The centre has a full schedule of courses each year with about twenty 10-day courses including a couple of bilingual courses, one 30-day course, one Satipatthana course, 3-day courses, 1-day courses, children and teenager courses, two Work Periods, Foundation meetings, and an Open House.
OVC is also offering monthly 1-day Vipassana courses in 3 locations in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) and the dates and locations of these courses can be found on the Local One Day Courses page.
Children and Teenager Courses
One-day youth courses, where Anapana Meditation is taught, is held at the centre in the spring and summer for different age groups. Children’s courses are for ages 8 to 12 and teenager courses are for ages 13 to 15.
Open House
The annual Open House is well attended with 100-200 visitors who tour the buildings, listen to introductory Vipassana Meditation talks, and ask questions about the centre’s courses. The Open House is usually held in the fall and is a good opportunity to bring family and friends to acquaint themselves with the centre and its programs.
Centre Development
Read the latest updates on the Centre expansion projects.
The centre is being developed in accordance with the Master Building Plan that the Ontario Vipassana Foundation approved in 2003. The centre can now accommodate around 85 meditators and 10 servers year round.
A new meditation hall was completed in September 2013. The hall has the capacity to hold 130 meditators and 20 servers. With 74 cells in the back of the hall the centre now has the capacity to hold long courses.
