Wake Up Hamburg
As Sangha of the month for this month, we get to know our German friends from Wake Up Hamburg, how they got started, and their...
Sailing to the Other Shore
Memories of a Winter Retreat
I chose the shape of a mandala with three circles to give you a structure of my story. The frame...
The Five Awarenesses
Inspired by their practice with the Third Mindfulness Training, Barry and Aurelia from Wake Up Freiburg, Germany, share their aspiration on true love, openness...
Wake Up Graz
This month, we get to know Wake Up Graz from Austria, how they practice mindfulness together, and what makes them special!
Happy reading :)
Connecting with Young, Spiritual People
by Esteban Ruseler
I have a good friend and Dharma bro who went to Plum Village and told me, “Wow it was amazing. You’ll love...
Happiness is Here and Now
By Thomas from Wake Up Berlin
Enjoy a slideshow with photos of Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village, accompanied by the song Happiness is Here and...
The Buddha Path
By Thomas from Wake Up Berlin
The photographs have been taken during the pilgrimage "In the footsteps of Buddha" in India and Nepal.
It was guided by...
A Letter to Thay
Our sharing about the Wake Up Music Retreat in April in a letter to Thay:
Plum Village, 7.6.2014
Dear Thay,
Yesterday at the Dharma talk you said...
Permaculture in the Heart
Wake Up Permaculture retreat in Plum Village
"We give thanks to the earth, for the food she brings" – twenty young voices sing as they...
Wake Up Interview with Anna Posch, a 21 year-old student from Austria
Question: Why do you practice the Plum Village tradition and not other traditions, since there are so many options?
Answer: I practice Tian Gong Qi...
Wake Up on German radio WDR5
On August 26th 2012, Wake Up was featured in a German radio program on WDR 5
You can listen to it here (5 minutes): Wkup German...
The miracle of healing
Some time ago I felt a sudden inspiration to write a letter to my grandfather. He is 91 years old and lives in New...
Let’s Plant Wake Up Trees!
In Reverence to the Buddha Nature within all Beings
We, the Wake-Uppers from all ten directions (Belgium, England, France, Germany, Holland, Ireland, Scotland, Switzerland) gathered...
Froglessness Retreat at the EIAB
On 16, 17 and 18 October, we had a Wake Up weekend at the EIAB. The weekend had the theme "Cultivating Froglessness."
In our daily...