Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community

09/03/2025

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We have been settling into our new space over the summer, and we invite you to come share in its warmth this fall. In September, our Wednesday gatherings will explore the theme Walking the Path Together. We will also enjoy good food and fellowship at our Potluck on September 29.

03/25/2025

Finding Balance in Change: Equanimity and Impermanence
This week, we will explore the themes of impermanence and equanimity. How can embracing change can help us cultivate balance, peace, and resilience in our daily lives?

Everyone welcome.

Please join us Wednesday, March 26 at 7 pm Saskatchewan time
(9pm Eastern, 8 pm Central, 7 pm Mountain, 6 pm Pacific)

For in person information or to register for Zoom access check out the link in the comments.

This practice and teaching is freely offered. If you are able to offer financial support to Jeanne, please visit our dana page for details on sending an e-transfer or making other arrangements.
https://saskatooninsight.com/wp/about/dana/

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03/18/2025

UPDATE!!!

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03/18/2025

Did you spring forward? Be sure to double-check the start time of our Wednesday evening sessions!

Guidance for Liberating the Mind: this is the heart of the teaching on impermanence. It offers guidance for how to meet experience in ways that lead to a lighter and freer heart. We continue to dive into this 13th step of the Mindfulness of Breathing in Sixteen Steps.

Everyone welcome.

Please join us Wednesday, March 19 at 7 pm Saskatchewan time
(9pm Eastern, 8 pm Central, 7 pm Mountain, 6 pm Pacific)

For in person information or to register for Zoom access check out the link in the comments.

This practice and teaching is freely offered. If you are able to offer financial support to Jeanne, please visit our dana page for details on sending an e-transfer or making other arrangements.
https://saskatooninsight.com/wp/about/dana/

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03/12/2025

We talk a lot about "seeing impermanence" in Buddhist teachings - this week we will talk about how we do this, and why it can be freeing for the mind and heart. Ajahn Chah describes seeing impermanence like watching "still, flowing water." We will explore this tonight in step 13 of the Anapanasati Sutta: Mindfulness of Breathing. We will review from step 1, so everyone welcome!

Please join us Wednesday, March 5 at 7 pm Saskatchewan time
(NOTE Daylight Savings Time! 9 pm Eastern, 8 pm Central, 7 pm Mountain, 6 pm Pacific)

For in person information or to register for Zoom access check out the link in the comments.

This practice and teaching is freely offered. If you are able to offer financial support to Jeanne, please visit our dana page for details on sending an e-transfer or making other arrangements.
https://saskatooninsight.com/wp/about/dana/

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03/06/2025

Good evening friends, a couple weeks ago some likeminded community organizations and individuals began planning a march for international women’s day (March 8th). They would love to extend an invitation to join them in celebrating all women.

If you’re interested in volunteering, please scan the QR code or follow this link to sign up: https://forms.gle/d7XNPRW1RgCUa3Ux8

For more information or any questions, email cihr.coord@chokecherrystudios.com

Thank you!

03/05/2025

TODAY:
Liberating the mind: Step 12 of our Mindfulness of Breathing teaching. We are starting to get into the territory of understanding the temporary liberation of buddhist meditation. This can bring significant experiences of freedom, of liberation, of letting go, that can be inspiring and motivating. We will review steps 1 to 11, so it’s not necessary to have been in the group previously - Everyone is welcome.

Everyone welcome.

Please join us Wednesday, March 5 at 7 pm Saskatchewan time
(8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific)

For in person information or to register for Zoom access check out the link in the comments.

This practice and teaching is freely offered. If you are able to offer financial support to Jeanne, please visit our dana page for details on sending an e-transfer or making other arrangements.
https://saskatooninsight.com/wp/about/dana/

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02/25/2025

Concentration and Liberation: the next steps in the Anapanasati Sutta, or Mindfulness of Breathing teaching. We often feel like we have to try hard to develop concentration, but in this teaching concentration, or samadhi in Pali, develops naturally when we support it with wisdom. We will explore the role of samadhi in insight, or liberation, and consider the question of whether deep states of samadhi, called jhanas, are necessary for this freedom. Everyone is welcome!

Please join us Wednesday, February 26 at 7 pm Saskatchewan time
(8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific)

For in person information or to register for Zoom access check out the link in the comments.

This practice and teaching is freely offered. If you are able to offer financial support to Jeanne, please visit our dana page for details on sending an e-transfer or making other arrangements.
https://saskatooninsight.com/wp/about/dana/

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02/19/2025

Exploring the Mind’s Liberation: The Third Tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutta
Join us as we delve into the third tetrad of the Anapanasati Sutta, exploring how mindfulness of breathing reveals the mind's stillness and potential for liberation. Through meditation and reflection, we cultivate joy, concentration, and profound freedom, aligning with the Buddha’s path to insight and peace.

Everyone welcome.

Please join us Wednesday, February 19 at 7 pm Saskatchewan time
(8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific)

For in person information or to register for Zoom access check out the link in the comments.

This practice and teaching is freely offered. If you are able to offer financial support to our teachers, please visit our dana page for details on sending an e-transfer or making other arrangements.
https://saskatooninsight.com/wp/about/dana/

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02/11/2025

The Quiet Joy of Calming Body and Mind: This week we will return to the theme of the Anapanasati Sutta - Mindfulness of Breathing in 16 steps. We will review the first 8 steps and then deepen our understanding calm and concentration.

Everyone welcome.

Please join us Wednesday, February 12 at 7 pm Saskatchewan time
(8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific)

For in person information or to register for Zoom access check out the link in the comments.

This practice and teaching is freely offered. If you are able to offer financial support to Jeanne, please visit our dana page for details on sending an e-transfer or making other arrangements.
https://saskatooninsight.com/wp/about/dana/

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02/04/2025

Gratitude and Generosity: A Circle of Reciprocity and Belonging - we will summarize this theme from our weekend retreat and explore how the process of reciprocity an nurture our well being, strengthen our sense of connection, and support our capacity for engagement with the world, even in the midst of the current crises.

Everyone welcome.

Please join us Wednesday, February 5 at 7 pm Saskatchewan time
(8 pm Eastern, 7 pm Central, 6 pm Mountain, 5 pm Pacific)

For in person information or to register for Zoom access check out the link in the comments.

This practice and teaching is freely offered. If you are able to offer financial support to Jeanne, please visit our dana page for details on sending an e-transfer or making other arrangements.
https://saskatooninsight.com/wp/about/dana/

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Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
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