Programs
Short Retreat
Saturdays: July 25th, August 22nd, 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 Nov 6 - Sun Nov 8, 2026
Non-Residential Retreat
UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver BC
Registration opens: Aug 6, 2026
A Sanctuary of the Heart: The Protective Power of Mettā.
Nikki Mirghafori
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
In-Person Sitting Group
2SQTBIPOC Practice Group - Third Tuesday of the Month
In-person at Mountain Rain Zen Community, 2016 Wall Street Vancouver, BC
Meeting Frequency: Third Tuesday of the Month
A group for Black, Indigenous and People of Colour who are also 2SLGBTQIA+
Email Arti Mehta at arti.a.mehta@gmail.com for details.
Online Sitting Group
Evening Sit with Sānta Aloi - Wednesdays
Online, 6:45-8:15pm
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays
Email Sānta Aloi at santa.aloi@gmail.com for details.
Sānta Aloi
Hybrid Sitting Group
Salt Spring Insight Meditation Community - Wednesdays
Online and In-person (Salt Spring Island)
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays
We presently meet every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. both in person and on Zoom. The group is lead by Christine Mauro and David Rumsey. For further information, email: saltspringimc@gmail.com
Hybrid Sitting Group
Sweet Refuge IBPOC Sangha - Every Second Wednesday
Online and In-person (Victoria)
Meeting Frequency: Generally, 2 times a month; schedules are confirmed at the beginning of each season. Please sign up for email updates by contacting sweetrefugesangha@gmail.com.
As a peer-lead IBPOC sangha (by and for Indigenous, Black and People of Colour) committed to the path of dharma, we gather to build community in the spirit of collective liberation. With humility and gratitude we sit on the unceded traditional homelands of the Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples.
Hybrid Sitting Group
Evening sit with Mia Tremblay - Wednesdays
Online and In-person (Nanaimo)
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays.
Email Mia Tremblay at mia@telus.net for details.
