in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
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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.
- 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.
| 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 |
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
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 22 Feb - 14 Apr | General Service Period | In Progress | Stowmarket, Suffolk |
For old students Applications from experienced servers for long-term service only (at least 3 weeks). |
| 24 Feb - 07 Mar | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Herefordshire | ||
| 03 Mar - 14 Mar | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 08 Mar - 11 Mar | General Service Period | CANCELLED | 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. |
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| 15 Mar - 17 Mar | Service Period | CANCELLED | 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. |
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| 17 Mar - 28 Mar | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Herefordshire | ||
| 17 Mar - 28 Mar | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 28 Mar - 31 Mar | Service Period | CANCELLED | 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. |
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| 31 Mar - 11 Apr | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Herefordshire | ||
| 31 Mar - 11 Apr | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 10 Apr - 11 Apr | 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. | |
| 12 Apr - 18 Apr | General Service Period | CANCELLED | 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. |
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| 14 Apr - 25 Apr | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Stowmarket, Suffolk | ||
| 17 Apr - 18 Apr | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire | Virtual meeting. Only open to current Trust and Committee members. | |
| 19 Apr - 30 Apr | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Herefordshire | ||
| 30 Apr - 03 May | Service Period | CANCELLED | 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. |
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| 05 May - 16 May | 10-Day | CANCELLED | Herefordshire | ||
| 16 May - 19 May | Service Period | CANCELLED | 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. |
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| Apply* | 19 May - 30 May | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Wait List | Herefordshire | |
| 30 May - 02 Jun | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 04 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. |
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| 02 Jun - 13 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Mar | Herefordshire | ||
| 12 Jun - 13 Jun | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome |
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| 14 Jun - 19 Jun | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 16 Mar | 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. |
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| 20 Jun | Open Day | Open | Herefordshire | From 2pm to 6pm. All welcome | |
| 21 Jun - 23 Jun | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 26 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. |
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| 23 Jun - 04 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 25 Mar | Herefordshire | ||
| 04 Jul - 07 Jul | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 08 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. |
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| 07 Jul - 18 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 Apr | Herefordshire | ||
| 19 Jul - 23 Jul | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 20 Apr | 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. |
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| 21 Jul - 01 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 May | Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland |
We will open the courses to applications when we can confirm that the courses can be held in a safe way for everyone and in line with the government covid guidelines. All going well we are hoping to hold our first course since covid this summer. |
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| 24 Jul - 25 Jul | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome |
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| 26 Jul - 04 Aug | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 27 Apr | Herefordshire |
For old students |
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| 04 Aug - 05 Aug | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 09 May | 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. |
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| 09 Aug - 11 Aug | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 14 May | 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. |
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| 11 Aug - 22 Aug |
10-Day
Hindi / Nepali |
Applications accepted starting 13 May | Herefordshire | ||
| 22 Aug - 25 Aug | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 27 May | 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. |
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| 25 Aug - 05 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 May | Herefordshire | ||
| 05 Sep - 08 Sep | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 10 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. |
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| 08 Sep - 19 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Jun | Herefordshire | ||
| 19 Sep - 21 Sep | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 24 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. |
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| 21 Sep - 02 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 23 Jun | Herefordshire | ||
| 02 Oct - 03 Oct | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome |
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| 02 Oct - 06 Oct | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 07 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. |
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| 06 Oct - 17 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 08 Jul | Herefordshire | ||
| 17 Oct - 20 Oct | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 22 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. |
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| 20 Oct - 31 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Jul | Herefordshire | ||
| 31 Oct - 03 Nov | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 05 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. |
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| 03 Nov - 14 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 05 Aug | Herefordshire | ||
| 14 Nov - 17 Nov | Service Period | Applications accepted starting 19 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. |
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| 17 Nov - 28 Nov | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Aug | Herefordshire | ||
| 29 Nov - 03 Dec | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 31 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. |
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| 04 Dec - 05 Dec | Trust meeting | Open | Herefordshire |
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome |
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| 08 Dec - 19 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Sep | Herefordshire | ||
| 20 Dec - 26 Dec | General Service Period | Applications accepted starting 21 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. |
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| 27 December, 2021 - 07 January, 2022 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Sep | Herefordshire | ||
| 29 December, 2021 - 09 January, 2022 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Oct | Drogheda, Co. Louth, Ireland |
We will open the courses to applications when we can confirm that the courses can be held in a safe way for everyone and in line with the government covid guidelines. All going well we are hoping to hold our first course since covid this summer. |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| 06 Aug - 08 Aug | Boys 8-18, Girls 8-18 | Applications accepted starting 08 May | Herefordshire |
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.
