Tag: Wake Up London
Happy Scientists Change The World
Dr. Rita Issa is a medical doctor living in London, who who works at a center known for its comprehensive approaches to healthcare through...
Bringing Music to Your Community
In a simple but beautiful way, music has the power to make us happy and to bring a smile to our lips. Expressing ourselves...
Wake Up UK Camping Retreat
You are warmly invited to attend a special Plum Village Monastic led Wake Up camping retreat: Nurturing Ourselves in Nature which is happening 7pm Thursday 16th May - 5pm Sunday 19th May in Kentwell (Suffolk, England). This is an opportunity to practice mindfulness in the Plum Village tradition in the beautiful gardens and woods of Kentwell, a peaceful and expansive countryside venue in Suffolk, England. There will be lots of opportunities to practice - sitting meditations, walking meditations, Monastic Dharma talks, sharings, singing and creative offerings!
Bells in the Heart of London
By Josie Ng
What happens when we invite a bell into a hall filled with chatty Londoners lounging on couches and sitting with their laptops?...
Order of Interbeing Transmission
Q: Thank you, Katharina and Alex, for your willingness to be interviewed about the Order of Interbeing (OI). We’re here during the 21-Day Retreat...
“Before” Album Music
By Joe Holtaway
I've been in love with songwriting for as long as I remember. Some chords, a melody and some words; a sharing from...
Transitioning Between Different Cultures
Last month, Gareth shared about practicing with Wake Up London and Wake Up Hong Kong. In this article, he writes about transitioning between both...
Dear Friends
Enjoy a song sung by Joe Holtaway and friends from Wake Up London for the upcoming Peace Sounds 2 album.
https://soundcloud.com/joe_holtaway/dear-friends
If you are a musician,...
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...
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...
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...
Peace Sounds 2 Music
Dear Wake Uppers,
In 2012 Wake Up London had an idea… could we put together a music album of songs performed by the Wake Up...
Congratulations Wake Up London!
Congratulations to Wake Up London for having won The Spiritual Community Initiative Award 2015 at the Kindred Spirit Awards Ceremony during the MindBodySpirit...
We Go Sailing on the Sea
On 13 September 2014, Wake Up London celebrated its fourth birthday of hosting their weekly Afternoon of Mindfulness sessions. Afterwards, there was a special...