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Sitting Groups

The support of meditating with others can enliven and strengthen your practice.  It’s easy to join. Most are drop-in and have no fees.

Many Groups are online right now - check with Group Leader for access
Please contact group leader before attending the first time

Vancouver

Daily

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7:00 AM

to

7:30 AM

Online with Rachel

Online

Meeting Frequency:

Daily

Zoom

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Monday

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7:00 PM

to

8:30 PM

Gen X / Millenial Group

Online

Meeting Frequency:

Weekly

Zoom

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Group is on break until Fall 2023. Sign up to be notified when it resumes.

Monday

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7:30 PM

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9:00 PM

North Shore

Online

Meeting Frequency:

Weekly

Zoom

North Vancouver

Email for details

Tuesday

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7:30 PM

to

9:00 PM

Tuesday Evening w/ Karen Lawrie

In-Person

Meeting Frequency:

Weekly

email Karen Lawrie for details

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Wednesday

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6:45 PM

to

8:15 PM

West End Group w/ Santa Aloi

Online

Meeting Frequency:

Weekly

email Santa Aloi for details

West End

Wednesday

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7:30 PM

to

9:00 PM

DIY Dharma

Online

Meeting Frequency:

Weekly

Zoom

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Open to all practitioners of Buddhist meditation. No experience necessary.

Thursday

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10:30 AM

to

12:00 PM

Thursday Morning w/ Karen Lawrie

In-Person

Meeting Frequency:

Weekly

email Karen Lawrie for details

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Thursday

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7:00 PM

to

9:00 PM

Judy Witheford's Sitting Group

Online

Meeting Frequency:

Weekly

Zoom

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Please email for further details and Zoom link.

Other BC Sitting Groups

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Sunday, Monday

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Duncan

South Duncan

In-Person

Meeting Frequency:

Twice weekly

We sit weekly in south Duncan. Sunday at 10 a.m. and Monday at 6:30 p.m.
Email Judith Green for details.

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Sunday

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10:00 AM

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12:00 PM

Quadra Island

Quadra Island

In-Person

Meeting Frequency:

Weekly

email Don McEachern for details

Wednesday

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7:00 PM

to

8:30 PM

Lkwungen Territory (Victoria)

Sweet Refuge IBPOC Sangha

Online and In Person

Meeting Frequency:

Every Second Week

Zoom (pandemic), outdoors (summer), rotating living rooms (pre-pandemic)

As a peer-lead IBPOC sangha committed to the path of the 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.

Wednesday

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7:00:PM

to

8:30 PM

Salt Spring Island

Salt Spring Insight Meditation Community

Online and In Person

Meeting Frequency:

Weekly

Zoom / Ganges Yoga Studio

We meet every Wednesday evening, alternating between zoom and in person.

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