Updated on 11-March-2008

How to Apply to a Course

Access the application form by clicking on desired course date.
Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course
Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
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.
If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.

Note: Courses are also available in Europe and throughout the World.

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.

2008 Course Schedule
Dates	Course Type	Status	Comments	Old Student Servers Needed?
19 Mar - 30 Mar	10-Day	Completed	English and Swedish
4 Apr - 6 Apr	House and Garden Period	Completed	For old students
17 Apr - 20 Apr	3-Day Course	Completed	For old studentsEnglish only
1 May - 4 May	House and Garden Period	Completed	For old students
14 May - 25 May	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	English and Swedish	Yes
5 Jun - 8 Jun	House and Garden Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students	Yes
18 Jun - 29 Jun	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	English and Swedish	Yes
11 Jul - 13 Jul	House and Garden Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students	Yes
16 Jul - 27 Jul	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	English and Swedish	Yes
30 Jul - 10 Aug	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	English and Swedish	Yes
15 Aug - 17 Aug	House and Garden Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students	Yes
August 30, 2008 Open House
3 Sep - 14 Sep	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	English and Swedish	Yes
26 Sep - 28 Sep	House and Garden Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students	Yes
1 Oct - 12 Oct	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	English and Swedish	Yes
24 Oct - 26 Oct	House and Garden Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students	Yes
30 Oct - 2 Nov	3-Day Course	Women — Open Men — Open	English only For old students	Yes
14 Nov - 16 Nov	House and Garden Period	Women — Open Men — Open	For old students	Yes
19 Nov - 30 Nov	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	English and Swedish	Yes
26 Dec, 2008 - 6 Jan, 2009	10-Day	Women — Open Men — Open	English and Swedish	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 to Email: dhamma-service@sobhana.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 - 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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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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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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