Saturday Morning Sits
Edmonton Insight Meditation (EIM) meets the third Saturday morning of every month 9am to Noon (Mountain) 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 (unless otherwise noted), 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!
The following months are Hybrid (Zoom): October, December, February, March. Click here for Zoom.
EIM offers Sangha Meditation Practice Sessions on the first Saturday of the month, starting October 3rd, 2026, to provide space for the sangha to meditate together. They are in-person only at Belgravia Community League Lower Hall and run from 11:15 am to 1:15 pm.
Visit our Past Group Sits page for a list of previous themes and guest teachers as well as links to our email archive, our video archive and our YouTube Channel.
Regular EIM Saturday Sits will resume in the fall on the third Saturday of the month, starting October 17th, 2026.
Welcome to EIM’s Fall/Winter Saturday Sit cycle which runs from October 2026 to May 2027. In response to requests/preferences brought forward by Sangha members, for the upcoming year we will alternate having guest teachers give dharma talks and then a community-led practice session the following month.
Sangha Meditation Practice Sessions will resume on the first Saturday of the month, starting October 3rd, 2026.
EIM will continue to offer space for the sangha to meditate together on the first Saturday of the month, starting October 3rd, 2026. These meditation practice sessions are in-person only at Belgravia Community League Lower Hall and run from 11:15 am to 1:15 pm.
Sangha Meditation Practice Sessions
Note: these are in-person only at Belgravia Community League Lower Hall.
October 3, 2026 11:15 am to 1:15 pm
November 7, 2026 11:15 am to 1:15 pm
December 5, 2026 11:15 am to 1:15 pm
January 2, 2027 11:15 am to 1:15 pm
February 6, 2027 11:15 am to 1:15 pm
March 6, 2027 11:15 am to 1:15 pm
April 3, 2027 11:15 am to 1:15 pm
May 1, 2027 11:15 am to 1:15 pm
EIM Saturday Sits October 2026 to May 2027
OCTOBER
Theme: TBC
Guest teacher: Beth Upton
When: October 17, 2026, 9:00 am to noon (MT)
Where: Hybrid: In-person @ Belgravia Community League Upper Hall and on Zoom
NOVEMBER
Theme: TBC
Community-led Practice
When: November 21, 2026, 9:00 am to 11:15 (MT)
Where: In-person @ Belgravia Community League Upper Hall
ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM)
When: November 21, 2026, 11:15 am to 1:00 pm (MT)
Where: In-person @ Belgravia Community League Upper Hall
DECEMBER
Theme: Being in good relationship with everything
Guest teacher: Ayya Ahimsa
When: December 19, 2026, 9:00 am to noon
Where: Hybrid: In-person @ Belgravia Community League Upper Hall and on Zoom
JANUARY
Theme: TBC
Community-led Practice
When: January 16, 2027, 9:00 am to noon (MT)
Where: In-person @ Belgravia Community League Upper Hall
FEBRUARY
Theme: Mini-Series: Samadhi (Part 1)
Guest teacher: Kristina Baré
When: February 20, 2027, 9:00 am to noon (MT)
Where: Hybrid: In-person @ Belgravia Community League Upper Hall and on Zoom
MARCH
Theme: Mini-Series: Samadhi (Part 2)
Guest teacher: Kristina Baré
When: March 20, 2027, 9:00 am to noon (MT)
Where: Hybrid: In-person @ Belgravia Community League Upper Hall and on Zoom
APRIL
Theme: Samadhi
Guest teacher: Kristina Baré
When: Day Long Retreat: April 17, 2027, 9:00 am to 4:00 p.m.
Where: In-person @ Belgravia Community League Upper Hall
MAY
Theme: TBC
Community-led Practice
When: May 19, 2027, 9:00 am to noon (MT)
Where: In-person @ Belgravia Community League Upper Hall