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Vipassana in France
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 France
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / French

There is a permanent centre in France that offers 10-day courses for old and new students: Dhamma Mahi in Burgundy. Occasionally, other locations also offer 10-day courses, in Devesset (Ardèche, see South-East) and Tonneins (Lot-et-Garonne, see South-West). Short courses are also organized for old students and children. You will find the complete list below. For an overview of courses by geographic area, please use the menu below.

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

Centre Vipassana Dhamma Mahi
Le Bois Planté
89350 Champignelles
France

Tel : +33 (0) 3.86.45.75.14
Fax : +33 (0) 3.86.45.76.20
E-mail : [email protected]

All courses
in France
Dhamma Mahi
permanent center
Dhamma Nilaya North West North Est Reunion Island Children & Teenagers
Paris Area South Ouest south Est

Information to read before registering

 
Short Courses
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 can attend these courses, including those where it has been some time since their last course.
2025 Short Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
24 May 1-Day Open Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
25 May 1 Day Open Baratier For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
01 Jun 1 Day
English / Khmer
Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
01 Jun 1 Day CANCELLED Aix en Provence For old students
(having completed one 10day course)

Contact & info
01 Jun 1 Day Open Saint-Sever-de-Saintonge For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
01 Jun 1 Day Open Marquixanes For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
08 Jun 1-Day Open Monoblet For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
14 Jun 1-Day Open Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
15 Jun 1 Day Open Touvois For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
15 Jun 1-Day Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
15 Jun 1 Day Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
15 Jun 1 Day Open L'Armor Pleubian For old students
https://mahi.dhamma.org/en/os/sitting-old-student/1-day-courses/22-larmor-pleubian/
15 Jun 1 Day Open Crolles For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
15 Jun 1 Day Open Limoux For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
15 Jun 1 Day Open Montpellier For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
15 Jun 1 Day Open Colomiers (Toulouse) For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
22 Jun 1 Day Open Dax For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
22 Jun 1 Day Open Paris For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
29 Jun 1 Day Open Mérinchal For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
29 Jun 1 Day Open Marquixanes For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
06 Jul 1 Day
English / Khmer
Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
06 Jul 1-Day Open Monoblet For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
13 Jul 1 Day CANCELLED Touvois For old students
Postponed to 20 July
13 Jul 1-Day Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
20 Jul 1 Day Open Mérinchal For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
20 Jul 1 Day Open Montpellier For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
20 Jul 1 Day Open Touvois For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
20 Jul 1 Day Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
27 Jul 1-Day Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
03 Aug 1 Day
English / Khmer
Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
03 Aug 1-Day Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
03 Aug 1-Day Open Monoblet For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
17 Aug 1 Day Open Montpellier For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
17 Aug 1 Day Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
17 Aug 1-Day Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
17 Aug 1 Day Open Touvois For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
31 Aug 1-Day Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
07 Sep 1 Day Open Mérinchal For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
07 Sep 1-Day Open Monoblet For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
07 Sep 1 Day
English / Khmer
Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
21 Sep 1 Day Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
21 Sep 1 Day Open Touvois For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
21 Sep 1 Day Open Montpellier For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
28 Sep 1 Day Open Paris For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
28 Sep 1-Day Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
05 Oct 1 Day
English / Khmer
Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
05 Oct 1-Day Open Monoblet For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
05 Oct 1 Day Open Mérinchal For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
17 Oct - 20 Oct 3 Days Applications accepted starting 19 Jul Centre les Mélèzes, Luchon (31) For old students
19 Oct 1 Day Open Paris For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
19 Oct 1 Day Open Touvois For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
19 Oct 1 Day Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
19 Oct 1 Day Open Montpellier For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
02 Nov 1 Day
English / Khmer
Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
02 Nov 1-Day Open Monoblet For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
02 Nov 1 Day Open Mérinchal For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
16 Nov 1 Day Open Montpellier For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
16 Nov 1 Day Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
23 Nov 1 Day Open Touvois For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
23 Nov 1 Day Open Paris For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
04 Dec - 07 Dec 3 Day Applications accepted starting 05 Sep Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
07 Dec 1 Day Open Mérinchal For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
07 Dec 1-Day Open Monoblet For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
07 Dec 1 Day
English / Khmer
Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
14 Dec 1 Day Open Paris For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
21 Dec 1 Day Open Touvois For old students
(having completed one 10day course)
Contact & info
21 Dec 1 Day Open Montpellier For old students
(having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
21 Dec 1 Day Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
having completed a 10 day course)
Contact & info
 
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.
2025 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
10 May - 21 May 10 Day Completed Devesset
Information to read before registering
Apply* 21 May - 23 May Work Period In Progress Devesset For old students
Apply* 22 May - 31 May Satipatthana Women - Closed Men - Filling Up Female Server - Closed Male Server - Filling Up Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

During the first week of registration, students who have never taken a Satipatthana course before will be given priority (also in case of withdrawal before the course).

Apply* 23 May - 03 Jun 10 Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Filling Up Servers - Wait List Devesset
Information to read before registering
31 May - 01 Jun TRUST MEETING Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Saturday: committees' meetings
Sunday at 9am: trust meeting
All old students are welcome to participate either face-to-face or remotely.
Apply* 03 Jun - 05 Jun Work Period Open Devesset For old students
Apply* 04 Jun - 15 Jun 10 Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Wait List Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
Apply* 05 Jun - 16 Jun 10 Day New Women - Wait List Old Women - Filling Up Men - Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List Devesset
Information to read before registering
08 Jun TRUST MEETING Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne)
Trust Meeting 9am-5pm
Apply* 16 Jun - 18 Jun Work Period Open Devesset For old students
Apply* 16 Jun - 01 Jul Work Period Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
Apply* 18 Jun - 29 Jun 10 Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Filling Up New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up Devesset
Information to read before registering
21 Jun Service period Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
Work and centre's maintenance from 9am to 5pm
Apply* 29 Jun - 01 Jul Work Period Open Devesset For old students
Apply* 01 Jul - 12 Jul 10 Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up Devesset
Information to read before registering
Apply* 02 Jul - 13 Jul 10 Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Wait List Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
12 Jul Service period Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
Work and centre's maintenance from 9am to 5pm
Apply* 12 Jul - 14 Jul Work Period Open Devesset For old students
Apply* 16 Jul - 27 Jul 10 Day Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Wait List Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
Apply* 28 Jul - 05 Aug Work Period Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
Apply* 06 Aug - 17 Aug 10 Day
English / Khmer
Women - Long Wait List Men - Open Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
English/Khmer languages only. Khmer-speakers have priority until one month before the start of the course.
20 Aug - 31 Aug 10 Day Applications accepted starting 22 May Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
04 Sep - 13 Sep Satipatthana Applications accepted starting 06 Jun Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

During the first week of registration, students who have never taken a Satipatthana course before will be given priority (also in case of withdrawal before the course).

13 Sep Service period Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne) For old students
Work and centre's maintenance from 9am to 5pm
13 Sep - 14 Sep TRUST MEETING Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Saturday: committees' meetings
Sunday at 9am: Trust meeting & General Assembly
All old students are welcome to participate either face-to-face or remotely.
17 Sep - 28 Sep 10 Day Applications accepted starting 19 Jun Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
21 Sep - 02 Oct 10 Day Applications accepted starting 23 Jun Centre les Mélèzes, Luchon (31)
Information to read before registering
27 Sep TRUST MEETING Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne)
Trust Meeting 9am-5pm
01 Oct - 12 Oct 10 Day Applications accepted starting 03 Jul Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
04 Oct - 15 Oct 10 Day Applications accepted starting 06 Jul Centre les Mélèzes, Luchon (31)
Information to read before registering
13 Oct - 19 Oct Work Period Applications accepted starting 15 Jul Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
22 Oct - 02 Nov 10 Day Applications accepted starting 24 Jul Centre les Mélèzes, Luchon (31)
Information to read before registering
29 Oct - 04 Nov Work Period Applications accepted starting 31 Jul Dhamma Mahi (Yonne) For old students
04 Nov - 15 Nov 10 Day Applications accepted starting 06 Aug Centre les Mélèzes, Luchon (31)
Information to read before registering
04 Nov - 15 Nov 10 Day Applications accepted starting 06 Aug Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
15 Nov - 16 Nov TRUST MEETING Open Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Saturday: committees' meetings
Sunday at 9am: trust meeting
All old students are welcome to participate either face-to-face or remotely.
19 Nov - 30 Nov 10 Day Applications accepted starting 21 Aug Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
10 Dec - 21 Dec 10 Day Applications accepted starting 11 Sep Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
13 Dec TRUST MEETING Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne)
Trust Meeting 9am-5pm
24 December, 2025 - 04 January, 2026 10 Day Applications accepted starting 25 Sep Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Information to read before registering
 
Teenagers' and Children's Courses
For more information on children courses, click here.
2025 Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
25 May Youth's course (8-15 years) - French only Open Le Vésinet (Yvelines)
Course language: French only.
29 Jun Youth's course (8-15 years) - French only
English
Open La Celle Saint-Cloud
Course language: French only.
12 Oct Youth's course (8-18 years) - In French only. Open Dhamma Nilaya (Seine et Marne)
Course language: French only.
20 Oct - 23 Oct Teen's course (12-18 years) - In French only Applications accepted starting 22 Jul Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Course language: in French only
25 Oct - 28 Oct Children's course (8-11 years) - French only Applications accepted starting 27 Jul Dhamma Mahi (Yonne)
Course language: in French only
 
 

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://fr.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 Anapana 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 open for all teenagers aged 13-18 years old who wish to learn to meditate. Their parents/guardians do not have to be meditators.


Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

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.


Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

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 apply. 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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