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Programs

Short Retreat
Saturdays April 25, May 23,
June 20 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.

Community Gathering
Sat May 9, 2026

Vesak Community Gathering and Swap

St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Vancouver, BC

Vesak is the traditional Buddhist celebration of the birth, awakening, and death of the Buddha. Let's gather in person to mark the occasion! Everyone is welcome.

Long Retreat
Sat May 16 - Sun May 24, 2026

Residential Retreat

Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC

This Retreat is SOLD OUT. Please join the waitlist!

Two Wings of Awakening: Mettā and Insight Retreat

Tempel Smith
Tempel Smith
Kristina Baré
Kristina Baré
Online Dharma Talk
Wed May 27, 2026

Dharma Talk: This Messy, Gorgeous Love

Online

This Messy, Gorgeous Love: Buddhist Wisdom for Real Relationships - An Evening Dharma Talk with devon and nico hase

Long Retreat
Fri Jun 26 - Thu Jul 2, 2026

Residential Retreat

Rivendell Retreat Centre, Bowen Island, BC

This Retreat is SOLD OUT. Please join the waitlist!

Trusting the Experience of This Moment

Rachel Lewis
Rachel Lewis
Vance Pryor
Vance Pryor
Online Retreat
Fri July 17, 2026

Daylong Retreat with Oren Jay Sofer

Online

Freedom in the Body

Oren Jay Sofer
Oren Jay Sofer
Long Retreat
Sat Aug 15 - Sat Aug 22, 2026

Residential Retreat

Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC

Registration is open

Simply Present for Insight

Tempel Smith
Tempel Smith
Jeanne Corrigal
Jeanne Corrigal
Long Retreat
Fri Oct 16 - Mon Oct 19, 2026

Residential Retreat

Sea to Sky Retreat Centre, Whistler, BC

Registration opens: Jun 16, 2026

Financial assistance deadline: Jun 2, 2026

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 opens: Aug 6, 2026

Save the date! Detailed retreat information is coming.

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: Aug 28, 2026

Financial assistance deadline: Aug 14, 2026

Save the date! Detailed retreat information is coming.

Rachel Lewis
Rachel Lewis
Adrianne Ross
Adrianne Ross
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

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.

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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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