Goenka (U Ba Khin) · Residential centre
Dhamma Padhana
St Owens Cross, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom · Also called Dhamma Padhāna, European Long-Course Centre
Dhamma Padhana ('foremost in Dhamma') is next to Dhamma Dipa in Herefordshire and was the first Vipassana centre in the West designed specifically for long courses. Each student has single en-suite accommodation and a small private meditation room. Its first course was held in 2010.
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).
Sources
- dhamma.org/en/locations/directory#padhana
- dhamma.org/en/schedules/schpadhana
- dhamma.org/en/maps#padhana
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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