Updated on 12-May-2012



How to apply for a course

  1. Access the application form by clicking on Apply by the requested course date in the left hand column.
  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 email if you give an email 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' & children's courses

Please note that courses for teenagers and children are available in Swedish only.

2012 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Comments
14th Aug - 16th Aug Childrens Course 8-12 years Courses are in Swedish only. To apply, please follow this link.
You can also visit our children's course page for more information on these courses
Swedish
7th Sep - 9th Sep Teenager Course, girls, 12-18 years Courses are in Swedish only. To apply, please follow this link.
You can also visit our children's course page for more information on these courses
Swedish
12th Oct - 14th Oct Childrens Course 8-12 years Courses are in Swedish only. To apply, please follow this link.
You can also visit our children's course page for more information on these courses
Swedish

 

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.

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

2012 Course Schedule
Apply Dates Course Type Status Comments
Apply 9th May - 20th May 10 day
Female-WaitList
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 24th May - 27th May 3 day
Female-Open
Male-Open

For Old Students
English and Swedish
Apply 30th May - 10th June 10 day
Female-WaitList
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 13th June - 24th June 10 day
Female-WaitList
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 25th June - 3rd July House and Garden Period
Female-Open
Male-Open
For Old Students
30th June - 1st July
Trust Meeting Weekend
Apply 4th July - 15th July 10 day
Female-WaitList
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 18th July - 29th July 10 day
Female-WaitList
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 1st Aug - 12th Aug 10 day
Female-WaitList
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 17th Aug - 19th Aug European Childrens Course Teachers Meeting
Female-Open
Male-Open
Apply 22nd Aug - 2nd Sep 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
English and Swedish
2 sep
Open Day 12 noon-5 pm. All are welcome!
Apply 3rd Sep - 13th sep House and Garden Period
Female-Open
Male-Open
For Old Students
8th Sep - 9th Sep
Trust Meeting Weekend
Apply 14th Sep - 23nd Sep Satipatthana Sutta course
Female-Open
Male-Open
For old students only; see course requirements
Apply 26th Sep - 7nd Oct 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 8th Sep - 16th Sep House and Garden Period
Female-Open
Male-Open
For Old Students
Apply 17th Oct - 28th Oct 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 1st Nov - 4th Nov 3 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 5th Nov - 13th Nov House and Garden Period
Female-Open
Male-Open
For Old Students
Apply 14th Nov - 25th Nov 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 20th Nov - 4th Dec House and Garden Period
Female-Open
Male-Open
For Old Students
1st Dec - 2nd Dec
Trust Meeting Weekend
Apply 5th Dec - 16th Dec 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
English and Swedish
Apply 17th Dec - 25th Dec House and Garden Period
Female-Open
Male-Open
For Old Students
Apply 26th Dec 2012 - 6th Jan 2013 10 day
Female-Open
Male-Open
English and Swedish

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click here. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.

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 an "Apply" 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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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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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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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.

Service Periods have been set aside to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. On selected evenings, there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
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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. For further information and age ranges for children click here.
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