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 / Portuguese
Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art of Living. To those who are not familiar with Vipassana Meditation we recommend visiting the International Vipassana website for an introduction. Additionally you may be interested in our answers to commonly asked questions.
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Students of 10-Day courses (non servers): priority granted to new students and old students who haven’t sat recently.
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| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | 26 Mar - 12 Apr | Work Period | In Progress | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students |
| 28 Mar - 08 Apr |
10-Day Vipassana Course |
In Progress | Guaramiranga - Ceará |
Female students only. Female and Male servers. Location: Guaramiranga/Ceará. |
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| Apply | 12 Apr |
Anapana course for young people between 8 and 12 years old |
Open | Fortaleza - Ceará |
Anapana Cours in Casa Viva - Fortaleza/CE |
| Apply | 12 Apr - 23 Apr | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open | Itacaré, Bahia |
Male 10-day course in Itacaré, Bahia Male and female servers |
| Apply | 13 Apr |
1-Day course for old students |
New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Closed | Fortaleza - Ceará |
For old students 1-Day course in Casa Viva - Fortaleza/CE |
| Apply | 23 Apr - 03 May | Work Period | Servers - Open | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students Service period between courses in Itacaré, Bahia |
| Apply | 03 May - 07 May | 3-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students The course ends around 7:30 p.m. on the last day |
| 07 May - 17 May | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 07 Apr | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students Service period between courses in Itacaré, Bahia |
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| 17 May - 28 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Apr | Itacaré, Bahia |
Female 10-day course in Itacaré, Bahia Female and male servers |
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| 28 May - 07 Jun | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 28 Apr | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students Service period between courses in Itacaré, Bahia |
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| 01 Jun | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 01 May | Itacaré, Bahia |
Anapana course for children between 8 and 12 years old at Rosa dos Ventos in Itacaré-BA |
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| 07 Jun - 18 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Apr | Itacaré, Bahia |
Female 10-day course in Itacaré, Bahia Female and male servers |
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| 18 Jun - 28 Jun | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 19 May | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students Service period between courses in Itacaré, Bahia |
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| 28 Jun - 09 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 May | Itacaré, Bahia |
Male 10-day course in Itacaré, Bahia Male and female servers |
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| 09 Jul - 19 Jul | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 09 Jun | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students |
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| 12 Jul | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Jun | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students 1-day course in Itacaré, Bahia Both genders |
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| 19 Jul - 23 Jul | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Jun | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students The course ends around 7.30a.m on the last day. AT Rosa dos Ventos, Itacaré-Bahia |
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| 23 Jul - 02 Aug | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 23 Jun | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students |
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| 26 Jul | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 26 Jun | Itacaré, Bahia |
Anapana course for teenagers between 13 and 17 years old. At Rosa dos Ventos - Itacaré-Bahia |
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| 27 Jul | Children / Teens | Applications accepted starting 27 Jun | Itacaré, Bahia |
Anapana course for children between 8 and 12 years old. At Rosa dos Ventos - Itacaré-Bahia |
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| 02 Aug - 13 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Jul | Itacaré, Bahia |
Female 10-day course in Itacaré, Bahia Female and male servers |
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| 13 Aug - 23 Aug | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 14 Jul | Itacaré, Bahia |
For old students |
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| 23 Aug - 03 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Jun | Itacaré, Bahia |
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://www.nordeste.br.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: info@nordeste.br.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.
