NOTE CHANGE IN OPEN for APPLICATIONS DATES

Only Apply If Washington or Oregon resident.

OLD and FIRST TIME students allowed only 1 application for sitting, excluding Long Courses.  Must cancel 1st before applying again for sitting.  Multiple serving applications fine.  

Please don't apply to sit if you have completed sitting a 10-Day course within the last 6 months.

PRE-APPLICATION  GUIDELINES

In the interest of providing the safest environment possible at Dhamma Kuñja, we have adopted new safety measures based on the CDC and Washington State guidelines.  Before applying for a course, whether for sitting or for serving, please consider carefully the information below.

Anyone with any of the following conditions should not apply at this time:
* Testing positive with Covid-19 virus.
* Direct contact with someone who tested positive with Covid-19 virus.
* Not consistently wearing a mask and maintaining 6’ physical distance from others while away from home.
* Close contact with anyone who does not routinely wear a mask and maintain social distancing while outside of their home.
* Experiencing any of the following Covid-19 symptoms: 
   o new or worsening cough
   o mild or moderate difficulty breathing
   o fever or chills
   o sore throat
   o vomiting or diarrhea
   o headache
   o body/muscle aches
   o sustained loss of smell, taste, or appetite
   o fatigue
* Significant changes that involve higher risk of contracting Covid-19 viruses (traveling, moving residences or others moving into their home, changing jobs, etc.)

Everyone coming to the Center will be screened for the above conditions at the time of their arrival. Anyone with any symptoms of Covid-19, flu, virus, or other serious communicable illnesses will be asked to return home immediately. 

Although the Center is taking all precautions, there still remains risk of exposure to COVID-19 while at the Center.  Please note certain conditions may increase the risk of serious illness from Coronavirus. These conditions include: 
* Age over 65 years 
* Chronic lung disease or moderate to severe asthma 
* Serious heart conditions 
* Immuno-compromise (e.g. from cancer treatment, smoking, bone marrow or organ transplant, immune deficiency, poorly controlled HIV or AIDS, or prolonged use of corticosteroids and other immune weakening medications) 
* Severely overweight (body mass index [BMI] of 40 or higher) 
* Diabetes 
* Chronic kidney disease undergoing dialysis 
* Liver disease 
* Pregnancy 
If you have any of the above conditions, it is advised that you not place yourself at risk to Covid-19 by coming to the Center at this time. 

Travel
At this time, to ensure the safety and well-being of everyone at the Center, we are unable to accept anyone who will be flying, car-pooling/ride share, or taking public transportation to the Center.

Diet
Due to the extra demands on servers at this time, we regret that we are unable to accept servers or students who have special dietary requirements.

Various additional precautions are being taken at the Center to protect against the virus.  These include: individual rooms, social distancing, assigned seats in dining hall, and requiring masks while in the Dhamma Hall.

In the case of illness while at the Center
We regret that we do not have the facilities or resources to take care of those who fall ill while at the Center. Therefore, please note that if you fall ill with flu, a virus, or similar symptoms, you will be quarantined and will be asked to leave the Center as soon as possible. 

If you fall ill and are unable to independently return home, you will need to ask your emergency contact for assistance in arranging your return home. Please advise them of this possibility prior to coming to the Center.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Registration at: [email protected] .