Doing Inner Work and Taking Care of the Missing Hole in Our Hearts
Jan from Wake Up Nijmegen and Susanne from Wake Up Oslo share about their experiences and insights from attending the Empathy and Compassion Conference...
Space, Openness and Connectedness
At the end of this summer, the yearly Wake Up Netherlands Summer Retreat took place at de Maanhoeve, hosted by Wim and Ida. Although...
Moving Between Sanghas
Interview with Barry
Getting involved with Wake Up Netherlands
I had been practicing with the all-ages Sangha in The Hague for a number of years before...
Amazing Autumn Spaghetti
By Anneke
Amazing Autumn Spaghetti With Pumpkin, Smoked Tofu, Olives and Almonds
Isn’t it odd that the best dishes often come together with some simple...
Inspiration, Appreciation and Nourishment
by Michiel de Koning
A "Bedtime" Story
Plum Village, March 2015 – Waking up at two o'clock at night. Why is my alarm beeping? Putting on...
Wake Up Rotterdam
This month as Sangha of the Month, we travel to the South of the Netherlands and get to know Wake Up Rotterdam. Find out how...
My Journey with the Order of Interbeing
I toyed with the idea of following the path of the Order of Interbeing (OI) for several years, but it didn’t manifest because I...
Beastless BBQ Burger Recipes
Anneke's Cooking Blog
Summer is here! Which means that I, and many others along with me, start to long for a BBQ! Even when you...
Free Blind Hugs!
At the end of April, Jente and I stood on the Central Station of Rotterdam with open arms and a blind fold on. On the...
Vegan Spring Quiche Recipe
Anneke’s Cooking Blog
A little while ago, I was asked by the Dutch Buddhist magazine ‘Boeddhistisch Dagblad’ to become a regular contributor for their cooking...
To Inspire and Get Inspired
Last Fall, we travelled from the Sangha in Groningen, the Netherlands, to an old monastery for the Wake Up Sangha-Building weekend retreat. The monastery...
The Importance of Sangha Friends
Atta, one of the participants from last year's Wake Up Easter Retreat, shares with us his insights into Sanghahood, or “why good friends are always...
And Be
by Olga Bloemen from the Netherlands
And Be
Just to fall back on the grass
and be
just to fall down on my bed
and stay
to be just a...
Trust in the Sangha
Anneke has been a regular in Wake Up Nijmegen, her hometown in the Netherlands for two years. She got into the practice through a...
Meditating For the Benefit of Another
The bell rings. With legs in lotus posture, twenty young people are sitting on meditation cushions in a circle. A Buddha statue, half the size of...