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Offline for the Winter Retreat
Dear friends,
During the winter Thay has encouraged us to step back from technology in order to spend more time and energy on our personal...
Waking Up in the Great Lakes
Waking Up in the Great Lakes
This past fall a group of monastic and lay students of Thich Nhat Hanh offered mindfulness events in cities...
Meditation on the Elements that Comprise the Body
By Jonathan Borella
"Breathing in, I know that I am breathing in. Breathing out, I know that I am breathing out."
As I hold my attention...
You See, Life No Longer Means Anything Anymore
Question:
I am 20 years old and currently a student. My family is not happy. My dad is an alcoholic and has several affairs...
An Adventure with the Monastic Brothers
Several years ago, my sister participated in a Buddhist retreat during one of her trips to France. Long ago she had already started her...
For Mindfulness and For Fun
Interview with a Wake Up Intern and International Sangha Builder
Hong-An is one of the Wake Up interns in Plum Village. When she was touring...
Dances with Monks
By Logan Mitchell
I recently spent a four-day retreat at Blue Cliff Monastery. I have practiced the Plum Village tradition of Buddhism for two years...
Wake Up Cambridge
This month, we travel to an university town in England and get to know a warm, caring Sangha called Wake Up Cambridge.
Happy reading! :D
We Go Sailing on the Sea
On 13 September 2014, Wake Up London celebrated its fourth birthday of hosting their weekly Afternoon of Mindfulness sessions. Afterwards, there was a special...
Day of Mindfulness with Wake Up Bangkok
By Pusanisa K.
It was a cherished moment to meet with Wake Up friends in July. We enjoyed sitting meditation together, singing Plum Village songs....
Feeling Joy in Plum Village
During the week of the Ordination Ceremony that took place in the last week of May 2014, Marianna, a practitioner from Wake Up Rome,...
Wake Up Friends Jazzing It Up in Plum Village
Thanks to Jo from Wake Up London for capturing this joyful moment of young adults singing from all over the world in Lower Hamlet this...
Being Ourselves is the Greatest Gift We Can Offer
On a sunny summer afternoon at Blue Cliff Monastery in New York, our Wake Up Correspondent there sat down with Nhu-Mai Nguyen, musician, meditator, massage...
This is Not Your Parents’ Buddhism
This article, written by Denise Nguyen to help promote the Viet Wake Up event in Southern California this past Spring 2014, was aimed at...
Vivir Despiertos 2014: A Mindfulness Tour in Latin America
Enjoy following the tour of seven monastic brothers and sisters introducing Plum Village practices for the first time to thousands of people in...