Dhamma Gutti

Dhamma Gutti ('protection of Dhamma') has two meditation campuses on the outskirts of Medellín, and its courses are organised by the Fundación Vipassana Regiones Colombia, a non-profit based in Medellín. The main campus is La Carolina, a farm of traditional architecture adapted for meditation, in the El Molino area of Guarne, near the Sango tanks. dhamma.org puts it 17 km from José María Córdova International Airport (about ten minutes, the centre's site says); it holds about 60 students and offers 10-day and 20-day courses. The second campus, at San Antonio de Pereira in Rionegro, is a modern building that was formerly a Catholic monastery, listed on Google Maps as Noviciado Lasallista Emaús. It is two blocks from the town park and 19 km from the airport, and holds about 40 students for 10-day courses. Dhamma Gutti also coordinates courses at rented venues in Cali and Pereira. Instructions are given in Spanish and English. As of October 2026 the schedule includes 10-day, Satipatthana and 2-day courses, long courses of 20, 30 and 45 days, and Anapana courses for children and teenagers, which the centre's site says are designed for the children of Vipassana students but open to any child who wishes to take part. Taxis, ride-hailing services and local buses run from the airport to both campuses; for San Antonio de Pereira, minibuses go via Rionegro.

How to apply

Apply online through the centre's page on dhamma.org (in Nepal, start from np.dhamma.org). New students must first complete a 10-day course, and there is no charge.

What is taught here

Donation-funded 10-day courses taught with S. N. Goenka's recorded instructions, in the line of Sayagyi U Ba Khin, at centres in Nepal and worldwide. Read about Goenka (U Ba Khin).