Course Registration
We encourage you to apply early because it makes the organising of courses a lot easier and allows you time to make proper travel arrangements once registered.
Your acceptance into a course is not assured until you have received an Acceptance Notification.
How to Apply to a Course
- Prior to applying read the Course Information and Code of Discipline.
- Download an application below, fill it out and email it as an attachment to: (You can also copy paste the whole application form into your email)
- If this for any reason is not possible please print it
out and send it by post to :
Vipassana Meditation Centre - Dhamma Ketana
or contact the centre and we are going to send you a paper application.
Mampra P.O. Kodukulanji (via) Chengannur
(8 kms from Chengannur Railway station)
Alleppey District, Kerala - 689 508, IndiaPhone: (0091) - (0) 479 - 2351616
Alternative contact phone : Raghunath Kurup: (0091) -(0) 479-2361293
Email:
- An application is required to register for all courses.
- Await notification. All correspondence will be through the-mail if you give an the-mail address in your application.
- Once accepted for a course we require a confirmation of attendance from applicants to secure their place on the course.
Application Forms for Meditation Courses
Please use the ASCII-format for email registration.
Notes
Ten-day courses are introductory courses to Vipassana Meditation where the technique is taught step-by-step each day. the courses begin after a 2-4 pm registration period and an orientation talk, followed by 10 full days of meditation, and end in the morning of the 11 day by 7:30am. See the Code of Discipline(external link) for more details, and en complete the application form.
Children courses are designed for children 8 to 16 years of age. Visit our Children Courses page for information and application forms.
Adolescent courses are designed for teenagers 16-19 years of age, as an introduction to meditation. Presently we are not yet offering these courses.
Courses for Old Students A number of course types are exclusively for Old Students, i.e. persons who have completed at least one 10-day course in is tradition. These include short refresher courses namely 1-day courses and 3-day courses. Please refer to the course schedule.
Dhamma Service: Since the Centre is still in its initial stage of development, we need not only service during courses and for maintenance of the centre but also for construction and developmental activities. For further information please refer to Dhamma Service.