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Dhamma Nandanavana (Cundinamarca)

Dhamma Gutti (Medellin) / San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro) / Cali / Pereira

10-day course and Satipatthana Sutta course students (not servers): only ONE APPLICATION will be processed regardless of the location in Latin America, course dates or waiting list status.

10-day course students (not servers): priority is given to new students, to old students who have not sat recently and to those who reside in this country.

Hora de apertura de inscripciones: considere que el horario de apertura de inscripciones difiere en cada una de las ubicaciones.

Dhamma Nandanavana madrugada del día en que inician inscripciones (aprox. 5 a.m. hora local) 

Dhamma Gutti y el resto de ubicaciones 7 p.m. del día en que inician inscripciones.
 
Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
All ten day courses begin on the evening of the first day and end on the early morning of the last day.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
2025 Ten Day & Other Adult Courses
Attend / Serve Dates Course Type Status Location Comments
09 Apr - 20 Apr 10-Day In Progress Tequendama, Cundinamarca
11 Apr - 22 Apr 10-Day In Progress Guarne, Antioquia
13 Apr - 16 Apr Work Period In Progress San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
16 Apr - 27 Apr 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Wait List San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
20 Apr Trust Meeting Open Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
"Si eres estudiante antiguo y quieres participar en esta reunión, escríbenos a info@nandanavana.dhamma.org indicando tu nombre completo, cédula de ciudadanía, tu último curso e indica si formas parte de un comité."
Apply 20 Apr - 01 May Work Period Open Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
Apply 28 Apr - 01 May Work Period Open Guarne, Antioquia For old students
Apply 01 May - 04 May 3-Day Wait List Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
Apply 01 May - 12 May 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open Guarne, Antioquia
Apply 04 May - 14 May Work Period Open Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
Apply 13 May - 16 May Work Period Open San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
Apply 14 May - 25 May 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open Tequendama, Cundinamarca
Apply 16 May - 27 May 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Wait List San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
25 May Trust Meeting Open Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
"Si eres estudiante antiguo y quieres participar en esta reunión, escríbenos a info@nandanavana.dhamma.org indicando tu nombre completo, cédula de ciudadanía, tu último curso e indica si formas parte de un comité."
Apply 25 May - 04 Jun Work Period Open Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
Apply 27 May - 30 May Work Period Open San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
Apply 29 May - 01 Jun Work Period Open Guarne, Antioquia For old students
Apply 30 May - 01 Jun 2-Day Open San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
Apply 01 Jun - 12 Jun 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Servers - Open Guarne, Antioquia
Apply 04 Jun - 15 Jun 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Open Tequendama, Cundinamarca
Apply 13 Jun - 16 Jun Work Period Open San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
15 Jun Trust Meeting Open Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
"Si eres estudiante antiguo y quieres participar en esta reunión, escríbenos a info@nandanavana.dhamma.org indicando tu nombre completo, cédula de ciudadanía, tu último curso e indica si formas parte de un comité."
Apply 15 Jun - 27 Jun Work Period Applications accepted starting 16 Apr Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
16 Jun - 27 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 Apr San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
27 Jun - 01 Jul 3-Day Applications accepted starting 28 Apr Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
28 Jun - 01 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 29 Apr Guarne, Antioquia For old students
01 Jul - 06 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 02 May Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
01 Jul - 12 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 02 May Guarne, Antioquia
01 Jul - 12 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 02 May Pereira
Apply 06 Jul - 27 Jul 20-Day Open Tequendama, Cundinamarca Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
13 Jul - 16 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 14 May San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
16 Jul - 27 Jul 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 May San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
22 Jul - 25 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 23 May Guarne, Antioquia For old students
25 Jul - 27 Jul 2-Day Applications accepted starting 26 May Guarne, Antioquia For old students

The course ends on july 27 at 5 pm
27 Jul Trust Meeting Applications accepted starting 27 May Tequendama, Cundinamarca For old students
"Si eres estudiante antiguo y quieres participar en esta reunión, escríbenos a info@nandanavana.dhamma.org indicando tu nombre completo, cédula de ciudadanía, tu último curso e indica si formas parte de un comité."
29 Jul - 01 Aug Work Period Applications accepted starting 30 May Guarne, Antioquia For old students
01 Aug - 12 Aug 10-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Jun Guarne, Antioquia
13 Aug - 16 Aug Work Period Applications accepted starting 14 Jun San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
16 Aug - 27 Aug 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 Jun San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
27 Aug - 29 Aug Work Period Applications accepted starting 28 Jun San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
29 Aug - 31 Aug 2-Day Applications accepted starting 30 Jun San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students

The course ends on august 31 at 5 pm
13 Sep - 16 Sep Work Period Applications accepted starting 15 Jul San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
16 Sep - 27 Sep 10-Day Applications accepted starting 18 Jul San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
19 Oct - 22 Oct Work Period Applications accepted starting 20 Aug Guarne, Antioquia For old students
22 Oct - 07 Dec 45-Day Applications accepted starting 23 Jun Guarne, Antioquia Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
08 Dec - 11 Dec Work Period Applications accepted starting 09 Oct San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
10 Dec - 13 Dec Work Period Applications accepted starting 11 Oct Guarne, Antioquia For old students
11 Dec - 22 Dec 10-Day Applications accepted starting 12 Oct San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
13 Dec - 22 Dec Satipatthana Sutta Applications accepted starting 14 Oct Guarne, Antioquia Old Student Course Qualification Requirements
24 Dec - 27 Dec Work Period Applications accepted starting 25 Oct Guarne, Antioquia For old students
27 December, 2025 - 07 January, 2026 10-Day Applications accepted starting 28 Oct Guarne, Antioquia
 
Teenagers' and Children's Courses
Courses for young people.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
No courses are currently scheduled.
 
 

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://co.dhamma.org/en/old-students/. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.

Questions may be addressed to Email: info@co.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.

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

Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.

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 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

20-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of five 10-day courses , one Satipatthana Sutta course, given Dhamma Service at least one 10-day course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two years.

45-day Courses are open only to persons involved in Dhamma Service and Assistant Teachers who have completed a minimum of seven 10-day courses (one since their first 30-day course), two 30-day courses, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least three years.

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.