Kadampa Meditation Centre Ottawa
879 Somerset Street West, Ottawa

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      • What is meditation?
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      • Tuesday evenings, with Gen Thekchen at KMC Ottawa
      • Wednesday Evenings – Cultivating a Big Heart with Steve Grover
    • Daytime Classes
      • Sunday Morning Serenity with Jane Douglas
      • Simply Meditate – Wednesdays at Noon
      • Meditation for Kids
    • Classes in the Ottawa Region
      • Orléans Branch with Gen Thekchen, Wednesday evenings
      • Perth Branch, every two weeks on Thursday mornings – 10:00-11:15am
      • Stittsville/Kanata branch with Kelsang Lamden, Wed. evenings 7:30-8:45pm
      • Nepean Branch, once-a-month on Sunday afternoons, 1:00-2:15pm
      • Norwood/Peterborough branch with Cate Henderson
    • Live Streamed Classes
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    • RETREAT: Healing with Every Breath Weekend Retreat at Galilee Centre
    • Stress Less, with Toolika Rastogi – Sat May 30
    • Offering Our Faith One-day Retreat- Prayers to the Holy Spiritual Guide, June 4
    • Doors Open Ottawa 2026, June 6 & 7, 10am to 4pm at KMC Ottawa
    • Meditation for Peace at Kiweki Point, June 13
    • Happiness, Success and the Law of Karma, with Gen Kelsang Thekchen, Sat June 20
    • Barbeque & Potluck, June 2026
    • Guru Yoga and Mandala Offering Retreat, June 21 to 25 at KMC Ottawa
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Find out more about classes in St. John's by clicking below.

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Weekly on Wednesdays
6:30-7:45pm

Classes in Orléans
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Every 2 wks on Thursdays
10:00 to 11:15am

Classes in Perth
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Weekly on Thursdays
7:30-8:45pm

Classes in Smiths Falls
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Every two weeks
on Thursdays
11am-12:15pm

Classes in Wakefield
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Monthly on Sundays
1:00-2:15pm

Classes in Nepean
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Monthly
11am-12:15pm

Classes in Almonte
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Every two weeks
7:30-8:45pm

Classes in Stittsville

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Donations are most welcome

Kadampa Meditation Centre Ottawa is a registered Canadian charity (Charitable Reg. Number 88586/6293RR0001).

If you wish to make a monetary donation to the Centre please click the donate button below or contact Kelsang Khandro at admin@meditateinottawa.org to make large sum or regular donations.

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Money is used for the maintenance and upkeep of the building. Any profits from class fees go towards supporting the International Temples Project for World Peace

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613.234.4347

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