A New Way of Living Relationships
By David Lion
I am currently in love with a woman.
Basically from the moment we met, I've been aware of a deep connection I find...
Mindfully Angry!? ~ On Our Longing for Authenticity
By Leni
It took me a while before I understood the importance of anger. That being angry is not a sin. That you are not...
Wake Up Melbourne
By Jade Fersterer
Discovering Wake Up
What a happy moment this is, to reflect on the creation and building of Wake Up Melbourne. I remember the...
Caring for the Forest That Cares for Us
By Victoria Rosas Peribán
The Forest of Interbeing is a cooperation between the international Wake Up movement (young people for a healthy and compassionate society)...
Blooming Flower
By Alberto Galassi
The flower blooms in your consciousness,
But this doesn’t mean it is not blooming at all.
No barriers between you and me,
No blood to...
True Love
During the international Wake Up retreat in France this past summer, one of our Dutch Wake Up friends from Nijmegen, Verena, shared about the...
Broad Bean Soup with Fresh Tarragon
Anneke's Cooking Blog
It is that time of year again... broad bean time! It makes me so happy! Last year, on one of the hottest...
I Am Everything
Plum Village Children’s Program
By Jadzia Tedeschi
A few shrieks, giggles in the background, a rolling Spanish rrr, some expressive Italian gesticulation, a fresh generation of...
Pieces of Emptiness
Dear respected brothers and sisters, dear Wake Up community,
My name is Alberto Galassi. I am from Italy, but I have been living in Germany...
Wake Up Montréal at Maple Village
From August 4–10 2017, Wake Up Montréal organised its second retreat. It lasted 6 days, and 75 people participated. Four monastics (Sr. Boi Nghiem,...
Happy Farmers Change The World
By Mick McEvoy
“Happy Farmers will change the world.” So reads Thay’s calligraphy.
Farming employs over 1.3 billion people throughout the world or close to 40...
Listening Deeply in Today’s Political Climate
By Jonathan Borella
Dear friend,
We've met in person before. A couple times actually. In those moments, I appreciated your large and gentle presence. I felt...
Silence.
by Theo (Danique’s father from Wake Up Groningen, the Netherlands)
Around me is silence. Sounds of breathing and the smell of incense slowly disappear into the...
Be Mindful: Save a Piece of Green in Your Mind
On a weekend where the sky is full of haze, freshness is still all around in Lotus Pond Temple, Lantau Island. A group of...
My Life-Changing Experience at the Wake Up Earth Retreat
By Wake Up Belgium friend
Dear friends.
You have given me such treasure.
I love you so.
Last summer, I discovered the wonderful world of mindfulness. It has...