Vancouver Curiosity Club!

🧘 We're meeting at Innerverse Integrated Health for Meditation and Sound Healing with Heidi Kwok.

A quiet hour can feel surprisingly unfamiliar when you are used to filling every gap with a message, a podcast or the next task. With guided meditation and the sound of singing bowls, there is something to attend to without having to analyse it or produce a response. You might notice the sound itself, the silence after it, or how quickly your mind starts making plans again. What is it like to give an experience your attention without needing to make it useful?

The plan
We'll begin with guided meditation, then listen to Tibetan singing bowls and other sounds while lying down.

• What is the difference between listening closely and trying to identify every sound?
• What draws attention more: a sustained sound, a change in it, or the silence afterward?
• What might make a shared quiet space feel different from being quiet alone?

When and where
🗓️ Date: Wednesday, November 4, 2026
🕒 Time: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: Innerverse Integrated Health, Suite 212, 179 Davie Street, Vancouver, BC

Doors open at 6:55 PM.

Wear comfortable clothing. Bring a yoga mat, blanket and pillow.

No previous meditation experience is needed.

Free or by donation. Eventbrite lists registration as Donation.

Please register directly through the clinic's Eventbrite listing. A Meetup RSVP is not a clinic ticket; no payment is collected through Meetup.

🧘📓 We're meeting at Vancouver Central Library for contemplative meditation and journaling.

A thought can keep returning all week without becoming any clearer. What happens when you give it a quiet moment and a page instead of another distraction? Something that feels urgent in your head can look different when you have to put it into words. You might find a practical concern, an assumption you have been repeating, or a question that does not need an answer tonight. The point is to notice what is there without rushing to turn it into a task.

The plan
We'll begin with opening comments, then a short reading, quiet contemplative meditation, a pass-the-stick round with brief sharing, journaling, and discussion.

This is contemplative meditation, not guided narration. One full two-hour session, not shorter drop-ins.
No previous meditation experience needed.

• What changes when you notice a thought without immediately agreeing with it?
• How does writing to understand something differ from writing to find a solution?
• What might someone gain from leaving a question unanswered for an evening?

When and where
🗓️ Date: Tuesday, November 10, 2026
🕒 Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM, Vancouver local time
📍 Location: Vancouver Central Library, 350 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC

We will meet in the L6 North (690) Meeting Room on Level 6.
Bring a notebook and pen. Optional: water or tea, sweater or cushion.
Free. Cap: 8, with waitlist.

We start together at 6:00 PM. If you will be late, come to a future session so the quiet sit is not interrupted.
If you RSVP and then cannot make it, please cancel so someone else can take the seat.