Experience two weeks of exploring meditations taught through the methods of Buddhist and ancient Egyptian and Greek forms of insight.
Contemplate methods that help with relating to death and impermanence in healthier, more integrated ways.
This retreat has been requested to be taught by Mira Riddiford who has been trained near 30 years in both of these schools of wisdom. Ms. Riddiford prepares extensively for six months before each retreat.
Who thinks of death,
until it arrives like thunder
Tibetan proverb
For the tenth annual mid-year Western Mystery retreat we will be welcoming the healing teachings of the young masculine ancient Greek god of Death Thanatos and the funerary gods of the ancient Egypt.
Spend two weeks at the awe-inspiring Wangapeka Retreat Centre. The Wangapeka retreat centre offers a place of peace and natural beauty to take a step away from everyday patterns and challenges. Overlooking mountains and valleys on the edge of Kahurangi national park, it is a supportive environment for reflection, insight and healing. The Wangapeka is a purpose built retreat centre, with fresh clean air and beautiful vistas. People visit from all over the world to meditate and enjoy the peace of this remarkable destination. It is rustic, very quiet and ideal for respite, stress relief and deep meditation.
This retreat is an opportunity to unplug from the busyness and demands of everyday life, to reconnect with nature and your body, and to safely process your emotions. It’s a way to sit with and heal from the difficulties of life, and to go deeper in your meditation and mindfulness practice.
Please email course manager Natalie if flying into Nelson airport and needing to book transport to the Wangapeka retreat centre first so flight times can be coordinated. Mira needs to set up the shrine so will be getting to the retreat centre earlier in the day.
This retreat is also for those who are:
curious about how god and goddess archetypes can be relevant in modern life
in need of something beautiful, uplifting and inspiring
interested in Western Mysticism, Archetypes, the Tarot, the Qabalah and/or the Tree of Life
looking for creative fun ways of meditating that encourage mindfulness and peacefulness throughout the day
Investigating the richness of Western Mystery teachings can help our understanding of Buddhism and other wisdom traditions, as well as supporting our well-being and creativity.
This universalist meditation retreat is based on a series of symbolic, ancient mystery teachings, helping people live more loving, purposeful lives.
Mira Riddiford is a meditation and mindfulness teacher who runs retreats and series in Australasia. Her online classes have participants joining from North America, Europe, and Asia. With near 30 years of daily practice, Mira has been trained through retreat work, study and apprenticeship in the Ven. Namgyal Rinpoche stream of teachings. She has a close ongoing relationship/association with the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre and the Auckland Sphere Group.
Having worked in creative fields, Mira understands how meditation can enhance the arts, and she is respectful of diversity in all its forms. Mira focuses on the relevance of mindfulness in modern daily living, and how it can help bring about calm and well-being. She specialises in making teachings on mysticism available – and accessible to people who are new to these subjects. Her warm, contemporary and engaging style breathes life into these meditation teachings.
Mira is passionate about what we can learn from meditating on gods and goddesses and how their teachings can work as a map for personal development. You can find out more about her astounding work here: www.mirariddiford.org
Contact Natalie for more information about the retreat and accommodation or Register now.
Costs and Registration
It is possible to start the retreat and leave earlier than the finishing date, but the full week will allow you to immerse yourself more deeply into this study of Wisdom gods and goddesses. Book now to secure your place, this will be a popular retreat, and numbers will be limited.
Date: 3 July 2023, 5.30pm – 16 July 2023, 2pm
Investment: $1,464 (*plus dana)
Members discounted price: $1,324 (*plus dana)
If using Paypal please add 5% of the total cost and include with your payment to cover Paypal’s fees – many thanks.
*Plus Dana (donation) to Mira for her teachings.
These figures above include accommodation, food and a nominal contribution towards Mira’s travel costs. They don’t include any dana/donation to Mira for the teachings she will impart. So people from different income brackets can benefit from this retreat, no set fee is put on the teachings. Please give generously according to your means, this will support the further scholarship of Western Mysticism and Budda-Dharma. You could use as a guide $15 – $60 per day (with the understanding that everyone’s circumstances are different). Please bring cash to pay for the Dana.
To register please fill out our online registration form
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*Please consider becoming a Wangapeka member – click here for details.
If you need to apply for Sangha Support (financial assistance with paying a portion of your fees) please contact the Wangapeka Centre.
https://wangapeka.org/events/death-impermanence-through-the-lens-of-buddha-dharma-western-spirituality-with-mira-riddiford/