I’m Not Afraid
By Gijs Van den Broeck
I’m not afraid of terror attacks. What frightens me most is terror in the hearts of people. Because hatred only...
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...
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...
Celebrating New Year in Plum Village
Starting the Year Mindfully
by Leni Cellini
26 December 2015
For the third year in a row, I am celebrating New Year's Eve in Plum Village, a Buddhist...
Mindfulness when a Relative is Dying
By Phil Bluckert
My Dad received a terminal diagnosis of pancreatic cancer on the 19th November 2015. He deteriorated rapidly and passed away on the...
Wake Up Edinburgh
This month as Sangha of the month, we travel to Scotland!
Enjoy getting to know Wake Up Edinburgh, their diverse Sangha, and their practice :D
The Monastics on French Television: Part II
On 31st May 2015, Louis Nagot from Wake Up Paris and Sister Su Nghiem were interviewed on French national television.
They shared about the Five Mindfulness Trainings, the Beginning...
Mindfulness with Wake Up Cork
This past summer, Michael O'Mahony interviewed Jean O'Hanlon, one of the facilitators from Wake Up Cork, about the Wake Up movement and mindfulness in Ireland...
The 2014 Family Retreat
Last year at New Barn Family Retreat I enjoyed playing with my friends. I met a lot of new people and found out the...
Five Years of Wake Up London
By Joe Holtaway
Wake Up London is now five years old :) In the Quaker meeting house surrounded by friends and heaps of nice food on...
The Music We Are
“It was quite incredible how much love there was in 6 days”
Last year’s “The Music We Are” Wake Up retreat at the EIAB started...
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...
Deeper Connection with Myself
Phil, who joined the Plum Village Happy Farm last year, reflects on the 2013-2014 Winter Retreat in Plum Village.
Letting Go of Expectations Relieve Suffering
In the...
My Loved Day
A Sharing from the Wake Up UK and Ireland Retreat in Plum Village
On April 17-24, 2015, around 60 members of Wake Up Sanghas in the...