Tag: mindfulness
Wake Up Bellingham
For this month's Sangha of the Month, we get to know Wake Up Bellingham from Washington, US, that formed at the beginning of this...
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...
Being Here Now for 13 Years!
I started the Be Here Now Sangha, rooted in the mindfulness tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, in September of 2002, when I was 23...
The Middle Way Sangha
Addressing “Aging Out” of the Wake Up New York Sangha
Dear Sangha, I am writing to share happy news from New York. The young adult...
My One Year Residency at Blue Cliff Monastery
How one year at Blue Cliff Monastery opened Thien Kim's heart ten-fold
I could not possibly put one-year of experience living at Blue Cliff Monastery...
Reconnecting My Family
By Monastic Sister Sinh Nghiem
As monastics we are allowed periodically to have a home visit. I wanted to have a home visit to see...
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...
Letting Go And Taking Refuge in the Island of Self
New Year New Me: A story of letting go and taking refuge in the island of self
Dear Thay,
I am writing this letter to you during the...
Digital Introduction to Mindfulness
In line with the Miracle of Mindfulness Tour 2015, we have created a digital introduction to Mindfulness.
It allows you to get in touch with the roots...
How Doing Nothing Can Change the World
By Evan Sutter
“Our entire life has been training. The question is: training in what? This question means: training in which direction? If we train...
How Are You Part of the #MiracleofMindfulness?
Thich Nhat Hanh teaches us that the way to peace and happiness is through personal transformation, and that mindfulness is the key.
From September 1...
Getting in Touch with Thay
Brother Chan Troi Dai Dong (Great Togetherness), a Vietnamese student, studied in Paris, France. In the summer of 2013, the brother came to Plum...
How the Retreat Nourished Me
A Wake Up practitioner shares her experiences of attending the Wake Up retreat in Mountain Lamp Community in September 2014.
Eating meditation
When I sit down...
Listening Deeply to Build Community
Wake Up has this energy of effortlessness, aimlessness, just the joy of being together. The joy of sitting and the joy of sharing life.
I...
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...