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Vipassana Meditation UK

Offering courses in Vipassana Meditation as taught by S.N. Goenka
in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
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Vipassana Meditation UK, Herefordshire & Suffolk, United Kingdom
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English

There are two centres offering 10-day courses for new and old students in the UK: Dhamma Dipa in Herefordshire and Dhamma Sukhakāri in Suffolk. Dhamma Padhāna also offers courses for experienced (old) students. This page includes all opportunities to sit and serve in the UK; select a button below to choose a course by location.

How to Apply to Attend or Serve a Course

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.

Additional information

Address: Dhamma Dipa, Pencoyd, St Owens Cross, Hereford HR2 8NG

Tel: 01989 730234

Email: [email protected]

Address: Dhamma Sukhakāri, Walnut Tree Manor, Haughley Green, Stowmarket, Suffolk IP14 3RQ

Tel:01449 833080

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.uk.dhamma.org

Dhamma Dīpa (Herefordshire)

Dhamma Sukhakāri
(Suffolk)

Dhamma Padhāna
(Long-course centre)

Northern England

Scotland

Ireland

Children and Teenagers

Old Student Group Sits
and 1-Day Courses

Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Please Note: Applications are now accepted from 8 p.m. in the summer and 7 p.m. in the winter, UK time on the day courses open for registration. The actual opening time may be a few minutes or even up to an hour later. This is due to the automated nature of the system.

2019 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	19 May - 24 May	General Service Period	In Progress	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply*	22 May - 02 Jun	10-Day	In Progress	Herefordshire	servers needed
Apply*	24 May - 27 May	3-Day	In Progress	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
Apply*	28 May - 29 Jun	General Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	01 Jun - 02 Jun	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome.
Apply*	02 Jun - 05 Jun	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply*	05 Jun - 16 Jun	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Herefordshire	servers needed
Apply*	06 Jun - 09 Jun	3-Day	Women - Filling Up Men - Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students servers needed
Apply*	13 Jun - 16 Jun	Work Weekend	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Arrivals on Thursday from 3.30 - 6pm. Ends on Sunday 5pm. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for more information.
Apply*	16 Jun - 19 Jun	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply*	19 Jun - 30 Jun	10-Day Hindi / English	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Herefordshire
Apply*	26 Jun - 07 Jul	10-Day	Women - Wait List New Men - Wait List Old Men - Filling Up Servers - Open	Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland	Applications only from Irish residents (incl NI) until the 5th of June. Applications from overseas before then will be refused, and applicant will need to reapply from scratch at a later date.
Apply*	28 Jun - 07 Jul	Satipatthana Sutta	Closed	Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland	For old students This course has been cancelled.
Apply*	29 Jun - 02 Jul	3-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
Apply*	30 Jun - 02 Jul	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply*	02 Jul - 13 Jul	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Herefordshire
Apply*	03 Jul - 09 Jul	General Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	07 Jul	Open Day	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	From 2pm to 6pm. All welcome
Apply*	09 Jul - 20 Jul	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Direct coach transport from Glasgow to Dhamma Sukhakāri and back is available.
	13 Jul - 14 Jul	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
Apply*	13 Jul - 17 Jul	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply*	17 Jul - 28 Jul	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Herefordshire
	20 Jul - 21 Jul	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome.
Apply*	20 Jul - 24 Jul	General Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply*	24 Jul - 04 Aug	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply*	28 Jul - 31 Jul	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply*	31 Jul - 11 Aug	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Herefordshire
Apply*	04 Aug - 07 Aug	General Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply*	07 Aug - 18 Aug	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply*	11 Aug - 14 Aug	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
Apply*	14 Aug - 25 Aug	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Herefordshire
Apply*	18 Aug - 23 Aug	General Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	23 Aug - 26 Aug	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 May	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
	25 Aug - 30 Aug	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 27 May	Herefordshire	For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	27 Aug - 04 Sep	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 29 May	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	31 Aug	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome.
	02 Sep - 11 Sep	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 04 Jun	Herefordshire	For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	04 Sep - 15 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 06 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	07 Sep - 08 Sep	Trust meeting and AGM	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
	11 Sep - 22 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Jun	Herefordshire
	15 Sep - 19 Sep	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 17 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	19 Sep - 22 Sep	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 21 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
	22 Sep - 25 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 27 Jun	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	23 Sep - 25 Sep	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 25 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	25 Sep - 06 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Jun	Herefordshire
	25 Sep - 06 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	06 Oct - 09 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	06 Oct - 09 Oct	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 08 Jul	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	09 Oct - 20 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	09 Oct - 20 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 11 Jul	Herefordshire
	20 Oct - 23 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 25 Jul	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	20 Oct - 31 Oct	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 22 Jul	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	23 Oct - 01 Nov	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 25 Jul	Herefordshire	For old students
	26 Oct - 27 Oct	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome.
	31 Oct - 03 Nov	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 02 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
	02 Nov - 03 Nov	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
	02 Nov - 08 Nov	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 04 Aug	Herefordshire	For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	04 Nov - 06 Nov	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 06 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	06 Nov - 17 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	10 Nov - 13 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 15 Aug	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	13 Nov - 24 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Aug	Herefordshire
	17 Nov - 28 Nov	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	24 Nov - 27 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 29 Aug	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	27 Nov - 08 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Aug	Herefordshire
	28 Nov - 01 Dec	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 30 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
	02 Dec - 17 Dec	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 03 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	07 Dec - 08 Dec	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Sit at 1pm. Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Sit at 7:45am. Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome.
	08 Dec - 11 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 12 Sep	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	11 Dec - 22 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 12 Sep	Herefordshire
	17 Dec - 28 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	22 Dec - 27 Dec	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Sep	Herefordshire	For old students Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	27 December, 2019 - 07 January, 2020	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Sep	Herefordshire
	28 Dec - 30 Dec	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 29 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have served at least 3 days of a 10-day course or a 3 day course and sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
	30 December, 2019 - 02 January, 2020	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 01 Oct	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.

2019 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
30 Aug - 01 Sep	Young Person`s Courses Boys 12-18, Girls 12-18	Applications accepted starting 01 Jun	Herefordshire
31 Aug	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 02 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Ages 8-16
08 Nov - 10 Nov	Children`s Course mixed 8-11	Applications accepted starting 10 Aug	Herefordshire

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 https://www.uk.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.

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

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.