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1-Day Non-residential Retreat, September 2011

A one-day non-residential retreat was conducted by Sayar Myat on September 3, 2011 at SMSC Center, West Vancouver, BC. Ten yogis registered and three attended the retreat.

3-Day Non-residential Retreat, July 2011

A three-day non-residential retreat was conducted by Sayar Myat from July 1 to 3, 2011 at SMSC Center, West Vancouver, BC. Thirteen yogis attended the retreat. Myo Min Tun and Moe Moe donated food for the retreat.

4-Day Residential Retreat, April 2011

A four-day retreat was conducted by Sayar Myat from April 22 to 25, 2011 at Laotian Buddhist Monastery in Aldergrove, BC. Seventeen yogis attended the retreat. Tommy Man, Annie Hsiung, Kyu Kyu, Win Nyunt, Khin Mar Lay, Myo Min Tun, Moe Moe, Sayar Myat and Becky Brechin donated food for the retreat.

Workshops and Level 1 & 2 Classes, 2011

Burnaby class, January to April: Seventeen yogis attended and eleven completed the course.

Vancouver class, February to April: Fifty yogis attended and twenty completed the course.

Burnaby Korean class, February to May: Fifteen yogis attended and six completed the course.

Vancouver class, July to October: Fifty yogis registered and fifteen completed the course.

Third Annual Vipassana Retreat, August 22 to October 25, 2010

The SMSC facilated its third annual retreat at Chanmyay Satipatthana Vihara in Springfield, Illinois, USA. Chanmyay Sayadawgyi Ashin Janakabhivamasa of Myanmar spent his rain retreat at the vihara and conducted Satipatthana-Vipassana retreat. Nine yogis attended from SMSC, five for 10 to 14 days and four for 64 days. The SMSC wishes to express its sincere gratitude to the Board of Directors of the Satipatthana Vipassana Association of Springfield for making this event a reality so that many could benefit from Buddha-Dhamma.

Speicial Program, 2010

The SMSC conducted a Buddhist education course special program on "The Wheel of Life" at the Laotian Monastery in Aldergrove, British Columbia, on July 31 and August 1, 2010. Our teacher, Sa-yar Myat, led the program attended by 14 yogis. We would like to express our appreciation to Bhante Santi, abbot of the Laotian monastery and its Board of Directors for graciously permitting us to use the facilities at their Monastery for two days.

Vipassana Level 3 Course, 2010

The course began in early January and ended in early July 2010, lasting 26 weeks. Nine yogis attended and seven completed the course.

Vipassana Retreat, May 2010

The SMSC conducted a 1-day retreat in West Vancouver on May 2nd. Our teacher, Sa-yar Myat, led the retreat attended by 6 yogis. We would like to express our appreciation to Becky Brechin for graciously allowing the Society to use her residence as a venue for the retreat.

Vipassana Retreat, March 2010

The SMSC conducted a 2-day residential retreat in Lao-Canadian Buddhist Temple in Aldergrove, BC, on March 20-21, 2010. Our teacher, Sa-yar Myat, led the retreat attended by 7 yogis. We would like to express our gratitude to Bhante Buddhathon, the Lao-Canadian Buddhist Temple Society of Canada and five Myanmar-Canadian families for their hospitality and generosity that made our retreat possible.

Vipassana Retreat, January 2010

The SMSC conducted a three day residential retreat in West Vancouver from January 1 to 3, 2010. Our teacher, Sa-yar Myat, led the retreat attended by five yogis. We would like to express our appreciation to Becky Brechin for graciously allowing the Society to use her residence as a venue for the retreat.

Vipassana Retreat, October 2009

The SMSC conducted a three day residential retreat in Port Moody from October 10 to 12, 2009. Our teacher, Sa-yar Myat, led the retreat attended by 10 yogis. We would like to express our appreciation to Kim Yeung for graciously allowing the Society to use her residence as a venue for the retreat.

Second Annual Vipassana Retreat, August 2009

The SMSC conducted its Second Annual Residential Retreat at the Laotian Monastery in Aldergrove, British Columbia, in early August 2009. Bhante Santi, abbot of the Laotian Monastery, and its Board of Directors graciously permitted us to use the facilities at their Monastery for eight days. Although the Monastery was currently undergoing a construction project, all activities were halted during the retreat so as to avoid any disrupting noise. In addition, a number of members of the Laotian community generously assisted with the provision of some of the food for the monks and practicing yogis during the retreat.

The SMSC wishes to express its sincere gratitude to Bhante Santi, the Lao-Canadian Buddhist Temple Society of Canada and ten Myanmar-Canadian families for their hospitality and generosity that made our retreat possible.