IMC (U Ba Khin) · Retreat centre
International Meditation Centre UK
Heddington, near Calne, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom · Also called IMC UK, Splatts House, Sayagyi U Ba Khin Memorial Trust
IMC UK at Splatts House, Heddington, is the main centre of the Sayagyi U Ba Khin and Mother Sayamagyi tradition, where Mother Sayamagyi and Sayagyi U Chit Tin were based. The property was bought in 1979 and opened in 1980, and its teaching pagoda was dedicated in 1989. It holds 10-day courses, usually every month.
How to apply
Print the application form from IMC UK's website and post it or email a scan. For a course outside the UK, send it to the IMC contact for that country.
What is taught here
U Ba Khin's Vipassana as handed on by Mother Sayamagyi: 10-day courses with a live teacher, five days of Anapana and a suggested donation. Read about IMC (U Ba Khin).
Sources
- internationalmeditationcentre.org/
- internationalmeditationcentre.org/contacts
- internationalmeditationcentre.org/directions
- ubakhin-vipassana-meditation.org/international-meditation-centres
Details checked 25 Sept 2026. Course dates, rules and contacts change: confirm on the centre’s own site.
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