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The Dhamma Mahi Vipassana Centre (Le Bois Planté, 89350 Louesme) is located in the territory of Champignelles in the department of Yonne (89). The nearest village is Villiers-Saint-Benoît (3 kms). The centre is 12 kms away from Toucy, 36 kms away from Auxerre, and about 170 kms away from Paris.

Students are responsible for organizing their own transportation to the centre, allowing sufficient time for bus, train and air travel so as to arrive at the centre on time.

If you have any problems on the way, don't hesitate to contact us – for contact details click here.

During to the present situation regarding Covid 19:

RETURN (two-way) = 50 €

Return: validation of the Health Pass at the Center, the day before departure, by an antigenic PCR test, performed by a nurse.

Come with your Social Security Number to generate the QRCode.

SINGLE FARE = 30 €

Mask required

No reservation

Each starting day of the course (except Teen / Child Classes and Work Periods), a shuttle is set up from Paris to Dhamma Mahi.

• Location: Paris, Porte d'Orléans, near the Statue of General Leclerc
• Access: 3mn walk from the Porte d'Orléans Station, line 4 of the metro
• Departure time: 1:15 pm
• payment in cash or cheques only, to the driver
• No reservation necessary

For more information on how to reach the shuttle, you can print detailed sheets for each journey in A4 color format:

• Join the shuttle from the Porte d'Orléans Metro station
• Get to Porte d'Orléans Metro from all Paris train stations:
  • Austerlitz
  • Bercy
  • East
  • Lyon
  • Montparnasse
  • North
  • Saint-Lazare

Shuttle also set up for returns at the end of the course (see below).

The journey takes between 2 to 3 hours, depending on traffic conditions.

• At the end of the 10-day course, Satipatthana, and the 20-day course, you should be back in Paris between 10:45 and 11:45 am.
• At the end of the 3-day course, between 6.45 and 7.45 pm.

Regarding the Work Periods and the Teen / Child Classes, there will be no Shuttle from Paris.

We invite you to favor carpooling.

A Laroche Migennes - Le Center shuttle can however be organized on Day 0, on request (by email, in your registration). Mandatory booking. Ditto for the return, to see on site with the Management of the Center.

Meeting at 3.30 p.m., station car park, exit on the Cheny side.

Wearing a mask is compulsory.

If there are more than 7 people, we will call on our usual service provider, and you will be asked for a contribution of 10 € per person, to be given to the Center Management on your arrival.

Thank you for coming with the extra.

Taxi numbers that know the area can be obtained by contacting the centre at [email protected].

Please note that for the moment we have no agreement with these taxis, and therefore no preferential rates.

If several people are obliged to take a taxi from the same place, we will do our best to put them in touch, so that they can share the costs...

Here are some examples of taxi trips:

• From the car-sharing car park at Exit N°18 (Joigny) of the A6 motorway: 30 € minimum
• From Auxerre Bus Station: 50 € minimum
• From Joigny SNCF train station: 60 € minimum
• From Laroche-Migennes SNCF Station: €70 minimum

To come by train to the region, visit the SNCF website: here

Please note:  The arrival time of the Wednesday bus is too late for the beginning of the course.

The bus leaves from Paris at Place d'Italie, opposite n°12, near "Café de France" to Saint-Fargeau, place de la mairie (25 Euros).

Check the schedule as it may change without notice and tell us when you arrive so that you can fetch you.

Bus company : Voyages 2000 - phone : 03.86.74.07.51

Departure from Saint Fargeau, place de la mairie, to Paris Place d'Italie, opposite n°12 Café de France (25 Euros).