Vipassana Online · November 6–15, 2026

Online Vipassana Retreat
From Your Own Home

Ten days of live practice in the morning and evening with two teachers and a group. From November 12 we broadcast live from inside a silent retreat in Alberta.

Reserve Spot — CAD $100 See the Day

No experience needed · every session guided from the beginning · all sessions recorded

10days, live
$100CAD, all ten days
Allsessions recorded
2×live daily, morning & evening
Nov 12live from the retreat
Vipassana Online — ten days from your home, November 6-15, 2026

Why Do This

Most of the day runs on autopilot

We rush. We react. We answer messages. We feel irritation, tiredness or anxiety — and usually notice it only after we have already reacted. Vipassanā gives you a way to stop and look, in the moment, rather than in the evening.

  • Notice the reaction before it becomes an action
  • Notice the emotion before it takes you over
  • Notice the urge to pick up the phone before your hand has moved
  • Notice the thought before it turns into words

Why ten days: short enough to fit inside ordinary life, long enough for the rhythm to take hold and for attention to learn to return to itself without effort.

The Shape of a Day

Live in the morning, live in the evening

The same structure every day, so you rebuild your schedule once and then simply live inside it. Every live session is guided from the beginning, and every one is recorded.

Morning · live

5:30 AMTibetan prostrationsWarming the body before meditationdaily
6:00 AMLive meditation with a teacherThe backbone of all ten days — guided from the basicsdaily

Through the day · on your own

morningSurya NamaskarNot a workout — a way to be in the body before the day takes youdaily
any timeA walk outside, no headphonesPractised the way you would practise it on retreat20+ min
any timeAnapanasati and mettāWatching the breath, then loving-kindness15 + 15 min
all dayAttention counters and the journalThe counters take no time at all — they run inside what you are already doingdaily

Evening · live

6:00 PMYoga and kriyaHatha yoga and pranayama; kriya every other dayevery other day
8:30 PMSound healingTibetan and crystal bowls, gongdays 3 & 6
9:00 PMLive Om mantraClosing the day togetherdaily
9:30 PMQ&A with the teacherBring what did not work today — this is where the practice gets adjusteddaily
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All sessions run on Mountain Time (Alberta).

From November 12

We go live from inside a real silent retreat

Our teachers move to a residential silent retreat near Calgary for the final days. You stay at home, but you practise with us — at the same time, in the same rhythm, inside the same space of silence.

It is a way to be part of a retreat even if you cannot leave your home. And if you can leave: there are places in the room.

Join In Person — $600

Silent vipassana meditation retreat hall in Alberta, Canada

You are in your room. We are at the retreat. And the practice happens at the same time.

The Main Tool

Attention counters

This is what turns an ordinary day into practice. Through the day you learn to catch the moments in which you normally act automatically.

How it works technically

A simple phone tool — one tap from your home screen. Everything stays on your device: no accounts, no sign-up, nothing sent anywhere.

What happens with the numbers

In the first days they are low, and that is normal. By around day four they start rising on their own — and that is when the point of it all becomes visible.

Moments worth noticing

  • When your hand reaches for the phone
  • When anger arises
  • When you feel irritated
  • When a strong emotion arises
  • When you want to say something right away
  • When your mood shifts
  • When you start a conversation
  • When you suddenly notice yourself

Noticing is enough. There is nothing to fix.

What to Expect

What changes over ten days

At first you simply do the practice. You wake early, you sit, you watch yourself. Then something starts to shift.

Days 1 – 3

Small numbers, and that is right

Five, maybe fifteen. You are not missing anything — the eye is still learning to see. Half of what happens passes unnoticed, and that is a normal part of learning to look.

Days 4 – 6

The jump

Often a sharp rise, sometimes threefold. Not because you remember more, but because you have started noticing it. For most people this is the most unexpected part of the ten days.

Days 7 – 10

Refinement

A plateau, sometimes a dip. By now you can see that some of the early taps were not quite it. That is refinement, not decline. A quiet day is also a real day.

Who This Is For

You don't need to be ready. Only willing to observe for ten days.

You have never meditated

Every live session is guided from the beginning. A way to meet the practice gradually, with a teacher alongside you rather than an app.

You have already sat a course

Most people come home from a residential retreat and lose the practice within two or three weeks — nothing at home holds the structure the centre held for them. These ten days are that structure.

You are preparing for a retreat

The first days of a silent retreat usually go on fighting the body and the mind. Go through that stage before you arrive — you enter the silence not from zero.

Who's Leading

Artem and Valerii guide the group together, all ten days

They teach vipassana meditation in Calgary and across Alberta and run silent retreats here. The practice follows the Mahāsi Sayadaw tradition. Certified with Yoga Alliance (RYT-200) and the International Yoga Federation.

Artem Rusinov — vipassana meditation and yoga teacher, Alberta

Artem Rusinov

Valerii Bandurko — vipassana teacher and co-founder of Vipassana.ca

Valerii Bandurko

Optional · November 12–15, 2026

Want to join the retreat in person?

Online participants can join us in the room — a silent meditation retreat near Calgary, Alberta. The same days you would otherwise be watching from home.

Limited places Tell us right after you register and we will hold one for you. The final decision can come later.

Retreat feeCAD $750
Your online fee, credited− $100
Participant discount− $50
You payCAD $600

Practical Information

Dates, times, and what arrives before day one

DatesFriday, November 6 – Sunday, November 15, 2026
FormatOnline, live. Not a recorded course you watch later
TimeAll sessions run on Mountain Time (Calgary). For Toronto, add 2 hours
RecordingsEvery live session is recorded and stays available to you
PriceCAD $100 for all ten days
OptionalIn-person silent retreat, November 12 – 15, CAD $600 for online participants
MealsA recommended vegetarian menu with recipes and guidance, matched to the rhythm of the practice
After you register, you receive
  • The participant manual
  • Calendar invitations for every live session
  • The link to the counter app
  • Guidance for the daily practice
  • The recommended reading
  • The vegetarian menu with recipes
  • Instructions for the journal

Nothing needs preparing. No equipment, no meditation cushion, no prior experience.

FAQs

Before you decide

5:30 AM is very early. Is it negotiable?
No, and we are not going to soften it. Early morning creates a particular space for practice: the day has not started arguing with you yet — no messages, no work decisions, no dozens of small demands. Ten days is short enough to hold, and long enough to see what your mornings could be.
Do I have to attend everything, morning and evening?
The morning sit is the spine — protect that one. Come to as much of the evening as your day allows, and take the rest from the recordings. If you can only add one evening block, make it the 9:30 questions and answers: that is where your practice gets adjusted to your actual week.
Do I need any experience?
None. Every live session is guided from the beginning, and the teachers are there to answer questions through all ten days.
What if I am in a different time zone?
Use the switcher above to see the whole day in your own time. Every session is recorded, so another time zone is workable — but try to be live for at least some of the mornings, especially the first and the last.
What if I miss a session?
The recording arrives the same day. Do the practice when you can — a session alone at nine in the evening is worth far more than a skipped one. But when you can be live, be live: the fixed appointment is what makes the rest work.
What if I cannot hold all three counters?
Keep Remembering and add the other two when you are ready. Holding three counters through a whole day is the hardest part of the programme — harder than any of the physical practice. A smaller practice you keep beats a full one you abandon.
I have a back or knee injury. Can I still do this?
Yes. Tell the teacher in advance and stay with the parts that suit you. Chairs, cushions and modified sequences are all normal — nothing here is worth an injury.
Does sound healing work over a screen?
Better than people expect, with headphones and the lights down. You lie down, you do nothing, and you let the bowls do the work. It is on the evenings of days 3 and 6, when the body usually needs it most.
Is this the Goenka course?
No. We practise in the Mahāsi Sayadaw tradition, with noting at the centre of the method. The programme, the schedule and the teachers are our own.
What is the counter app, and where does my data go?
A simple counter that lives one tap from your home screen. Everything is stored on your device — no accounts, no registration, nothing sent anywhere. You install it from a link before day one; we send instructions for iPhone and Android.
Can I decide about the in-person retreat later?
Yes. Tell us right after you register that you are interested and we will hold a place for you. The final decision can come later — but places in the room are limited and they go early.

November 6–15, 2026 · CAD $100

Reserve your place

Ten days to wake earlier, and to notice what usually passes unnoticed. You will be at home — but you will be practising with us.

Limited spots Group spots are limited — we would be glad to hold one for you.

Questions before you register? Write to life@vipassana.ca or call +1 (647) 614-0707.

Have Questions?

We'd love to hear from you. If you have any questions about the vipassana online or would like to explore whether it's the right experience for you, don't hesitate to get in touch. We're happy to answer your questions and guide you every step of the way.

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