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Northwest Vipassana Center
Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Kunja
Dhamma Kuñja, Onalaska, Washington, United States
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English

The Northwest Vipassana Center, also known as Dhamma Kuñja, is situated on 50 acres in rural western Washington, conveniently located approximately two hours drive from both Seattle, WA and Portland, OR. It was established in August 1991 to offer training in Vipassana meditation.

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.
Additional information

Northwest Vipassana Meditation Center
445 Gore Road, Onalaska, WA 98570
Center Office: 360-726-2708
www.kunja.dhamma.org

General Course Registration
Voice Mail: 360-726-2708,#2
Fax: 360-242-5988
[email protected]

Child/Teen Course Registration
Voice Mail: 360-207-1666
[email protected]
www.kunja.dhamma.org/children

 

REGISTRATION GUIDELINES

Coronavirus Safety Measures at Dhamma Kuñja

Covid-19 Protocol​

Dhamma Kuñja is making every effort to offer safe Vipassana courses while Covid continues to circulate in the population.

Starting May 3rd, 2023:​

Covid Vaccination is no longer required. All participants are required to take a rapid antigen test for Covid on arrival at the Center. Anyone with symptoms of illness, a positive Covid test, or exposure to Covid within the past 10 days will be asked to stay home.

Before May 3rd, 2023:​

All students, servers, teachers, and staff are required to be fully vaccinated against Covid, including one booster within the past 6 months. Proof of vaccination must be uploaded during the online registration process.

For all courses, the following points are required for attendance: ​

  1. Take a rapid antigen test on arrival at the Center. Everyone will be asked to take another rapid antigen test 3 days after arrival. Bring three additional rapid antigen tests to take during the course. Order free tests.
  2. N95 or KN95 or the equivalent must be worn at all times indoors, including in the Meditation Hall, Pagoda hallways, and whenever NOT seated for meals in the dining halls. Masks are not required inside your private room, inside a Pagoda cell, while eating or drinking, or outdoors. Please bring an adequate supply of masks.
  3. If you carpool to the Center, we require that everyone in the car wears a mask.

Anyone with any of the following conditions should not apply at this time:

  • Testing positive with Covid-19 virus or direct contact with someone who tested positive within 14 days prior to arrival at the Center
  • Experiencing any of the Covid-19 symptoms
  • Significant changes that involve higher risk of contracting Covid-19 viruses (traveling, moving residences or others moving into their home, changing jobs, etc.)

Although Dhamma Kuñja is taking all precautions, there still remains minimal risk of exposure to Covid-19 while at the Center. Please note certain conditions may increase the risk of serious illness from Coronavirus. If you have any of these conditions, you may want to consider applying to a later course when Covid-19 is no longer a public health concern.

Private Accommodations at Dhamma Kuñja:

Students will be accommodated in single rooms with private bath.

For questions, please contact Registration

 
Short Courses

No First-time students.  1-Day, 2-Day, and 3-Day courses are short courses for Old Students only.

For Old Students, Virtual Sittings are taking place and in-person group sittings are being held at the Hillsboro Site

2023 Short Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply Feb 25 1-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Closed Redmond, WA New Course!!For old students

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apr 15 1-Day Applications accepted starting Feb 18 Eugene, OR New Course!!For old students

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply May 31 - Jun 04 3-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open Onalaska For old students

Allergy Information
Aug 16 - Aug 20 3-Day Applications accepted starting Apr 16 Onalaska For old students

Allergy Information
Dec 13 - Dec 17 3-Day Applications accepted starting Aug 13 Onalaska For old students


 
Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

APPLICATION RESTRICTIONS

  • First-time students may sit, but not serve; they are restricted to one active application at Dhamma Kuñja
  • Waitlisted Old Students may apply to sit a second course; two course limit; once accepted for a course, all other applications will be cancelled
  • Multiple serving applications are welcome

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

Courses open for applications at 7am PDT on the date listed below

2023 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply Jan 29 - Feb 08 House & Garden Days In Progress Onalaska For old students

House & Garden Days Service Period:
A few times a year we set aside time to work on larger maintenance, construction, household, and gardening projects. The daily program includes three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply Feb 08 - Feb 19 10-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open Onalaska
Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply Feb 19 - Feb 22 Between Course Service Period Servers - Open Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply Feb 22 - Mar 05 10-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open Onalaska
Servers Needed!

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply Mar 05 - Mar 08 Between Course Service Period Servers - Open Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply Mar 08 - Mar 19 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open Onalaska
Allergy Information


Servers Needed

Covid-19 vaccination required.

Apply Mar 19 - Mar 22 Between Course Service Period Servers - Open Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply Mar 22 - Apr 02 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open Onalaska
Allergy Information


Covid-19 vaccination required.

Apply Apr 02 - Apr 19 House & Garden Days Servers - Open Onalaska For old students

House & Garden Days Service Period: A few times a year we set aside time to work on larger maintenance, construction, household, and gardening projects. The daily program includes three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apr 07 - Apr 09 Trust Retreat Applications accepted starting Apr 02 Onalaska For old students

Bi-Annual retreat of the Dhamma Kunja Trust.

Interested Old Students may serve - please apply for the Service Period beginning 4/2 and specify the days that you would like to attend.

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply Apr 19 - Apr 30 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open Onalaska
Allergy Information


Covid-19 vaccination required.

Apply Apr 30 - May 03 Between Course Service Period Servers - Open Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply May 03 - May 14 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open Onalaska
Allergy Information

Apply May 14 - May 17 Between Course Service Period Servers - Open Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Apply May 17 - May 28 10-Day Bilingual Course
English / Khmer
Open Onalaska
This course is offered with instructions and discourses in both Khmer and English languages. The course format will be the same as regular 10-day courses. Khmer speakers will be given priority in admission.

Allergy Information
Apply May 28 - May 31 Between Course Service Period Servers - Open Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Jun 04 - Jun 07 Between Course Service Period Applications accepted starting Feb 05 Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Jun 07 - Jun 18 10-Day Applications accepted starting Feb 05 Onalaska
Allergy Information

Jun 18 - Jun 28 House & Garden Days Applications accepted starting Feb 18 Onalaska For old students

House & Garden Days Service Period: A few times a year we set aside time to work on larger maintenance, construction, household, and gardening projects. The daily program includes three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Jun 28 - Jul 09 10-Day Bilingual Course
English / Thai
Applications accepted starting Feb 26 Onalaska
This course is offered with instructions and discourses in both Thai and English languages. The course format will be the same as regular 10-day courses. Thai speakers will be given priority in admission.

Allergy Information
Jul 09 - Jul 13 Between Course Service Period Applications accepted starting Mar 12 Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Jul 13 - Aug 13 30-Day Applications accepted starting Mar 12 Onalaska For old students

Allergy Information
Aug 13 - Aug 16 Between Course Service Period Applications accepted starting Apr 16 Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Aug 20 - Aug 30 House & Garden Days Applications accepted starting Apr 22 Onalaska For old students

House & Garden Days Service Period: A few times a year we set aside time to work on larger maintenance, construction, household, and gardening projects. The daily program includes three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Aug 26 - Aug 27 Open House Open Onalaska Annual Open House at Dhamma Kunja.

Interested Old Students are welcome to serve - please apply for the Service Period beginning 8/20 and specify the days that you would like to attend.
Aug 30 - Sep 10 10-Day Applications accepted starting Apr 30 Onalaska
Allergy Information

Sep 10 - Sep 13 Between Course Service Period Applications accepted starting May 14 Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Sep 13 - Sep 24 10-Day Applications accepted starting May 14 Onalaska
Allergy Information

Sep 24 - Oct 18 House & Garden Days Applications accepted starting May 28 Onalaska For old students

House & Garden Days Service Period: A few times a year we set aside time to work on larger maintenance, construction, household, and gardening projects. The daily program includes three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Oct 12 - Oct 15 Trust Retreat Applications accepted starting Oct 01 Onalaska For old students

Bi-Annual retreat of the Dhamma Kunja Trust.

Interested Old Students may serve - please apply for the Service Period beginning 9/24 and specify the days that you would like to attend.
Oct 18 - Oct 29 10-Day Applications accepted starting Jun 18 Onalaska
Allergy Information

Oct 29 - Nov 01 Between Course Service Period Applications accepted starting Jul 01 Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Nov 01 - Nov 12 10-Day Applications accepted starting Jul 02 Onalaska


Nov 12 - Nov 15 Between Course Service Period Applications accepted starting Jul 16 Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.

Nov 15 - Nov 26 10-day Black Heritage Applications accepted starting Jul 16 Onalaska
This course is offered specifically for the Black community. The course format will be the same as regular 10-day courses. Priority will be given to students and servers with Black heritage. Others will initially be placed on a waiting list and may be accepted on a space-available basis. Applicants may use the ‘anything to add’ section at the end of the application to identify their heritage, in order to ensure priority of enrollment.

Nov 26 - Nov 29 Between Course Service Period Applications accepted starting Jul 30 Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Nov 29 - Dec 10 10-Day Applications accepted starting Jul 30 Onalaska


Dec 10 - Dec 13 Between Course Service Period Applications accepted starting Aug 13 Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.
Dec 17 - Dec 21 Between Course Service Period Applications accepted starting Aug 20 Onalaska For old students

Between Course Service Period: A time to clean the center, mow the grass, replenish the food, and generally get ready for the next course. The daily program includes three group sittings. Full-time and Part-time are welcome.

December 21, 2023 - January 01, 2024 10-Day Applications accepted starting Aug 20 Onalaska



 
Non-Center Courses

Courses and Activities conducted at other locations.

Note: Idaho courses are sponsored by the Intermountain Vipassana Association, and Montana courses are sponsored by the Montana Vipassana Association
2023 -
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply Feb 25 1-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Closed Redmond, WA New Course!!For old students

Covid-19 vaccination required.
Apply Mar 11 Children Open Sammamish, WA Anapana meditation course for children ages 8 to 12 years at Blackwell Elementary School
Apr 15 1-Day Applications accepted starting Feb 18 Eugene, OR New Course!!For old students

Covid-19 vaccination required.
 
Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Courses for young people. Child courses are for ages 8-12; Teen courses are for ages 13-17.

See more information
2023 Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply Mar 11 Children Open Sammamish, WA Anapana meditation course for children ages 8 to 12 years at Blackwell Elementary School
Apply Apr 15 Teen Open Onalaska Anapana meditation course for Teens ages 13 to 17 years.
Apply Jun 24 Children Open Onalaska Anapana meditation course for kids ages 8 to 12 years.
 
 

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. 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 http://kunja.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.

Questions may be addressed to Email: [email protected]

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.

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.

Meditation courses are held at both center and non-center locations. Meditation centers are dedicated facilities where courses are held regularly throughout the year. Before meditation centers were established in this tradition, all courses were held at temporary sites, such as campgrounds, religious retreat centers, churches and the like. Today, in regions where centers have not yet been established by local students of Vipassana who live in the area, 10 Day meditation courses are held at non-center course sites.


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 7:30 am.

30-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of six 10-day courses (one since their first 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Students who speak neither English nor 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.

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.

Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.

Open Houses are held between meditation courses. All are welcome to attend and learn about Vipassana Meditation and the Center.

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.

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.

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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