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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.

Weekend non-residential retreat 🏠

This is for a past event – please visit our Upcoming Events page for current offerings.

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The Wise Heart
Cultivating the Divine Abodes

A weekend non-residential retreat with Jeanne Corrigal

November 7-9, 2025
Saskatoon Unitarian Centre

Friday, 7-9 pm
Saturday, 9 AM to 5 PM
Sunday, 9 AM to 3 PM

The four heart qualities known as the Divine Abodes are qualities we can cultivate which help the heart and mind to meet and respond wisely to all circumstances of our lives. With the basic good will of kindness, this heart can meet suffering with compassion, abide in joy as a balancer and nourisher, and develop the wisdom of equanimity in the midst of change. All of these qualities lead to liberation of the heart and mind – even in very difficult times. This weekend will offer these practices from the perspective of the early suttas, the 5th century Vissudhimagga, and from contemporary creative approaches – all with the encouragement to develop your own personal style.

This weekend will include instruction, dharma reflections, sitting, walking, and relational practices. Everyone is welcome.

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.

We understand that finances can sometimes be a barrier. Please know that everyone is welcome, regardless of ability to pay. You are warmly invited to offer what feels appropriate and sustainable for you.

Registration

Registration is closed.

Jeanne Corrigal

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.

Weekend non-residential retreat 🏠

This is for a past event – please visit our Upcoming Events page for current offerings.

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Gratitude and Generosity
Realizing the Abundant Heart

A weekend non-residential retreat with Jeanne Corrigal

January 31-February 2, 2025
Oshun House, Saskatoon

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

The inner qualities of gratitude and generosity carry us into relationships of reciprocity and the net of belonging. This retreat explores this process and how it can nurture our well being, strengthen our sense of connection, and support our capacity for engagement with the world, even in the midst of the current crises.

This weekend will include instruction, dharma reflections, sitting, walking, and relational practices. Everyone is welcome.

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.

Registration

Registration is closed.

Jeanne Corrigal

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.

Fostering Peace, Inside and Out

This is for a past event. For current events, please visit our Upcoming Events page.

A hybrid in-person/online retreat with Jeanne Corrigal and James Lowe
October 28-30, 2022

How can we cultivate an inner refuge of peace in our own hearts and minds, that also supports the ripple of peace in the world?

This retreat will offer concrete skills and practices that nourish a wise relationship with the joys and sorrows of the world. Jeanne and James will offer dharma reflections, guided meditation, instruction, group practice talks, and gentle relational practice.

This is being offered with options to attend in-person in Saskatoon or online.

DateSask/MountainEasternPacific
Fri Oct 287 pm – 9 pm9 pm – 11 pm6 pm – 8 pm
Sat Oct 299 am – 5 pm11 am – 7 pm8 am – 4 pm
Sun Oct 309 am – 5 pm11 am – 7 pm8 am – 4 pm

This retreat is offered by donation/dana. 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 James.

Registration

To register for the IN-PERSON retreat in Saskatoon:
https://saskatooninsight.com/forms/view.php?id=56096
The in-person retreat is being held in a church hall in the King George neighborhood in Saskatoon. The specific address will be provided upon registration.

To register for the ONLINE retreat on Zoom:
https://saskatooninsight.com/forms/view.php?id=56572

For in-person: guidelines for caring around COVID

Our committee has consulted widely and discerned as best we can, about our COVID protocol. We want you to know that we have a big hall which will definitely allow for physical distancing; within that know that we are leaning toward the cautious side with our first venture here.

We are asking our in person friends to:

  • Test just before coming, if possible.
  • Monitor symptoms, and if you have any, let us know. We will refund your administration fee if you need to cancel due to COVID or suspected COVID.
  • Please wear a mask when moving about indoors; we also encourage masking even while sitting.

James and Jeanne will take their masks off while teaching.

Jeanne Corrigal

Jeanne Corrigal is the guiding teacher for the Saskatoon Insight Meditation Community, and a graduate of the 2017-2021 IMS teacher training program. She deeply appreciates metta and nature based practices. She has been practicing since 1999, and is a graduate of Spirit Rock’s Dedicated Practitioner and Community Dharma Leader Programs. Jeanne is certified with Indigenous Focusing Oriented Trauma Therapy (IFOT), is a certified MBSR teacher, and she has trained with Mindful Schools and Somatic Experiencing. She is Metis, and one of her first teachers in loving presence was Cree Elder Jim Settee.

James Lowe has practiced meditation for over 15 years, with Adrianne Ross, Michele McDonald and Steven Smith as his main teachers. James has over 20 years of teaching adults in community agencies and institutions, primarily teaching the Brahma-Viharas to volunteers and healthcare practitioners. As a psychotherapist, he sees life as learning, and thus helps clients learn to use the Dharma in a one on one setting. James is currently interested in exploring different ways to teach the dharma in nature, online, and in smaller groups. He especially likes smaller groups where people get to share their practice with one another. His greatest wish is to make the dharma accessible and personal to all people. To connect with James, visit www.jameslowe.com.

Non-residential Retreat with Adrianne Ross (May 25-27, 2018)

This is for a past event. For current events, please visit our Upcoming Events page

Embracing Our Whole Life:
Navigating the Difficulties in Practice and Life

A weekend non-residential retreat with Adrianne Ross

May 25-27, 2018
at Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan
2221 Hanselman Court, Saskatoon

Friday, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Open to public)
Retreatants: Friday evening and Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Sunday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM

Why does meditation sound so easy to do and yet seems to be so hard? In this retreat we’ll explore the  obstacles both to our practice and to embodying the dharma in our lives. This exploration can transform these obstacles into a way of welcoming and being present with our whole life. In this silent retreat with alternating sitting and walking practice, there will be some guided meditation and instruction as well as opportunities to ask questions about your practice. This retreat will be suitable for both beginners and experienced practitioners; obstacles arise no matter how long we have been practicing!

On line registration is available at:
http://saskatooninsight.com/forms/view.php?id=23797
Or download the registration form here: Adrianne May 2018.

This retreat is freely offered.
In keeping with our tradition, there will be two dana (donation) bowls put out at the retreat, one for Adrianne Ross, the other to cover retreat expenses, if people would like to offer donations.

Adrianne Ross

Adrianne Ross, MD, has been involved with meditation and healing since 1978. Her teaching is influenced by Burmese and Thai streams of Theravada as well as Dzogchen and contemplative practices. She teaches Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction to people with chronic pain and illness. She recently retired from working as a family physician to devote more time to personal practice and teaching retreats in Canada and the U.S.

Fall Retreat with Susie Harrington (Sep 2017)

This is for a past event. For current events, please visit our Upcoming Events page

Compassion and Equanimity:
Expressing Wisdom in our Everyday Lives

A week-end, non-residential Retreat with Susie Harrington, September 29 – October 1, 2017

Through Insight meditation practice, we are given the opportunity to see the habits of mind that keep us isolated from our experiences and the world. As we dismantle these patterns, our hearts soften, our capacity to see clearly increases, and we are touched and can touch the world more directly. To be touched is a blessing, to be alive and connected is a tender and transformative experience. Equanimity in combination with compassion allows us to be connected and heartful, while also maintaining balance, as we experience the joys and sorrows of ourselves and the world we care about.

On this weekend retreat we will explore seeing clearly the truth of things as they are and doing so with a balanced and compassionate heart. This silent meditation retreat will have sitting and walking practice, as well a small group meetings with the teacher and dharma talks. It is suitable for beginners and those with experience.

Susie Harrington teaches meditation internationally and is the guiding teacher for Desert Dharma, which serves many communities in the Southwest near her home in Moab, Utah. She has trained in the Insight tradition since 1989, and in 2005 was invited into teaching by Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Guy Armstrong. Her teaching is deeply grounded in the body and often emphasizes the expression of mindfulness in speech and daily life. Susie brings the skills of inquiry, relational dharma, and the psychological/spiritual interface from her training in Hakomi Therapy and the Diamond Approach. Believing nature to be a profound teacher, and a gateway to our true self, she often offers retreats outside. For more information on Susie Harrington, see: desertdharma.org

Friday, 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM (Open to public) at Unitarian Centre,
213 2nd St. East
Retreatants: Friday evening and Saturday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, Sunday 9:00 AM to 4 PM at 2221 Hanselman Court (Learning Disabilities Association of Saskatchewan).

This retreat is freely offered.

In keeping with our tradition, there will be two dana (donation) bowls put out at the retreat, one for Susie Harrington, the other to cover retreat expenses, if people would like to offer donations.

On line registration is available at: http://saskatooninsight.com/forms/view.php?id=19801

For a printable poster and registration form, please download Harrington September 2017.