To join our practices listed below, online or in-person, please subscribe to our email group. Zoom links, event announcements, and other important details are shared through email.
Weekly Events
Morning Meditation (online)
When: Monday to Friday from 7:45-8:15 am MT. Online via Zoom.
What: Chanting, meditation, and a poem or sutra to gently open the day.
Wednesday Evening Practice (in-person)
When: Wednesdays from 5:30–6:30 pm MT. In-person at Calgary Unitarians (1703 1 ST NW)
What: Chanting, meditation, reading from a Plum Village or Thich Nhat Hanh book, and group sharing.
Monday Evening Practice (online)
When: Mondays from 7:00–8:15 pm MT. Online via Zoom.
What: Chanting, meditation, group sharing and a topic from the monthly cadence shown below:
First Monday: Recitation of the Five Mindfulness Trainings.
Second Monday: Dharma talk from Tracey Pickup with Q&A/Dharma sharing.
Third Monday: Two periods of sitting meditation, one period of walking meditation.
Fourth Monday: Listening to a teaching from Thich Nhat Hanh or the Plum Village community of lay and monastic teachers.
Fifth Monday: A rare surprise!
Monthly Events
Rainbow Sangha (online)
When: Third Sunday of every month from 7:00–8:00 pm MT.
What: A safer practice space for those who are gender or sexually diverse. Email wildroserainbow@gmail.com to learn more about the group and to attend events.
Studying & Sharing on the 14 Mindfulness Trainings (online)
When: Saturdays from 9:00–10:00 am MT. Online via Zoom. Offered twice a month.
What: Meditation, readings, personal journaling and group sharing on one of Plum Village’s 14 Mindfulness Trainings.
Outdoor Walking Meditation (in-person)
When: Saturdays from 12:00–1:00 pm MT. The specific Saturday changes based on weather and other events, but we try our best to offer one per month.
What: Singing, mindful steps in a local park in Calgary, casual time after to chat.
Quarterly & Annual Events
Days of Mindfulness
When: Saturday or Sunday from 10:00 am–3:00 pm. In-person, online, or hybrid. Quarterly.
What: A mix of everything above! Sitting meditation, Dharma talks, chanting, group sharing, walking meditation, deep relaxation, mindful eating and more.
Residential Retreats
When: Held once a year over the course of a few days. In-person retreats taking place across the Calgary area and in the mountains.
What: Think Days of Mindfulness held over multiple days. We also try to invite Dharma teachers from Plum Village, lay or monastic teachers, to join and offer practices and share their experiences.
A few words on our practice
You do not have to be a Buddhist to sit. Just be open to reveal a deeper meaning to the world. We are a diverse group of people from many religions and spiritual backgrounds. If you have no experience with meditation, one of the sangha community will be happy to offer a warm, helping hand to get you started.
With mindful consideration:
- Mindfulness bells are the sound of the Buddha calling us to practice, please help us by stopping what you are doing or saying so that we can all come back to ourselves when you hear a bell being invited.
- Please try to arrive a few minutes early, whether in-person or online, so that you can settle mindfully and peacefully and so the practice may begin promptly.
- The spaces we create together, whether in-person or online, are quiet places for practice. Please help us practice noble silence.
- When sitting, you may like to first bow to your cushion (the seat of enlightenment) and then bow to the Sangha and also the altar.