Updated on 3-Sep-2010


How to apply for a course

  1. Access the application form by clicking on the course date in the left hand column.
  2. Read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course
  3. Fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
  4. Await notification which may take up to 2 weeks. All correspondence will be through email if you have an email address. Please check your spam folder in case our email has been considered as spam.
  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.

Dhamma Dipa

Dhamma Padhana

East Anglia

Northern England

Ireland

Children's Course

Various old student courses, including 10-day courses, are being held at Dhamma Padhana, adjacent to Dhamma Dipa, for students who meet these requirements . Please click here for more details.


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

To apply for a course, please click on a convenient date in the course schedule below.

2010 Schedule - Dhamma Dipa and Non-Centre Courses
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
31st Aug - 11th Sep 10 day
Female-Closed
Male-WaitList
For both new and old students Yes
15th Sep - 26th Sep 10 day
Female-WaitList
Male-WaitList
For both new and old students Yes
27th Sep - 1st Oct General Service Period
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only For old students only Apply to serve only -> Yes
5th Oct - 16th Oct 10 day
Female-WaitList
Male-WaitList
For both new and old students Yes
20th Oct - 31st Oct 10 day
Female-WaitList
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
3rd Nov - 14th Nov 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
17th Nov - 28th Nov 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
30th Nov - 11th Dec 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
13th Dec - 27th Dec General Service Period
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only For old students apply to serve only -> Yes
20th Dec - 31st Dec 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Sheringham, Norfolk Yes
27th Dec - 7th Jan 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
2011 Schedule - Dhamma Dipa and Non-Centre Courses
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
12th Jan - 23rd Jan 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
26th Jan - 6th Feb 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
7th Feb - 11th Feb General Service Period for Old Student
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Apply to serve only -> Yes
16th Feb - 27th Feb 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
2nd Mar - 12th Mar 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
16th Mar - 27th Mar 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
28th Mar - 1st Apr General Service Period for Old Student
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Apply to serve only -> Yes
6th Apr - 17th Apr 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
19th Apr - 30th Apr 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
22nd Apr - 25th Apr 3 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Lancashire(Whitehough)for old students only Yes
1st May - 8th May European Assistant Teacher Workshop and Meeting
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Apply to serve only -> Yes
25th May - 5th Jun 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
6th Jun - 10th Jun General Service Period for Old Student
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Apply to serve only -> Yes
13th Jun - 16th Jun Dhamma Server`s Training Workshop
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Apply to serve only -> Yes
16th Jun - 22nd Jun General Service Period for Old Student
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Apply to serve only -> Yes
19th Jun OPEN DAY
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Apply to serve only -> Yes
22nd Jun - 3rd Jul 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
6th Jul - 17th Jul 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
20th Jul - 31st Jul 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
3rd Aug - 14th Aug 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
17th Aug - 28th Aug 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For both new and old students Yes
29th Aug - 1st Sep General Service Period for Old Student
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Apply to serve only -> Yes
1st Sep - 4th Sep 3 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Yes

East Anglia

2010 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
20th Dec - 31st Dec 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Sheringham, Norfolk Yes

Nothern England

2011 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
22nd Apr - 25th Apr 3 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Lancashire(Whitehough)for old students only Yes

Ireland

2010 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
23rd Oct - 26th Oct 3 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Yes
28th Dec - 8th Jan 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
Ennis, Co Clare Yes
2011 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
24th Feb - 27th Feb 3 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only Yes

Teenagers' & children's courses

To apply for a course, please click on a convenient date in the course schedule below.

2010 course schedule
Dates Type Comments Servers Needed?
19th Sept 8-15 year olds at St Christopher School, Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire Registration will open at 9.15, the course starts at 10 and will end at 4.30.
To register please contact Nimi Hirani by email or telephone 07962 364855 .
Directions can be found at www.stchris.co.uk
Students and servers should bring a vegetarian packed lunch.
See Comments
1st Oct - 3rd Oct Young Person’s course 12-18 Please visit our teenagers' and children's course page for more information on these courses. Only to serve
(Adult Old Students)
18th Oct Schools course Apply to serve only => Only to serve
(Adult Old Students)
2011 course schedule
Dates Type Comments Servers Needed?
11th Feb - 13th Feb Young Person’s course 12-18 Please visit our teenagers' and children's course page for more information on these courses. Only to serve
(Adult Old Students)
1st Apr - 3rd Apr Children`s Course Please visit our teenagers' and children's course page for more information on these courses. Only to serve
(Adult Old Students)
1st May - 8th May European Assistant Teacher Workshop and Meeting Apply to serve only -> Only to serve
(Adult Old Students)
10th Jun - 12th Jun Young Person’s course 12-18 Please visit our teenagers' and children's course page for more information on these courses. Only to serve
(Adult Old Students)

 


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: 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.
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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. For further information and age ranges for children click here.
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Children's Anapana 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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