Awakening
Consciousness
In a nutshell, Conscious Living means being aware of how your thoughts, actions and words affect the world around you, and intentionally taking steps to make your choices more wholesome and sustainable. This collection of articles features sustainable practices and thought provoking ideas as a source of inspiration for your day-to-day living.
ReWild: An Exploration of Power Purpose and Belonging
Many men carry a quiet longing, for greater purpose, deeper...
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Supporting Seasonal Change with the Wisdom of Plants
With the shift from summer to autumn and welcoming the...
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The Importance of Rewilding for Men: Rediscovering Your True Nature
Hear from Jaime, a seasoned wilderness guide and upcoming Men’s...
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The Mana Working Bees: Coming Together to Give Back, Celebrate, and Connect
In Rhythm With the Seasons Our Solstice Working Bees are...
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Journey Within: Get to Know Meditation Retreat Leader Susan Allen
Tranquility and Insight: What it means to journey within To...
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Volunteering at Mana: A Shared Journey of Service with Paavas and Marina
Volunteering at Mana: A Journey of Heart, Service & Connection...
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Embracing Autumn with Qi Gong Flow
Embracing Autumn with Qi Gong Flow Discover this seasonal routine...
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The Healing Properties of Summer Flowers
Summer is the time of flowers, when flowers enter in...
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I Want To Be Ready by Tara Choir
Tara Sanctuary The Tara Sanctuary is home to the Tara...
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Embodied Presence: Finding freedom from within
Returning to the Body The body is the foundation of...
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Tara School Reunion
Tara School – Then and Now Thirty-five years ago, inspired...
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Qi Gong for Spring
A Spring Qi Gong Practice to Increase Health and Vitality...
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Why Kindness Matters
Compassion Hear from one of our presenters, Anna Friis, who...
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The Song of Silence
The Song of Silence Silence, a spiritual practice in itself,...
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What it’s like to Volunteer at Mana
WWOOF Volunteer Program For many years, Mana has welcomed numerous...
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Sing Your Heart Out With Tony Backhouse
Meet Tony Backhouse. A devoted leader of A capella singing...
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30 Years of Mana Retreat Centre with Peter Grunwald
It gives us immense pleasure to introduce you to Peter...
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An Interview with Geordie Jahner
We’re excited to introduce you to some of the amazing...
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The Joy of Spring Gardening
A Message From Our Gardener Tony “After a wet winter...
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Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Mana with You
Celebrating 35 Years With You It is a great...
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The Transformational Power of Giving
“May our actions produce happiness and illumination for the uplifting...
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Mana Update: For a New Beginning
According to many of our astrologically inspired friends, 2023 is...
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How To Love, Give And Live in the New Year – Setting Intentions at Mana
The New Year brings with it a fresh start and...
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The Chance To Take Time, To Slow Down, And Be Here At This Moment – A Mindful Holiday Season Update
Do you ever feel like time is passing faster and...
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‘A New Vision For The New Year’ At The Mana Retreat Centre
This time of the year, the Mana Retreat Centre looks...
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How We Respond To Adversity – A Mana Update in Understanding Fear and Love
Every movement in the universe is a movement toward love....
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The Cure to Our Unconscious Busyness Parasite
Society raises us to feel our sense of self worth...
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Natural ways to keep flies away
Keep the summer flies away with these natural remedies Summer...
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How to Live an Astoundingly Meaningful & Purposeful Life
The New Year is often a time when we get...
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A simple meditation technique from Pema Chödrön
The following article is taken from Start Where You Are: A...
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Words of Comfort for Our Auckland Community
It is a challenging time, and all though we are...
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Meeting Our Vulnerability and Finding New Ways with Level 2 Restrictions & Protocols
Maybe you have heard the news already… the Centre is...
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Be the Presence of Compassion and Peace – An article by Deepak Chopra
Be the Presence of Compassion and Peace – An article...
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Overcome Anxiety and Resentment with this Reconciliation Meditation
Anxiety engenders feelings of isolation—when we don’t feel at ease,...
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Slow Cooker Coconut Quinoa Curry
This healthy coconut quinoa curry is one of the easiest...
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Breathe Yourself To Sleep: 7 Breathing Exercises To Help You Nod Off
You might be exhausted and begging for rest, but your...
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Right Now, I Choose Love
What I’ve Learned from the ‘Pandemic’ When you realize that...
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What it Means to Hold Space for Someone
The Transformative Effect of ‘Being There’ for Others When my...
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What to Remember As You Awaken: Planting Seeds for the Future
Remember, Remember … Â I am sensitive and I can...
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3 Practices You Should Be Doing Each Day for Spiritual Embodiment
The 3 fundamental components necessary to develop a dynamic, living...
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