Best Vipassana Meditation Centers In Vancouver Near Me

Business: One of Vancouver's top-rated meditation communities. Guidance in decreasing stress and finding more joy in life. Excellent instructors. First class free.

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Start your Transcendental Meditation journey by joining us at a Preparatory Session, the complimentary first step of the TM learning experience.


At your Preparatory Session, you will gain insights from our highly-trained teachers into how you can harness the mind's natural tendencies to create an effortless and enjoyable transcending experience. And you'll learn about the core concepts that will make your Transcendental Meditation practice successful.


At the end of the Preparatory Session, you will have the opportunity to book your TM course where you will learn the TM technique from a certified teacher. Taking place over four consecutive days for about 2 hours each day, the TM course consists of personal instruction and small group sessions designed to ensure mastery of this transformative practice.

Business: The vision of Shambhala, a worldwide community of meditators, is based on the wisdom, sanity and compassion that comes from mindfulness-awareness meditation

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The Vancouver Shambhala Centre is a Buddhist meditation centre, offering a community grounded in a warm approach to the study and practice of meditation.

We provide instruction in mindfulness-awareness meditation for beginners and experienced practitioners, a diverse variety of evening and weekend programs as well as public group meditation sessions. We offer tools to help discover greater compassion, confidence, wisdom and joy in day-to-day life. The Shambhala teachings provide a way to extend personal transformation for the benefit of society as a whole.


Please join us at our Wednesday Open House where you can receive free first-time meditation instruction, meditate with our community, and learn about meditation, Buddhism and Shambhala.

Please see our weekly public meditation schedule including our 5-6 pm daily online sitting meditation, our programs, classes and events page, and our monthly calendar.

The Vancouver Shambhala Centre is a 7 minute walk from the Broadway/City Hall Skytrain station, serviced both by the Canada Line Skytrain and the 99-B bus. Location details

Donations are appreciated to help provide a place for meditation, study and community, for current and future generations of Vancouverites.

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The Vancouver Shambhala Centre strives to be a community that fosters inclusiveness and accessibility, free from harm of any type. We recognize that harm occurs in our world, that it isn’t always understood or acknowledged, and that harm has occurred in our own community. For more information, please see our Care and Conduct Policy page.

Open House, hosted every Wednesday night at the Vancouver Shambhala Centre, is an excellent and reliable way to enter into the practice of mindfulness/awareness meditation and build a regular meditation practice. The evening takes first time meditators through guided instruction which flows into a relevant talk about meditation practice. Experienced meditators are welcome to come and practice meditation together as well. Many people in our community make Open House a regular part of their lives.

The evening begins at 7:00 pm with brief meditation instruction, then sitting and walking meditation until 8:00 pm, both in-person and using Zoom. (You are welcome to arrive late or leave early for this meditation period.)

If you would like first-time meditation instruction, please arrive by 6:55 pm to introduce yourself. In-person meditation instruction and discussion occurs in the secondary meditation hall. Many people find it helpful to repeat this meditation instruction session.

At 8 pm, there are announcements, then a social period. Please get a cup of tea and join us for casual conversation.

At 8:20 there is a dharma talk and discussion. The evening concludes about 9 pm.

There is no fee for open house, though donations are appreciated.

Business: A modern Buddhist Temple and peaceful meditation space in East Vancouver that offers weekly drop-in classes throughout the city.

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Meditation enables you to unwind, relax, let go of worry and improve your overall sense of wellbeing. Whether you simply want to calm your mind or experience deep inner transformation there is a meditation practice that can help you.


Learn practical methods to solve the problems we face in daily life. Classes include guided meditation and teaching from one of our qualified teachers, as well as an opportunity to ask questions. Everybody is welcome. No experience is necessary.

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Vancouver – A city where the mountains meet the ocean. Nestled in its heart is the Brahma Kumaris Meditation Centre. Brahma Kumaris have always been trendsetters going all the way back to its origin in India in the year – 1937. The core belief is that “when I change, the world will change”. It empowers the self that “I am the agent of change that I want to see in the world”

This change, this revolution, is to be achieved in a peaceful, gentle and loving manner. This starts with me awakening my inner strength, my innate, extraordinary abilities.

Business: Bodhi Meditation is an international organization. Our easy-to-learn and effective meditation methods help practitioners enjoy health and happiness.

4worldlovers: Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation. The non-sectarian technique of Vipassana was taught by the Buddha more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills. Students are invited to learn the basics of this technique during a residential ten-day course.

Anyone may apply for a course – Vipassana Centres welcome all! Although we all come from diverse beginnings and lead unique lives, when we come to a Vipassana course we are united by a common cause, a common purpose — to solve the mystery of human suffering. As such, Dhamma Surabhi seeks to provide a safe environment where persons of varying races, identities, experiences, and abilities can learn and become established in this technique.

To learn Vipassana Meditation one needs to develop one's own experience during a residential ten day course. A description and timetable of a typical ten day course may be found in the Code of Discipline. If you are interested in attending a ten day course, please review the prerequisite and application sections for guidelines and instructions, then proceed to the course schedule to select a course and apply.

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Business: Meditation is an effective form of stress reduction and has the potential to improve quality of life. Learn how to meditate with free meditation course.