Residential Retreats in 2010

Visiting and local Dharma teachers offer Metta and Vipassana residential retreats in the Vancouver area.

Retreats led by Visiting WDS Teachers and Local Teachers

• February 12 - 14: Insight Meditation retreat on Salt Spring Island, BC

Three days of Vipassana practice with Heather Martin.  For more information and to register, visit the Salt Spring Vipassana website.

• March 13 - 20: Experienced Practitioner Retreat on Salt Spring Island, BC
  Week-long residential retreat with Adrianne Ross.  To qualify you must have completed at least 4 residential vipassana retreats of one week or longer. For more information and to register, visit the Salt Spring Vipassana website.

• April 7 - 28: Metta and Vipassana retreat with Mindful Movement at Hollyhock, Cortes Island, BC

Three weeks of instensive Metta and Vipassana meditation with Michele McDonald and Steven Smith.  Or ten days of Metta meditation; or eleven days of Vipassana practice.  Mindful movement with Joy Kerfoot is included.  For more information and to register, contact Hollyhock at www.hollyhock.ca or 1.800.933.6339.

• May 7 - 9: Vipassana Retreat at Westminster Abbey, Mission, BC
  A weekend of insight practice with Adrianne Ross and Joanne Broatch.  For more information and to register, visit the BC Insight website.

• June 4 - 6: Metta Retreat on Salt Spring Island, BC
  A weekend of loving-kindness (metta) practice with Heather Martin. For more information and to register, visit the Salt Spring Vipassana website.

• June 21 - 27: Insight Meditation Retreat in Nanaimo, BC
  Seven days of vipassana practice at Bethlehem Centre in Nanaimo with Adrianne Ross and Thanissara. For more information and to register, visit the BC Insight website.

• August 21 - 28: Vipassana Retreat on Salt Spring Island, BC
  Seven days of Vipassana practice with Steve Armstrong and Heather Martin. For more information and to register, visit the Salt Spring Vipassana website.

• November 4 - 10: Vipassana retreat at Sea to Sky Retreat Centre, Whistler, BC
  Six days of Vipassana practice with Michele McDonald and Linda McDonald.  For more information and to register, visit www.vipassanamettavancouver.org.

• December 27 - January 1: New Year's Retreat on Salt Spring Island, BC
  Five days of Vipassana practice with Heather Martin, including a special program on New Year’s Eve with the option of staying up until midnight. For more information and to register, visit the Salt Spring Vipassana website.