Wed, March 7 ~ Beverly Yates, "Awakening in Difficult Times"
Wed, March 14 ~ Andrea Fella, "Understanding Reactivity"
Wed, March 21 ~ Tara Brach, "Without Anxiety about Non-Perfection"
Wed, March 28 ~ Ram Dass (Video part 1) "Fierce Grace" ​Includes archival footage of Richard Alpert/ Ram Dass in the “glory days of Hippiedon” interspersed with “intimate glimpses of Ram Dass in 2001 as he continues to remake his life since being – in his words- “stroked” in 1997. Named by Newsweek as one of the top 5 Mon-Fiction Films of 2002. (Part 2 on April 4)

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 in the sidebar to the right of this page. 

About 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 Mediation Toronto.

Tickets: Click here to reserve - $20 + Dana donation to teacher on the day of.

Wed, Jan 10 ~ Gil Fronsdal, "Creating Beneficial Conditions for Practice" 
Wed, Jan 17 ~ Gil Fronsdal, "Pleasure vs Happiness"  
Wed, Jan 24 ~ Gil Fronsdal, "Cultivating and Letting Go"
Wed, Jan 31 ~ Gil Fronsdal, "Befriending Fear"  

We meet weekly at 7pm for a guided meditation followed by a recorded dharma talk. 
Dec 6 ~ Tara Brach, "River of Change: Bringing a Wise Heart to this Impermanent Life, Part 1"
Dec 13 ~ Tara Brach,"River of Change: Bringing a Wise Heart to this Impermanent Life, Part 2" 
Dec 20 ~ Solstice Celebration, all welcome! 
Dec 27 ~ Greg Scharf, "The Suffering that Leads to the End of Suffering" 

There are still spots available!
​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.

About the Daylong: 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 sidebar of this page. 

About our 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.

Registration is $20 + Dana donation (on the day of the retreat). Please REGISTER to reserve your spot.

Find us every Wednesday evening at 7 pm in Classroom 5, Sunnyside Wing of St. Joseph's Health Centre in Toronto. Guided meditation followed by a recorded dharma talk. 
Wed, Oct 4 ~ Jack Kornfield, "Planting Beautiful Seeds"
Wed, Oct 11 ~ Catherine McGee, "True Refuge in a Modern World"
Wed, Oct 18 ~ Steve Armstrong, "Mindfulness in Daily Life"
Wed, Oct 25, ~ Joseph Goldstein, "Working with Afflictive Emotions"

Talks in September will be by David Chernikoff. These talks are from a 7 week series on the Perfections of the Heart. We heard the first 4 in the series (Generosity, renunciation, Wisdom & Energy) in November 2016.
1. Sept 6 – Truthfulness
2. Sept 13 – Determination
3. Sept 20 – Equanimity
4. September 27 - TBA

We'll continue this month to feature some popular talks from the last year.
​Wed, Aug 2 ~ Annie Nugent, "Self Examination"
Wed, Aug 9 ~ Rick Hanson, "Cultivation and the end of Craving"
Wed, Aug 16 ~ Tara Brach, "Trusting Our Awakening Heart"
Wed, Aug 23 ~ Anna Douglas, "Awakening Compassion"
Wed, Aug 30 ~ TBA