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Info Session for the Wake Up Order of Interbeing Study Group Pilot Initiative
October 19th, 2025 at 1pm-3pm EST
Teaser/Trailer: What to expect @ the info session! (CLICK HERE TO WATCH)
Three members of the NA Wake Up CTC & Study Group Organizing team share about what to expect at the info session!
Zoom link: same monthly link for all NA DT conversations, provided from the NA DT
In this session you can learn about the origins and aspirations of this pilot initiative, meet the organizing team, find out how you can become involved and/or support, ask questions and give feedback.
Aspirations for this session:
1) Share about the origins and aspirations of this pilot initiative
2) Introduce you to the organizing team
3) Learn how you can become involved and/or support
4) Ask questions and give feedback
Info session agenda
1:00pm-1:40pm EST
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- Land acknowledgment & arrival practice/songs
- Presentation/overview of our Wake Up OI Study Group Pilot Initiative
- Meet our study group organizing team & two aspirants!
1:40pm-1:50pm
— Bio Break —-
1:50-2:40pm
Panel: Q&A + Feedback
2:40pm-3:00pm
Closing reflections & practice/songs
Further resources!
Start getting to know us & prep before the session.
- READ: Wake Up OI Pilot Initiative Syllabus (click to read)
- WATCH: Recent Dharma Talk by study group organizer & baby Dharma Teacher Elli Weisbaum, PhD
Articles about the NA Wake Up CTC:
- READ: Aspirations & Introduction to the NA Wake Up CTC
- READ: The “birth” of the North American Wake Up CTC
Articles about research & history with Plum Village from study group organizer & baby Dharma teacher Elli Weisbaum:
- READ: Peace is Every Step: Reflections on Walking with Thay as Child (2026)
- READ: Plum Village Newsletter: Healing the Healers
- READ: Medical Journal CMAJ Open: Research Findings on the application of Thich Nhat Hanh’s teachings on physician wellbeing (2023)
Speaker Bios
Elli Weisbaum (she/her), PhD, True Blue Stream, is a Dharma Teacher in the Plum Village tradition and Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto in the Buddhism, Psychology and Mental Health Program, with joint appointments in Psychiatry and Public Health. She attended her first retreat with Thầy in 1998, participating in the children and then teen programs. She co-founded Wake Up Toronto and researches how mindfulness is integrated across education, healthcare, and the workplace.
Elle King (she/they), Full Moon Courage of the Heart, began regularly attending Wake Up San Francisco in 2017, attending the global Wake Up retreat in Plum Village that same year. Since then, she has taken on the role of Wake Up North America Coordinator and CTC member (2020-present) and has led Wake Up Austin for the last 6 years.
Pablo Seto (he/him), True Continuation of Brightness (真接明), was ordained into the Order of Interbeing in 2021 and serves as a facilitator with Wake Up Toronto and a member of the North American Wake Up Care-Taking Council. He enjoys dharma sharing, chanting in Cantonese, and bringing mindfulness into his work in corporate banking.
Logan Mitchell (they/them), True Continuation of Compassion, has been practicing in the Plum Village tradition since they were a teenager, and they were ordained into the Order of Interbeing in 2021. Logan is currently a PhD Candidate in Philosophy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where theyare writing a dissertation on the moral dimensions of mindfulness.
Chris Pham (he/him), True Path of Generous Action, has practiced in the Plum Village tradition since 2014 and supports Wake Up communities across North America. He co-hosts the Rhythm of the Earth Mindful Music Festival, co-founded Morning Bird Sangha, and has led major fundraising for Deer Park Monastery.
Zack Foley, True Precious Life, co-founded Wake Up NYC in 2012, was ordained into the Order of Interbeing in 2013, and has served with the Riverside Sangha since 2011. Based in Texas, he cares for his father, works part-time as an LCSW in inpatient psychiatry, and is a musician with the Plum Village Band.
Arvind Raghavan, True Loving-Kindness of the Heart, is a PhD candidate in Artificial Intelligence at Columbia University and a founding member of Wake Up Singapore. He brings his love of math and poetry into his practice and aspires to infuse the development of AI with the spirit of interbeing.
Nhu-Mai Nguyen (she/her)
