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Unless otherwise noted, all courses are bilingual English/French



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

2010 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Apr 24 One day course for children Admissions:Girls — Open
Admissions:Boys — Open
Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information.
Course in English for children from 8 to 12 years old.
Yes
Apr 25 One day course for teenagers Admissions:Girls — Open
Admissions:Boys — Open
Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information.
Course in French for teenagers from 13 to 15 years old
Yes
Sep 25 - Sep 26 2-Day Course for children from 8 to 12 years old. Admissions:Girls — Open
Admissions:Boys — Open
Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information.
2-Day Course in French for children from 8 to 12 years old.
Yes
Oct 23 Course for children from 8 to 12 years old Admissions:Girls — Open
Admissions:Boys — Open
Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information.
Course in French for children from 8 to 12 years old
Yes
Oct 24 Course for teenagers from 13 to 15 years old Admissions:Girls — Open
Admissions:Boys — Open
Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information.
Course in French for teenagers from 13 to 15 years old
Yes

One Day Courses

A 1-Day course is a short course for old students.

2010 Course Schedule
Dates Location Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Apr  4 Montreal Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
This 1-Day course is for old students  
Apr 18 Quebec City Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
This 1-Day course is for old students  
May  9 Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
This 1-Day course is for old students
In Sutton. Course starts at 9h00
Yes
May 23 Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
This 1-Day course is for old students
In Sutton. Course starts at 9h00
Yes
Sep 12 Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
This 1-Day course is for old students
InSutton. Course starts at 9h00
Yes
Nov  7  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
May  7, 2010
This 1-Day course is for old students
In Sutton. Course starts at 9h00
Yes

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.

2010 Course Schedule
Attend
or Serve
Dates Course Type Status Comments
Apply Mar 17 - Mar 28 10-Day In Progress
Apply Mar 31 - Apr 11 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Wait List
Apply Apr 12 - Apr 23 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Wait List
Apply Apr 28 - May  9 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Short Wait List
Apply May 10 - May 22 Work period for old students Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Apply May 26 - Jun  6 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Short Wait List
Apply Jun  8 - Jun 19 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Filling Up
Apply Jun 20 - Jun 29 Satipatthana Course for old students Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students who meet these requirements
Apply Jun 30 - Jul 11 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jul 14 - Jul 25 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Jul 28 - Aug  8 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Aug 11 - Aug 22 10-Day Admissions:Women — Long Wait List
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Aug 25 - Aug 29 3-Day for old students Admissions:Women — Filling Up
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
Aug 29, 2010   Open House Day : Welcome to all
Apply Aug 31 - Sep 11 10-Day Admissions:Women — Wait List
Admissions:Men — Open
Apply Sep 13 - Sep 24 Work Period for old students Admissions:Women — Open
Admissions:Men — Open
For old students
  Sep 29 - Oct 10 10-Day  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
Mar 29, 2010
  Oct 13 - Oct 22 Satipatthana Course for old students  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
Jul  1, 2010
Priority is given to students who did not attend a Satipatthana course in 2010For old students who meet these requirements
  Oct 26 - Nov  6 10-Day  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
Apr 26, 2010
  Nov 10 - Nov 21 10-Day  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
May 10, 2010
  Nov 24 - Dec  5 10-Day  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
May 24, 2010
  Dec  7 - Dec 18 10-Day  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
Jun  7, 2010
  Dec 19 - Dec 23 3-Day for old students  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
Jun 19, 2010
For old students
  Dec 27, 2010 - Jan  7, 2011 10-Day  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
Sep  1, 2010
Priority is given to new students and to old students who have not sat a course in 2010

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: info@suttama.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 15h to 17h registration period and orientation, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and end the morning of the 11th day by 6h30.
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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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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 completed 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 the five precepts in their daily lives.
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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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