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Retreats and courses in January 2027

172 courses start in January 2027 at 80 retreats we list, in 22 states. That's 148 Vipassana courses, 13 yoga courses, 4 Ayurveda programmes and 7 meditation retreats. Each date comes from the retreat's own published schedule, last checked in October 2026. Tap a course to see the place, then apply on the official site.

Dates change. Always confirm on the official site before you plan travel. Open, full and wait-list show what each schedule said when we checked in October 2026.

All courses, by state

Andhra Pradesh2 courses

  1. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 21–24 Jan

Arunachal Pradesh2 courses

  1. Vipassana: 3–11 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 17–28 Jan

Assam3 courses

  1. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 17–28 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 28–31 Jan

Bihar14 courses

  1. Vipassana: 2–13 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 4–15 Jan

Show all 14 in Bihar
  1. Meditation: 6–11 Jan

  2. Meditation: 13–19 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 16–27 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 17–28 Jan

  6. Vipassana: 17–28 Jan

  7. Vipassana: 18–29 Jan

  8. Meditation: 20–31 Jan

  9. Vipassana: 26 Jan – 3 Feb

Chhattisgarh9 courses

  1. Vipassana: 1–12 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 15–26 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 15–26 Jan

Show all 9 in Chhattisgarh
  1. Vipassana: 17–28 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 22–31 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 29 Jan – 9 Feb

  4. Vipassana: 31 Jan – 11 Feb

Goa5 courses

  1. Ayurveda: 4–14 Jan

  2. Ayurveda: 11–21 Jan

  3. Ayurveda: 18–28 Jan

  4. Ayurveda: 25 Jan – 5 Feb

  5. Yoga: 25 Jan – 16 Feb

Gujarat15 courses

  1. Vipassana: 1 Jan – 3 Mar

  2. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

Show all 15 in Gujarat
  1. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 18–29 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 20–28 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  6. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  7. Vipassana: 24 Jan – 1 Feb

  8. Vipassana: 26 Jan – 6 Feb

  9. Vipassana: 27 Jan – 7 Feb

  10. Vipassana: 27 Jan – 7 Feb

Haryana7 courses

  1. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 7–10 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

Show all 7 in Haryana
  1. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 27 Jan – 7 Feb

Karnataka9 courses

  1. Vipassana: 5–13 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  3. Yoga: 6–19 Jan

  4. Yoga: 6 Jan – 3 Feb

  5. Vipassana: 17 Jan – 7 Feb

Show all 9 in Karnataka
  1. Vipassana: 17 Jan – 17 Feb

  2. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  4. Yoga: 21 Jan – 3 Feb

Kerala3 courses

  1. Vipassana: 2–13 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 14–17 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

Ladakh2 courses

  1. Vipassana: 1–12 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 15–26 Jan

Madhya Pradesh7 courses

  1. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 10–21 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 19–30 Jan

Show all 7 in Madhya Pradesh
  1. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

Maharashtra35 courses

  1. Vipassana: 1–12 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 2–10 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 5–16 Jan

Show all 35 in Maharashtra
  1. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 7–28 Jan

  6. Vipassana: 7 Jan – 7 Feb

  7. Vipassana: 9–20 Jan

  8. Vipassana: 10–18 Jan

  9. Yoga: 11–21 Jan

  10. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

  11. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

  12. Vipassana: 14–25 Jan

  13. Vipassana: 15–26 Jan

  14. Yoga: 16–20 Jan

  15. Vipassana: 17–28 Jan

  16. Vipassana: 17–28 Jan

  17. Yoga: 20–30 Jan

  18. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  19. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  20. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  21. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  22. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  23. Vipassana: 21–24 Jan

  24. Vipassana: 23 Jan – 3 Feb

  25. Vipassana: 25–27 Jan

  26. Vipassana: 27 Jan – 4 Feb

  27. Vipassana: 27 Jan – 7 Feb

  28. Vipassana: 28–31 Jan

  29. Vipassana: 28–31 Jan

  30. Vipassana: 31 Jan – 3 Feb

Odisha4 courses

  1. Vipassana: 5–16 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 27 Jan – 7 Feb

Punjab2 courses

  1. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

Rajasthan13 courses

  1. Vipassana: 2–13 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 2–13 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 7–10 Jan

Show all 13 in Rajasthan
  1. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 15–18 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 17–28 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 18–26 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  6. Vipassana: 26 Jan – 6 Feb

  7. Vipassana: 26 Jan – 6 Feb

  8. Vipassana: 28–31 Jan

Sikkim1 course

  1. Vipassana: 16–27 Jan

Tamil Nadu5 courses

  1. Meditation: 8 Jan – 15 Mar

  2. Yoga: 20–24 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

Telangana5 courses

  1. Vipassana: 1–9 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 10–21 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 12–23 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 23–26 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 27 Jan – 7 Feb

Uttar Pradesh14 courses

  1. Vipassana: 1–3 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 1–12 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 2–13 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 4–15 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 4–15 Jan

Show all 14 in Uttar Pradesh
  1. Vipassana: 5–16 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  3. Vipassana: 15–17 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 16–27 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 17–28 Jan

  6. Vipassana: 18–29 Jan

  7. Vipassana: 19–30 Jan

  8. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  9. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

Uttarakhand9 courses

  1. Yoga: 3–9 Jan

  2. Yoga: 3–15 Jan

  3. Yoga: 12–30 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 14–17 Jan

  5. Yoga: 16–24 Jan

Show all 9 in Uttarakhand
  1. Yoga: 17 Jan – 15 Feb

  2. Vipassana: 20–31 Jan

  3. Meditation: 22–24 Jan

  4. Meditation: 24 Jan – 13 Feb

West Bengal6 courses

  1. Vipassana: 3–14 Jan

  2. Vipassana: 6–17 Jan

  3. Meditation: 7–16 Jan

  4. Vipassana: 13–24 Jan

  5. Vipassana: 23–26 Jan

Show all 6 in West Bengal
  1. Vipassana: 27 Jan – 7 Feb

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Common questions

Which retreats and courses start in January 2027?

172 courses at 80 places: 148 Vipassana courses, 13 yoga courses, 4 Ayurveda programmes and 7 meditation retreats. The first starts on 1 Jan: 2-day course for old students at Dhamma Cakka Vipassana Centre, Khargipur village.

Which states have the most retreats and courses in January 2027?

Maharashtra (35), Gujarat (15), Bihar (14), Uttar Pradesh (14) and Rajasthan (13), out of 22 states.

Are there retreats and courses near Delhi, Mumbai or Bengaluru in January 2027?

Within a day's drive (about seven hours by road, our rough estimate): Delhi NCR 23, Mumbai 31, Bengaluru 11, Chennai 2, Kolkata 4, Hyderabad 5 and Pune 33. Use "Near my town" on the calendar to measure from where you live.

Can I still get a place?

When we checked in October 2026, 89 were open for applications, 1 was full or wait-listed and 63 weren't open yet. Where a centre gives the date, applications usually open about 9 weeks before the course starts. Places change daily, so check the official site.

Can I join a Vipassana course if I've never done one?

Yes, on a 10-day course: 117 courses this month are open to new students. The other 31 (Satipatthana, 3-day and longer courses) are for old students who have completed a 10-day course. Every centre listed runs its courses free of charge, on donations from past students. You apply on the centre's schedule page; a place is confirmed by the centre.

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