Updated on 3-July-2009

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Unless otherwise noted, all courses are bilingual English/French


How to Apply to a Course

  1. Access the application form by clicking on desired course date.
  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' & Children's Courses

2009 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Sep 26 - Sep 27 2-Day children's course Adminisions: 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 1-Day teenagers' course Adminisions: Girls — Open
Admissions: Boys — Open
Please visit our children's/teens' course page for more information.
Course in French for teenagers from 13 to 17 years old.
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.

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

2009 Course Schedule
Dates Course Type Status Comments Old Student
Servers Needed?
Jul 1 - Jul 12 10-Day In Progress Yes
Jul 15 - Jul 26 10-Day Admissions: Women — Closed
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Jul 29 - Aug 9 10-Day Admissions: Women — Closed
Admissions: Men — Long Wait List
Yes
Aug 12 - Aug 23 10-Day Admissions: Women — Closed
Admissions: Men — Wait List
Yes
Aug 26 - Aug 30 3-Day old students' course Admissions: Women — Long Wait List
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Aug 30, 2009   Open House Everyone is welcome to visit the centre!
Sep 2 - Sep 13 10-Day Admissions: Women — Closed
Admissions: Men — Short Wait List
Yes
Sep 13 1-Day old students' course in Sutton Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Sep 14 - Sep 25 Work period for old students Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Sep 30 - Oct 11 10-Day Admissions: Women — Closed
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Oct 13 - Oct 24 10-Day Admissions: Women — Closed
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Oct 25 1-Day old students' course in Sutton Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Oct 28 - Nov 8 10-Day Admissions: Women — Long Wait List
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Nov 10 - Dec 1 20-Day Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
See: www.suttama.dhamma.org/20jours.en.htm
For old students who meet these requirements
Yes
Dec 2 - Dec 6 3-Day old students' course Admissions: Women — Open
Admissions: Men — Open
For old students Yes
Dec 9 - Dec 20 10-Day Admissions: Women — Short Wait List
Admissions: Men — Open
Yes
Dec 26, 2009 - Jan 6, 2010 10-Day  Registration
 Not Yet Open
Applications accepted after
September 1, 2009
Priority is given to new students and to old student who didn’t sit a course in 2009.
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: 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 - 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 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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20-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses , one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years. Application for these courses must be made with a Long Course Application Form. Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Student who speak neither English or one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the 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.
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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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