Online Beginner’s Class

Teacher: Sayar Myat

Year-round online course is available for beginners.

This class will teach the practitioner how to bring mindfulness to one’s life through formal sitting and walking as well as everyday activities. Practising mindfulness lowers stress, increases patience and contentment, and also increases understanding of oneself.

Anyone who is interested in the Beginner’s Class, please visit
Beginner’s Guide to Mindfulness-Insight Meditation

Watch and practice one Dhamma talk per week in sequence.

After completing the Beginner course, please visit
Theravada Buddhism Series

Watch and practice one Dhamma talk per week.

Please download the “Beginner Meditation Course.pdf” and “Guidelines for Reporting.pdf” for detail instructions.

Please contact: info@satipatthana.ca if you have any questions.

Introduction to Mindfulness Insight Meditation & Buddhist Teachings

(In-person Class)

Teacher: Sean Pritchard

When: Tuesdays 6:30pm – 8:30pm, on Nov 10, 17, 24, and Dec 01.

Where: 7288 Acorn Ave, Burnaby, BC V5E 4H6

Cost: Free (Donations are always welcome)

Join us for a 4-Session/4 week course of Mindfulness Insight (Vipassana) meditation.

This 4-week foundational course will offer guidance on how to practice mindfulness meditation through sitting and walking in a beginner-friendly way to help integrate into your daily life. The course will also provide the core principles of Buddhist philosophy and practice. Each two-hour session will offer practical wisdom to understand the mind and reduce stress throughout your daily life.

Alongside the teachings and discussion, each session includes brief guided periods of Vipassana (Insight) meditation, introducing both sitting and walking practices in an approachable, beginner-friendly way to help integrate the concepts.

Sean Pritchard spent many years as a Buddhist monk in the Burmese Mahasi tradition under the guidance of Venerable Chanmyay Sayadaw (U Janaka). He travelled worldwide teaching Vipassana and Metta practices to many different cultures and nationalities. He holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology and has a counselling practice in Vancouver BC. The practices taught in this course are of the Theravada Buddhist tradition and will provide a lifetime of tools and techniques to gain insight into the inner world and workings of the mind. Both beginners and seasoned meditators will benefit from the supportive and skillful guidance of this well experienced teacher.

Registration is Required. (Click Register button above to register.)

Please bring cushion and sitting mat if you have one.