Saturday morning monthly group sits

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Edmonton Insight Meditation (EIM) meets the third Saturday morning of every month 9 to noon to practice meditation, study the dharma and participate in group discussions and Q & A sessions. These monthly mini retreats, offered in person and on Zoom, are led by senior Insight Meditation guest teachers or by the community. They are suitable for all levels of meditators from experienced to beginners. No registration is required. Everyone is welcome! 

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2024

MAY

Theme: No Saturday Sit scheduled

Three full day Retreat with Richard Shankman

Theme: Concentration, Mindfulness, and Insight as a path of practice

When: May 24 – 26, 2024

Where: Providence Renewal Centre

JUNE

Theme: Morning meditation practice with sangha

Community led: Meditation practice session led by EIM co-hosts

When: June 15, 2024, 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM (MT)

Where: Belgravia Community League
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PAST GROUP SITS

APRIL 2024

Theme: Samadhi

Guest teacher:  Richard Shankman

MARCH 2024

Theme: Extended meditation practice led by EIM co-hosts

FEBRUARY 2024

Theme: Growing ones' capacity for self-compassion & compassion for others

Guest teacher: Robert Beatty

JANUARY 2024

Theme: Mindfulness of dhammas (universal mental patterns leading to suffering & ending of suffering)

Guest teacher: Kristina Bare

DECEMBER 2023

Meditation practice session led by EIM co-hosts

NOVEMBER 2023

Theme: Mindfulness of the Feeling Tones and Mind States  

Guest teacher: Kristina Bare

OCTOBER 2023

Theme: Four foundations of mindfulness series; Mindfulness of the Body

Guest teacher: Kristina Bare