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Gutti
Dhamma Gutti, Medellín / San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro) / Cali / Pereira, Antioquia, Colombia
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** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English / Spanish

Dhamma Gutti: Two meditation campuses located in the Medellin/ Antioquia outskirts and courses in rented headquarters in the cities of Cali and Pereira.

Guarne campus: Beautiful farm of traditional architecture, adapted as meditation campus with a capacity for 60 students, It is located 17 km far from the International airport José María Córdoba, offers 10 and 20-days courses.

San Antonio campus: Modern structure which a catholic monastery worked before. It is adapted for offering 10-days courses to 40 students and it is located 19 km far from the airport.

Regions: From Dhamma Gutti are projected and coordinated courses in rented locations of Pereira and Cali cities.

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.

Registration opening time: 7:00 PM on the day registration starts.
 
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.
 
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
Apply 25 Mar - 28 Mar Work Period In Progress Guarne, Antioquia For old students
27 Mar - 28 Mar Work Period In Progress San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
Apply 28 Mar - 30 Mar 2-Day New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open Guarne, Antioquia For old students
Apply 08 Apr - 11 Apr Work Period Open Guarne, Antioquia For old students
Apply 11 Apr - 22 Apr 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Wait List Guarne, Antioquia
Apply 13 Apr - 16 Apr Work Period Open San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
Apply 16 Apr - 27 Apr 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
Apply 28 Apr - 01 May Work Period Open Guarne, Antioquia For old students
Apply 01 May - 12 May 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Closed Female Server - Wait List Male Server - Open Guarne, Antioquia
Apply 13 May - 16 May Work Period Open San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
Apply 16 May - 27 May 10-Day Women - Closed Men - Wait List Female Server - Open Male Server - Wait List San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
27 May - 30 May Work Period Applications accepted starting 28 Mar San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
29 May - 01 Jun Work Period Applications accepted starting 30 Mar Guarne, Antioquia For old students
30 May - 01 Jun 2-Day Applications accepted starting 31 Mar San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
01 Jun - 12 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 02 Apr Guarne, Antioquia
13 Jun - 16 Jun Work Period Applications accepted starting 14 Apr San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia) For old students
16 Jun - 27 Jun 10-Day Applications accepted starting 17 Apr San Antonio de Pereira (Rionegro, Antioquia)
28 Jun - 01 Jul Work Period Applications accepted starting 29 Apr Guarne, Antioquia 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
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
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 Jul 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
 
 

To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://gutti.dhamma.org/os. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.

Questions may be addressed to Email: info@gutti.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

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

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.