in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Italian
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
- 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.
Address: Località Veriolo, Strada Prov.le 29, Lutirano - 50034 Marradi (FI), Italy
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +39 055 804818
Meditation courses will start again from the end of June, ONLY FOR OLD STUDENTS, for the time being.
Due to the new conditions dictated by Covid, for the moment, we will be able to open courses only to a few students who meet certain requirements:
- resident in Italy and able to use the Italian language (therefore only Italian registration forms will be accepted)
- do not fall into risk categories (i.e. do not suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, heart problems, respiratory problems, autoimmune diseases or tumour, or any other disease that may expose you to a higher risk and not to take any immunosuppressant drugs, not being pregnant, not having come into contact, as far as they know, with any person who has been ill or self-isolated or tested positive for Covid-19 in the past 30 days or has tested positive themselves , except in the case of two successive negative tests)
- not having participated in another course in 2020
- to be able to arrive and leave the centre with your own means of transport or be able to leave by way of a contact who is available to pick you up on the same day in case you develop symptoms.
Each participant will be asked to carefully read the health protocol in force at the centre and to complete and carry a self-certification form with them; acceptance of these requirements will be essential in order to continue the registration process.
In addition, those who are confirmed on the course must bring sheets, meditation shawls and masks.
In case of cancellation of the course, always a possibility should the situation worsen, students and servers will be informed by e-mail.
In this case, we will not be able to offer a replacement or alternative course.
We thank you for your understanding.
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Dhamma service at the meditation center (for old students only) Click on the icon below for further information on Dhamma service periods at the meditation center: 
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See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 12 Aug - 23 Aug | 10-Day | In Progress | Lutirano |
Number of students limited and ONLY OLD STUDENTS. Only candidates resident in Italy who know the Italian language, who do not have health conditions making them at risk, and who have not already attended a course in 2020 can be accepted. If you meet these requirements and want to apply, go to the page in Italian, application forms in English will not be considered. |
| Apply* | 26 Aug - 06 Sep | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Short Wait List | Lutirano |
Number of students limited and ONLY OLD STUDENTS. Only candidates resident in Italy who know the Italian language, who do not have health conditions making them at risk, and who have not already attended a course in 2020 can be accepted. If you meet these requirements and want to apply, go to the page in Italian, application forms in English will not be considered. |
| Apply* | 30 Aug |
1-Day
English |
Women - Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open | Dolenjska |
For old students |
| 08 Sep - 12 Sep | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Aug | Lutirano |
For old students Number of students limited and ONLY OLD STUDENTS. Only candidates resident in Italy who know the Italian language, who do not have health conditions making them at risk, and who have not already attended a course in 2020 can be accepted. If you meet these requirements and want to apply, go to the page in Italian, application forms in English will not be considered. |
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| 12 Sep - 13 Sep | Association Meeting | Open | Lutirano |
For old students |
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| Apply* | 13 Sep |
1-Day
English |
Open | Jesenice |
For old students |
| 16 Sep - 27 Sep | 10-Day | Closed | Lutirano |
FOREIGNERS' QUOTA LIMITED TO 15% The green light doesn't guarantee an available place in the course |
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| 27 Sep - 05 Oct | Work Period | Open | Lutirano |
For old students Click here for further information (please use the old student web site username/password) |
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| 02 Oct - 04 Oct |
Children / Teens
Italian |
Closed | Lutirano | ||
| 04 Oct |
1-Day
English |
Applications accepted starting 04 Sep | Ajdovščina |
For old students |
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| 06 Oct - 17 Oct | 10-Day | Closed | Lutirano |
FOREIGNERS' QUOTA LIMITED TO 15% The green light doesn't guarantee an available place in the course |
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| 21 Oct - 01 Nov | 10-Day | Closed | Lutirano |
FOREIGNERS' QUOTA LIMITED TO 15% The green light doesn't guarantee an available place in the course |
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| 04 Nov - 15 Nov | 10-Day | Closed | Lutirano |
FOREIGNERS' QUOTA LIMITED TO 15% The green light doesn't guarantee an available place in the course |
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| 19 Nov - 28 Nov | Satipatthana Sutta | Closed | Lutirano |
For old students N.B.: please, see the requirements for the participation at the bottom of this page. |
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| 28 Nov - 29 Nov | Association Meeting | Open | Lutirano |
For old students |
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| 02 Dec - 13 Dec | 10-Day | Closed | Lutirano |
FOREIGNERS' QUOTA LIMITED TO 15% The green light doesn't guarantee an available place in the course |
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| 13 Dec |
1-Day
English |
Applications accepted starting 13 Nov | Ljubljana |
New Course!!For old students |
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| 13 Dec - 18 Dec | Work Period | Open | Lutirano |
For old students Click here for further information (please use the old student web site username/password) |
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| 19 Dec - 23 Dec | 3-Day | Closed | Lutirano |
For old students |
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| 26 December, 2020 - 06 January, 2021 | 10-Day | Closed | Lutirano |
FOREIGNERS' QUOTA LIMITED TO 15% The green light doesn't guarantee an available place in the course |
As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your computer to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://www.atala.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.
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.
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 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.
Satipatthana Sutta Courses have the same timetable and discipline as 10-day courses. 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 sat (not including courses served) 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 their meditation practice and the five precepts in their daily lives, at the very minimum from the time of applying to the course.
Work 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.
