Children and Teens who have already completed at least one Children’s or Teens’ Anapana Course as taught by Mr. S. N. Goenka are eligible to attend this refresher course.
The purpose of this course is to continue and deepen the Anapana meditation practice.
How to Apply
1) All: select the Children’s or Teens’ Anapana Refresher course date on the schedule page:
https://www.dhamma.org/en-US/schedules/schsiri#child_course
2) Servers (Old Vipassana students): send an email to <childrens-course@siri.dhamma.org> with your first name, last name, birthdate, mentioning that you wish to serve the course on ________(course date) at ___________(location), and that you agree to the background check.
3) Parents: send an email to <childrens-course@siri.dhamma.org> with following details.
Child/Teen’s first and last name:
Age:
How many children courses completed:
Date of last course:
Parent’s email address:
I ,___________(Parent Name), give permission for my child _________(Student Name) to participate in the Children’s Anapana Refresher course on _________ (course date) at _________ (course location).
Parent’s Name (as signature):
Sample 2-hour Timetable of a Refresher Course for Old Child Students
| Time Period | Activity |
| 9:45 | Registration / Introduction |
| 10:00 | Group Sitting |
| 10:20 | First Story and Q&A and the group checking |
| 10:50 | Break/Activities/ Light Snacks |
| 11:20 | Story |
| 11:30 | Group Sitting |
| 11:50 | Practice Metta / Course Ends |