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Weekend non-residential retreat 🏠

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Peaceful, Spacious, and Bright
The Liberating Teachings of Our True Nature

A weekend non-residential retreat with Jeanne Corrigal and Dawn Scott

May 1-3, 2026

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

The Buddha’s liberating teachings on the nature of the mind include those of not-self and of emptiness, which we will explore in this weekend. These understandings can be experienced as a grounded, flowing, and loving way of being, and yet sometimes can feel mysterious or be unsettling. During this retreat, we will explore these doorways to the highest happiness through meditation, dharma talks, and the support of the community.

We find refuge in that quality of stillness, silence, and spaciousness, which is the mind’s own nature.
~ Ajahn Amaro, Small Boat, Great Mountain

This retreat is open to everyone. It is especially supportive for experienced practitioners who wish to deepen their practice in the company of other dedicated meditators. Newer practitioners are warmly welcome as well, with the understanding that although some teachings may be new to you, the retreat offers an encouraging setting to explore them.

This is the beginning of our intention to offer experienced practitioners some specific retreat support for deepening your practice. If you are interested in this retreat, please register early. This will give us a sense of whether this kind of retreat is needed in the community, and help us with future planning.

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 Jeanne and Dawn.

Registration

Please register here:
https://saskatooninsight.com/forms/view.php?id=91546
There is a limit of 50 retreatants for this retreat.

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.

Dawn Scott, a person sitting indoors, smiling warmly at the camera. They have long, dark, tightly coiled hair and are wearing glasses with a black frame. Their hand is resting casually on their head. They wear a textured gray knit sweater and a black wristwatch. The background includes a green wall with a framed mirror and elements of home decor, including a table lamp and books on a shelf.

Dawn Scott has been practicing Insight Meditation since 2008. She is a graduate of the Insight Meditation Society’s teacher training program and is a core teacher of Spirit Rock’s Liberation, Emptiness, and Awareness Practices (LEAP) Program. Dawn has a deep love of long retreat practice and the Buddha’s liberative teachings.