To be beautiful means to be yourself. You don’t need to be accepted by others. You need to accept yourself.

Thich Nhat Hanh

• Day : Friday (check in 3pm-7pm) – Thursday (check out 7am-9.30am)
• Venue : Upper Hamlet
• Language: English only
• Meal : 3 meals a day (vegan)
• For All Genders (18-35 years old)

What is it about?

Enjoying the beauty of Spring in Plum Village. It makes us aspire to live in harmony with mother Earth. Mindfulness, concentration, and insight help us cultivate understanding, non-discrimination and compassion for ourselves and others.

At times, self-doubt and self-criticism can make us feel like we have no agency in our own lives. This can lead to procrastination, burnout, or even a sense of bore out when life feels blocked, routine and uninspiring.

Mindfulness allows us to go back to ourselves. By learning how to dwell peacefully in the present moment, we reconnect with the beauty & the strength within ourselves and around us. The essential Mindfulness practices of Plum Village give us the space to pause, reflect, and rediscover our happiness, peace, and freedom— right in the here and now.

Who?

Those who are 18 to 35 years old, all gender identities, and have aspiration in Practicing Mindfulness & community life whether you are experienced practitioners or Beginners.

This mini Wake Up Retreat will host +/- 60 people.
Important note : We won’t have affinity group Dharma sharing for LGBTIAQ+ and BIPoC. But everyone is welcome to join this retreat. We’ll be together. We may have affinity activities in different settings for BIPoC and LGBTIAQ+. We’ll see what the conditions are together when you are here.

More Information

• The retreat will be conducted by Upper Hamlet Brothers only
• Language: English (without translation to other language)
• For young people (18-35 years old), if you are above this age range, please don’t feel sad, you are invited to another retreat.
• Space limited

Accommodation

We live together as a community at Plum Village. If you stay in the bedroom, you’ll share a room with others. Early April can be cold or damp, so if you choose camping in the tent or camping car please make sure you have experience camping in that kind of weather.

Contribution

The contribution for the retreat is a great support for the monastery and it depends on your financial situation. Your reservation can only be confirmed after the payment. If you can, we encourage choosing a higher contribution rate, as it supports our mission of peace, monastery sustainability, and monastic training. It also helps participants who are facing financial difficulties. Although we don’t offer 100% reduction, we provide reductions based on individual needs. Please make a reservation first before discussion on reduction. See the eligibility

Registration

Register here: https://plumvillage.org/event/retreat/mini-wake-up-retreat-18-35-yrs