11 - 17 Sep 2026
Beginning Now 2026
A supportive, silent retreat to develop or refresh a regular meditation practice, building confidence for newcomers and offering experienced meditators skillful tools.
Mark has appreciated co-facilitating past Wangapeka Community Courses and more recently the Young Adults’ Retreat at the Wangapeka Study and Retreat Centre. He has an extensive background in meditation spanning over forty years and continues a daily practice and discipline. Mark has a respectful style of teaching that encourages each person to touch into their own inherent wisdom and often with a sense of humour and kindness.
Kath and Mark are married and have been sharing their spiritual journeying for over 20 years. Mark began working in the field of Mental Health about 16 years ago and currently works as a counsellor in Nelson at the local District Health Board.
11 - 17 Sep 2026
A supportive, silent retreat to develop or refresh a regular meditation practice, building confidence for newcomers and offering experienced meditators skillful tools.
21 Mar 2026
BlogMark and Kath reflect on their first four months as Dharma practitioners in residence and the changing community life at Wangapeka.
Kia ora Friends in the Dharma Today in early February, the Wangapeka Cicadas are singing their late summer song, they were much more subdued during the January...
by Mark Schrader & Kath Mitchell
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10 Apr 2020
BlogL-R Mary Jenkins, Tarchin Hearn, Shelley Szybowski, Mark Schrader, Bonni Ross, Matthew Eades, Keith Rowan On Thursday 19 March 2020, a unique occurrence involvi...
by Mark Schrader
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