Aotearoa New Zealand
The Diamond Approach has been taught in New Zealand since 2008.
The established group (DANZ1) meets twice a year at the Tauhara Centre near Taupo for weeklong residential retreats, with conference calls and webinars during the interim. Over 50 students attend from both the North and South Islands.
A second group (DANZ2) will formally begin in 2025. We are currently inviting expressions of interest from students who are sincerely interested in self-discovery and spiritual realisation.
To begin work with a teacher, join an online inquiry group, or find out more, get in touch with long time student, Linley Carpenter.
Upcoming events
Sun, 01 DecAn Online Series of 7 Meetings
Fri, 21 MarTaitamariki Guide Hall
Fri, 18 JulZoom
What to Expect
Joining an ongoing in-person group is the best way to engage fully with the path of the Diamond Approach.
Students in ongoing groups meet regularly for retreats.
Retreats normally have two teaching sessions a day, usually involving a meditation, a teaching, and exercises in pairs or threes, followed by a question and comments period.
Students also work in smaller process groups at retreats, as well as one-to-one with a teacher, every 2-4 weeks.
Initially, retreats follow a weekend format (Friday evening to Sunday afternoon).
Once a group is established the format changes, depending on what is optimal for the group.
In normal, non-pandemic times, DANZ retreats are primarily in person, supplemented by regular online work.
Teachers
Christine Dveirin is the lead teacher for DANZ.
She is assisted by Jane Armytage, Jim McCall, Ashley Wain, and Vivienne Leahy.
You can read more our teachers here.
Next steps...
If you are interested in engaging more deeply in the work, or joining the new ongoing group when it begins, you can:
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begin one-on-one work with a Diamond Approach teacher
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participate in an online inquiry group
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attend a free Diamond Approach Australia webinar
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attend events with Diamond Approach Online
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read a book. We recommend beginning with Diamond Heart Book One: Elements of the Real in Man
To begin work with a teacher, join an online inquiry group, or find out more, get in touch with long time student, Linley Carpenter.
‘Realization is not only a matter of learning about and experiencing the depth of true nature; it comprises how to live what we know and how to express it fully’.
A.H. Almaas
Runaway Realization
We usually want to hold on to our beliefs and conceptions of ourselves, thinking that if we let them go, we will lose something we cannot live without. But when you have compassion for yourself, you begin to trust yourself. And you begin to see that it is the truth that saves you, finally.
A. H. Almaas
The mind can discriminate and know, but it is the heart that ascertains whether it is the truth.
A. H. Almaas
Diamond Heart Book Five