How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

  1. Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
  2. Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
  3. Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
  4. Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail address in your application. Due to the large volume of applications, it may take up to two weeks before receiving notification.
  5. If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

2009 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Oct  4 Children Course Completed Please visit http://www.ab.ca.dhamma.org/children.html for application forms and brochure  

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.

2009 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve		 Dates Course Type Status Comments
  Apr 27 - May  8 10-Day Completed
  Jun 27 - Jun 30 3-Day Completed For old students
  Jul  1 - Jul 12 10-Day Completed
  Aug 30 Daysit COURSE
CANCELLED		 For old students
  Sep 28 - Oct  9 10-Day Completed Camp Kasota, Sylvan Lake
  Nov 29 Day Sit Completed For old students12 Cumberland Drive NW, Calgary, Ph: 403-220-0113
  Dec 27, 2009 - Jan  7, 2010 10-Day Completed Conrich, Alberta
         
2010 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve		 Dates Course Type Status Comments
  Jan 31 Daysit Completed For old studentsConrich;
Apply Apr 26 - May  7 10-Day Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open		 Sylvan Lake
  Jul 17 - Jul 20 3-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Apr 26, 2010
ConrichFor old students
  Jul 21 - Aug  1 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Apr 26, 2010
Conrich
  Aug  1 - Aug 12 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Apr 26, 2010
Conrich
  Sep 27 - Oct  8 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Jun 25, 2010
Sylvan Lake
  Dec 27, 2010 - Jan  7, 2011 10-Day Registration
Not Yet Open		 Applications accepted after
Oct 11, 2010
Conrich

The online application form encrypts your information before it is sent from your computer to our application server. However, it may not be totally secure even though encryption is used. If you are concerned about the possibility of security risks of your confidential information while it is on the Internet, do not use this form and instead download an application. Print and complete it. Then please send the form to the course organizers shown below. By faxing or posting your application form it may delay the registration process by one to two weeks.

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click here. A user name and password will be required to access these pages. Questions may be addressed to Email: dhamma-service@ab.ca.dhamma.org

All courses are run solely on a donation basis. All expenses are met by donations from those who, having completed a course and experienced the benefits of Vipassana, wish to give others the same opportunity. Neither the Teacher nor the assistant teachers receive remuneration; they and those who serve the courses volunteer their time. Thus Vipassana is offered free from commercialisation.

Old students are those who have completed a 10-day Vipassana Meditation course with S.N. Goenka or his Assistant Teachers.

Old students have the opportunity to provide Dhamma Service at the courses listed above.
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Bilingual courses are courses which are taught in two languages. All students will hear daily meditation instructions in both languages. The evening discourses will be heard separately.
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10-day courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. The courses begin after a 2-4 pm registration period and orientation, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and end the morning of the 11th day by 7:30am.
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Old Student short courses (1-3 days) are for any student who has completed the 10-day course with S.N. Goenka and his assistant teachers. All old students are welcome to apply to attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.
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Teenagers' Anapana Courses are available for teens in different age ranges from 13-18 years old. Their parents/guardians do not have to be Vipassana meditators.
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Children's Courses are open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.
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