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Vipassana in Brazil
Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Vipassana in Brazil
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Portuguese

Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art of Living. The technique is taught at ten-day residential courses during which participants learn the basics of the method, and practice sufficiently to experience its beneficial results. There are courses all over the world. Additionally you may be interested in our answers to commonly asked questions.
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

Address: Centro de Meditação Vipassana - Dhamma Santi

Email: [email protected]

Mobile: [55] (21) 98112-3089

All Brazil Courses Nordeste Minas Gerais Parana Dhmma Uyyana (Pirenópolis) Dhamma Santi
(Rio de Janeiro)
Dhamma Sarana
(São Paulo)

As a part of our Coronavirus screening process, all applications will be initially waitlisted.

Before applying, please ensure you meet the following criteria:

  • Foreign students will be accepted as long as they comply with the quarantine regulations in Brazil before arriving at the course location and also strictly comply with other sanitary protocols and regulations in force in the country.
  • Any type of transport is allowed, as long as you comply with current sanitary protocols in order to strictly limit possible exposure to the disease. The use of private or shared transport will be prioritized.
  • You have a sure way to leave the Centre if you become sick during the course and go back home safely.
  • You agree to adhere to the safety protocols while at the Centre.
  • In the 14 days leading up to the course, you agree to cancel your application if:
    • You have tested positive for covid-19.
    • You have been asked to quarantine.
    • You have experienced symptoms related to covid-19.
  • Will not be accepted students who days before the course have symptoms of COVID or who have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has tested positive for COVID.

Students of 10-Day courses and Satipatthana Sutta courses (excluding servers): A student may only apply to SIT ONE COURSE at a time regardless of the center location in Latin America, course dates or waiting list status. Additional applications will not be processed.

Students of 10-Day courses (non servers): priority granted to new students and old students who haven’t sat recently.
Opening inscriptions schedule: on the stipulated date, approximately at 5 a.m. local time.

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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.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2023 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply 24 Mar - 12 Apr Work Period In Progress Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
29 Mar - 09 Apr Executive Course In Progress Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo 10-Day Executive Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation especially for business executives and government officials. Leaders in smaller organizations are welcome to apply and acceptance to the course will be offered as space permits. 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 7:30am.
Apply 09 Apr - 12 Apr Work Period Servers - Open Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
Apply 12 Apr - 23 Apr 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
Apply 12 Apr - 23 Apr 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro We still need servers for this course
Apply 16 Apr 1 Day Taguatinga/DF New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Closed Planalto Central - Taguatinga/DF For old students
1 Day course - Sitio Geranium - Taguatinga/DF
Apply 16 Apr 1-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open Minas Gerais For old students
Location: Belo Horizonte-MG
Apply 23 Apr 1 Day Pirenópolis/GO New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Closed Pirenópolis For old students
1 Day course - Dhamma Uyyana - Pirenópolis/GO
Apply 23 Apr - 26 Apr Work Period Servers - Open Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
Apply 23 Apr - 27 Apr Work Period Servers - Open Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
Apply 26 Apr - 07 May 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
Apply 27 Apr - 28 May 30-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
This course needs Servers, male but mostly female servers.
07 May 1-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Apr Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
07 May 1 Day Taguatinga/DF Applications accepted starting 07 Apr Planalto Central - Taguatinga/DF For old students
1 Day course - Sitio Geranium - Taguatinga/DF
07 May - 10 May Work Period Applications accepted starting 07 Apr Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
Apply 10 May - 21 May 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
21 May 1-Day Applications accepted starting 21 Apr Minas Gerais For old students
Location: Belo Horizonte-MG
21 May 1 Day Pirenópolis/GO Applications accepted starting 21 Apr Pirenópolis For old students
1 Day course - Dhamma Uyyana - Pirenópolis/GO
21 May - 25 May Work Period Applications accepted starting 21 Apr Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
25 May - 03 Jun Satipatthana Sutta Applications accepted starting 11 Apr Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
The course ends around 7.30 a.m. of the 3rd of June.
28 May - 31 May Work Period Applications accepted starting 28 Apr Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
31 May - 11 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 09 Apr Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro
03 Jun - 07 Jun Work Period Applications accepted starting 04 May Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
04 Jun 1 Day Taguatinga/DF Applications accepted starting 05 May Planalto Central - Taguatinga/DF For old students
1 Day course - Sitio Geranium - Taguatinga/DF
04 Jun 1-Day Applications accepted starting 05 May Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
07 Jun - 18 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 25 Apr Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
11 Jun 1 Day Pirenópolis/GO Applications accepted starting 12 May Pirenópolis For old students
1 Day course - Dhamma Uyyana - Pirenópolis/GO
11 Jun - 14 Jun Work Period Applications accepted starting 11 May Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
14 Jun - 25 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 29 Apr Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro
18 Jun 1 Day Pirenópolis/GO Applications accepted starting 19 May Pirenópolis For old students
1 Day course - Dhamma Uyyana - Pirenópolis/GO
18 Jun 1-Day Applications accepted starting 18 May Minas Gerais For old students
Location: Belo Horizonte-MG
18 Jun - 21 Jun Work Period Applications accepted starting 19 May Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
21 Jun - 02 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 08 May Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
25 Jun - 28 Jun Work Period Applications accepted starting 25 May Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
27 Jun - 08 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 May Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro This course starts on Tuesday, 27th of June 2023.
02 Jul 1-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Jun Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
02 Jul 1 Day Taguatinga/DF Applications accepted starting 02 Jun Planalto Central - Taguatinga/DF For old students
1 Day course - Sitio Geranium - Taguatinga/DF
02 Jul - 05 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 02 Jun Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
04 Jul - 15 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 22 May Paraná Female students only. Female and Male servers.
Course Location: Casa de Retiros Nossa Senhora do Mossunguê – Rua Francisco Juglair, 171 – Mossunguê. Curitiba (PR).
05 Jul - 16 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 23 May Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
09 Jul 1 Day Pirenópolis/GO Applications accepted starting 09 Jun Pirenópolis For old students
1 Day course - Dhamma Uyyana - Pirenópolis/GO
09 Jul - 12 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 09 Jun Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
09 Jul - 12 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 09 Jun Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
12 Jul - 23 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 29 May Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro
16 Jul 1 Day Pirenópolis/GO Applications accepted starting 16 Jun Pirenópolis For old students
1 Day course - Dhamma Uyyana - Pirenópolis/GO
16 Jul - 20 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 16 Jun Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
18 Jul - 29 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 01 Jun Paraná Male students only. Male and Female servers
Course Location: Casa de Retiros Nossa Senhora do Mossunguê – Rua Francisco Juglair, 171 – Mossunguê. Curitiba (PR).
20 Jul - 23 Jul 3-Day Applications accepted starting 20 Jun Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
23 Jul - 26 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 23 Jun Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
24 Jul - 05 Aug Work Period Applications accepted starting 24 Jun Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
26 Jul - 06 Aug 10-Day Applications accepted starting 09 Jun Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro
30 Jul 1-Day Applications accepted starting 30 Jun Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
05 Aug - 26 Aug 20-Day Applications accepted starting 06 May Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
06 Aug Work Period Applications accepted starting 06 Jul Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
09 Aug - 20 Aug 10-Day Applications accepted starting 23 Jun Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro
20 Aug - 30 Aug Work Period Applications accepted starting 19 Jul Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
Long service period from 20 to 30 of August. You may apply parttime.
26 Aug - 30 Aug Work Period Applications accepted starting 27 Jul Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
30 Aug - 10 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 14 Jul Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro
30 Aug - 10 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 Jul Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
10 Sep - 13 Sep Work Period Applications accepted starting 09 Aug Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
10 Sep - 13 Sep Work Period Applications accepted starting 11 Aug Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
13 Sep - 24 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 28 Jul Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
13 Sep - 24 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 28 Jul Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro
24 Sep - 27 Sep Work Period Applications accepted starting 25 Aug Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
24 Sep - 27 Sep Work Period Applications accepted starting 20 Sep Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
27 Sep - 08 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Aug Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
27 Sep - 08 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 11 Aug Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro
08 Oct 1-Day Applications accepted starting 08 Sep Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
08 Oct - 11 Oct Work Period Applications accepted starting 08 Sep Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro For old students
08 Oct - 11 Oct Work Period Applications accepted starting 08 Sep Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo For old students
11 Oct - 22 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 29 Aug Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo
11 Oct - 22 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 25 Aug Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro
 
Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2023 Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply 09 Apr Children / Teens Open Engenheiro Paulo de Frontin, Rio de Janeiro Anapana Meditation course for teenagers between 13 and 17 years old.
16 Jul Children / Teens Applications accepted starting 10 Jun Paraná Childrens course between 8 and 12 years old.
Location: Casa de Retiros Nossa Senhora do Mossunguê – Rua Francisco Juglair, 171 – Mossunguê. Curitiba (PR).
08 Oct Children / Teens Applications accepted starting 08 Sep Santana de Parnaíba, São Paulo Anapana Course for children between 8 and 13 years old
 
 

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://br.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.

10-day Executive Courses are an introductory course to Vipassana Meditation especially for business executives and government officials where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. For more information please visit the Executive course website. 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 7:30am.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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