Tag: Wake Up Retreat
Wake Up Europe Tour – 18th April – 4th June 2023
In Spring 2023, Plum Village’s brothers and sisters will be on the road for six weeks to visit Wake Up Sanghas in seven countries...
Climate Crisis in Paradise
By Wouter Verhoeven
There is a placeThe closing talk of the 2016 Wake Up Retreat was a beautiful Dharma talk. Brother Phap Dang ended his...
The Bodhisattva Ready to Laugh, Ready to Cry
By Sister True Dedication (Sister Hien Nghiem)
There is also the Bodhisattva who is ready to laugh and ready to cry. I am ready to...
Plum Village “L-O-V-E” Music Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CP3Th-5ALSs
A music video called "L-O-VE" we shot with monastics and Wake Uppers all over the world right after last summer's Wake Up Earth retreat...
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...
Courageous Authenticity: The Ground of Dharma Sharing
At our Wake Up Oregon retreat this past March, on the last full day together, we had the most extraordinary Dharma sharing circle that...
Going to a Wake Up Parents and Children Retreat with my...
by Danique from Wake Up Groningen, the Netherlands
Friday. Sitting on my meditation pillow, I feel a nervousness in my chest. I open my eyes...
Beginning Anew to Love
by Monastic Sister Sinh Nghiem
Dear Wake Uppers,
For over 30 years, I have gone around in circles, trying to find true love and happiness without...
Returning Home With a Big Smile!
With a big smile on my face, I returned home after the Wake Up Netherlands Summer Retreat at the Maanhoeve farm. Rain was pouring...
Space, Openness and Connectedness
At the end of this summer, the yearly Wake Up Netherlands Summer Retreat took place at de Maanhoeve, hosted by Wim and Ida. Although...
Wake Up Your Artist
by Joe Holtaway
About a year ago, I was headed to the European Institute of Applied Buddhism (EIAB) for my first time to help out...
Mindful Reflections from Wake Up Bangkok
Opening Up to Love by Namsai
Thai Plum Village didn’t give me happiness, peace, nor did it give me new life, new identity, nor any...
Happy Farm in Lower Hamlet
The Happy Farm Lower Hamlet is a small organic vegetable farm located on one of the monastic sisters' ground in Plum Village. It brings...
Witnessing a Birth
Reflections on Forming the Wake Up Collectivity of Ambassadors
By Nhu-Mai Nguyen and Elli Weisbaum
It all started during a Wake Up Order of Interbeing (OI) Skype...