HEALTH INFORMATION

Updated: July 2026

In Brief

  • Please do not come if unwell.

  • Anyone testing positive during the course for COVID-19, or any infectious disease, must leave.

  • You must be able to leave the centre independently at any time.

  • Provide emergency contact details.

  • Masks must be worn if any symptoms develop.

 

The Details

The Vipassana Centre follows government guidelines to safely run courses when there is a public health emergency. Policies will change according to the situation in the community.

The following safety precautions are in place:

  • Most meditators are accommodated in single rooms,
  • Communal areas, such as the meditation hall, dining rooms and bathrooms, are cleaned regularly.

Meditators are asked to observe the following:

  • No physical contact between people at any time at the Vipassana Centre, apart from in an emergency.

  • It is very important that all people on site at the Vipassana Centre are well. Anyone who has been unwell must not come to Dhamma Medinī unless they are symptom-free.

  • Any student who becomes unwell during the course must report their symptoms immediately to the management. They will need to take a Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) and if the result is positive, they will be required to leave the centre. This is for the safety of the course as a whole and for the wellbeing of the other students.

  • Self-isolation will NOT be possible at the Vipassana Centre. It is therefore essential that all participants (students and servers) have the means to leave the Centre independently.

  • All students must provide current and complete emergency contact details at registration.

  • Good hand hygiene. Regular thorough handwashing with soap and water. Hand sanitiser will be available in/around all communal areas.

  • Good cough/sneezing etiquette: coughing or sneezing into a tissue or the crook of the elbow.

  • Masks may be used at any time as a precaution but if any symptoms develop, you will be asked to wear one.