in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Centre Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English
Dhamma Aloka (Light of Dhamma) was purchased in 1995 after years of searching for a site. The property is at Woori Yallock (“running stream” in the local Aboriginal language), one hour’s drive east of Melbourne and only ten kilometres from the renowned Healesville wildlife sanctuary.
The centre is on a hill which adjoins a reserve on the banks of the Yarra river, with an outlook across lush river flats towards mountain ranges. The eighteen acre site has a Dhamma Hall with 22 meditation cells, kitchen and dining room complex, accommodation with single rooms and dormitories, a toilet-shower block. It is mostly cleared with a fringe of ti-tree and eucalypt forest. The impression is one of seclusion and tranquillity.
- Access the application form by clicking Apply for the desired course. Old students will be given the option to serve.
- Please carefully read the Introduction to the Technique and Code of Discipline which you will be asked to follow during your course.
- Fully and completely fill out all the sections of application form and submit it. An application is required to register for all courses.
- Await notification. All correspondence will be through e-mail if you give an e-mail address in your application. Due to the large volume of applications, it may take up to two weeks before receiving notification.
- If your application is accepted then we require you to confirm you will be attending in order to secure your place in the course.
Vipassana Centre Victoria
Dhamma Aloka
PO Box 11, Woori Yallock VIC 3139
Email: [email protected]
Tel: +61 (03) 5961 5722
Please note:
1. Applications for all courses will open around 8:00pm (9:00pm daylight saving time) on the scheduled opening date. The 'Apply*' link will not be visible until then. The actual opening time may be some time later, due to the automated nature of the system. You will need to refresh this page to see any link changes, as this page does not auto-refresh.
2. Only one application for a 10 DAY COURSE will be processed at a time.
3. Selection is randomised, giving priorty to Dhamma Aloka applicants who were not selected previously.
The Vipassana Centre Dhamma Ujjala in S.A. is now open to the old and new students of Victoria. Check the policy message above our Course Schedule before applying. We have accommodation for longer stay dhamma workers in the tranquil Clare valley. We transport to and from Adelaide airport. Call Gerry on 0414964743 for more information.
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 22 Nov | 1-Day | Women - Open Men - Open Servers - Women - Filling Up Servers - Men - Open | Woori Yallock |
For old students |
| Apply* | 03 Dec - 06 Dec | 3-Day | Women - Closed Men - Filling Up Servers - Women - Short Wait List Servers - Men - Filling Up | Woori Yallock |
For old students Tent sites available
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| Apply* | 06 Dec | 1-Day | Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Women - Filling Up Servers - Men - Open | St Kilda |
For old students |
| Apply* | 13 Dec | 1-Day | Women - Filling Up Men - Open Servers - Open | Brunswick East |
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| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 07 Jan - 10 Jan | 3-Day | Women - Long Wait List Men - Open Servers - Open | Woori Yallock |
For old students Tent sites available
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| 07 Feb | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 24 Dec | St Kilda |
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| 14 Feb | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 31 Dec | Brunswick East |
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| 28 Feb | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 Jan | Woori Yallock |
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| 07 Mar | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 21 Jan | St Kilda |
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| 14 Mar | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Jan | Brunswick East |
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| 26 Mar - 29 Mar | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Dec | Woori Yallock |
For old students Friday evening start
Tent sites available
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| 28 Mar | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Feb | Woori Yallock |
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| 04 Apr | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Feb | St Kilda |
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| 11 Apr | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 25 Feb | Brunswick East |
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| 25 Apr | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Mar | Woori Yallock |
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| 02 May | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 18 Mar | St Kilda |
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| 09 May | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 25 Mar | Brunswick East |
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| 30 May | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Apr | Woori Yallock |
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| 06 Jun | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Apr | St Kilda |
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| 13 Jun | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Apr | Brunswick East |
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| 25 Jun - 28 Jun | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Mar | Woori Yallock |
For old students Friday evening start
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| 27 Jun | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 13 May | Woori Yallock |
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| 04 Jul | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 20 May | St Kilda |
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| 11 Jul | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 May | Brunswick East |
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| 25 Jul | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 10 Jun | Woori Yallock |
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| 01 Aug | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Jun | St Kilda |
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| 08 Aug | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 24 Jun | Brunswick East |
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| 26 Aug - 29 Aug | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 May | Woori Yallock |
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| 29 Aug | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Jul | Woori Yallock |
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| 05 Sep | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 22 Jul | St Kilda |
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| 12 Sep | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Jul | Brunswick East |
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| 26 Sep | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 12 Aug | Woori Yallock |
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| 03 Oct | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 19 Aug | St Kilda |
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| 10 Oct | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Aug | Brunswick East |
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| 14 Oct - 17 Oct | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting 16 Jul | Woori Yallock |
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| 07 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 23 Sep | St Kilda |
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| 14 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 30 Sep | Brunswick East |
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| 28 Nov | 1-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 Oct | Woori Yallock |
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See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply | 07 Nov - 28 Nov | 20-Day | In Progress | Woori Yallock |
New Course!!Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
| Apply* | 09 Dec - 20 Dec | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Long Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Long Wait List Servers - Filling Up | Woori Yallock |
MALE SERVERS NEEDED
Tent sites available for old students
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| Apply* | 20 Dec - 26 Dec | Work Period | Servers - Open | Woori Yallock |
For old students |
| Apply* | 26 December, 2026 - 06 January, 2027 | 10-Day | Women - Closed Men - Closed Servers - Women - Closed Servers - Men - Short Wait List | Woori Yallock |
Tent sites available for old students
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| Attend / Serve | Dates | Course Type | Status | Location | Comments |
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| Apply* | 13 Jan - 24 Jan | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Short Wait List New Men - Closed Old Men - Short Wait List Servers - Open | Woori Yallock |
Tent sites available for old students
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| Apply* | 27 Jan - 07 Feb | 10-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Filling Up New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Woori Yallock |
Tent sites available for old students
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| 07 Feb - 24 Feb | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 09 Dec | Woori Yallock |
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| 24 Feb - 07 Mar | 10-Day for Old Students | Applications accepted starting 26 Nov | Woori Yallock |
For old students Old Students must have completed 1 x 10 Day course
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| 10 Mar - 21 Mar |
10-Day
English / Vietnamese |
Applications accepted starting 10 Dec | Woori Yallock |
Suitable for Vietnamese and English-speaking students
Tent sites available for old students
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| 31 Mar - 11 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 31 Dec | Woori Yallock | ||
| 14 Apr - 25 Apr | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 14 Jan | Woori Yallock | ||
| 28 Apr - 09 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 28 Jan | Woori Yallock | ||
| 12 May - 23 May | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 11 Feb | Woori Yallock | ||
| 23 May - 01 Jun | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 24 Mar | Woori Yallock |
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| 02 Jun - 13 Jun | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 04 Mar | Woori Yallock | ||
| 14 Jun - 23 Jun | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting 16 Mar | Woori Yallock |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements Starts on Monday evening 14 June
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| 30 Jun - 11 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Apr | Woori Yallock | ||
| 14 Jul - 25 Jul | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 15 Apr | Woori Yallock | ||
| 28 Jul - 08 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 29 Apr | Woori Yallock | ||
| 11 Aug - 22 Aug | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 13 May | Woori Yallock | ||
| 22 Aug - 26 Aug | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 23 Jun | Woori Yallock |
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| 01 Sep - 12 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 03 Jun | Woori Yallock | ||
| 15 Sep - 26 Sep | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 17 Jun | Woori Yallock | ||
| 29 Sep - 10 Oct | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 01 Jul | Woori Yallock | ||
| 10 Oct - 14 Oct | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 11 Aug | Woori Yallock |
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| 18 Oct - 20 Oct | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 19 Aug | Woori Yallock |
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| 20 Oct - 20 Nov | 30-Day | Applications accepted starting 23 Apr | Woori Yallock |
New Course!!Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
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| 20 Nov - 24 Nov | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 21 Sep | Woori Yallock |
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| 24 Nov - 05 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 26 Aug | Woori Yallock | ||
| 08 Dec - 19 Dec | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 09 Sep | Woori Yallock | ||
| 19 Dec - 26 Dec | Work Period | Applications accepted starting 20 Oct | Woori Yallock |
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| 26 December, 2027 - 06 January, 2028 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting 27 Sep | Woori Yallock |
See Comments for any special instructions for events in this section.
As a privacy measure, the online application form encrypts the information you provide us with before it is sent from your computer to our application server.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click https://www.au.dhamma.org/os/. A user name and password will be required to access these pages.
Questions may be addressed to Email: [email protected]
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
10-day Courses for Old Students have the same timetable and discipline as normal 10-day courses. Entry requirements vary according to course location, please check the course schedule comments.
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.
30-day Courses are open only to serious Old Students committed to this technique who have completed a minimum of six 10-day courses (one since their first 20-day course), one 20-day course, one Satipatthana Sutta course, and have been practicing regularly for at least two 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.
