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.
If you'd like to contact us about listing a sitting group or updating your group's information, please send an email to info@bcims.org.
Many Groups are online right now - check with Group Leader for access
Please contact group leader before attending the first time
Vancouver
Daily
7:00 AM
to
7:30 AM
Online with Rachel
Online
Meeting Frequency:
Daily
Zoom
.
Monday
7:00 PM
to
8:30 PM
Gen X / Millenial Group
Online
Meeting Frequency:
Weekly
Zoom
.
Group is on break until Fall 2023. Sign up to be notified when it resumes.
Monday
7:30 PM
to
9:00 PM
North Shore
Online
Meeting Frequency:
Weekly
Zoom
North Vancouver
Email for details
Tuesday
7:30 PM
to
9:00 PM
Tuesday Evening w/ Karen Lawrie
In-Person
Meeting Frequency:
Weekly
email Karen Lawrie for details
.
Wednesday
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
7:30 PM
to
9:00 PM
DIY Dharma
Online
Meeting Frequency:
Weekly
Zoom
.
Open to all practitioners of Buddhist meditation. No experience necessary.
Thursday
10:30 AM
to
12:00 PM
Thursday Morning w/ Karen Lawrie
In-Person
Meeting Frequency:
Weekly
email Karen Lawrie for details
.
Thursday
7:00 PM
to
9:00 PM
Judy Witheford's Sitting Group
Online
Meeting Frequency:
Weekly
Zoom
.
Please email for further details and Zoom link.
Other BC Sitting Groups
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Sunday, Monday
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to
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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
10:00 AM
to
12:00 PM
Quadra Island
Quadra Island
In-Person
Meeting Frequency:
Weekly
email Don McEachern for details
Wednesday
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
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.