced), teachings and end of retreat
A period of personal retreat guidance will be included in the last week, deepening the retreat.
The retreat will conclude with an Empowerment (to be announced), teachings and end of retreat feast offering.
You are now invited to make application for a period of retreat commencing on either the 20th of March or the 3rd of April. Please also state the date on which you would propose to leave. All applicants will be advised and from successful applicants a deposit will be requested.
“Applications are invited for any of the following:
1. Full 42 day retreat commencing 20 March.
2.. Part retreat of two weeks commencing 20 March.
3. Part retreat of four weeks commencing 3 April. (Applications for less than four weeks may be considered if places are available and at Lama Mark’s discretion)
Important Note: Indicated interest is high for all three options. As accommodation is limited places will be allocated as follows:
1. First, to those registering for the full 42 days, and
2. Secondly, to those wishing to register for less than 42 days. Note: for applicants proposing to retreat from 3 April the longer the retreat the better the chance of securing a place.
Click here to link to the Wangapeka Website
Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre, (near Nelson) in New Zealand.