Tag: Wake Up Retreat

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...

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...

The Happy Farm Lower Hamlet is a small organic vegetable farm located on one of the monastic sisters' ground in Plum Village. It brings...

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...

This coming Spring Break 2017, there will be a Viet Wake Up Teaching Tour conducted by a team of 7 monks and nuns from...

By Alexis-Michel Schmitt-Cadet From 15th to 21th August 2016, Wake Up Montréal hosted the first French-speaking Wake Up retreat at Maple Village, Québec. It was...

I traveled to Plum Village as I wanted to spend the week having some time for reflection and to allow for some self-understanding and...

Interview with Elli Weisbaum Q: Can you share a bit about the recent Wake Up retreat at Blue Cliff and your experience as a member...

You are invited to practice together with us and touch the solidity of the mountain inside of you with Mother Earth that is always there for us, along with nature, trees, stream and stars at the 4-day Wake Up retreat in the Plum Village tradition at Chiang Dao Youth Camp, Chiang Mai, Thailand. We will come back to our breath and bring the mind back to the body to truly live life.

Mindfulness meditation in everyday life enables us to bring a powerful awareness, concentration, joy and peace into our thinking, actions and speech. We will discover...

If you are a young person (18 to 35) inspired to cultivate mindfulness and compassion in your life, we invite you to join our Wake Up...

In this retreat we will be asking ourselves: How can we cultivate joy & happiness in ourselves and in this world and not be overwhelmed by suffering? Wim and Ida invite us at their beautiful rural meditation farm, the Maanhoeve. The program will be facilitated by them together with a group of enthusiastic Wake Up friends. As well as the usual program of sitting meditation, Dharma talks and mindful eating and so on, we’ll have plenty of time to relax and restore ourselves by being close to nature – on walking meditations, working on farm, and spending time together around bonfires. There will be music and laughter, as well as time to listen deeply and share from our hearts.

Q: Based on your life experience, what is the core message you would like to share with the next generation? Thay's Answer: My generation has...

The retreat takes place over one week from 15 - 21 August, 2016. The first 3 days are free for personal practice. This time is open for you to meet other participants and allows for time to meditate and profit from the forest and the walking and hiking paths in the area.The following 4 days will be organized around guided meditations, Dharma talks, discussion and sharing groups and times for practicing mindfulness in our daily lives. Other activities include a workshop on Vietnamese vegetarian cooking, bonfires, dancing, Qi Gong practice and much more... Venez découvrir et approfondir la méditation de Pleine Conscience dans la tradition zen du Village des Pruniers du maître Thich Nhat Hanh. La retraite durera une semaine. Les trois premières journées seront laissées libres pour votre pratique personnelle. Vous pourrez rencontrer les autres participants, méditer, profiter de la forêt et des sentiers de randonnées. Les quatre derniers jours seront organisées autour de méditations guidées, d’enseignements du Dharma, de périodes de partage et de pratique de Pleine Conscience au quotidien...

Join us for a Wake Up retreat in Seattle! How does awakening to life in each moment nourish our heart's deepest calling? What is the nature of our connection and responsibility to future generations? Do our descendants exist after us, or rather, are they inside of us at each moment? How do we walk a path that offers true love and a bright future for our continuation (or our children) and the health of our precious planet? Through peer led practices and daily teachings from a Zen Master, we will dive into these paramount questions of our lives...