Meditate in Wellington

07/09/2026

Our National Spiritual Director Gen Kelsang Rabten on Buddhism Podcast sharing Buddha's teachings of our mind as a clear blue sky 🌞

04/09/2026

🔔Clear Sky Mind Guided Day Retreat on Sun 13 September ~ 9.30am - 4.30pm

A guided retreat is an unequalled opportunity to become aware of the peaceful nature of our mind. By cultivating mental stillness in meditation we will see how it is possible to maintain a sense of peace and contentment throughout our day.

Learn more and Book your spot: https://meditateinwellington.org/events/clear-sky-mind-guided-day-retreat/?occurrence=2026-09-13

01/09/2026

🧠 Mid week inspiration with Gen Lamchen's podcast on how we think about our problems...

Gen Lamchen explains why thinking harder about a problem so often makes it worse. She shows how attention and mindfulness — the very mental habits that trap us in worry — can be turned around, then offers Shantideva’s simple framework for containing runaway thoughts in just five minutes a day!

Gen Lamchen explains why thinking harder about a problem so often m...

30/08/2026

Monthly Melodious Drum puja photos from last friday 🥁

Offerings and prayers are made to our Dharma Protector, Dorje Shugden, who protects pure and faithful practitioners by granting blessings, increasing their wisdom, fulfilling their wishes and bestowing success on all their virtuous activities 🙏

Wonderful to see the lovely Jazz from Meditate in Auckland visiting us! We eventually brought out some of our best ☀️ weather out for her!

27/08/2026

🟦Guided Day Retreat on a 𝑪𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓 𝑺𝒌𝒚 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒅 😇

By dissolving our cloud-like thoughts and mental busyness within the inner space of our mind, we can experience a deep inner peace 🙂

📅Sunday Sept 13th
⌚️9:30 am - 4:30 pm
📍Khandallah

Learn more and Book here 🔗 https://meditateinwellington.org/events/clear-sky-mind-guided-day-retreat/

24/08/2026

🙏Lucky to be learning how to 𝙡𝙚𝙩 𝙜𝙤 𝙤𝙛 𝙖𝙣𝙭𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮 with our Resident Teacher Gen Lachpa yesterday! 🙂

Overnight storms turned into a lovely sunny day ☀ We received beautiful Dharma teachings on breathing meditation exercises, self grasping, types of attachment, and controlling our mind 😇

As always yummy baking and great company too 😍

21/08/2026

🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️Do you wish to learn how to meditate OR just brush up on the fundamentals?

Next Tuesday we kick off Part 1 of the Course where Kelsang Pagma will reveal methods in how to begin and then maintain an effective meditation practice 😌🙏

You can learn more and book for just Part 1 or both here: https://meditateinwellington.org/events/learn-to-meditate-part-1-fundamentals-25-aug-1-sep/?occurrence=2026-08-25&fbclid=IwY2xjawT0wdZwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMWdPRWJHM2ZMYzNJU3UxR2JzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe-RfYXCsBwcS8J23s-ZvnsiZLCXLScJ3YeNcvdkMpxH6dew0LaRIWb22Hkdw_aem_3dTpiywUamSd28tzPK4XYQ

19/08/2026

🗓 Our Programme Brochure for the rest of the year 𝐀𝐮𝐠- 𝐃𝐞𝐜 𝟐𝟔 is out now! ❤🙏

Plenty of classes, courses, retreats and events are offered for all to enjoy 😍

17/08/2026

🔔Reminder our Resident teacher Gen Kelsang Lachpa is back and will be guiding a workshop this weekend! 🙂

Half-day course on 𝐋𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐠𝐨 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐧𝐱𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲
🗓 Sun 23 Aug
🕘 9:30 am - 1:00 pm
Learn more: https://meditateinwellington.org/events/letting-go-of-anxiety-26/?occurrence=2026-08-23&fbclid=IwY2xjawTvVbtwZG9mBWV4dG4DYWVtAjEwAGJyaWQRMVhOejZ0cmFBV0VVZnJFak9zcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeccbVoSyEm3YimkPr3BRiXFKyCOgaeVciRSA4ebXiaaxRFqvcacU3v6be6U8_aem_Tl41NwwTxZj6AA43L-M2IQ

14/08/2026

So very grateful for Kelsang Pagma, Rachael, Harumi and Emma for leading us with our weekly meditation classes over the last few weeks! 😍🙏