April 2027 retreat 🏠

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Beautiful Qualities of Heart and Mind:
The Paramis

Co-hosted by the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community and Regina Insight Meditation Community.

What gives life meaning and direction? What nourishes the heart and mind and supports freedom – for ourselves and for others? The Buddha gave us guidance in these questions through the Paramis, a list of ten wholesome qualities of mind and heart which nourish, give deep and immediate purpose in life, and lead to awakening, in our daily lives.

This retreat will explore the Paramis through dharma reflections, meditation instructions, practice talks with the teachers, and community practice on the last day.

On this retreat we will practice with this process to become more familiar with recognizing and supporting it. We will include instruction, dharma talks, and practice talks with the teachers.

Date

April 22-25, 2027

The retreat starts at 7 pm on April 22, and continues through to 11 am on April 25.

Location

Heritage Common, Hepburn SK

Registration

Please register here:
https://saskatooninsight.com/forms/view.php?id=98105

Retreat Information

Registration Fee

We are offering this retreat on a sliding scale. Please select the highest rate you can reasonably afford to help ensure retreats are available to all. This does not include compensation for the teachings. There will be an opportunity to offer donations to the teachers at the end of your retreat.

The sustaining rate represents what it costs SIMC to offer this retreat. For those who are able to contribute more, benefactors help make the retreat accessible to others. Supported and scholrship rates are reduced fees for those who would benefit from a lower registration cost.

Single accommodation:
Benefactor rate: $620
Sustaining rate: $495
Supported rate: $375
Scholarship rate: $250

Shared accommodation (two people per room):
Benefactor rate: $415
Sustaining rate: $330
Supported rate: $250
Scholarship rate: $165

Commuter (commuters are expected to arrive for the first sit and stay until the closing sit each day):
Benefactor rate: $340
Sustaining rate: $270
Supported rate: $205
Scholarship rate: $135

We also have some funds available to provide additional support beyond the scholarship rate. If this would make it easier for you to attend, we encourage you to contact us.

Accomodations

Rooms are equipped with two twin beds, dresser, and desk with chair. Bathrooms (showers/toilets) are shared.
Bedding, towels and pillows are NOT provided.

Only 23 rooms are available.

Meals

The following meals will be provided:
Breakfast (April 23-25)
Lunch (April 23-24)
Supper (April 23-24)

All meals will be vegetarian.
We can accommodate some special dietary needs.

Note: We are not serving supper on April 22 and lunch on April 25. Please plan accordingly. The residential hall has a lounge with a fridge and microwave.

Cancellation Policy

50% of the registration fee is due upon confirmation of registration. Your spot will not be reserved until payment is received.

If you find it necessary to cancel, your administration fee will be refunded according to the following schedule:

  1. $50 fee for cancellations at least eight weeks prior to opening day (February 25, 2027)
  2. $200 fee for cancellations eight to four weeks before opening day (February 26-March 25, 2027)+
  3. Cancellations received four weeks or less before opening day (March 26 and onward) will not be refunded+*

+ Exception: if we are able to fill your spot with someone from the waitlist, you will be refunded less a $50 fee.
* Exception: For registrations at the Benefactor rate, we will refund the difference between the Benefactor and Sustaining rates.

Our teachers

Jeanne Corrigal - The image shows a smiling individual standing outdoors in front of a lush evergreen tree. The person has curly, shoulder-length brown hair with prominent gray streaks at the front. They are wearing a vibrant blue top and a textured, multicolored blue scarf. A backdrop of green pine needles fills most of the background, providing a natural and fresh setting.

Jeanne Corrigal has been practicing with the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community since 1999, and became their guiding teacher in 2016. She is also the guiding teacher for the Regina Insight Meditation Community, and the Prairie Sky Insight Meditation Society. Jeanne is a graduate of the 2017-2021 IMS teacher training program, with training primarily in the Burmese lineage of Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, and the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Buddhadasa, with a great affinity for the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. She is a certified MBSR teacher, is certified with Indigenous Focusing Oriented Trauma Therapy (IFOT), and has trained with Mindful Schools and Somatic Experiencing. She has taught with Mindfulness Magazine, Lion’s Roar and Tricycle’s online programs, and teaches across North America. She is Metis, and one of her first teachers in loving presence was Cree Elder Jim Settee.

Kristina Baré - A photograph of a woman facing the camera and smiling. She has long brown hair that drapes over her right shoulder. She is wearing a colorful patterned scarf with shades of red, green, and gold. The background is a plain, light-colored wall.

Kristina Baré, MFT, SEP, is an insight meditation teacher, therapist, and Somatic Experiencing practitioner. She has trained primarily in the Burmese lineages of Ven. Mahasi Sayadaw and Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw. She enjoys supporting students deepening samadhi, loving-kindness and insight. Opening the door to an expansion of the heart and to liberating wisdom. In support of the Buddha’s teachings, Kristina also draws on knowledge from western psychology and Somatic Experiencing. She invites a kind, patient, and embodied approach as a base for samadhi, loving-kindness and insight meditation practices.
http://www.kristinabare.com/