Ottawa Shambhala Meditation Centre

Ottawa Shambhala Meditation Centre OSMC hosts open sittings on Sunday mornings, as well as regular classes and courses in person and online.

Stop by suite 103 at 404 McArthur Ave on the first Wednesday of every month (doors 6:30pm) for our free Learn To Meditate class. The Ottawa Shambhala Meditation Centre offers meditation instruction, practice and study in the tradition of Shambhala Buddhism. Join us for an open sitting on Tuesday evening or Sunday afternoon. Or drop in for our free Learn to Meditate class on the first Wednesday eve

ning of every month. Check out our month at a glance calendar here:
https://ottawa.shambhala.org/monthly-calendar/

"We are one blink away from being fully awake."~ Pema Chödrön
08/31/2026

"We are one blink away from being fully awake."

~ Pema Chödrön

Happy Pride everybody!
08/30/2026

Happy Pride everybody!

Join us this morning for our weekly Sunday SittingSuite 103 at Heartwood HouseStarts at 10am (doors at 9:30)Use the door...
08/30/2026

Join us this morning for our weekly Sunday Sitting
Suite 103 at Heartwood House
Starts at 10am (doors at 9:30)
Use the door at 404 McArthur Ave

We'll meditate for an hour, then enjoy tea and conversation.
Kids welcome!

Doors lock at 9:55am, so please arrive early.

Nyinthün – Full Day Meditation SessionSunday, September 139:00am - 5:00pm$40This community practice gives us the opportu...
08/29/2026

Nyinthün – Full Day Meditation Session
Sunday, September 13
9:00am - 5:00pm
$40

This community practice gives us the opportunity to experience our mind, make friends with our immediate experience and rediscover our natural sanity.

The Nyinthün - a full day meditation session featuring sitting practice interspersed with walking meditation - allows us to deepen our practice in a safe environment with supportive fellow travelers.

Think of it as a micro-retreat.

Most of the day will be devoted to silent sitting meditation, interspersed with walking and yoga/stretching. There will also be Dharma talks on the practice of meditation. A silent tea and a contemplative lunch will be provided.

Register by September 9. Spaces are limited:
https://ottawa.shambhala.org/registration/?id=869804

Shambhala Buddhists has three Sadhana practices that are typically done at the full moon. You can chant these mantras as...
08/28/2026

Shambhala Buddhists has three Sadhana practices that are typically done at the full moon. You can chant these mantras as you meditate:

White Tara Sadhana:
"Om tare tuttare ture svaha"

The Shambhala Sadhana:
"All beings are basically good, all beings are basically wise, all beings are basically kind, all beings are basically strong"

The Sadhana of Mahamudra:
"Hūṃ Hūṃ Hūṃ"

"In summer rainwould you be happy withthe moon’s face"~Matsuo Basho
08/28/2026

"In summer rain
would you be happy with
the moon’s face"

~Matsuo Basho

"When things start to fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixe...
08/27/2026

"When things start to fall apart in your life, you feel as if your whole world is crumbling. But actually it’s your fixed identity that’s crumbling. And that’s cause for celebration."

~ Pema Chödrön

"What we call obstacles are really the way the world and our entire experience teach us where we’re stuck."~ Pema Chödrö...
08/26/2026

"What we call obstacles are really the way the world and our entire experience teach us where we’re stuck."

~ Pema Chödrön

08/26/2026
08/26/2026

Melvin McLeod talks with Rhonda Magee, author of “The Inner Work of...

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404 McArthur Avenue/Suite 103
Ottawa, ON
K1K1G8

Opening Hours

Tuesday 7pm - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8:30am
7pm - 9pm
Sunday 10am - 12pm

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