Vipassana

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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.

Important messages regarding Coronavirus
Please refer to the individual centre's schedule pages. Use the links above to access them

Now that courses are opening up again, servers are needed on all courses and between courses too. Full and part-timers always welcome.

2022 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	10 Aug - 21 Aug	Hindi / Nepali course Hindi / Nepali	In Progress	Herefordshire	For Hindi and Nepali speaking students only. Servers do not need to speak Hindi or Nepali
Apply*	10 Aug - 21 Aug	10-Day	In Progress	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Female Servers Needed.
Apply*	21 Aug	1-Day	Women - Filling Up Men - Filling Up Servers - Wait List	Penryn, Cornwall	For old students
Apply*	21 Aug - 24 Aug	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	21 Aug - 25 Aug	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	24 Aug - 04 Sep	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Herefordshire
Apply*	29 Aug - 30 Aug	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	30 Aug - 10 Sep	10-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Filling Up	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Female Servers Needed.
Apply*	04 Sep - 07 Sep	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	07 Sep - 18 Sep	10-Day	New Women - Closed Old Women - Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Herefordshire
	10 Sep - 11 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.
Apply*	10 Sep - 14 Sep	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	14 Sep - 25 Sep	10-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply*	18 Sep - 23 Sep	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	25 Sep - 28 Sep	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	25 Sep - 05 Oct	Long Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	28 Sep - 09 Oct	10-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	01 Oct - 02 Oct	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: AGM and Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
Apply*	05 Oct - 16 Oct	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open	Herefordshire
Apply*	09 Oct - 13 Oct	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part time welcome.
Apply*	13 Oct - 16 Oct	3-Day	Women - Filling Up Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday.
Apply*	16 Oct - 21 Oct	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 3 years.
Apply*	17 Oct - 27 Oct	General Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
Apply*	21 Oct - 30 Oct	Satipatthana Sutta	Open	Herefordshire	For old students
Apply*	30 Oct - 02 Nov	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	01 Nov - 04 Nov	3-Day	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Friday.
Apply*	02 Nov - 13 Nov	10-Day	Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open	Herefordshire
	05 Nov - 06 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.
Apply*	05 Nov - 09 Nov	Service Period	Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	09 Nov - 20 Nov	10-Day	Women - Wait List Men - Filling Up Servers - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply*	13 Nov - 16 Nov	Service Period	Open	Herefordshire	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply*	16 Nov - 27 Nov	10-Day	Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Open	Herefordshire
	20 Nov - 23 Nov	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 25 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	23 Nov - 04 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 25 Aug	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	27 Nov - 07 Dec	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 29 Aug	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
	03 Dec - 04 Dec	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
	04 Dec - 07 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 08 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	07 Dec - 18 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	07 Dec - 18 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Sep	Herefordshire
	18 Dec - 23 Dec	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 22 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
	18 Dec - 27 Dec	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Sep	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
	23 December, 2022 - 03 January, 2023	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 24 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk
	27 December, 2022 - 07 January, 2023	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 28 Sep	Herefordshire

2023 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
03 Jan - 11 Jan	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 05 Oct	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
07 Jan - 08 Jan	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.
07 Jan - 11 Jan	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 09 Oct	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 Jan - 22 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Oct	Herefordshire
11 Jan - 22 Jan	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 13 Oct	Stowmarket, Suffolk
22 Jan	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Online only meeting. Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
22 Jan - 25 Jan	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 27 Oct	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
22 Jan - 25 Jan	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 24 Oct	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.
25 Jan - 05 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Oct	Stowmarket, Suffolk
25 Jan - 05 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 27 Oct	Herefordshire
05 Feb - 08 Feb	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 10 Nov	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
05 Feb - 10 Feb	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 07 Nov	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
08 Feb - 19 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 10 Nov	Stowmarket, Suffolk
12 Feb - 15 Feb	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 14 Nov	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.
15 Feb - 26 Feb	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 17 Nov	Herefordshire
19 Feb - 08 Mar	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 21 Nov	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
26 Feb - 01 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 28 Nov	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.
01 Mar - 12 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 01 Dec	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.
08 Mar - 19 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Dec	Stowmarket, Suffolk
12 Mar - 15 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 12 Dec	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.
15 Mar - 26 Mar	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 15 Dec	Herefordshire
19 Mar - 22 Mar	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 22 Dec	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
22 Mar - 02 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 22 Dec	Stowmarket, Suffolk
27 Mar - 05 Apr	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 27 Dec	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
01 Apr - 02 Apr	Trust meeting	Open	Herefordshire	Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome
02 Apr - 05 Apr	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 05 Jan	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
05 Apr - 16 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 05 Jan	Stowmarket, Suffolk
05 Apr - 16 Apr	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 05 Jan	Herefordshire
16 Apr - 19 Apr	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 16 Jan	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.
16 Apr - 20 Apr	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 19 Jan	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
19 Apr - 28 Apr	Satipatthana Sutta	Applications accepted starting 19 Jan	Herefordshire	For old students
20 Apr - 23 Apr	3-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Jan	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday.
24 Apr - 27 Apr	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 27 Jan	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
30 Apr - 10 May	EATM Service Period	Applications accepted starting 30 Jan	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. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
01 May - 04 May	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 03 Feb	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 Saturday.
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. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
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. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
06 Jun - 17 Jun	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 08 Mar	Herefordshire
08 Jun - 11 Jun	European Dhamma Server Meeting	Applications accepted starting 05 Jun	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. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
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 - 05 Jul	Service Period	Applications accepted starting 03 Apr	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.
05 Jul - 16 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 06 Apr	Herefordshire
09 Jul - 19 Jul	General Service Period	Applications accepted starting 10 Apr	Stowmarket, Suffolk	For old students
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.
16 Jul - 01 Aug	Long Service Period	Applications accepted starting 17 Apr	Herefordshire	For old students Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome. Applicants must have sat a 10-day course within the last 2 years.
19 Jul - 30 Jul	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 20 Apr	Stowmarket, Suffolk
30 Jul	Open Day	Open	Herefordshire	From 2pm to 6pm. All welcome
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.
02 Aug - 13 Aug	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 04 May	Stowmarket, Suffolk
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
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.
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 Saturday.
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.
12 Sep - 23 Sep	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 14 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk
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.
27 Sep - 08 Oct	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 29 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk
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
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.
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 Saturday.
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
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
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.
06 Dec - 17 Dec	10-Day	Applications accepted starting 07 Sep	Stowmarket, Suffolk
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

Teenagers' and Children's Courses

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

2022 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Attend / Serve	Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
Apply*	26 Aug - 28 Aug	Children / Teens	Girls - Open Boys - Open Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Ages 8-12.
Apply*	23 Sep - 25 Sep	Young Person`s Courses Boys 12-18, Girls 12-18	Girls - Wait List Boys - Wait List Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open	Herefordshire
Apply*	28 Oct - 30 Oct	Children / Teens	Open	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Ages 8-12.

2023 Teenagers' and Children's Courses

Dates	Course Type	Status	Location	Comments
10 Feb - 12 Feb	Children`s Course mixed 8-11	Applications accepted starting 12 Nov	Herefordshire
28 Apr - 30 Apr	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 28 Jan	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Details for this course will be updated here.
28 Apr - 30 Apr	Young Person`s Courses Boys 12-18, Girls 12-18	Applications accepted starting 28 Jan	Herefordshire
05 May - 07 May	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 04 Feb	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Details for this course will be updated here.
21 Jul - 23 Jul	Children`s Course mixed 8-11	Applications accepted starting 22 Apr	Herefordshire
01 Sep - 03 Sep	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 03 Jun	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Details for this course will be updated here.
27 Oct - 29 Oct	Children / Teens	Applications accepted starting 29 Jul	Stowmarket, Suffolk	Details for this course will be updated here.

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.