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Programs

Short Retreat
Saturdays: September 26th, October 24th, November 28th, December 19th, 2026

Days of Mindfulness with Karen Lawrie

In-person at Mountain Rain Zen Community, 2016 Wall St, Vancouver, BC

Email Karen Lawrie at karenlawrie77@gmail.com for registration details.

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.

Short Retreat
Fri Sep 25 - Sun Sep 27, 2026

Non-Residential Retreat

UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver BC

Registration is open!

Finding True Happiness: Liberation, Wholeheartedness, and Presence

Anushka Fernandopulle
Anushka Fernandopulle
Long Retreat
Fri Oct 16 - Mon Oct 19, 2026

Residential Retreat

Sea to Sky Retreat Centre, Whistler, BC

This retreat is SOLD OUT. Join the Waitlist in the Event Page.

New Meditators Retreat

James Lowe
James Lowe
Short Retreat
Fri Nov 6 - Sun Nov 8, 2026

Non-Residential Retreat

UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver BC

Registration is open!

A Sanctuary of the Heart: The Protective Power of Mettā.

Nikki Mirghafori
Nikki Mirghafori
Long Retreat
Mon Dec 28, 2026 - Sat Jan 2, 2027

New Years Residential Retreat

Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC

Registration opens: Oct 2, 2026

Financial assistance deadline: Sept 18, 2026

Letting Go and Opening to Possibilities

Rachel Lewis
Rachel Lewis
Adrianne Ross
Adrianne Ross
Short Retreat
Fri Jan 8 - Sat Jan 9, 2027

Online Retreat

Online

Registration opens: Oct 16, 2026

Save the Date for our annual January Online Retreat. Stay tuned for more information.

Vance Pryor
Vance Pryor
Kamala Masters
Kamala Masters
Short Retreat
Fri Feb 5 - Sun Feb 7, 2027

Howie Cohn

UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver BC

Registration opens: Nov 5, 2026

Howie Cohn leads a Short Non-residential Retreat at the UBC Asian Centre. Stay tuned for details!

Howie Cohn
Howie Cohn
Long Retreat
Sun Mar 7 - Sat Mar 13, 2027

City Retreat

Online

Registration opens: Dec 4, 2026

Save the Date for our annual Online City Retreat. A City Retreat is intended to be a wraparound schedule that enables people to participate while continuing with their work and daily lives. Stay tuned for more details about this unique and transformative offering!

Christina Feldman
Christina Feldman
Rachel Lewis
Rachel Lewis
Hybrid Retreat
Fri Apr 2 - Sun Apr 4, 2027

Pascal Auclair

UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver BC OR Online

Registration opens: Jan 5, 2027

Save the Date! Stay tuned for details about this Hybrid offering with Pascal Auclair.

Pascal Auclair
Pascal Auclair
Long Retreat
Sat May 1 - Sat May 8, 2027

Long Retreat

Sea to Sky Retreat Centre, Whistler, BC

Registration opens: Jan 12, 2027

Financial assistance deadline: Dec 29, 2026

Save the Date! Check back for more details.

James Lowe
James Lowe
Jeanne Corrigal
Jeanne Corrigal
Long Retreat
Thurs May 6 - Sun May 16, 2027

Experienced Meditators Retreat

Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC

Registration opens: Jan 19, 2027

Financial assistance deadline: Jan 5, 2027

Save the Date! More details coming for this Experienced Meditators Retreat.

Tempel Smith
Tempel Smith
Kristina Baré
Kristina Baré
Online Sitting Group

Daily Sit with Rachel

Online, 7:00-7:30am

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

Rachel Lewis
Rachel Lewis
Online Sitting Group

North Shore - Mondays

Online, 7:30-9:00pm

Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Mondays
Email Patti Wall at pattiwall50@gmail.com for details.

In-Person Sitting Group

Duncan - Tuesdays and Wednesdays

In-person (Duncan)

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 at duncansangha@shaw.ca for details.

In-Person Sitting Group

Evening Sit with Karen Lawrie - Tuesdays

In-Person, 7:30-9:00pm

Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Tuesdays

Email Karen Lawrie at karenlawrie77@gmail.com for details.

Karen Lawrie
Karen Lawrie
In-Person Sitting Group

Queer and Trans Peer Led Meditation Group - First Tuesday of the Month

Mountain Rain Zen Community, 2016 Wall Street Vancouver, BC

Meeting Frequency: Once a Month

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WELCOME to BCIMS

Indigenous Land Acknowledgment

BCIMS is based in what is now known as Vancouver, BC. With heartfelt gratitude we acknowledge that we come to you from the beautiful, traditional, and unceded lands of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, who live on and have stewarded this land for thousands of years.  

 

BCIMS, as a settler-led organization, recognizes the ongoing benefits of the theft of this land and its resources to all settlers. BCIMS is committed to continuous learning about genocide, the history of colonization, and their ongoing impacts on Indigenous communities. May our practices today centre this reality as a call to action to support Indigenous peoples’ sovereignty and liberation more fully beyond the practice of this land acknowledgement, and move us towards non-harming, restitution, healing, and reconciliation.   

Asian Heritage Acknowledgement

We would like to name and honour the lineage of the ancient teachings offered by BCIMS, and we offer our deep gratitude to the rich lineage of Theravadan Buddhist teachers whose wisdom continues to support our practice. These teachings originated in Asia with the Buddha’s teachings, specifically in Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. 

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