Each week we meet at 7 pm in Classroom 5, Sunnyside Wing St. Joseph's Health Centre, for a recorded guided meditation followed by a dharma talk. 
December 7 ~ Tara Brach, "Seeking What's True: Within Ourselves, Beyond Our Self and With Each Other" (part 1)
December 14 ~ Tara Brach, "Seeking What's True: Within Ourselves, Beyond Our Self and With Each Other" (part 2)
December 21 ~ Winter Solstice Celebration (no dharma talk). Feel free to bring a poem, story and/or treat to share.
December 28 ~ Tara Brach, "Seeking What's True: Within Ourselves, Beyond Our Self and With Each Other" (part 3)

November’s talks are taken from CDs sent to us by Elizabeth, a visitor to Toronto from Boulder Colorado, who sat with OHMC in August.  All talks are by her teacher, David Chernikoff from the Insight Meditation Community of Colorado.

November 2 ~ Generosity 
November 9 ~ Renunciation 
November 16 ~ Wisdom
November 23 ~ Energy 
November 30 ~ Social new format: shortened meditation (30 min), break with tea (15 min), then short dharma talk (30 min). 

Every Wednesday we meet at 7 pm for a 45 min recorded guided meditation followed by a dharma talk. 
​Wed, Oct. 5 ~ Guy Armstrong: Joy and Happiness
Wed, Oct 12 ~ Andrea Fella: Crossing the Flood
Wed, Oct 19 ~ Deborah Ratner Helzer: The wisdom of disenchantment
Wed, Oct 26 ~ Monthly Social: no dharma talk. 

What: Daylong Silent Mindfulness Retreat
When: Sat, Nov 5, 2016
Time: 10 am - 4:pm
Where: St. Joseph's Health Centre, 2nd Fl.Lecture Hall,  Sunnyside Wing, 30 Sunnyside Ave.
Registration: $20 in advance to reserve your spot and teacher donation on the day. TICKETS HERE

About the Retreat:
Enjoy a day of quiet awareness to deepen your practice. Periods of sitting and walking meditation will be followed by a dharma talk in the afternoon. There will be a question and answer period at the end of the day.
 
Retreat will start promptly at 10 am. Please arrive at least 15 min. early to settle in. Chairs will be provided. Please bring your own sitting cushion if you prefer. Please wear comfortable clothing and bring a vegetarian lunch that does not require heating. Hot water and tea will be provided. All are welcome. Wheelchair accessible. For those new to a retreat please see Retreat Guidelines on the right.

Guest Teacher: Randy Baker 
Randy Baker began practising Zen meditation in 1977 as a student of Roshi Philip Kapleau. His Zen training included 10 years on staff at the Rochester Zen Center. After practising Zen for 20 years, Randy took up the practice of Vipassana. He has since worked with a number of well-known Western Vipassana teachers. Today, Randy offers a clear and direct approach to the meditation practices of mindfulness and goodwill (metta).  He teaches Insight Meditation at Satipañña
Insight Meditation Toronto.
 

​Sept 7 ~ Sharon Salzberg: Three Skills of Meditation.
Sept 14 ~ Jack Kornfield: The One Who Knows. >    
Sept 21 ~ Tara Brach: Releasing Self-Blame - Pathways for a forgiving heart.
Sept  28 ~ Monthly Social, no dharma talk. Bring a treat to share!

We are happy to announce we will be having another silent daylong retreat this fall. 
When: Sat, Nov 5, 10 am
Where: Sunnyside Wing, 2nd Fl. Lecture Hall, St. Joseph's Health Centre (30 Sunnyside Ave)
Guest Teacher(s): Jim Bedard or Randy Baker of Satipañña​ Insight Meditation Society Toronto.
Admission: by donation suggested $25/$5 students or unwaged. 

August is the month of Favourites: ‘once-more’ Dharma talks
Aug 3 ~ Winnie Nazarko “The Creativity of the Spiritual Path" 
Aug 10 ~ Mark Coleman “The Path of Tenderness” 
Aug 17 ~ Tara Brach “Awakening Through Anger: The UTurn to Freedom” 
Aug 24 ~ Anna Douglas “Awakening Compassion”
​Aug 31 ~ Social, no dharma talk
Wednesday evenings @ 7 pm, starting with a 45 minute meditation (part guided, part silent), followed by a short break, then a recorded dharma talk.

Regular Wednesday evening sits will resume this Wed, June 1 in Classroom 5 at St.Joe's Health Centre (Sunnyside Wing, 30 Sunnyside Ave.) We meet at 7:00 for a guided meditation followed by a recorded dharma talk. Here are this month's talks:
June 1: Diana Winston ~ Self Compassion and Hindrances
June 8: Rick Hanson ~ Use Your Mind to Change Your Brain 
June 15: James Baraz ~ Seeing the Good - Inside and Out
June 22: TBA ~ 
June 29: Monthly social. Mindful tea and conversation.