The 5 Powers and Planting Seeds of Mindfulness Movies
An Interview with Gregory Kennedy-Salemi, the Filmmaker
One day, when I was 14 years old, I picked up Thay’s book Peace is Every Step. It...
Mindfulness Beyond Borders
Eight of us walked across the bridge, exiting the border patrol, and emerging into the new streets, smells, sounds, language, and people of this...
Dance Flashmob in Tijuana, Mexico
Enjoy a video of several Wake Up ambassadors from Mexico, Canada, and the U.S. doing a dance flashmob in the streets during the Wake Up...
How to Respond Appropriately to Situations in Our Lives
A Dharma talk by Kaira Jewel at ABC Home, New York City, in September 2016
Dear Thay, dear friends, dear Sangha,
On the way to...
Wake Up Northeast Los Angeles
As Sangha of the Month this month, we get to know Wake Up Northeast Los Angeles, how they got started, their practice as a Sangha,...
Reaping the Rewards of Sleep
by Daniel Jin Blum, PhD
Most of us reap the rewards of sleep without realizing that sleep is the foundational element fueling our health. It’s...
Right Livelihood
By Jonathan Borella
As 18-35 year olds, Right Livelihood is an especially important practice. We’re at a time when we are beginning careers, developing passions,...
The Value of Visiting Other Communities
Interview with Nhu-Mai Nguyen
How did the Wake Up USA Southwest Tour manifest?
It was led mainly by Brian Kimmel who is residing in Boulder, Colorado....
How the Viet Wake Up Retreat Helped to Reconnect With My Roots
By Thien Kim Truong
During a trip to visit to one of Thay's monasteries, Magnolia Grove Monastery in Mississippi, I became really good friends with...
Clap, Tap, Hum, Breathe
Mindful Songwriting with Children
By Joe Reilly
Where do songs and music come from? I ask this question to the many groups of children with whom...
Celebrating the Day of the Dead
by Wake Up Puebla (Ceo, Amai, Ana, Katie, Julian and Gwendolin)
Dear friends,
The Day of the Dead in the Mexican tradition is a time to...
Practicing with Donald Trump
by Jonathan Borella
I shouldn’t have stayed up to watch the election at Deer Park Monastery. It was my intention not to. Even when a...
Cherry Blossom Sangha
To start off 2017, we get to know Cherry Blossom Sangha from Seattle, Washington, in the United States. Find out what Wake Up means...
Spending a Year in Plum Village
Christine from Wake Up Chicago chats with Nigel Armstrong, a concert violinist, about the year he spent as a Happy Farmer in Upper Hamlet...
Wake Up Little Saigon
This month as Sangha of the Month, Wake Up Little Saigon from Orange County, California, USA share about all the activities they do together...