Monthly Community Sitting Group
The Victoria Vipassana Community holds a community sit on the first Sunday of each month. All are welcome to attend. There are chairs, yoga mats, bolsters and blankets for our use, but bring your own sitting gear if you wish.
The next Community Group Sit will be held:
Sunday September 7, 20087:00 - 9:00 pm
Helga Beer Yoga Studio
#202 - 1600 Bay Street (Shakespeare St. entrance)
These once monthly evening sits will be an opportunity for Sangha members to meditate together, perhaps listen to a Dhamma talk, engage in discussion about various aspects of practice or the teachings, and/or share in small groups.
There will be no formal leader at each sitting. Rather we will depend on volunteers from the Sangha to do such things as bell ringing, bringing and introducing a CD or taped Dhamma talk, and bringing electronic equipment, ie CD player, as needed; see notes for facilitators.
We would also appreciate volunteers to help ensure the Yoga Studio is left just as we found it when we leave. At each sitting, volunteers will be requested to take care of these responsibilities for the next sitting.
Dana baskets will be available for the practice of generosity for both rental costs as well as for our Scholarship Fund, through which we provide scholarships for those Sangha members needing financial assistance to attend residential retreats.
Weekly Sitting Groups
Some smaller groups sit regularly, either weekly or every other week, in a number of neighbourhoods in Greater Victoria.
| Neighbourhood | Day | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Fairfield/Estavan | alternating Sundays |
7:00-9:00pm |
| Fernwood | Monday | 3:00-5:00pm |
| Sooke | Monday | 7:00-8:30pm |
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