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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.
 
 
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.

Note for applicants to Dhamma Dipa (Herefordshire):

Planned building work is being carried out at Dhamma Dipa
The usual paths on the men side have been blocked off. The alternative paths are not suitable nor safe for those with motor or visual impairment. Such students should only apply in May/June 2025, when the work is scheduled to finish.
There is also a certain amount of construction noise during week days between 9:00 am and 6:00 pm. Necessary steps will be taken to minimise any disturbances and distractions but applicants should bear this in mind.

2025 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply 01 Feb - 16 Feb 14-Day Gratitude Course In Progress Herefordshire Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
Apply* 12 Feb - 23 Feb 10-Day In Progress Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply* 16 Feb - 18 Feb Service Period Open Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 18 Feb - 01 Mar 10-Day Women - Closed New Men - Closed Old Men - Wait List Servers - Open Herefordshire
Apply* 23 Feb - 26 Feb Service Period Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 26 Feb - 09 Mar 10-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk
Servers Needed. 
01 Mar - 02 Mar Trust meeting Open Herefordshire
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am.
All old students are welcome
Apply* 01 Mar - 05 Mar Service Period Open Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 05 Mar - 16 Mar 10-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open Herefordshire
Servers needed
Apply* 09 Mar - 19 Mar Long Service Period Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-time welcome.
15 Mar - 16 Mar Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting Open Stowmarket, Suffolk
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact secretary@sukhakari.dhamma.org for details.
Apply* 16 Mar - 19 Mar Service Period Open Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 19 Mar - 30 Mar 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open Herefordshire
Apply* 19 Mar - 30 Mar 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply* 30 Mar - 02 Apr Service Period Open Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 30 Mar - 03 Apr Service Period Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 02 Apr - 13 Apr 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open Herefordshire
Apply* 03 Apr - 06 Apr 3-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Wait List Moffat New Course!!For old students
Apply* 07 Apr - 10 Apr Service Period Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 10 Apr - 13 Apr 3-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Female Server - Filling Up Male Server - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday.
Apply* 13 Apr - 25 Apr Long Service Period Open Herefordshire For old students
Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 14 Apr - 16 Apr Service Period Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 16 Apr - 27 Apr 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk
19 Apr - 20 Apr Trust meeting Open Herefordshire
Joint meeting with Dhamma Padhana Trust
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am.
All old students are welcome
Apply* 27 Apr - 01 May Service Period Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 27 Apr - 07 May Long Service Period Open Herefordshire For old students
Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
Apply* 05 May - 06 May Service Period Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
06 May - 17 May 10-Day Applications accepted starting 25 Feb Stowmarket, Suffolk
Apply* 07 May - 18 May 10-Day Women - Wait List Men - Wait List Servers - Open Herefordshire
17 May - 18 May Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting Open Stowmarket, Suffolk
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact secretary@sukhakari.dhamma.org for details.
17 May - 21 May Service Period Applications accepted starting 19 Feb Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
18 May 1-Day Applications accepted starting 19 Feb Penryn, Cornwall For old students
18 May - 21 May Service Period Applications accepted starting 17 Feb Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
21 May - 01 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 12 Mar Stowmarket, Suffolk
21 May - 01 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 20 Feb Herefordshire
01 Jun - 04 Jun Service Period Applications accepted starting 06 Mar Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
01 Jun - 04 Jun Service Period Applications accepted starting 03 Mar Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
04 Jun - 15 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 26 Mar Stowmarket, Suffolk
04 Jun - 15 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 06 Mar Herefordshire
14 Jun - 15 Jun Trust meeting Open Herefordshire
Online meeting
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am.
All old students are welcome
15 Jun - 18 Jun Service Period Applications accepted starting 20 Mar Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
15 Jun - 18 Jun Service Period Applications accepted starting 17 Mar Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
18 Jun - 29 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 20 Mar Herefordshire
18 Jun - 29 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 09 Apr Stowmarket, Suffolk
29 Jun - 01 Jul Service Period Applications accepted starting 31 Mar Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
29 Jun - 09 Jul Long Service Period Applications accepted starting 31 Mar Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-time welcome.
01 Jul - 12 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Apr Herefordshire
05 Jul - 06 Jul Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting Open Stowmarket, Suffolk
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact secretary@sukhakari.dhamma.org for details.
09 Jul - 20 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 30 Apr Stowmarket, Suffolk
12 Jul - 13 Jul Trust meeting Open Herefordshire
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am.
All old students are welcome
12 Jul - 16 Jul Service Period Applications accepted starting 13 Apr Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
16 Jul - 27 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 Apr Herefordshire
20 Jul - 24 Jul Service Period Applications accepted starting 24 Apr Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
27 Jul - 01 Aug Service Period Applications accepted starting 28 Apr Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
28 Jul - 30 Jul Service Period Applications accepted starting 02 May Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
30 Jul - 10 Aug 10-Day Applications accepted starting 21 May Stowmarket, Suffolk
03 Aug - 06 Aug Service Period Applications accepted starting 05 May Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
06 Aug - 17 Aug 10-Day
Hindi / Nepali
Applications accepted starting 08 May Herefordshire
For Hindi or Nepali speaking students only. Priority will be given to non-English speakers for the first 6 weeks. Applicants who also speak English will be put on a waiting list and offered a place after six weeks if any are still available. All applicants must be fluent in Hindi or Nepali. Servers need not speak those languages.
10 Aug - 13 Aug Service Period Applications accepted starting 15 May Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
13 Aug - 24 Aug 10-Day Applications accepted starting 04 Jun Stowmarket, Suffolk
17 Aug - 20 Aug Service Period Applications accepted starting 19 May Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
20 Aug - 31 Aug 10-Day Applications accepted starting 22 May Herefordshire
24 Aug - 27 Aug Service Period Applications accepted starting 29 May Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
27 Aug - 07 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 18 Jun Stowmarket, Suffolk
31 Aug - 03 Sep Service Period Applications accepted starting 02 Jun Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
03 Sep - 14 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 05 Jun Herefordshire
07 Sep - 17 Sep Long Service Period Applications accepted starting 09 Jun Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-time welcome.
11 Sep - 14 Sep 3-Day Applications accepted starting 13 Jun Moffat New Course!!For old students
13 Sep - 14 Sep Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting Open Stowmarket, Suffolk
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact secretary@sukhakari.dhamma.org for details.
14 Sep - 17 Sep Service Period Applications accepted starting 16 Jun Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
17 Sep - 28 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 09 Jul Stowmarket, Suffolk
17 Sep - 28 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 19 Jun Herefordshire
27 Sep - 28 Sep Trust meeting Open Herefordshire
AGM joint meeting
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am.
All old students are welcome
28 Sep - 01 Oct Service Period Applications accepted starting 30 Jun Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
28 Sep - 01 Oct Service Period Applications accepted starting 03 Jul Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
01 Oct - 12 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 03 Jul Herefordshire
01 Oct - 12 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 23 Jul Stowmarket, Suffolk
12 Oct - 15 Oct Service Period Applications accepted starting 17 Jul Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
12 Oct - 15 Oct Service Period Applications accepted starting 14 Jul Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
15 Oct - 26 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 06 Aug Stowmarket, Suffolk
15 Oct - 26 Oct 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 Jul Herefordshire
26 Oct - 29 Oct Service Period Applications accepted starting 31 Jul Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
26 Oct - 31 Oct Long Service Period Applications accepted starting 28 Jul Herefordshire For old students
Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
29 Oct - 09 Nov 10-Day Applications accepted starting 20 Aug Stowmarket, Suffolk
02 Nov - 05 Nov Service Period Applications accepted starting 04 Aug Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
05 Nov - 16 Nov 10-Day Applications accepted starting 07 Aug Herefordshire
09 Nov - 20 Nov Long Service Period Applications accepted starting 11 Aug Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-time welcome.
15 Nov - 16 Nov Dhamma Sukhakari Trust Meeting Open Stowmarket, Suffolk
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm. Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am. All old students are welcome. Contact secretary@sukhakari.dhamma.org for details.
15 Nov - 16 Nov Trust meeting Open Herefordshire
Online meeting
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am.
16 Nov - 19 Nov Service Period Applications accepted starting 18 Aug Herefordshire For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
19 Nov - 30 Nov 10-Day Applications accepted starting 21 Aug Herefordshire
20 Nov - 23 Nov 3-Day Applications accepted starting 11 Sep Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
This course finishes at about 4pm on Sunday.
24 Nov - 26 Nov Service Period Applications accepted starting 29 Aug Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
26 Nov - 07 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 Sep Stowmarket, Suffolk
30 Nov - 10 Dec Long Service Period Applications accepted starting 01 Sep Herefordshire For old students
Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
06 Dec - 07 Dec Trust meeting Open Herefordshire
Saturday: Committee meetings from 2pm.
Sunday: Trust meeting from 9am.
All old students are welcome
07 Dec - 10 Dec Service Period Applications accepted starting 11 Sep Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
10 Dec - 21 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 11 Sep Herefordshire
10 Dec - 21 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 01 Oct Stowmarket, Suffolk
21 Dec - 24 Dec Service Period Applications accepted starting 25 Sep Stowmarket, Suffolk For old students
Help set up the next course. Part-Time welcome.
21 Dec - 27 Dec Long Service Period Applications accepted starting 22 Sep Herefordshire For old students
Help with a variety of centre upkeep projects. Part-Time welcome.
24 December, 2025 - 04 January, 2026 10-Day Applications accepted starting 15 Oct Stowmarket, Suffolk
27 December, 2025 - 07 January, 2026 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.
2025 Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
Apply* 04 Apr - 06 Apr Teen Girls - Wait List Boys - Closed Servers - Open Stowmarket, Suffolk
12-18 Females Only
Apply* 25 Apr - 27 Apr Children`s Course mixed 8-11 Girls - Closed Boys - Closed Servers - Filling Up Herefordshire
02 May - 04 May Children Applications accepted starting 21 Feb Stowmarket, Suffolk
8-11 Mixed Gender
25 Jul - 27 Jul Teen Applications accepted starting 16 May Stowmarket, Suffolk
12-18 Males Only
01 Aug - 03 Aug Children`s Course mixed 8-11 Applications accepted starting 03 May Herefordshire
31 Oct - 02 Nov Teens Boys Course (12-18) Applications accepted starting 02 Aug 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: info@uk.dhamma.org

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

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.


Old Student Course Qualification Requirements

The 14-Day Gratitude Course was previously called the Teacher's Self Course. One of the qualities we develop as we meditate is gratitude - gratitude towards one’s teachers, Goenkaji and Mataji, and towards the long tradition of Vipassana teachers, right back to the Buddha.

The course is open to old students who are active in giving service. Requirements include 3 x 10day courses plus one Satipaṭṭhāna course, being active in Dhamma service, trying to maintain two-hour daily practice since last 10-Day course, and trying to maintain the five precepts to the best of one's ability. Local teacher’s recommendation is required. The course follows the usual format of 3x group sittings with instructions in the day, but students work more independently and the teaching materials are drawn from the 20-day course. This is a half-way step to help students mature for long courses, and serves to inspire students to work more deeply in Dhamma.

Applications must be submitted well in advance as processing may take some time. Students who speak neither English nor one of the other announced course languages may apply for the course, however acceptance into the course will depend on the availability of required course materials, suitable translators and permission of the teacher conducting the course.