Tag: mindfulness
Shining Light on White
By Vanna Waldron
Mindfulness practice gives us tools to face parts of ourselves, our reality, and our histories that we may otherwise push away,...
Life
By a lay friend (written August 7, 2011)
(A short preface for the layperson: Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, in its origins, is an extremely effective yet...
Webinar Recording: Wake Up to Your True Home
On Saturday, April 30, the second webinar for the Wake Up Community was a great experience of inter-connecting around the world. Wake Up London joined...
Intergenerational Mindfulness Retreat
We warmly invite you to our intergenerational Mindfulness Retreat in Switzerland from 23rd-30th of July 2016. The theme this year will be "Engaged Buddhism: From Inner Transformation To Compassion in Action". Based on the Mindfulness Practice of Plum Village, we will explore Skillful Means to learn the Art of Transformation in one self and in the world.
Monastics Visit Wake Up New York
Recollections and Reflections – March 4, 2016
by Rachel Rampil, Sangha member and occasional facilitator, Wake Up New York
Dear Community,
On the first Friday of March, Wake...
Wake Up in London & Hong Kong
Gareth Siu shares about practicing with two different active Sanghas in different continents: Wake Up London and Wake Up Hong Kong.
I was originally practicing...
Why I Became a Monastic
In a 3-part monthly series, Monastic Sinh Nghiem from New Hamlet, Plum Village, will share about her inspiration to become a monastic, insights she...
Mindfulness and Meditation Flashmob for Peace in Uruguay
My name is Paula Brandino. I facilitate and coordinate Wake Up Montevideo in Uruguay since a year and a half ago.
I started this group...
Present with Myself, Present with My Patients
By Anthuan Vuong
To maintain my sanity in an intense and at times chaotic and insane environment, I have been motivated by the staff and...
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...
An Adventure of Hope
A Wake Up Tour in Latin America
By Sister Hai Nghiem (Sister Harmony)
Dear Thay, dear friends!
I am very happy to have the opportunity to share...
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
Dear Thich Nhat Hanh
Dear Thich Nhat Hanh,
First and foremost, thank you for everything. And Nothing, for that matter. We will probably never meet, but I will be...
Living Love: Q&A with Thich Nhat Hanh
Plum Village, July 26, 2009
If you look around, you’ll see four pine trees that were planted by Thay twenty-eight years ago. At that time...
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...