Vipassana / Insight Teacher Training Programs

This page lists every Vipassana / Insight teacher training program in our database — 102 programs, of which 36 are notable.

Programs are based across United States, Australia, United Kingdom, Myanmar, Thailand, with strong concentration in the first three. About 17% include online or hybrid components (17 programs).

Vipassana / Insight sits inside the broader meditation training landscape — see the full database of 597 programs across 17 traditions to compare across approaches.

102 programs

Awareness in Action Teacher Training

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Insight LA

Two-year mindfulness teacher training from Insight LA, a major secular mindfulness center co-founded by Trudy Goodman. Combines Insight Meditation tradition with secular mindfulness teaching skills. Frequent guest faculty include Jack Kornfield, Sharon Salzberg, and Jon Kabat-Zin…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Hybrid (residential + online) Format: Hybrid, Online, In-person Duration: 2 years Price: USD 6,500-8,500

Bhavana Society Monastic Training

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Bhavana Society Forest Monastery

Sri Lankan Theravada monastic training center in West Virginia, founded by Bhante Gunaratana. Long-term residential training and lay-teacher mentorship in the Sri Lankan forest tradition.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: In-person residential Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Free (donation-based)

Bodhinyana Monastery Monastic Training

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Bodhinyana Monastery (Buddhist Society of Western Australia)

Ajahn Brahm's monastery in Serpentine, WA, is the most prominent Forest Sangha monastery in the Southern Hemisphere. The BSWA trains monks and nuns; Ajahn Brahm's approach emphasizes deep samadhi and is taught at affiliated groups across Australia, NZ, Malaysia, and beyond.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Serpentine, Australia Format: In-person Duration: Long-term monastic Price: Alms/donation-based

Bodhinyanarama Monastic Training

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Bodhinyanarama Monastery

Set in a 60 hectare wooded valley near Wellington, New Zealand it is principally a residence for those wishing to participate or train in the monastic lifestyle. It also provides a suitable environment for lay visitors and overnight guests. Notable Events Regular Events Calendar …

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Wellington, New Zealand Format: In-person Duration: Long-term monastic Price: Alms/donation-based

Buddhist Retreat Centre Ixopo — Practice and Teacher Development

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Buddhist Retreat Centre (BRC)

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Ixopo, South Africa Format: In-person Duration: Retreats to multi-year pathway Price: Sliding scale

Cittaviveka (Chithurst) Monastic Training

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Cittaviveka — Chithurst Buddhist Monastery

Cittaviveka in West Sussex is one of the two main UK monasteries of the Thai Forest (Ajahn Sumedho) lineage. International monks and nuns train in Vinaya and forest meditation; long-term residents can receive Dharma transmission and go on to found or lead Forest Sangha branches w…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Chithurst, United Kingdom Format: In-person Duration: Long-term monastic Price: Alms/donation-based

Dhamma Torana Vipassana Centre (Brazil)

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Dhamma Torana — Centro de Meditação Vipassana

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: São Paulo, Brazil Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhammasara Nuns' Monastery Training

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Dhammasara — Buddhist Society of Western Australia

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Gidgegannup, Australia Format: In-person Duration: Long-term monastic Price: Alms/donation-based

Guhyaloka Men's Ordination Retreat Centre

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Guhyaloka Buddhist Retreat Centre

Find out more here . To support the project, donate today Working Retreat 2026 This retreat is open to everybody 7th of March to 21st of March 150 Euros/week more info and bookings Summer Ordination Retreat 2026 Triratna ordination retreats are by invitation only. from 12th of Ma…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Alicante, Spain Format: In-person Duration: 3-month retreat Price: Sliding scale

IMS Teacher Training

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Insight Meditation Society

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Barre, MA Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

IMS/Spirit Rock Teacher Training Program

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Insight Meditation Society / Spirit Rock

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Barre, MA & Woodacre, CA, United States Format: In-person, Online Duration: 4 years Price: Free for trainees

Insight Meditation Teacher Training

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Gaia House

Devon, UK retreat center offering structured teacher training in the Insight (Vipassana) tradition. One of the primary European centers for Theravāda-rooted practice. Teacher training through long-term retreat participation and mentorship with senior Western dharma teachers.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Devon, UK Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Multi-year retreat costs (£5,000–£10,000 est.)

Insight Meditation Teacher Training

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Greater Boston Dharma / Gaia House (US affiliation)

Gaia House in Devon, UK is one of the principal Vipassana and Insight Meditation retreat centers in Europe. Teacher training through long-term retreat practice and supervised mentorship in the Theravada / Insight tradition. International faculty including Christina Feldman and Jo…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Devon, UK Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha Intensive Vipassana

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Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha (Mahasi Meditation Center)

The original Mahasi Sayadaw meditation center in Yangon trains monastic and lay yogis in the noting technique through long intensive retreats. Advanced yogis can undertake extended retreats (1–3+ years) and be formally appointed as teachers (kammatthanacariya).

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Yangon, Myanmar Format: In-person Duration: Weeks to multi-year Price: Donation-based

Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha Yogi Pathway

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Mahasi Sasana Yeiktha (Yangon)

The original Burmese Mahasi noting-method center, founded by Mahasi Sayadaw in 1947. Long-term yogi pathway leading to teacher authorization within the Mahasi tradition. Has trained the senior teachers of most Western Mahasi-derived programs (Insight Meditation Society, Spirit Ro…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: In-person residential Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Free (donation-based)

Monastics Training and Dharma Teacher Program

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Amaravati Buddhist Monastery

Monastic training in the Thai Forest Tradition (Ajahn Chah lineage) at Amaravati in the UK. Ordained monastics (bhikkhus and siladharas) receive full Vinaya training. Lay dharma teachers also trained through extended community engagement.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Hertfordshire, UK Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Pa Auk Forest Monastery Yogi Pathway

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Pa Auk Tawya Meditation Centre

Burmese forest tradition centered on the deeply concentrated Visuddhimagga jhāna methodology of Pa Auk Sayadaw. Long-term monastic and lay yogi training; teacher authorization via the Pa Auk lineage. Network of branch monasteries in Asia, Europe, and the US.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: International (branches in 10+ countries) Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Free (donation-based)

Pa-Auk Tawya Monastic Training

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Pa-Auk Tawya Forest Monastery

Pa-Auk Sayadaw's lineage teaches the full samatha-vipassana path including jhana attainment and detailed insight stages. International monastic and lay yogis train for extended periods; qualified students are authorized by Pa-Auk Sayadaw to teach at branch monasteries globally.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Mawlamyine, Myanmar Format: In-person Duration: Long-term residential Price: Donation-based

Panditarama Shwe Taung Gon Sasana Yeiktha

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Panditarama Shwe Taung Gon

Founded by the late Sayadaw U Pandita (senior Mahasi student), Panditarama offers rigorous Mahasi-method training. The center has trained numerous Western Vipassana teachers including those affiliated with IMS and Spirit Rock.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Yangon, Myanmar Format: In-person Duration: Weeks to years Price: Donation-based

Spirit Rock Teacher Training

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Spirit Rock Meditation Center

Multi-year teacher training in the Theravada/Insight tradition at Spirit Rock Meditation Center. The Community Dharma Leader (CDL) program prepares practitioners to lead sitting groups and facilitate secular insight meditation in community contexts. Highly selective. Training thr…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Woodacre, CA Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based / Scholarships available

Suan Mokkh International Dharma Hermitage Retreats

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Suan Mokkh International Dharma Hermitage

Founded by Ajahn Buddhadasa, Suan Mokkh runs monthly 10-day silent retreats covering anapanasati and mindfulness in daily life. Long-term practitioners can train in the Buddhadasa lineage; a number of Western Dharma teachers have come through this center.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Chaiya, Thailand Format: In-person Duration: 10-day retreats; long-term residence available Price: ~THB 2,000 per retreat (donation-based)

TBMSG / Nagaloka Institute — Triratna India

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Nagaloka (TBMSG — Trailokya Bauddha Mahasangha Sahayak Gana)

Nagaloka in Nagpur runs the Ambedkar Buddhist movement arm of Triratna in India (TBMSG). It trains Dharma teachers and social activists from Dalit communities in meditation, Buddhist studies, and community facilitation — one of the largest Buddhist teacher training programs in As…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Nagpur, India Format: In-person Duration: 3-year residential program Price: Scholarship-supported

Taraloka Women's Ordination Retreat Centre

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Taraloka Buddhist Retreat Centre

Taraloka in Shropshire is Triratna's dedicated women's ordination retreat center. Women on the ordination path complete their ordination preparation retreat and ceremony here.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Bettisfield, United Kingdom Format: In-person Duration: Retreat weeks to ordination weekend Price: Sliding scale

Thai Forest Tradition Monastic Training

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Abhayagiri Buddhist Monastery

Due to the growing size of our community and some logistical considerations, the current plan is to celebrate this occasion in two separate, but related events. It happens that Vesakha Puja - the full moon of May commemorating the Buddha’s birth, enlightenment and final nibbāna -…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Redwood Valley, CA Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Theravada Meditation Teacher Training

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Insight Meditation Center (IMC)

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Redwood City, CA Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Theravada Meditation and Teaching Training

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Bhavana Society

Forest monastery and retreat center in West Virginia founded by Bhante Henepola Gunaratana (author of Mindfulness in Plain English). Offers full Theravada monk and nun ordination and teacher training through long-term residence. Vipassana and samatha retreats year-round.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: High View, WV Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Theravada Monastic Training

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Aloka Vihara Forest Monastery

Theravada forest monastery for women in the Ajahn Chah lineage in northern California. One of the first Western bhikkhuni (fully ordained nun) monasteries in North America. Full Vinaya training and ordination for women practitioners. Founded by Bhikkhuni Anandabodhi and Bhikkhuni…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Penn Valley, CA Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Theravada Monk Ordination and Training

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Metta Forest Monastery (Wat Metta)

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Valley Center, CA Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Tovana Insight Meditation Teacher Training (Israel)

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Tovana

Israel's leading Vipassana and mindfulness organization, running a structured multi-year teacher training program in the Theravada Insight tradition. Senior Israeli teachers have trained with IMS and Spirit Rock.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Format: In-person, Online Duration: 4-year program Price: Program-dependent

Tovana — Israel Insight Meditation Teacher Training

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Tovana (Israel Insight Meditation Society)

Tovana is Israel's leading Vipassana and mindfulness organization, running a structured 4-year teacher training program in the Theravada Insight tradition. Teachers often collaborate with IMS/Spirit Rock teachers.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Tel Aviv, Israel Format: In-person, Online Duration: 4-year program Price: Program-dependent

Triratna Order Ordination Training (London Buddhist Centre)

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London Buddhist Centre (Triratna)

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: London, United Kingdom Format: In-person, Hybrid Duration: Multi-year to ordination Price: Sliding scale

Vipassana Assistant Teacher Appointment (Dhamma Giri)

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Vipassana Research Institute / Dhamma Giri

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Igatpuri, India Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year progression to appointment Price: Donation-based (dana only)

Vipassana Assistant Teacher Pathway (Goenka)

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Dhamma Organization (S.N. Goenka tradition)

The teacher selection pathway in the global Goenka Vipassana network — 264 permanent centers in 94 countries. Senior Old Students are invited to serve as Assistant Teachers (~800 worldwide); a smaller number become Full Teachers. No application; appointment is by lineage. All cou…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: International (264 centers in 94 countries) Format: In-person Duration: Lineage-based, multi-year Price: Free (entirely donation-based)

Vipassana Meditation Teacher Training

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Vipassana Foundation (S.N. Goenka tradition)

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Global (300+ centers) Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Free

Wat Pah Nanachat International Forest Monastery Training

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Wat Pah Nanachat

It was established in 1975 by Ven. Ajahn Chah (1918-1992) as a branch monastery, close to his own traditional forest monastery, Wat Nong Pah Pong, in Ubon Rachathani province. An American disciple, Ven. Ajahn Sumedho, was invited to lead the community as the first abbot. The mona…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Ubon Ratchathani, Thailand Format: In-person Duration: Long-term monastic (years) Price: Alms-based

Wat Pah Nanachat Monastic Training

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Wat Pah Nanachat (International Forest Monastery)

Monastic training in the Thai Forest tradition of Ajahn Chah, established specifically for non-Thai monks. Long-term residential training as the formal pathway to lay-teaching authorization in the Ajahn Chah Western branches (Amaravati, Cittaviveka, Abhayagiri).

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: In-person residential Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year (residential) Price: Free (donation-based monastery)

Aruna Ratanagiri Monastic Training

Aruna Ratanagiri — Harnham Buddhist Monastery

Aruna Ratanagiri Buddhist Monastery is a Theravada Buddhist monastery of the Thai Forest Tradition in Northumberland, England. The community consists of monks, novices and postulants from a wide range of nationalities, usually numbering around eight Sangha members.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Belsay, United Kingdom Format: In-person Duration: Long-term monastic Price: Alms/donation-based

Buddhist Gem Fellowship Meditation Teacher Training

Buddhist Gem Fellowship

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Format: In-person, Online Duration: Multi-phase courses Price: Donation-based

Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Training

Chanmyay Yeiktha Meditation Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Yangon, Myanmar Format: In-person Duration: Weeks to years Price: Donation-based

Community Meditation Teacher Mentorship

True North Insight

True North Insight (Voie Boréale) is a Canadian Insight Meditation organization based in Montreal, Quebec, rooted in Early Buddhist teachings. It offers a 2-year Community Meditation Teacher Mentorship program for practitioners across Quebec and Ontario who are ready to teach in …

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Montreal, QC Format: In-person, Online Duration: 2 years Price: Sliding scale

Dhamma Aloka Vipassana Centre (Australia — Victoria)

Dhamma Aloka — Vipassana Meditation Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Woori Yallock, Australia Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Atala Vipassana Centre (Italy)

Dhamma Atala — Centro di Meditazione Vipassana

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Tuscany, Italy Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Bhanu Vipassana Centre (Austria)

Dhamma Bhanu — Austria Vipassana Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Vienna, Austria Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Dipa Vipassana Centre (UK)

Dhamma Dipa — UK Vipassana Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Hereford, United Kingdom Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Dvara Vipassana Centre (Poland)

Dhamma Dvara — Poland Vipassana Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Warsaw, Poland Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Ghana — Vipassana Meditation Centre

Vipassana Research Institute

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Ghana Format: In-person Duration: 10 days

Dhamma Mahi Vipassana Centre (France)

Dhamma Mahi — Centre de Vipassana

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Louesme, France Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Makaranda Vipassana Centre (Mexico)

Dhamma Makaranda — Centro de Meditación Vipassana

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Tepoztlán, Mexico Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Malaya Vipassana Centre (Malaysia)

Dhamma Malaya — Malaysia Vipassana Centre

Malaysia's primary Goenka Vipassana center near Kuala Lumpur, offering 10-day and long courses in English, Bahasa Malaysia, and Mandarin.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Neru Vipassana Centre (Costa Rica)

Dhamma Neru — Costa Rica Vipassana Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Cartago, Costa Rica Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Padhana Vipassana Centre (Greece)

Dhamma Padhana — Greece Vipassana Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Athens, Greece Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Pajjota Vipassana Centre (Belgium)

Dhamma Pajjota — Vipassana Meditatiecentrum

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Diest, Belgium Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Pakasa Vipassana Meditation Centre (Germany)

Dhamma Pakasa — Vipassana Meditationszentrum

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Triberg, Germany Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Pataka Vipassana Centre (South Africa)

Dhamma Pataka — South Africa Vipassana Centre

South Africa's Goenka Vipassana center near Johannesburg offering 10-day and extended courses in English.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Johannesburg, South Africa Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Sarana Vipassana Centre (Argentina)

Dhamma Sarana — Centro de Meditación Vipassana Argentina

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Shringa Vipassana Centre (Nepal)

Dhamma Shringa — Nepal Vipassana Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Kathmandu, Nepal Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Sota Vipassana Centre (Thailand)

Dhamma Sota — Thailand Vipassana Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Prachinburi, Thailand Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Suttama Vipassana Meditation Centre (Canada)

Dhamma Suttama — Centre de Méditation Vipassana

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Montebello, Canada Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Teacher Training

Sati Center for Buddhist Studies

Our perspective balances scholarly inquiry, personal practice and engagement in the world. We support the study of Buddhist teachings through: Courses on Study and Practice Daylong Meditation and Study Classes Sutta Study Courses Lectures from Scholars and Practitioners Buddhist …

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Redwood City, CA Format: In-person, Online Price: USD 400–900 per multi-month course

Dhamma Teacher Training

Buddhist Society of Western Australia

Perth-based Theravāda Buddhist organization under Ajahn Brahm. Offers dhamma teaching development for practitioners in the Thai Forest tradition. One of the largest and most active Theravāda communities in the Southern Hemisphere.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Perth, Australia Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Thali Vipassana Centre (India — Rajasthan)

Dhamma Thali — Vipassana Meditation Centre

Dhamma Thali (the Place of Dhamma) is one of the many centres around the world dedicated to the practice of Vipassana meditation as taught by S. N. Goenka.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Jaipur, India Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhamma Vaddhana Vipassana Centre (Sweden)

Dhamma Vaddhana — Sweden Vipassana Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Norrköping, Sweden Format: In-person Duration: 10–30+ day courses Price: Donation-based

Dhammapala Buddhist Monastery Monastic Training

Dhammapala Buddhist Monastery

Its resident community is part of an extended family of several monasteries worldwide, the Thai Forest Sangha . The main inspirational figure behind all our communities is the late meditation master Ajahn Chah. As a Buddhist monastery , Dhammapala is primarily a dwelling place fo…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Kandersteg, Switzerland Format: In-person Duration: Long-term monastic Price: Alms/donation-based

Dharmapala Training

Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat / Sacred Mountain Sangha

Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat, founded in 2000 by Kittisaro and Thanissara in the Drakensberg mountains of South Africa, hosts a 2-year Dharmapala Training through its affiliated Sacred Mountain Sangha. Rooted in the Thai Forest Tradition and Insight Meditation, the program …

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Underberg, South Africa Format: In-person Duration: 2 years Price: ZAR 1,500–4,000 per retreat (~USD 80–220)

Dipabhavan Meditation Center Retreats

Dipabhavan Meditation Center

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Koh Samui, Thailand Format: In-person Duration: 7-day retreats Price: Donation-based

Facilitator & Teacher Training Program

Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society

Against the Stream, founded by Noah Levine in Los Angeles, offers a structured Teacher Training and advanced Facilitator/Mentor Training program rooted in Theravada Buddhism with a recovery culture and punk ethos. The program has graduated cohorts of teachers across the US, Canad…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Los Angeles, CA Format: In-person, Online Duration: Multi-year Price: Scholarships available

Insight Dharma Retreats and Practice Community

Melbourne Insight Meditation

A secular Buddhist nonprofit community in Melbourne co-founded in 2009 by Suzie Brown, who trained as an Insight Dharma Teacher with the Insight Meditation Institute and James Baraz. Offers weekly sits, workshops, day retreats, and residential retreats. A key Vipassana practition…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Melbourne, VIC, Australia Format: In-person Duration: Retreats vary Price: Dana (generosity-based)

Insight Dialogue Teacher Training

Metta Foundation

Training for Insight Dialogue, an interpersonal mindfulness meditation practice developed by Gregory Kramer. Combines Theravada-based insight practice with dialogue as a meditation form.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Online / Retreat-based Format: In-person, Online Duration: Multi-year Price: USD 120–200/day retreats

Insight Dialogue and Theravada Teacher Training

Cambridge Insight Meditation Center

Teacher training in Vipassana and Insight Dialogue at the Cambridge Insight Meditation Center in Massachusetts. Long-form mentorship, supervised teaching, and intensive retreat practice. Affiliated with IMS and Spirit Rock.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Cambridge, MA Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Insight Meditation Teacher Training

New York Insight Meditation Center

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: New York, NY Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: USD 40–120/day retreats; teacher track multi-year

Insight Meditation Teacher Training

Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat

Rooted in the wisdom of Buddhist teachings and the rich traditions of African spirituality, Dharmagiri offers a unique retreat experience that honours both ancient and contemporary practices. Nestled in the heart of the Drakensberg mountain in South Africa, Dharmagiri Sacred Moun…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Format: In-person

Instructorado en Meditación y Mindfulness — Felicidad Sustentable

Felicidad Sustentable

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Santiago, Chile Format: In-person Duration: 10 months

Kenya Vipassana — Goenka 10-Day Courses

Kenya Vipassana Association (VRI)

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Nairobi, Kenya Format: In-person Duration: 10 days

Meditation Teacher Training

Triratna Buddhist Community

Triratna NY is dedicated to supporting the development of spiritual friendship among those who wish to experience the benefits of Buddhist practice and meditation and believe that it can make a constructive contribution to the modern world.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Global Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Sliding scale; ordination path dana-based

Metta Meditation Center Teachers Training Program

Metta Meditation Retreat Center

200-hour hybrid program combining ancient Buddhist wisdom with modern applications. 35 hours online + six residential weekend workshops. Covers Bodhisattva philosophy, Insight Meditation, community building, and teaching methodology. Set at a Minnesota retreat center — includes l…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Janesville, Minnesota, United States Format: Online, In-person Duration: 9 months Price: $2,850–$3,200

Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Training

Common Ground Meditation Center

Teacher training rooted in the Theravada/Insight tradition at Common Ground Meditation Center in Minneapolis. Intensive retreat-based curriculum covering meditation instruction, group facilitation, and Buddhist psychology for secular contexts.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Minneapolis, MN Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based / Sliding scale

Mindfulness Teacher Training

Nilambe Meditation Centre (Sri Lanka)

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Nilambe, Sri Lanka Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Mindfulness Teacher Training — Bangladesh

Bangladesh Buddhist Meditation Society

Meditation teacher training at one of Bangladesh's oldest Buddhist meditation centers. Theravada Vipassana curriculum. Based in Dhaka.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh Format: In-person Duration: 1 year

Mindfulness and Compassion Teacher Training — Insight Meditation Institute

Insight Meditation Institute

This program is for those who want to teach mindfulness and compassion aligned with the deep wisdom of the teachings of the Buddha. It is also for those who want to engage in an ongoing program of study to deepen their own journey of awakening.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia Format: In-person, Online Duration: 2 years Price: $5000-$6000

Mindfulness and Meditation Teachers Training Program — Metta Meditation Center

Metta Meditation Retreat Center / Triple Gem of the North

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Janesville, MN, United States Format: In-person, Online Duration: 9 months Price: $2800-$3200

Nairobi Buddhist Temple — Theravada Meditation

Nairobi Buddhist Temple

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Nairobi, Kenya Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year

Nilambe Meditation Centre Teacher Training

Nilambe Meditation Centre

Located in the hill country of Sri Lanka near Kandy, Nilambe is a lay meditation centre founded in 1981 by Godwin Samararatne. Offers long-stay and residential training in Theravada mindfulness meditation (vipassana) and loving-kindness (metta). While not a formal certification p…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Kandy, Sri Lanka Format: In-person Duration: Variable (long-stay) Price: Dana / Low-cost

Open Heart Project Meditation Teacher Training

Open Heart Project (Susan Piver)

11-week, 75-hour online teacher training with Susan Piver, rooted in Shamatha-Vipashyana Buddhist meditation. Covers foundational Buddhist teachings, deepening personal practice, and responsible teaching skills. Limited to 50 students. Includes one-year OHP Sangha membership.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Online Format: Online Duration: 11 weeks Price: $2,200–$2,400

Radical Acceptance and Buddhist Psychology Teacher Training

Tara Brach

Online training in mindfulness meditation and Buddhist psychology led by Tara Brach. Combines Vipassana practice with psychological insight work. Draws on Tara's books Radical Acceptance and True Refuge.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Online Format: Online Duration: 1 year Price: $1,000–$3,000

Recovery Dharma Facilitator Pathway

Recovery Dharma

Peer-led Buddhist-recovery facilitator training in the addiction-recovery community. Combines the Four Noble Truths, Eightfold Path, and meditation with secular recovery methodology. Free, peer-mentored pathway; facilitators run local sanghas worldwide.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: International + Online Format: Online, In-person Duration: Self-paced Price: Free (donation-based)

Refuge Recovery Facilitator Training

Refuge Recovery

Buddhist-inspired recovery training based on Noah Levine's curriculum. Facilitators lead in-person and online recovery meetings using meditation, mindfulness, and the Eightfold Path as relapse-prevention practices.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: International + Online Format: Online, In-person Duration: Self-paced Price: Free (donation-based)

Saddhamma Ramsi Meditation Center

Saddhamma Ramsi International Buddhist Meditation Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Yangon, Myanmar Format: In-person Duration: Weeks to years Price: Donation-based

Santacittarama Monastic Training

Santacittarama — Forest Sangha Italia

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Poggio Nativo, Italy Format: In-person Duration: Long-term monastic Price: Alms/donation-based

Santi Forest Monastery Monastic Training

Santi Forest Monastery

Santi is a Buddhist nuns’ forest monastery located in the New South Wales Southern Highlands. It is a residence for Bhikkhunis and other female monastics. Our practice is based on the early teachings found in the Buddhist Suttas and Vinaya.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Bundanoon, Australia Format: In-person Duration: Long-term monastic Price: Alms/donation-based

Sociedade Vipassana de Meditação (Brazil) — Goenka tradition

Sociedade Vipassana de Meditação

Brazilian branch of the Goenka Vipassana network. Manages four permanent Vipassana centers in Brazil; supports the assistant-teacher pathway in the S.N. Goenka lineage in Portuguese.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Brazil (4 centers) + Online Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year (lineage) Price: Free (donation-based)

Soka Gakkai Nichiren Buddhist Lay Teacher Training

Soka Gakkai International–USA (SGI-USA)

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Global (multiple countries) Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Free

Theravada Buddhist Community Brazil — Meditação Vipassana

Comunidade Budista Theravada do Brasil

Honmon Butsuryu Shu (HBS) significa Religião Budista do Caminho Primordial do Sutra Lótus estabelecida pelo Buda Primordial, mais conhecido no Brasil como Budismo Primordial.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: São Paulo, Brazil Format: In-person, Online Duration: Multi-year Price: Donation-based

Theravada Dhamma Teacher Training

Dhamma Sukha Meditation Center

Teacher training in the Theravada tradition under Bhante Vimalaramsi, known for the TWIM (Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation) method. Emphasis on the Brahmaviharas (four divine abodes) as the foundation of insight practice. Retreat and teacher certification programs available.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Annapolis, MO Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Theravada Meditation Teacher Training

Cloud Mountain Retreat Center

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Castle Rock, WA Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Theravada Monastic and Teacher Training

Pacific Hermitage

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: White Salmon, WA Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: Dana-based

Triratna Buddhist Centre Berlin — Ordination Training

Triratna Buddhist Centre Berlin (Dhammaloka)

Berlin's Triratna center, one of the largest in Germany, offers structured meditation courses and the full ordination training pathway into the Triratna Buddhist Order.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Berlin, Germany Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year to ordination Price: Sliding scale

Vipassana Centre Dhamma Bodhi — Goenka Courses

Dhamma Bodhi Vipassana Centre

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Bodh Gaya, India Format: In-person Duration: 10–45 day courses Price: Donation-based

Vipassana Retreats (Mahasi Sayadaw tradition)

Blue Mountains Insight Meditation Centre (BMIMC)

Located in Medlow Bath, NSW, BMIMC offers residential Vipassana retreats in the Mahasi Sayadaw tradition, from weekend retreats to month-long intensives. Teaches up to 18 participants, led by visiting monastics and Western teachers trained at IMS, Spirit Rock, and other internati…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Blue Mountains, NSW, Australia Format: In-person Duration: Retreats 2 days – 1 month Price: Dana (generosity-based)

Vipassana Uganda — Goenka Courses

Vipassana Research Institute Africa

Uganda Goenka Vipassana 10-day retreat programme. Multiple scheduled courses annually. Assistant-teacher pathway via VRI after sustained practice.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Uganda Format: In-person Duration: 10 days

Vipassana and Metta Teacher Training

Vallecitos Mountain Retreat Center

Retreat center in the mountains of New Mexico offering Vipassana, metta, and activist-focused contemplative programs. Trains leaders in Spirit Rock / IMS tradition. Known for social justice and environmental focus in Buddhist practice.

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Tres Piedras, NM Format: In-person Duration: Multi-year Price: USD 90–180/day retreats

Wat Chom Tong Vipassana Teacher Training

Wat Phradhatu Sri Chomtong Voravihara

Mahasi Sayadaw’s teaching, who is Ajaan Tong’s teacher. Students actively engage with a teacher (Ajaan Buddhasak: Current teacher) during a set window of time after lunch, on an individual basis, and receive personalized instruction based on their practice and progression. This m…

Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand Format: In-person Duration: 10, 26, or 45-day courses; teacher track multi-year Price: Donation-based

Wat Rampoeng Intensive Vipassana Course

Northern Insight Meditation Center (Wat Rampoeng)

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Tradition: Vipassana / Insight Location: Chiang Mai, Thailand Format: In-person Duration: 10–26 day courses Price: Donation-based (~THB 5,000 suggested)
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