A global community of mindfulness practice centres offering retreats and teachings on engaged Buddhism and the art of mindful living, founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
What is happening
2025-26 Rains Retreat Opening Ceremony
On October 23, we formally opened the Plum Village Monastery Rains Retreat with the Face-to-Face Ceremony (Ceremony of Refuge) in Upper Hamlet with 249 practitioners (159 monastics and 90 lay friends), committing to practice dwelling peacefully together for 90 days.
How to Dream
In this new book How to Dream, Thich Nhat Hanh invites us to nurture the fire in our hearts — to dream deeply, and to bring those dreams into reality through mindful, compassionate action.
Upcoming Days of Mindfulness
You are welcome to join us for a Day of Mindfulness. These days offer a small taste of Plum Village mindfulness practice.
Sunday 2 November Lower Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 16 November Lower Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 23 November New Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 30 November Upper Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 7 December Lower Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 14 December New Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 4 January New Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 11 January New Hamlet , Plum Village France
Sunday 18 January Upper Hamlet , Plum Village France
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Practice with us
Upcoming Retreats
Below you can find our upcoming in-person and online retreats hosted by Plum Village monasteries around the world.
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
A 7-week in-depth curated learning journey to nurture insight, compassion, community, and action in service of the Earth, bringing to life teachings in Thich Nhat Hanh’s book, Zen and the Art of Saving the…
Rains Retreat 2025-26
Join us for our 90-day Rains Retreat (2025-26) where we reconnect with the wonder of life and deepen our mindfulness practice.
Rains Retreat Practice Weeks
Join the sisters and lay community for 1-2 weeks of practice during our 90-day Rains Retreat.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
One Month Stay in Upper Hamlet
Join us for a one-month stay of mindful living and practice with the brothers and lay residents of Upper Hamlet, as part of the 90-day Rains Retreat (2025–26).
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
7-day Retreat at Healing Spring
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
Christmas Holiday Week
This Christmas Holiday Week (December 20 – 27) we invite you to light the candle of your own heart and let it radiate out as an offering to your beloved ones, to all beings,…
Christmas Holiday Retreat at Healing Spring – 5 days
5-Day Christmas Holiday Retreat (December 23-27) is a precious time to come home to ourselves, and to touch the peace and clarity within us. Breathing together in mindfulness, we open our hearts and minds,…
New Years Week
This New Years Week (December 27 – January 3) is a precious time to come home to ourselves, and to touch the peace and clarity within us. Breathing together in mindfulness, we open our…
New Year Holiday Retreat – 5 days
The 5-Day New Years Holiday Retreat (December 30 – January 3) is a precious time to come home to ourselves, and to touch the peace and clarity within us. Breathing together in mindfulness, we…
Rains Retreat Practice Week – Lower Hamlet
Join the sisters and lay community of Lower Hamlet from Friday 9th Jan to Friday 16th Jan for one week of practice during our 90-day Rains Retreat.
Calming the Fearful Mind
Join the Lower Hamlet Sisters of Plum Village for an inspiring extended 5-day retreat experience online. Suitable for those with study or work commitments.
7-day Retreat at Healing Spring – Jan
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Jan
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
A Desert Hiking Retreat in Morocco: Silence & Connection
Join us on a 9-day journey of silence and discovery with Plum Village monastics in the Moroccan Desert. The desert is a place where silence becomes a timeless teacher, and peace reveals itself as…
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
Join a special 14- day pilgrimage in India, In the Footsteps of the Buddha, with Brother Phap Huu, Plum Village monastics, Dharma teacher Shantum Seth, and The Way Out Is In podcast.
In the Footsteps of Thầy: Vietnam Pilgrimage
In February 2026, we warmly invite you to join a special journey to Vietnam to honor and connect with our beloved teacher, Thầy. Together, we will explore the spiritual traditions, history, and culture that…
2026 Yên Tử Mountain Retreat and Pilgrimage
In February 2026, we warmly invite you to join a special journey to Vietnam to honor and connect with our beloved teacher, Thầy. Together, we will explore the spiritual traditions, history, and culture that…
Volunteer for a year on the Upper Hamlet Happy Farm
Applications are now open for our One Year Happy Farm programme in Upper Hamlet. This new cohort would start late February 2026 and end with Plum Village’s annual Rains Retreat from November 2026 to…
14 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission and Lamp Transmissions for Lay Dharma Teachers
This retreat from 20th March to 27th March will be focused on transmission ceremonies, open to aspirant OI members, aspirant Dharma Teachers, and their families, sangha members, and anyone wishing to support.
Nurturing the Fire
This retreat will be a precious opportunity for our world-wide Order of Interbeing family to reunite at Plum Village, France. Week one is open to anyone who is interested in the bodhisattva path of…
Un-Learning and Re-Wiring the Heart
This Dharma Talk was recorded on 12 June 2025 in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village France, as part of our Spring Retreat. Full Retreat Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaX_vxbhs8fgW_-sCxD8pnPM7Ux5FoUqQ Take Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village teachings wherever you go with The Plum Village App: a completely free app with guided meditations, deep relaxations…
Br Phap Kha
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Every Step is a Healing Step: Mindfulness in Motion
This Dharma Talk was recorded on 25th May 2025 in New Hamlet, Plum Village France, as part of our Spring Retreat. Full Retreat Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaX_vxbhs8fgW_-sCxD8pnPM7Ux5FoUqQ Take Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village teachings wherever you go with The Plum Village App: a completely free app with guided meditations, deep relaxations…
Sr Her Xuan
Growing a Heart as Vast as the Ocean
This Dharma Talk was recorded on 18th May 2025 in Lower Hamlet, Plum Village France, as part of our Happy Farm Spring Retreat. Full Retreat Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaX_vxbhs8fgW_-sCxD8pnPM7Ux5FoUqQ Take Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village teachings wherever you go with The Plum Village App: a completely free app with guided meditations,…
Sr Dao Nghiem
More Than Your Story: A Deep Inner Journey of Healing, Joy, and True Freedom
This Dharma Talk was recorded on 13 May 2025 in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village, France during our Addiction Recovery Retreat. What if you could be free from the story you’ve been telling yourself? In this warm and personal Dharma talk, Br. Pham Hanh invites us on a deep inner…
Br Troi Pham Hanh
Breathe and Come Back to Life in the Present Moment
This Dharma Talk was recorded on 4 May 2025 in New Hamlet, Plum Village France, as part of our Spring Retreat. Full Retreat Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLaX_vxbhs8fgW_-sCxD8pnPM7Ux5FoUqQ Take Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village teachings wherever you go with The Plum Village App: a completely free app with guided meditations, deep…
Sr Tu Nghiem
Library
Monastic-Led Deep Relaxation: Embodying Mother Earth
Br. Thien Duc with music by Srs. Hien Tam & Hieu Duc This guided meditation was offered in Upper Hamlet, Plum Village (France) during the Climate Retreat in autumn 2023. Any place where you find yourself listening to this, can be your meditation hall :)
With Each and Every Brushstroke: When Art & Meditation Come Together
In this beautiful video, our teacher Thay (Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh) and our abbot Br. Phap Huu share with us how to combine mindfulness and calligraphy to create beautiful art that can inspire and nourish life
Thich Nhat Hanh, Br Phap Huu
Discover more Dharma Talks in our Library or our Listen podcast.