The Mindfulness Society of Canada

March Metta Madness
2023-03-19 19:30 - 20:15 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Rhonda will lead us in Metta on this Sunday Evening, 7:30pm. Loving Kindness, Forgiveness and Gentle Positive Energy meditations all month for March Metta Madness ❤️❤️❤️

March Metta Madness
2023-03-12 09:00 - 09:45 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
This time, Jess will lead us Sunday Morning 9am. Loving Kindness, Forgiveness and Gentle Positive Energy meditations all month for March Metta Madness ❤️❤️❤️

March Metta Madness
2023-03-05 09:00 - 09:45 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Salima will lead us at 9am Sunday Morning. Loving Kindness, Forgiveness and Gentle Positive Energy meditations all month for March Metta Madness ❤️❤️❤️

Dealing with Stressful Work and Family Environments
2023-02-26 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
An Interview with Nicolle Kopping-Pavars, a family lawyer with decades of experience and a trained mindfulness teacher. Nicolle advocates for Mental health within the legal profession by providing meditation and mindfulness programming that enhance skills and bring balance, diversity and peace to the legal profession. She has helped to turn countless stressful environments, such as marriage breakdowns and law offices into comfortable ones.

Easy Mindfulness Exercises for Families with Dr. Rhoda
2023-02-19 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Dr. Rhoda will provide fun and easy mindfulness exercises and games that are perfect for parents, children and newbies.

Life as a Seasoned Mindfulness Practitioner.
2023-02-12 19:30 - 20:30
Completing the last five weeks of mindfulness classes, we now have Jess return to discuss: What does it feel like as you walk through life as an advanced mindfulness and insight practitioner? What amazing experiences are there? Do you view the world, people, situations differently? Are you happier? Jess will speak and take questions on this fascinating and rarely discussed topic.

Mindfulness 201: Class 5 of 5 with Salima
2023-02-05 19:30 - 20:30
Salima will be the fifth and final teacher for this course the principles of mindfulness! Even if you missed the other classes, feel free to join! There will be plenty of review and lots to learn. With her knowledge and experience, she will fill in some of the missing pieces and get you on your way for a successful year of mindfulness development.

Mindfulness 201: Class 4 of 5 with Rhonda
2023-01-29 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Rhonda will bring in her gentle touch and decades of meditation experience as her contribution to our learnings on this most important practice, leading us closer to insight.

Mindfulness 201: Class 3 of 5 with Susie
2023-01-22 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Susie will continue with some of the principles of the practice, helpful meditations and valuable advice. You will benefit from her clarity, and her love and appreciation for the practice is contagious!
(This month the associate instructors are teaming up to provide a thorough course in the practice of mindfulness for insight. Each teacher will bring their personal touch to the teachings, with meditation and mindfulness exercises, lessons on the fundamentals for beginners and reminders for seasoned practitioners. If you miss a class not to worry – you can join in at any point and still learn so much!)

Mindfulness 201: Class 2 of 5 with Karen
2023-01-15 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Karen will continue with laying the groundwork to start the step by step process of successful practice.
(This month the associate instructors are teaming up to provide a thorough course in the practice of mindfulness for insight. Each teacher will bring their personal touch to the teachings, with meditation and mindfulness exercises, lessons on the fundamentals for beginners and reminders for seasoned practitioners. If you miss a class not to worry – you can join in at any point and still learn so much!)

Mindfulness 201: Class 1 of 5 with Jess Koffman
2023-01-08 09:00 - 10:00 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Jess will talk about the amazing things that mindfulness will do for you internally and externally when practiced correctly – everything from quality relationships to psychic skills!
(This month the associate instructors are teaming up to provide a thorough course in the practice of mindfulness for insight. Each teacher will bring their personal touch to the teachings, with meditation and mindfulness exercises, lessons on the fundamentals for beginners and reminders for seasoned practitioners.)

The Mindfulness Society Holiday Party!
2022-12-18 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Please join us in an open mic social Zoom event, where we wish to provide a loving and kind environment to be with your dear friends and quality like-minded friends-to-be. We will enjoy listening to your comments on this first year of our hard work bringing you the best teachings out there, and the board members would also like to quickly speak as well. 1hr. The MSC will be closed after this until January 8th, beginning with Mindfulness 201!

Mindfulness End of Year Check-Up with Jess Koffman
2022-12-11 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Let’s see how your mindfulness practice has progressed this year! Whether you are starting or have been at it for years, Jess will do a year end review the some important principles and attitudes with regards to mindfulness and you can see if you have been aligned correctly. He will also give advice to aid your personal progress in your practice, if you so choose. You can evaluate where you are at, and set your mindfulness and meditation objectives for the new year. 1hr. One wonderful objective – attend all the Sunday Mindfulness Society Zoom Events in 2023!

Shopping for your Perfect Meditation Object, PART 2
2022-12-04 20:00 - 21:00
If you missed PART 1, not to worry. There will be a review and there is still much to learn and enjoy! Did you know that Buddhist Scriptures detail 40 meditation objects and match them with different types of personalities and demeanors? Guest Lecturer, Researcher, Cambridge Graduate in A.I., Google Map Inventor and 10 year Monk, Korakot, will be speaking from Thailand on the topic and providing short exercises. Korakot works to teach old and valuable wisdom in modern ways, using diagrams, PowerPoint and even A.I.. This talk & Q&A will be extremely interesting for seasoned practitioners and intellectuals alike, and very valuable to help beginners get started.

How Deep Can Meditation Go?
2022-11-27 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Our Chair Jess Koffman will be talking about the deepest levels of meditation, and give us pointers on how to work our way there and how they benefit. There are very few people who can talk about such matters with genuine experiences to back them up, let alone in Canadian English! You don’t want to miss these rare and valuable opportunities. This event will go a little over the usual hour time limit.

How to Relax... and Properly Prepare for Insight Practice
2022-11-20 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Real mindfulness practice isn’t meditation. But we do need regular meditation to support it, and, we need to know how to RELAX. Associate Instructor Rhonda, with her 40+ years meditation experience, is an expert on how to relax and wants to help us all relax and prepare our minds for correct mindfulness practice. 45min-1hr.

Sitting Meditation: Setting Up for Success!
2022-11-13 19:30 - 20:30
Our V.P. (and VIP!) Salima Pirani has been meditating since she was a young child. She will share her experience and knowledge with helpful ways to get set up and begin your meditation to make it a successful sit. And of course, once we are set, she will lead us in a short meditation, as she does so well. Total: 45min-1hr. More about Salima at www.salimapirani.com.

Shopping For Your Perfect Meditation Object, PART 1
2022-11-06 20:00 - 21:00 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Did you know that Buddhist Scriptures detail 40 meditation objects and match them with different types of personalities and demeanors? Guest Lecturer, Researcher, Cambridge Graduate in A.I., Google Map Inventor and 10 year Monk, Korakot, will be speaking from Thailand on the topic and providing short exercises. Korakot works to teach old and valuable wisdom in modern ways, using diagrams, PowerPoint and even A.I.. This talk and Q&A will be extremely interesting for seasoned practitioners and intellectuals alike, and very valuable to help beginners get started. And… the discussion will continue with Part 2 next month!

Being Present while Living - with Associate Instructor Susie
2022-10-30 19:30 - 20:15 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Susie has brought mindful awareness into her daily life, little by little, taking daily activities and chores and turning them into enriching experiences. Susie will guide us through everyday things, like eating, household chores, walking the dog and grocery shopping, and give us details on how we can gradually turn all or any of these things into a beneficial, bright and beautiful present moment experiences.

Ajahn Krit Nimmalo, Mindfulness Master and Thai Buddhist Monk: The Path to Enlightenment
2022-10-23 20:00 - 21:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
One of our great teachers from Thailand in all his kindness has accepted our invitation on this evening (his morning in Thailand) to enlighten us on The Path to Enlightenment! He is far from quiet and still. He is natural and shines bright. Learn from him. This is a cannot miss event and an amazing opportunity. Just being in his presence is a gift, and to take his suggestions, practice what he says and study under him, can bring great purpose, happiness and fulfillment into your life.

Ask Jess Day!
2022-10-16 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Jess has been lecturing and bringing in lecturers on the topics of samsara, the realms of existence and karma for the past few months, hoping to deepen our understanding of what is going on around us and what we are soaking in! This time, Jess will start with a short meditation invoking higher planes and channeling, and then it is your turn to guide the lessons on these topics – ask away!

Happy Thanksgiving Weekend! Thanks for Giving! We are closed.
2022-10-09 08:00 - 17:00

Meditations for The Whole Family - with Dr. Mindfulness!
2022-10-02 09:30 - 10:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Dr. Rhoda is our resident school teacher and PhD researcher and author that brings mindfulness into the lives of children, parents and families. This morning (her night – she’s live from Thailand!) she will lead us in a few different meditations that will be helpful for us, AND… they are fun and easy enough to share them with our families and children as well. You are welcome to invite your families to Zoom with you this morning!

We Are Closed for The High Religious Holidays
2022-09-25 08:00 - 17:00
Time for repent and forgiveness! We are also closed for the beginning of Ramadan, Easter, and most Religious holidays when they fall on the weekend.

Karen's Sangha
2022-09-18 19:30 - 20:15 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Associate Instructor and Board Member Karen holds morning meditations on Zoom, which have become known as her Sangha Meetings. Now she brings it to The Mindfulness Society Sunday night! She will start and end with a few teachings and tips, and give us time in the middle for silent meditation together. Total: 45 minutes. Meditating in a community of quality people can be very helpful on many levels. Join Karen’s Sangha at the Mindfulness Society!

Three Powerful Benefits of OM
2022-09-11 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Our Vice-Chair Salima has been holding OM Sundays on and off for many years, guiding us in various meditations for healing, peace and wisdom. Well, this Sunday at at 7:30pm, she actually will talk about and guide us using OM itself! Om can be of many benefits and Salima will guide us how to use it for three important purposes.

Closed for Labour Day Weekend in Canada! Happy Back to School!
2022-09-04 08:00 - 17:00
We are always learning, whether in school or not. So let’s learn what we are here to, and learn from the best.

The Power of a Mantra, with Associate Instructor Rhonda
2022-08-28 19:30 - 20:30 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Rhonda has used a mantra in her meditation for the better part of 40 years. Learn through Rhonda’s talk and meditation exercises the different mantras, the ways they are used for peace, tranquility and for mindfulness.

Karma: The Details and Inner-workings, with Guest Instructor Korakot in Thailand
2022-08-21 09:30 - 10:30
There are reasons why a variety of positive and negative things happen to and around you in your life. None of them is chance. Mr. Korakot, a 10 year monk, A.I. Scholar and co-inventor of Google Maps, will talk about the details of your Karma + Q&A.

Grounded in Reality - Guided Meditation with Associate Instructor Susie
2022-08-14 19:30 - 20:45 | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Susie will lead us in guided meditations for grounding, concentration and alertness; being with the body and the present moment in a comfortable and non-forceful way.
