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Online and national
One Mindful Breath - Online Sessions
Whether you’re in Wellington or elsewhere on the planet, you practice on your own or are part of a group, if you’re wanting additional support for your practice you’re welcome to join One Mindful Breath’s secular Buddhist sessions. They take place each Wednesday, in-person and online.
Find out more by clicking here.
Secular Buddhism in Aotearoa New Zealand website
Active from April 2012 through July 2021, their website is now at:
https://web.archive.org/web/20210715000000*/secularbuddhism.org.nz
Secular Buddhism in Aotearoa New Zealand on YouTube
A selection of useful videos, mostly made in Wellington, you can find them here.
Local
Diamond Harbour
A secular insight meditation group meets weekly, and beginners are welcome
- Tuesdays • 6:30–7:30pm @ 7a Whero Ave, Diamond Harbour
Find out more from Christine Dann 022 049 3461 or Ron Dubin 03 329 3032 or send Christine an email.
Wellington
If you’re wanting a practice of meditation that is secular in orientation and framed by Buddhist ethical and philosophical values, One Mindful Breath explores the role of mindfulness in embracing the suffering of life, letting go of the dictates of reactivity, experiencing the calm and clarity of spaciousness, and cultivating creative engagement as a way of being in the world. Whether you’ve never meditated or you tried but found it too hard, you’re most welcome to come along. You’ll find out you won’t be trying to ‘stop your thoughts’, and you will be learning a useful skill.
We meet each Wednesday, and cover different topics each week. Regular monthly sessions include the ‘Beginners’ Mind’ on the first Wednesday of the month and 'Open House' on the third Wednesday, where we invite the sangha to bring what they've been learning about, thinking about or meditating on.
Wednesday evenings • 7:30 to 9:00pm
The Friends’ Centre, 7 Moncrieff St, Mt Victoria
Find out more at onemindfulbreath.org.nz.
