The Mindfulness Society of Canada

Guided Meditations & Metta Thich Nhat Hanh Style
2023-11-12 09:30 - 10:15 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
On her journey to mindfulness, Dr. Rhoda spent years leading well-being circles and meditation groups, developing calmness and kindness based on her studies and retreats at Plum Village under Thich Nhat Hanh. To start your Sunday morning right, she will lead us in easy, calming and loving meditations, appreciating the body, breath, nature and life.

Inside People's Minds - An Interview with Salima Pirani
2023-11-05 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
“What made you give up your thriving career and choose this path?” “What’s it like to be inside people’s minds all day?” “How can I make a big change in my life?” Tune in as our resident interviewer and Committee Chair Jenn speaks with Salima about life as a Reiki Master-Teacher, Mindfulness Instructor and Teacher of Psychic Awareness. You may be surprised what you hear. Curious? Email Jenn@themindfulnesssociety.ca and your question might be included!

Dealing with Judgement and Opinions
2023-10-29 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Associate Instructor Rhonda will discuss how our mindfulness practice opens our minds and hearts to understand and deal with the inner and outer worlds where there is so much judgement, harsh opinion and divisiveness. Much will be revealed with some exercises as well.

Are We Always Acting?
2023-10-22 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Associate Instructor Susanna Fournier has been teaching acting for over 10 years. She will talk about the subtle and not so subtle ways we may be acting in our daily lives, explore notions of “authenticity”, and discuss how seeing ourselves as actors can help us experience the truth that the body and mind are non-self.

Insight Wisdom with Ajahn Song from Thailand
2023-10-15 20:00 - 21:00 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Ajahn Song is a young prodigy Mindfulness and Wisdom Master deemed one of the very few assistant teachers of Luang Por Pramote in Thailand. He saw the truth clearly after just four months as a monk, and is now one of Luang Por Pramote’s most respected and prolific teachers. And what is also wonderful, he will be teaching in English (no need for translation). He will be doing heart to heart Dhamma teaching for five avid practitioners after his 20-30 minute talk.

Closed For Thanksgiving Weekend
2023-10-08 08:00 (America/Halifax)

Mindful Reminders with Associate Instructor Karen
2023-10-01 19:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Karen will lead a meditation grounded in the practice of mindfulness and provide important reminders as she goes. We thought of doing 5 important reminders, but Karen said it is best to let the reminders come out of the experience together, rather than choosing a number. That’s how she works the best!

Metta Meditation with Karen
2023-08-27 09:30 - 10:10 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
This month’s Metta will be Loving-Kindness and opening the heart with Associate Instructor and Board Member Karen Kofman.

Mindfulness Gift for Beginners, Parents and Children
2023-08-20 09:30 - 10:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Dr. Rhoda, with the help of Jess and the MSC board, has created a small e-book with easy lessons and exercises to help develop mindfulness and compassion in family settings. Dr. Rhoda, will go through the book and provide valuable exercises and ways we can learn compassion and mindfulness, and share them together with our loved ones, providing high quality and loving family atmospheres. The Mindfulness Society will also gift this e-book to all donors of any amount :).

Monk Ajahn Krit - "Mindfulness and Meditation for Busy Minds"
2023-08-13 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Mindfulness Master and our advisor Ajahn Krit Nimmalo accepted our invitation on this day to talk about the most important teachings relevant for us in these busy modern times. Please get your family and friends out for this and make it the priority for you on this day. It is rare such a being can be heard in the Western world, with an interpreter and live for your ears, eyes and hearts.

Generosity Part 2: The Karma of Generosity
2023-07-30 20:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Vice Chair Salima reveals the little-known mystical and spiritual properties pertaining to giving, helping, sharing and sacrifice.

The Power of Silence, Metta with Susie
2023-07-23 20:30 - 21:15 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
For this month’s Metta Loving-Kindness event, Associate Instructor Susie will speak to us and lead us in meditation regarding the Power of Silence. We can indeed learn and grow so much when we choose it!

An Interview with Canadian TV Star Samantha Wan
2023-07-16 20:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Next in Jenn’s interview series, we have Canadian Actress and Producer Samantha Wan (Private Eyes, Run the Burbs) about her journey as an avid mindfulness practitioner amongst all the hoopla, untraditional crowds, and celeb nightlife! Samantha has learned to apply mindfulness in daily life in some of the least mindful surroundings. Her stories will be facinating. Her tips helpful. Her determination motivational.

Is the World an Illusion?
2023-07-09 20:30 - 21:30 (America/Toronto) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Our head teacher and chair Jess Koffman delves into this long debated topic by philophers, poets and star-gazers alike. Jess speaks from his own life changing experiences brought on by powerful periods of mindfulness and deep meditation.

When It's Hard: How to Support our Mindfulness Practice in Difficult Times
2023-06-25 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Please join and welcome Susanna Fournier, our newest Associate Instructor with the Mindfulness Society of Canada! She has been dedicated to her practice, bringing others into the fold and just returned from retreat in Thailand.
Whether we are hit with health, relationship, emotional, financial or work challenges, life has periods of hardship. Susanna will offer strategies and tips for how we can approach our mindfulness practice when all we want to do is run from it.

Closed for Father's Day
2023-06-18 08:00 - 17:00 (America/Halifax)

The Balance of Generosity with Vice-Chair Salima Pirani
2023-06-11 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Salima is one of the most naturally and authentically charitable and generous people around. From her work at an African Charity, as a healer and teacher, to her newer projects as a steward for parks and the environment, she is always there to help people, animals, and the word in any capacity she can. Let’s learn how giving is indeed a skillful practice, with many benefits for ourselves and for our own mind.

Forgiveness with Associate Instructor Rhonda
2023-06-04 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
This month’s metta contemplation will be held by Rhonda and her shiny energy. The focus will be on forgiveness, a skill that we may all benefit from cultivating more of. She will share some insights and lead us in a guided meditation focussing on self-forgiveness as well as forgiveness of others.

A Deep Dive into Jess Koffman's Mind
2023-05-28 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Committee Chair Jenn will continue her interview series, this time, asking Jess about his intriguing life choices, some of his most profound experiences and what it is like being him. How psychic is he? What does he see and know? What does life look like through his eyes? We will also open the floor to questions from you! In fact, email jenn@themindfulnesssociety.ca if there is something you would like her to ask in the interview!

Closed for Mother's Day and Victoria Long Weekend
2023-05-14 08:00 - 2023-05-22 17:00 (America/Halifax)

The Benefits of Mindfulness - Research Findings
2023-05-07 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Dr. Rhoda is one of the leading scholars in the domain of mindfulness and meditation research, publishing in scholarly journals over the past decade showing the various benefits of mindfulness and vipassana practice, especially for the well-being of families. Tonight she will share what she has found in her research to be some of the wonderful benefits of mindfulness, not just from her own experience as a practitioner and teacher, but from evidence based on neuroscience research and the lived experiences from people of all walks of life.

Karma and Buddhist Life: An Interview with 10 year Monk and A.I. Genius Korakot.
2023-04-30 20:30 - 21:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Our Committee Chair Jenn will continue her new interview series, this time interviewing one of the most intriguing minds of our time. 8:30pm ET Start for this one. Korakot abandoned his promising career and scholarly path at Cambridge in Artificial Intelligence when he was invited by the Enlightened Monk Luangpor Pramote to ordain as one of his five monk students. Korakot has had such an interesting life so far, and with his uncanny memory is unmatched in his knowledge of Karma and many of the details of Buddhist teachings and practices. Jenn will have questions prepared and we will also open the floor to your questions of Korakot about Karma, Buddhism and all his amazing experiences as a monk.

Metta Meditation Time with Associate Instructor Susie
2023-04-23 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
After our “kickoff” of March Metta Madness (or should I say “Jump Ball”?), we have promised to include regular metta (love, kindness, acceptance) meditations in our schedule, at least every month or two. This week Susie will have her turn to lead us in this most enjoyable practice, and necessary practice for any real positive change in our relationships and in this world. Our Metta evenings are shorter, approximately 40-45 minutes in length.

Great Monk Ajahn Krit Returns to teach Insight Practice
2023-04-16 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Vipassana or “Insight Practice” is the only way to end personal suffering. Ajahn Krit Nimmalo is one of the preeminent and most effective teachers in Thailand and the world, teaching regular people with modern minds how to make great progress into seeing higher truths and spiritual enlightenment. This is a do-not-miss and all your friends should not miss event. Best results if you practice while you listen! 8pm-9:30pm ET.

Easter Long Weekend - We are Closed
2023-04-09

Calming and Concentrating with our chair Jess Koffman
2023-04-02 19:30 - 20:30 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
There are so many benefits to learning how to calm down and how to concentrate that you can probably name 10 right now! Let’s get some crucial tips and lessons from Jess and his 20+ years of his unparalleled experience under the greatest masters in the world, as he leads us in peaceful meditation and sharpens our minds.

March Metta Madness
2023-03-26 19:30 - 20:15 (America/Halifax) | Zoom Meeting, Canada
Karen is back from her Costa Rica retreat and will lead us in Metta this Sunday Evening at 7:30pm.
Loving Kindness, Forgiveness and Gentle Positive Energy meditations all month for March Metta Madness ❤️❤️❤️

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 (America/Halifax) | 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 (America/Halifax) | 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 ❤️❤️❤️
