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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.

2023 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	05 Feb - 08 Feb	Service Period	In Progress	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome. Sunday Only: Tree Planting Day
Apply*	05 Feb - 10 Feb	Long Service Period	In Progress	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	08 Feb - 19 Feb	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List	Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply*	12 Feb - 15 Feb	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	15 Feb - 26 Feb	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Wait List	Herefordshire
Apply*	19 Feb - 08 Mar	Long Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Painting and decorating skills especially welcome. Apply full-time or part-time.
Apply*	26 Feb - 01 Mar	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	01 Mar - 12 Mar	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Herefordshire
	04 Mar - 05 Mar	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details.
Apply*	08 Mar - 19 Mar	10-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Closed Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply*	12 Mar - 15 Mar	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	15 Mar - 26 Mar	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Herefordshire
Apply*	19 Mar - 22 Mar	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	22 Mar - 02 Apr	10-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Closed Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply*	26 Mar - 05 Apr	Long Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
	01 Apr - 02 Apr	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
Apply*	02 Apr - 05 Apr	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	05 Apr - 16 Apr	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up	Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply*	05 Apr - 16 Apr	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Herefordshire
Apply*	16 Apr - 19 Apr	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	16 Apr - 20 Apr	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	19 Apr - 28 Apr	Satipatthana Sutta	Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Open	Herefordshire	For old students
Apply*	20 Apr - 23 Apr	3-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday.
Apply*	24 Apr - 27 Apr	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	30 Apr - 10 May	EATM Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students The European Assistant Teacher's Meeting will be held between April 30 - May 7. Servers are needed to help in the kitchen, household and around the centre at that time.
Apply*	01 May - 04 May	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	08 May - 10 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 10 Feb	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	10 May - 13 May	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Feb	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday.
	10 May - 21 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Feb	Herefordshire
	14 May - 16 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 16 Feb	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	16 May - 27 May	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Feb	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	21 May - 24 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 20 Feb	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	24 May - 04 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Feb	Herefordshire
	27 May - 28 May	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details.
	27 May - 29 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 01 Mar	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	29 May - 07 Jun	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 28 Feb	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
	04 Jun - 06 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 06 Mar	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	06 Jun - 17 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Mar	Herefordshire
	08 Jun - 11 Jun	European Dhamma Server Meeting	Applications accepted starting 28 Feb	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For Old Students only.
	11 Jun - 14 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 16 Mar	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	14 Jun - 25 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 16 Mar	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	17 Jun - 18 Jun	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
	17 Jun - 21 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Mar	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	21 Jun - 02 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Mar	Herefordshire
	25 Jun - 28 Jun	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 30 Mar	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	28 Jun - 09 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 30 Mar	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	02 Jul - 20 Jul	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 03 Apr	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
	09 Jul - 19 Jul	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 10 Apr	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-time welcome.
	15 Jul - 16 Jul	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details.
	19 Jul - 30 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Apr	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	30 Jul	Open Day	CANCELLED	Herefordshire	Cancelled due to building works
	30 Jul - 02 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 04 May	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	01 Aug - 12 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 03 May	Herefordshire
	02 Aug - 13 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 May	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	12 Aug - 16 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 14 May	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	13 Aug	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday 12th: Online Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
	13 Aug - 16 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 18 May	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	16 Aug - 27 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 18 May	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	16 Aug - 27 Aug	Hindi / Nepali course	Applications accepted starting 18 May	Herefordshire	For Hindi or Nepali speaking students only. Servers need not speak Hindi or Nepali
	27 Aug - 30 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 29 May	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	27 Aug - 31 Aug	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 01 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	30 Aug - 10 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 01 Jun	Herefordshire
	04 Sep - 06 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 09 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	06 Sep - 09 Sep	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday.
	10 Sep - 12 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 15 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	10 Sep - 13 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 12 Jun	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	12 Sep - 23 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	13 Sep - 24 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Jun	Herefordshire
	23 Sep - 24 Sep	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details.
	23 Sep - 27 Sep	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 28 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	24 Sep - 04 Oct	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 26 Jun	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
	27 Sep - 08 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	30 Sep - 01 Oct	AGM and Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
	04 Oct - 15 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 06 Jul	Herefordshire
	08 Oct - 11 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 13 Jul	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	11 Oct - 22 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Jul	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	15 Oct - 18 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 17 Jul	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	18 Oct - 29 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Jul	Herefordshire
	22 Oct - 26 Oct	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 27 Jul	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	29 Oct - 01 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 31 Jul	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	30 Oct - 01 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 04 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	01 Nov - 04 Nov	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 03 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday.
	01 Nov - 12 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 03 Aug	Herefordshire
	05 Nov - 07 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 10 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	07 Nov - 18 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 09 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	11 Nov - 12 Nov	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
	12 Nov - 15 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 14 Aug	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	15 Nov - 26 Nov	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 17 Aug	Herefordshire
	18 Nov - 19 Nov	Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact [email protected] for details.
	18 Nov - 22 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 23 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	22 Nov - 03 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 24 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	26 Nov - 01 Dec	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 28 Aug	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
	03 Dec - 05 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 04 Sep	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	03 Dec - 06 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 07 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	05 Dec - 16 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 06 Sep	Herefordshire
	06 Dec - 17 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	16 Dec - 27 Dec	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 17 Sep	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
	17 Dec	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday 16th : Online Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
	17 Dec - 22 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 21 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	22 December, 2023 - 02 January, 2024	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 23 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	27 December, 2023 - 07 January, 2024	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Sep	Herefordshire

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*	10 Feb - 12 Feb	Children`s Course mixed 8-11	Closed	Herefordshire
	28 Apr - 30 Apr	Young Person`s Courses Boys 12-18, Girls 12-18	CANCELLED	Herefordshire
Apply*	28 Apr - 30 Apr	Children / Teens	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Mixed Gender, 8-11yrs.
Apply*	05 May - 07 May	Children / Teens	Girls - Open Boys - Closed Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Female Only. 12-18yrs.
	01 Sep - 03 Sep	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 03 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Mixed Gender, 8-11yrs.
	27 Oct - 29 Oct	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 29 Jul	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Male Only. 12-18yrs

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