in the tradition of Sayagyi U Ba Khin
Course Schedule
Center Location: Website | Map
** Unless noted otherwise, course instructions are given in the following language(s): English
Dhamma Pasava, also known as the Intermountain Vipassana Meditation Center, means "Spring of Dhamma" in Pali. Established in 2016, the center sits on 256 acres of land just 2 minutes from the small resort town of Lava Hot Springs, Idaho and 30 minutes from Pocatello, Idaho. The center is centrally located in the Intermountain Region, less than 2 hours from Salt Lake City. Currently, the center offers approximately 16 ten-day courses every year. In addition, old student courses, including one long-course, Satipatthana courses, 3-day and 1-day courses and work periods are held throughout the year. The center is still in its developing stages, but at full build-out will be able to accommodate 120 students year-round.
- 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.
Intermountain Vipassana Meditation Center
Mailing Address: 8414 South Blaser Highway, Lava Hot Springs, ID 83246
Physical Address: 8414 South Blaser Highway, Lava Hot Springs, ID 83246
Email: [email protected]
Registration office: [email protected]
Phone: [1](208)917-3202
BEFORE YOU APPLY
We ask that applicants apply to only one course at this Center at a time. Although the Center is taking all precautions, there still remains the risk of exposure to COVID-19 while at the Center. If you are at risk of serious illness from Coronavirus, it is advised that you not place yourself at risk by coming to the Center.
**Priority will be given to students from the Intermountain region; applicants who are traveling from outside the region, and will be using public transportation, will need to have an emergency contact in the area or a plan of how you will leave from the Center if you get sick and need to leave the course early**
Click the 'Apply' link to complete an application.
Link available starting 6:00 am MDT on the listed application date.
Students are expected at the center between 2 and 5 pm for the registration period. The course ends the morning of the last day by 7:00 am.
Once you have completed a course, you can access:
Old Student Regional Site: Welcome Old Students! | Intermountian Vipassana Center
Weekly group sittings are also offered for old students. Email us for more info.
Virtual Group Sitting: Supporting Your Practice | Intermountian Vipassana Center
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| Apply | Sep 12 - Sep 16 |
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In Progress | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Sep 16 - Sep 27 | 10-Day | In Progress | Lava Hot Springs |
URGENT: 4 Servers Needed |
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| Apply | Sep 27 - Sep 30 |
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Servers - Open | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Apply | Sep 30 - Oct 11 | 10-Day | Open | Lava Hot Springs |
SERVERS NEEDED |
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| Apply | Oct 11 - Oct 14 |
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Servers - Open | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Apply | Oct 14 - Oct 25 | 10-Day | Open | Lava Hot Springs | |||
| Apply | Oct 25 - Oct 28 |
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Servers - Open | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Apply | Oct 28 - Nov 08 | 10-Day | Open | Lava Hot Springs | |||
| Apply | Nov 08 - Nov 18 |
Dhamma Service Period
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Servers - Open | Lava Hot Springs |
For old students Dhamma Service Period: Prepare the Center for the winter months, help to winterize new cottage construction. |
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| Apply | Nov 18 - Nov 29 | 10-Day | Open | Lava Hot Springs | |||
| Apply | Nov 29 - Dec 02 |
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Servers - Open | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Apply | Dec 02 - Dec 13 | 10-Day | Open | Lava Hot Springs | |||
| Apply | Dec 13 - Dec 16 |
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Servers - Open | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Apply | Dec 16 - Dec 20 | 3-Day | New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Apply | Dec 20 - Dec 23 |
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Servers - Open | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Apply | December 23, 2026 - January 03, 2027 | 10-Day | Open | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Apply | Jan 06 - Jan 17 | 10-Day | Open | Lava Hot Springs | |||
| Jan 20 - Jan 31 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Sep 20 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Feb 03 - Feb 14 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Oct 04 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Feb 17 - Feb 28 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Oct 18 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Mar 03 - Mar 14 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Nov 01 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Mar 17 - Mar 28 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Nov 15 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Mar 31 - Apr 11 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Nov 29 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Apr 11 - Apr 25 |
Spring Service Period |
Applications accepted starting Dec 10 | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Apr 25 - May 16 | 20-Day | Applications accepted starting Oct 24 | Lava Hot Springs |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
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| May 19 - May 30 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jan 17 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Jun 02 - Jun 13 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jan 31 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Jun 16 - Jun 27 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Feb 14 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Jun 30 - Jul 11 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Feb 28 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Jul 14 - Jul 25 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Mar 14 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Jul 25 - Aug 01 |
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Applications accepted starting Mar 25 | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Jul 30 - Aug 01 |
Children's Course for ages 8-12 |
Applications accepted starting May 01 | Lava Hot Springs |
This course is for 8-12 year olds. Old students welcome to serve! |
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| Aug 02 - Aug 05 | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting Apr 02 | Lava Hot Springs |
For old students |
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| Aug 06 - Aug 08 | Old Student Program | Applications accepted starting Apr 06 | Lava Hot Springs |
For old students Annual Trust Workshop; old students encouraged to apply to serve. Servers are welcome to attend Workshop sessions. |
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| Aug 13 - Aug 22 | Satipatthana Sutta | Applications accepted starting Apr 13 | Lava Hot Springs |
Old Student Course Qualification Requirements |
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| Aug 25 - Sep 05 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Apr 25 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Sep 08 - Sep 19 |
10-Day
English / Spanish |
Applications accepted starting May 09 | Lava Hot Springs |
For English speaking students as well as Spanish speakers. Priority from waiting list will be to Spanish speakers. |
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| Sep 22 - Oct 03 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting May 23 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Oct 06 - Oct 17 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jun 06 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Oct 20 - Nov 04 |
14-Day Gratitude Course |
New Women - Closed Old Women - Open New Men - Closed Old Men - Open Servers - Open | Lava Hot Springs |
New Course!!Old Student Course Qualification Requirements To mark Goenkaji's birth centenary |
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| Nov 03 - Nov 10 |
Fall Service Period |
Applications accepted starting Jul 04 | Lava Hot Springs |
For old students Fall Service Period: Help prepare the campus for winter. Tasks will include minor construction, deep cleaning, landscaping, winterizing outdoor spaces and preparing meals. |
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| Nov 10 - Nov 14 | 3-Day | Applications accepted starting Jul 11 | Lava Hot Springs |
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| Nov 17 - Nov 28 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Jul 18 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| Dec 08 - Dec 19 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 08 | Lava Hot Springs | ||||
| December 22, 2027 - January 02, 2028 | 10-Day | Applications accepted starting Aug 22 | Lava Hot Springs |
The online application form encrypts your information before it is sent from your computer to our application server. However, it may not be totally secure even though encryption is used. If you are concerned about the possibility of security risks of your confidential information while it is on the Internet, do not use this form and instead download an application. Print and complete it. Then please send the form to the course organizers. By faxing or posting your application form it may delay the registration process by one to two weeks.
To access the Old Student Regional Site please click http://pasava.dhamma.org/os/index.html. 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.
Children's Courses are generally open for all children aged 8-12 years old who wish to learn to meditate. However there are local variations in age range, so please check the schedule.
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
Old Student Programs are similar to Service Periods where there is time to work on a variety of Centre maintenance, construction, household and gardening projects, but have a more full and structured program, an opportunity to meet with assistant teachers, and possibly committee and trust meetings. All Old Students are welcome to participate. The daily program will include three group sittings with morning and afternoon work periods and in the evening there will be tapes played of special discourses and talks that S.N. Goenka has given to Old Students.
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.
Service 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
The 14-Day Gratitude Course was previously called the Teacher's Self Course. One of the qualities we develop as we meditate is gratitude - gratitude towards one’s teachers, Goenkaji and Mataji, and towards the long tradition of Vipassana teachers, right back to the Buddha.
The course is open to old students who are active in giving service. Requirements include 3 x 10day courses plus one Satipaṭṭhāna course, being active in Dhamma service, trying to maintain two-hour daily practice since last 10-Day course, and trying to maintain the five precepts to the best of one's ability. Local teacher’s recommendation is required. The course follows the usual format of 3x group sittings with instructions in the day, but students work more independently and the teaching materials are drawn from the 20-day course. This is a half-way step to help students mature for long courses, and serves to inspire students to work more deeply in Dhamma.
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.
