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We offer one-day and two-day non-residential retreats. Retreats are held at Goward House, 2495 Arbutus Road, Victoria, BC. unless otherwise noted.

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2024 Victoria IMS Retreat Schedule
We are pleased to announce our 2024 non-residential retreats.
These in-person retreats will be at Goward House  in Victoria, BC, unless otherwise noted.
The August and October retreats will also be available online via Zoom.

April 27 Adrianne Ross
Registration  is now Full.

May 25 Kristina Baré
Registration Opens: Apr 29 2024

August 17/18  Ajaan Geoff 
Co-sponsored with Aranya Refuge
Location: UVic, and online
Registration Opens: July 22 2024

September 14/15 Kate Davies
Registration Opens: Aug 19 2024

October 19/20 Howie Cohn 
In-person and online
Registration Opens: Sept 23 2024

November 23 Brock Brown
Registration Opens: Oct 28 2024

All retreats are offered with no registration fees.
Victoria IMS and our teachers follow the Buddhist practice of giving, called dana.
Victoria IMS and the teachers continue to offer programs as a result of the collective generosity offered to sustain organizational costs and teachers’ livelihoods.
We thank you for keeping the Buddhist teachings alive and well in Victoria, BC.

For information about the retreat teachers:
https://victoriaims.org/?page_id=24

2024/04/27 Adrianne Ross One Day Retreat

VICTORIA DAYLONG April 27 2024 with Adrianne Ross
WISE EFFORT
April 27, 2024 at Goward House in Victoria.
2495 Arbutus Road.
Saturday 0900am to 4pm
In-person only
Registration is now full.
During this day of practice we will explore cultivating wise use of our energy. We are exposed to so many distractions demanding our attention that it can be hard to focus and apply our energy to what we really value. The Buddha taught the Four Wise Efforts as a way of helping us avoid patterns that drain or distress us and intentionally cultivate beneficial patterns that lead to well being for ourselves, our communities and the world.
Come and join us for a day of practice, rebalancing our energies, releasing difficult
patterns and cultivating well being.
The day will be in silence with instruction, meditation, walking and time for questions
and discussion.

2024/05/25 Kristina Baré one day Retreat

One day Retreat with Kristina Baré 

May 25, 2024 at Goward House in Victoria.
2495 Arbutus Road.
Saturday 0900am to 4pm
Registration opens April 29, 2024

Equanimity
In this daylong retreat we will explore the cultivation of Equanimity. The state of equanimity points to the potential of a non-reactivity heart space in the midst of challenge. Finding peace with the way things are. With a base in the body, we will explore the potential of attuning to inner balance through guided meditations, instructions, silence, sitting and walking and time for questions.

Kristina Baré is an insight meditation teacher, therapist, and Somatic Experiencing practitioner. She has trained primarily in the
Burmese lineages of Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw and Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw.
She enjoys supporting students in deepening samadhi and insight.
Opening the door to an expansion of the heart and to liberating
wisdom. In support of the Buddha’s teachings, Kristina also draws
on knowledge from Western psychology and Somatic
Experiencing. She invites a kind, patient, and embodied approach
as a base for samadhi and insight meditation practices.
Kristina’s talks at the Sunday Night Sit will focus on the 10 Paramis. They will be based on
Ajahn Sucitto’s online book, Parami – Ways to Cross Life’s Floods.