2012 Course Schedule Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student Servers Needed? 01/01/2012 - 31/12/2012 Service at the Meditation Center Female-Open Male-Open Please click on Yes in the ’Servers needed’ column to access the application form and indicate the chosen period in the notes. Yes 15th Feb - 26th Feb 10 day New female-Closed New male-Closed Old female-Closed Old male-Closed For both new and old students. Yes 19th Feb 1 day Female-Open Male-Open For old students only - Torino Yes February 26th, 2012 1 day Female-Open Male-Open For old students only Yes 26th Feb 1 day Female-Open Male-Open For old students only - Padova Yes 6th Mar - 17th Mar 10 day New female-LongWaitList New male-WaitList Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes March 25th, 2012 1 day Female-Open Male-Open For old students only Yes 29th Mar - 9th Apr 10 day New female-WaitList New male-Open Old female-WaitList Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 17th Apr - 28th Apr 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 8th May - 19th May 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 23rd May - 3rd Jun 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 6th Jun - 17th Jun 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 22nd Jun - 1st Jul Satipatthana Sutta course Female-Open Male-Open For old students only; see course requirements Yes 10th Jul - 21st Jul 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 25th Jul - 5th Aug 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 8th Aug - 19th Aug 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 22nd Aug - 2nd Sep 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 6th Sep - 9th Sep 3 day Female-Open Male-Open For old students only Yes 11th Sep - 22nd Sep 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 26th Sep - 7th Oct 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 16th Oct - 27th Oct 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 30th Oct - 10th Nov 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 14th Nov - 25th Nov 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 29th Nov - 2nd Dec 3 day Female-Open Male-Open For old students only Yes 5th Dec - 15th Dec 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes 26th Dec - 6th Jan 10 day New female-Open New male-Open Old female-Open Old male-Open For both new and old students Yes

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 toEmail: Contact Form. 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 - 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. Please click on a "Yes" link in the above schedule to apply for Dhamma Service. [back to course schedule] 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. [back to course schedule] 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. [back to course schedule] Satipatthana Sutta courses: have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day course. The difference is that in the taped evening discourses the Satipatthana Sutta is carefully examined. This is the principal text in which the technique of Vipassana is systematically explained. These courses are open to serious old students who have sat (not including courses served) at least three 10-day courses, have not been practising any other meditation techniques since last 10-day course, have been practising this technique of Vipassana for at least one year, and who are trying to maintain their meditation practice and the five precepts in their daily lives at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course. [back to course schedule]