Archive - News from Tuwhiri

Setting off on a RAFT to Recovery

INTRODUCING THE RAFT FRAMEWORK WORKBOOK If you are struggling with addiction, harmful compulsions or patterns that cause suffering, know that you are…

Jul 1

June 2025

The meaning of dying

Life has meaning. That’s a truism. Doesn’t the same hold true for dying – life’s final chapter?

Jun 1

May 2025

After social media

Substack, we believe, offers a very real opportunity to communicate and collaborate at a distance in better, more wholesome ways. With the ethic of care…

May 1

March 2025

‘Doikayt’ is not a word in Pali

IT’S A WORD IN YIDDISH – Doikayt is a word in Yiddish, and as a meditator it resonates with me. How, as 21st century secular dharma practitioners, can…

Mar 31

February 2025

In the life of a secular dharma imprint

REFRESHING A VITAL PART OF TUWHIRI’S WEBSITE Recent editorial board member, Mike Slott, suggested some ways we might usefully update three pages on our…

Feb 28

January 2025

A gallop through emptiness

SECULAR DHARMA TALK In a way, to attempt to describe emptiness in so few words is frankly bonkers. I should probably have called this ‘A gallop through…

Jan 31

December 2024

Something to look forward to

NEW BOOKS COMING IN 2025 • Expect four or five new books from Tuwhiri during the year that’s to come. What’s more, more books are being worked on, a…

Dec 31, 2024

November 2024

Three conversations

Winton Higgins in conversation with Mindful Solidarity author Mike Slott – The first of three launch events, this one was timed to be suitable for…

Nov 30, 2024

October 2024

BOOK LAUNCH - Mindful Solidarity

Author Mike Slott in dialogue with Winton Higgins - timed to be suitable for people from Thailand around to Aotearoa New Zealand, this book launch will…

Oct 31, 2024

September 2024

Mindful Solidarity – out this month

PUBLICATION DATE 9 OCTOBER 2024 ‘How do we respond in a mindful and compassionate way to the social and economic crises that we all face?’, asks Mike…

Sep 30, 2024

Exploring a secular dharma

In this free online course from Secular Buddhist Network participants explore the key ideas and practices of secular Buddhism, a novel way of rethinking…

Sep 1, 2024

August 2024

Kickstarter campaign is live

SUPPORT MINDFUL SOLIDARITY Tuwhiri’s Kickstarter campaign to finance the production, printing, distribution and marketing of 'Mindful Solidarity: A…

Aug 1, 2024

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