{"id":669,"date":"2023-01-01T19:00:30","date_gmt":"2023-01-02T02:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/meditation\/?page_id=669"},"modified":"2023-02-13T12:44:15","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T19:44:15","slug":"local-groups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/meditation\/local-groups\/","title":{"rendered":"Local groups"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Local mindfulness and meditation groups<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/UBCZen\/\">Zen at UBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/hr.ubc.ca\/health-and-wellbeing\/mental-health\/mindfulness-meditation\">UBC Human Resources<\/a>\u00a0(meditative spaces on campus)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bcims.org\/\">BC Insight Meditation Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainrainzen.org\/weekly-practice\">Mountain Rain Zen<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/mindfulnessvancouver.org\/\">Mindfulness Practice Community<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/wavesandwater.org\/\">Waves and Water Sangha<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Buddhism groups<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roberthnho.com\/en\/FamilyHistory\/Family-Legacy\/Tung-Lin-Kok-Yuen--Canada-Society\">Tung Lin Kok Yuen Canada Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/lmlbuddhism.wordpress.com\/\">Lower Mainland Buddhism Blog<\/a> (with <a href=\"https:\/\/asia.ubc.ca\/profile\/jessica-main\/\">Dr. Jessica Main<\/a>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/lmlbuddhism.wordpress.com\/participating-groups\/\">groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ddmba.ca\/ddmba\/\">Dharma Drum Mountain<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-style: normal;\">Retreat centers<\/h2>\n<p style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">For those who wish to deepen their practice with an extended retreat.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.clearskycenter.org\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong style=\"font-size: 16px;\">ClearSky Meditation Center<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/meditation\/files\/2015\/10\/clearsky.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-317 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/meditation\/files\/2015\/10\/clearsky.png\" alt=\"clearsky\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\">This meditation center in the East Kootenays BC is located on 31 acres of beautiful scenic landscape, and offers a variety of resources for those wishing to live in a conscious community that nurtures awakening through Dharma Training centered around deep meditation, compassionate action, and Karma Yoga.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400;\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\" style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Their website also offers a variety of valuable resources for meditators or aspiring meditators, such as free online courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>International groups<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ims.dharma.org\/courses\/bipoc-sangha\">BIPOC Sangha with IMS<\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-size: 16px;\"><a style=\"font-size: 16px; color: #16a085;\" href=\"https:\/\/oneearthsangha.org\/\">One Earth Sangha<\/a>,\u00a0<a style=\"font-size: 16px;\" href=\"https:\/\/earthholder.training\">Earth Holder Sangha<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Plum Village International (<a href=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.app\/\">mobile app<\/a> with no ads, <a href=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.org\/about\/international-sangha-directory\/\">global directory for youth sanghas<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.org\/about\/international-sangha-directory\/\">global directory for all-ages sanghas<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you know of any other groups we can link up with, please let us know!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Local mindfulness and meditation groups Zen at UBC UBC Human Resources\u00a0(meditative spaces on campus) BC Insight Meditation Society Mountain Rain Zen Mindfulness Practice Community Waves and Water Sangha &nbsp; 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