Vimalasara meditation teacher BBRC Big Bear Retreat Center

Vimalasara

Dr Vimalasara M.A (hon.doc) has been hailed by Dr. Ken Hardy as “one of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our time.” They are an award-winning author of 11 bDetox Your Heart, Meditations for Emotional Trauma, and Eight Step Recovery Using The Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction. They are a co-founder of the secular 8-week course Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery MBAR and is one of the new leading African Descent Voices in the field of Mindfulness Approaches for Addiction. They are one of the founders for Freedom Together, a mindfulness course by BIPOC for BIPOC. They live in BC.

Upcoming Programs by Vimalasara

The Dharma of Recovery

Also With Kevin Griffin

May 21 - 25, 2026

A retreat for anyone walking the path of recovery—whether from addiction, codependency, trauma, or the many ways suffering takes root in our lives. Registration closes on May 7, 206. If joining after this date, please contact us. Are you walking the path of recovery, seeking a deeper sense of peace, freedom and wholeness? This retreat […]

Cultivating Home in Our Hearts

Also With Lev Michael Moses and MaryAnn Gallo

November 12 - 15, 2026

Open to experienced and new practitioners Registration closes on October 29, 2026. If joining after this date, please contact us. A Retreat and Gathering for those who have lived life on a different road. Whether adoptee, fostered or from the group home. You who were separated from lineage and land. You who were raised disconnected […]