Programs

An evening class with Margo McLoughlin
"Making a Home of the Heart: The Buddha’s Teachings on Friendship"
A four-week series exploring the Divine Abidings - Loving-kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic Joy, and Equanimity.
Visit margostoryteller.net to find out more or to register.

Join Karen Lawrie for a day of mindfulness. This offering runs once a month on Saturdays. Registration is $20.00 plus teacher dana. Please email Karen at karenlawrie77@gmail.com for more information and to register.

"The Path of Friendship and the Refuge of Sangha" hosted by Victoria Insight Meditation Society

A Life of Dignity, A Life of Wakefulness -

In the Ennobling Eight Fold Path the Buddha offers a clear navigational guide for living a life of integrity, dignity and freedom. It is a path to peace and the end of conflict and confusion. It is a path of lived and embodied insight. During this week long city retreat we will have the opportunity to reflect upon this core teaching and to bring the path into our lives and our lives into the path.

This City Retreat has different participation expectations than a residential or online retreat. These sessions are scheduled so that people with day jobs can work as normal during the week, even while setting the intention to bring more mindfulness into their daily life.

Messy Minds, Winding Path, Joyful Hearts

With an open attitude, both playful and compassionate, we will journey over the weekend into the heart of our turbulent, confused minds. Our own benevolent presence will silently guide us, pointing out dangers and pathways. Pascal, through instructions and teachings, will also help us skillfully navigate the terrain of our lives. The adventure will bring us to the very gate of wisdom, where liberating perspectives await us.

The Brahma Viharas in the coastal mountains of BC

Two Wings of Awakening: Mettā and Insight Retreat *See event page for experience prerequisites.

Buddha’s Teachings on Anatta: Exploring the Idea of "Self" with Wisdom and Love

This retreat welcomes meditators who identify as LGBTQIA2S+. The retreat will be held in noble silence from the first evening until the last day, including a requirement to turn off and put away all electronic devices.

Meeting Frequency: Daily
Join Rachel directly via the Zoom link below.

Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Mondays
Email Patti Wall for details.

Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Tuesdays and Wednesdays

We sit Tuesday from 6:30 - 8 p.m. and Wednesday from noon - 2 p.m.
Our group also also does periodic residential retreats.
Email Judith Green for details.

Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Tuesdays

Email Karen Lawrie for details

Meeting Frequency: Once a Month

Meeting Frequency: Third Tuesday of the Month
A group for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour who are also 2SLGBTQIA+
Email Arti Mehta for details.

Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays

Email Sānta Aloi for details