Teacher: Sayar Myat
Course Outline:
One must listen to one Dhamma talk on Ways to deepen your Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Vipassana) on our YouTube channel weekly in sequence and submit a written summary. Practice sitting meditation an hour minimum every day and keep the record of the experience according to the guide-line and submit weekly along with the summary of the Dhamma talk.
The teacher will send you a Zoom Link once every 4 to 6 weeks falling on Wednesdays or Thursdays for 1 to 2 hours online interview on Zoom meeting. A suitable time will be set at the convenience of the yogi and teacher (Between 9:00 am to 8:00 pm PST.) If a student cannot fulfil the requirements without a sound reason, that particular time slot will be given to students on the waiting list.
Prerequisite: Completion of the Beginner Class offered by SMSC or prior experience with the Pure Vipassana Meditation method (Mahasi tradition).
Please register by email; Pre-acceptance is required. Once a yogi’s application is accepted, get acquainted with the teacher via invited Zoom Link.
Ways to Deepen your Practice of Mindfulness Insight Meditation (Vipassana)
Before each session, yogi should take Three Refuges and Five (or Nine) Precepts. Information is provided in these two documents below:
Taking Three Refuges and Five Precepts
Taking Three Refuges and Nine Precepts
if you are interested in our video library and receiving weekly Dhamma talks, please consider subscribing to the Mindfulness Insight Meditation channel.
Please visit the website to see additional programs available. Please contact: info@satipatthana.ca if you have any questions.
Metta Always,
SMSC
Date: Every Tuesday, from September 30th to December 16th, 2025
Time: 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Teacher: Sayalay Nana Malini
Format: One hour of sitting meditation, followed by one hour of Dhamma talk.
Language: English (with Chiense translation when available)
Location: 38 Leopold Place, New Westminster, BC
New yogis are welcome.
Approval is required to participate. If you have participated in a retreat with us before, please send an email to Class@satipatthana.ca to register. Otherwise use the registration form on our web-site. https://satipatthana.ca/register_retreat/
Please contact: info@satipatthana.ca if you have any questions.
The Mindfulness-Insight Course for Beginners is an introduction to the meditation practice. This class is for both beginners and experienced practitioners that have no previous exposure to the Pure Vipassana Meditation method (Mahasi tradition). The program consists of 12 sessions of online courses, involving guided meditation and lectures about the practice.
Residential Retreats schedule will be posted on our “Upcoming Events” page. You may also send us an email to sign up for notifications via email.
Annual Retreats are usually held in the summer of each year, these last from 9 to 17 days on average. Pre-registration and acceptance are required for these due to limited accommodation space.