One-day meditation workshop October 2025

Balancing effort and enjoyment

This one-day workshop will focus on the balance between effort and enjoyment in insight meditation, to help refresh, renew and re-inspire your practice.

For many people, enjoyment is often less-well developed than effort - as it was for the Buddha himself, at the start of his journey to awakening – so there will be an emphasis on cultivating muditā: appreciative joy, gladness and gratitude, to bring more ease, enjoyment and balance into your meditation and your daily life.

The day will include guided and silent sitting meditation, walking meditation, and some small group discussion.

Suitable for beginners as well as more experienced meditators

Food:
Please bring your own lunch as there are no cafes nearby. 
Morning and afternoon tea will be provided.

Location:
Directions Healing Centre
rear building 12 Horopito St, Mt Eden, Auckland
To access the venue, please go down the drive on the left to the back of the property, where you'll find a separate studio

Cost: $50 plus dāna* for the teacher

*The registration fee covers only a contribution to room hire and food costs.

In keeping with Buddhist tradition, the teachings are offered on a dāna basis which means the teacher is not paid to offer this workshop. Instead, they rely on the generosity of the participants to help them continue to share their teachings with others, and there will be an opportunity at the end of the workshop to offer donations to support their ongoing teaching.