The North of England Vipassana Committee is made up of old students of Vipassana Meditation (as taught by SN Goenka in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin) who wish to contribute to the spread of Dhamma in the region. If you'd like to join the North of England Committee, please email: [email protected]

Regular monthly 1 day sittings/1 day courses and one hour weekly group sittings are held in Leeds, Birstall, Sheffield, Mytholmroyd and Todmorden, and a Dhamma House has been set up in Leeds in 2026. Full details here.

Several 3 day and 10 day courses have been held at various rented sites in Lancashire, Cumbria and Yorkshire. The current rented site is Robin Hood’s Bay in the North York Moors National Park near Whitby, North Yorkshire, with courses held here from August 2026.

Occasional 3 day and 10 day vipassana courses are held at Fylinghall School, Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire. Click here for travel directions to Fylinghall School.

For information on course dates, please see the Course Schedule

For information about Vipassana and other courses in the UK, including a regular schedule of introductory 10 day Vipassana courses please see the main UK Vipassana website: https://uk.dhamma.org/

For any student who would like to attend a North of England Committee meeting or might be interested in helping with the set up and running of courses in the area please contact [email protected]

Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India's most ancient techniques of meditation. It was taught in India more than 2500 years ago as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art of Living. The technique is taught at ten-day residential courses during which participants learn the basics of the method and practice sufficiently to experience its beneficial results. There are courses all over the world. Additionally you may be interested in our answers to commonly asked questions.