Weekend non-residential retreat 🏠

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Steadying the Heart and Mind
The Five Spiritual Faculties in Practice

A weekend non-residential retreat with Adrianne Ross and Jeanne Corrigal

November 6-8, 2026

Tentative schedule:
Friday, 7-9 pm
Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday, 9 AM to 4 PM

This meditation retreat offers a grounded, practical exploration of the Five Balancing Faculties (indriyas) – five qualities taught by the Buddha that support awakening.

These faculties provide a framework for practice and can be cultivated in a natural progression: faith gives rise to energy, which supports mindfulness. Mindfulness develops concentration, and concentration supports wisdom. They also work in complementary pairs, balancing one another, and help to diminish the hindrances. As faith and wisdom, energy and concentration become balanced with the support of mindfulness, they become Five Spiritual Powers that can lead us towards clear seeing and freedom from suffering in our lives, enabling us to live in the world as it is, with all its challenges.

This retreat is suited for both beginner and experienced practitioners who are looking for a practical framework to deepen their practice, work skillfully with the hindrances, and bring greater stability to their meditation and daily life.

Friday night is open to the public – friends and family are warmly welcomed to join us. (There is no need to register if you are coming just Friday evening.)

This retreat is offered through mutual generosity. When you register, there will be an opportunity to pay a registration fee to help SIMC cover our administration costs. During the retreat, we will provide information for those who are able to offer financial support to Adrianne and Jeanne.

Registration

Please register here:
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There is a limit of 50 retreatants for this retreat.

Head shot of Adrianne Ross, a woman with shoulder-length, straight gray hair, smiling warmly at the camera. She has a fair complexion and is wearing a light-colored top with a subtle neckline. The background is natural, suggesting a setting near water, with trees and distant hills visible. The lighting is soft and natural, casting a gentle glow on her face. The woman’s expression is friendly and approachable, conveying a sense of warmth.

Adrianne Ross is a retired family physician who has practiced insight meditation since 1984 and has been teaching since 1995. She co-founded the BC Insight Meditation Society (BCIMS) with the late Joanne Broatch and served as the guiding teacher for the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community for many years. Influenced by both Thai and Burmese Theravāda traditions, as well as Tibetan Mahamudra and Dzogchen practice, she teaches classes and retreats across Canada and the United States. Adrianne is committed to making the dharma accessible, welcoming, and supportive for people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

Jeanne Corrigal, a person with curly, shoulder-length hair standing outdoors. The hair is dark brown with streaks of gray. The person is wearing a bright blue top and a textured scarf in various shades of blue. The background features a lush, green pine tree with dense branches.

Jeanne Corrigal is the guiding teacher for the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community, and a graduate of the 2017-2021 IMS teacher training program. She has trained primarily in the Burmese lineage of Venerable Mahasi Sayadaw, with a great affinity for the Thai Forest Tradition of Ajahn Buddhadasa and for the teachings of Thich Nhat Hanh. She is a certified MBSR teacher, is certified with Indigenous Focusing Oriented Trauma Therapy (IFOT), and she 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.