Courses
Course Checklist
Overall checklist
- I’ve double-checked course dates. A ten-day course actually spans 12 days in total. Please double-check your course finish date and make plans accordingly.
- I know how to get to the center. For directions see Getting here.
- I have the center’s phone number: +1 559 876-8760.
- I have packed everything I need.
What to bring
“If we can develop the ability to be aware of the present moment, we can use the past as a guide for ordering our actions in the future, so that we may attain our goal.” – SN Goenka
Bedding
- Bed sheets twin size: top, bottom and a pillowcase. Please, help us reduce post-course laundry load by bringing your own linens.
- Each bed has one pillow, one comforter, and one blanket. Please bring a blanket of your own if you need extra.
- Heated accommodation (with showers and bathroom) is provided. From September to May North Fork can be very cold at night, occasionally below freezing.
Meditation
- We provide a large base mat and cushions for every student to use in the Dhamma Hall and Pagoda only. If you wish to meditate in your room at allowed times, please bring your own meditation cushion.
- You are welcome to bring your own cushions or blanket if you wish to use them.
Clothing
- Modest dress is required for both men and women.
- Please bring an adequate supply of modest, loose and comfortable clothing, without distracting images and words, which covers the body from over the shoulders to below the knees, even when sitting. These guidelines allow other students to focus on their meditation more easily. Facilities for hand washing clothes are provided.
- Please don’t bring distracting clothing. Tight, transparent, revealing or otherwise striking clothing, such as shorts, short skirts, tights, leggings, tank, low-cut or skimpy tops, should not be worn at the center.
- In Spring and Fall, each day’s temperature can range from warm (60- 75 degrees F) to cold (35- 50 degrees F).
- Summers are hot during the day and cool and night. We recommend lightweight cotton clothing and a sun hat.
- Winters are rainy and cold. Bring jackets, sweaters or shawls, hats, gloves, and rain gear (boots, umbrella, raincoat).
- Only minimal hand-washing facilities are available.
- Bring comfortable walking shoes for walking on uneven gravel paths.
- Indoor footwear/slippers.
Toiletries
- Please bring a bath towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, unscented personal hygiene articles, shampoo, insect repellent, shaving kit, feminine sanitary supplies.
- Please don’t bring perfumes, aftershaves, strongly scented toiletries, powders or any other products that have a strong smell.
Other items
Cell phones and other personal electronic devices may not be used as alarm clocks during the course; they must be deposited with the management upon registration.
- Please bring a clock, flashlight (plus extra batteries) and a drinking water bottle.
- The Center has some umbrellas.
- Please bring any prescribed medication you are taking. Please make sure you bring enough for the entire course.
- Please don’t bring:
- books, diaries, journals and other reading/writing materials
- musical instruments
- food; a wide variety is provided
- tobacco, alcohol or illegal drugs
- non-prescribed sleeping pills, tranquilizers or stimulants
- furs or animal skins, crystals, rosaries or other spiritual objects
- jewelry or other unnecessary valuables.
Electronic Device Policy
If you arrive with any of the following items, you will be asked to leave them with the management. Locker facilities are provided for the safekeeping of these items.
- Cellphones
- Laptops
- Tablets
- Smart watches
- Other internet or cellular connected devices.
Property is kept at the center at your own risk. CVC is not liable for any loss or damage to property howsoever caused.
“If we can develop the ability to be aware of the present moment, we can use the past as a guide for ordering our actions in the future, so that we may attain our goal.”
-SN Goenka
“If we can develop the ability to be aware of the present moment, we can use the past as a guide for ordering our actions in the future, so that we may attain our goal.”
-SN Goenka
Overall checklist
- I’ve double-checked course dates. A ten-day course actually spans 12 days in total. Please double-check your course finish date and plan accordingly.
- I know how to get to the center. For directions see Getting here.
- I have the center’s phone number: +1 559 876 8760.
- I have packed everything I need.
What to bring
Bedding
- Bed sheets twin size: top, bottom and a pillowcase. Please, help us reduce post-course laundry load by bringing your own linens.
- Each bed has one pillow, one comforter, and one blanket. Please bring a blanket of your own if you need extra.
- Heated accommodation (with showers and bathroom) is provided. From September to May North Fork can be very cold at night, occasionally below freezing.
Meditation
- We provide a large base mat and cushions for every student to use in the Dhamma Hall and Pagoda only. If you wish to meditate in your room at allowed times, please bring your own meditation cushion.
- You are welcome to bring your own cushions or blanket if you wish to use them.
Clothing
- Modest dress is required for both men and women.
- Please bring an adequate supply of modest, loose and comfortable clothing, without distracting images and words, which covers the body from over the shoulders to below the knees, even when sitting. These guidelines allow other students to focus on their meditation more easily. Facilities for hand washing clothes are provided.
- Please don’t bring distracting clothing. Tight, transparent, revealing or otherwise striking clothing, such as shorts, short skirts, tights, leggings, tank, low-cut or skimpy tops, should not be worn at the center.
- In Spring and Fall, each day’s temperature can range from warm (60- 75 degrees F) to cold (35- 50 degrees F).
- Summers are hot during the day and cool and night. We recommend lightweight cotton clothing and a sun hat.
- Winters are rainy and cold. Bring jackets, sweaters or shawls, hats, gloves, and rain gear (boots, umbrella, rain coat).
- Only minimal hand-washing facilities are available.
- Bring comfortable walking shoes for walking on uneven gravel paths.
- Indoor footwear/slippers.
Toiletries
- Please bring a towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, unscented personal hygiene articles, shampoo, insect repellent, shaving kit, feminine sanitary supplies.
- Please don’t bring perfumes, aftershaves, strongly scented toiletries, powders or any other products that have a strong smell.
Other items
Cell phones and other personal electronic devices may not be used as alarm clocks during the course; they must be deposited with the management upon registration.
- Please bring a clock, flashlight (plus extra batteries) and a drinking water bottle.
- The Center has some umbrellas.
- Please bring any prescribed medication you are taking. Please make sure you bring enough for the entire course.
- Please don’t bring:
- books, diaries, journals and other reading/writing materials
- musical instruments
- food; a wide variety is provided
- tobacco, alcohol or illegal drugs
- non-prescribed sleeping pills, tranquilizers or stimulants
- furs or animal skins, crystals, rosaries or other spiritual objects
- jewelry or other unnecessary valuables.
Electronic Device Policy
If you arrive with any of the following items, you will be asked to leave them with the management. Locker facilities are provided for the safekeeping of these items.
- Cellphones
- Laptops
- Tablets
- Smart watches
- Other internet or cellular connected devices.
Property is kept at the center at your own risk. CVC is not liable for any loss or damage to property howsoever caused.