Sitting Groups
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.
Online Sitting Group
Monday Evening Sit with Kristin Penn
Online 7:00-8:45pm
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Mondays. Email Kristin at kmetta@shaw.ca for details.
In-person Sitting Group (Duncan)
Duncan - Tuesdays and Wednesdays
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 (Vancouver)
Evening Sit with Karen Lawrie - Tuesdays
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Tuesdays
Email Karen Lawrie at karenlawrie77@gmail.com for details.
Karen Lawrie
Hybrid Sitting Group
North Saanich Group - Tuesdays
Online and in-person in Deep Cove, North Saanich, Vancouver Island 5:30-6:00 pm
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Tuesdays. We give some guidance in the beginning and throughout the sit. At the end, we conclude with a short loving kindness practice.
After the meditation, people can just leave or stay on if they have any questions about the meditation or their practice, or just to connect for a short time.
Contact Mary-Ann directly at maryannyogada@gmail.com for more information or join directly in the zoom room through Mary-Anne's website at: https://bestill-listen.ca/programs/
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 6:45-8:15 pm
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays
Email Sānta Aloi at santa.aloi@gmail.com for details.
Sānta Aloi
Hybrid Sitting Group
Kootenay Group - Wednesdays
New Denver, Kootenays - Online in Winter, Hybrid in Summer 7:00-8:30 pm
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays.
We sit for 40 minutes, then have a reading or online teaching and discussion for about an hour.
We mainly follow Theravadan teachings. Our group is open to anyone who might be interested. If anyone is in our area, please come to sit with us! Email Kay at kaycostleywhite@yahoo.ca for more details.
Hybrid Sitting Group (Salt Spring Island)
Salt Spring Insight Meditation Community - Wednesdays
Online and In-person (Salt Spring Island)
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays
This group is lead by Christine Mauro and David Rumsey. For further information, email: saltspringimc@gmail.com.
Hybrid Sitting Group
Sweet Refuge IBPOC Sangha
In-person (Lekwungen Territories, Victoria) and sometimes online
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 (Nanaimo)
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.
In-person Sitting Group (Vancouver)
Morning Sit with Karen Lawrie - Thursdays
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Thursdays
Email Karen Lawrie at karenlawrie77@gmail.com for details.
Karen Lawrie
Online Sitting Group
Judy Witheford's Sitting Group - Thursdays
Online, 7:00-9:00pm
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Thursdays
Email Judy Witheford at bohachewski@yahoo.ca for details.
Judy Witheford
In-person Sitting Group (Victoria)
Victoria Insight Meditation Society - Sundays
In-person at Helga Beer Yoga Studio 202-1600 Bay Street, Victoria BC
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Sundays
VIMS Sunday night sits are an opportunity to practice meditation and listen to dharma talks with our community sangha. The sits are led by dharma teachers and dedicated peer leaders. Everyone is welcome.
In-person Sitting Group (Quadra Island)
Quadra Island - Sundays
In-person at the Children's Centre, West Road, Quadra Island, BC
Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Sundays
Email Don McEachern at donm10@telus.net for details.
