The Zenwest Buddhist Society offers a wide variety of practice opportunities. Below is a schedule of all of our services, and the fees for the various levels of membership and association with the centre.

Full Member

Basic Member

Distance Member

VZC Associate
Monthly Fee $179 ($2148/year) $79 ($948/year) $79 ($948/year) $10 ($120/year)
Tuesday Evening Zen Meditation open to all open to all open to all open to all
Sangha Events Included Included Included Included
Volunteer Opportunities Included Included Included Included
Operational Teams Included Included Included Included
Sangha Sunday Zendo Included Included Included Included
Zenwest Chanting Choir Included Included Included Included
Online Orientation Support Included Included Included $149
Eligibility to Vote at Society Meetings Included Included Included N/A
Sunday Zen Practice at Sooke Zendo* Included Included $30/each N/A
Training meetings with Eshu Osho Up to 3hrs/mo. included $100/hr. $100/hr. $$100/hr.
Fundamentals of Zen Course* Included $295 $295 N/A
Intensive Preparation Course* Included $95 Not Yet Available Online N/A
One-day Intensives** Included $50/each $50/each N/A
Seven-day Intensives**† Included $350/each $350/each N/A
30 min. Skype w/Training Guide See Training Meetings N/A Up to 1/mo. included N/A

* includes Mondo Zendo, and Half-Day Zendo. Requires completion of Orientation to Zen and Practice Assessment

** requires completion of Intensive Preparation Course

† Part-time participation is possible ($50/day) contact Zenwest for details.