Plum Village is a mindfulness practice centre in the South of France founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
It is home to an international community with practice centers in Europe, Asia, US and Australia, and hundreds of sanghas around the world.
The essential practice of Plum Village is ‘I have arrived, I am home.’ It means happiness is possible. Freedom is possible. Right now. Right here.
Thich Nhat Hanh
The Art of Mindful Living
What do we practice?
Our practice is to dwell happily in the present moment during our daily activities. We do this to embrace our suffering, find joy in life and enable ourselves to respond to the collective challenges of our time.
Founder of Plum Village
Who is Thich Nhat Hanh?
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh is a global spiritual leader, poet and peace activist, revered around the world for his pioneering teachings on mindfulness, Engaged Buddhism, global ethics and peace.
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Upcoming Retreats
Throughout the year we organise retreats and welcome guests to come and stop, rest, heal themselves through the art of mindful living. You can also experience a retreat at our other monastic centers around the world.
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Wake Up Hong Kong Retreat
AIAB
For ages 18-35. More information will be added as available. For more information please email the Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism at aiab@pvfhk.org
Spring Retreat
Plum Village France, Lower Hamlet, New Hamlet, Upper Hamlet
The Spring Retreat is a wonderful opportunity to practice renewal and transformation with our residential community of over 200 monks, nuns and lay practitioners.
Taiwan retreat
On Tour
Plum Village monastics will be in Taiwan giving retreats and days of mindfulness. More information will be posted as it becomes available.
Wake Up Activist Retreat
EIAB
Sr True Virtue, Sr Luc Nghiem and other Plum Village monastics will lead this retreat on mindful activism. In this retreat we will take a close look at the basis for our actions, in…
Wake Up Tour – Indonesia
On Tour
You are kindly invited to nourish your inner beauty by joining our Wake Up Indonesia Retreat. The retreat will be conducted March 12-15, 2020 at Athalia Resort, Bogor. For more information on the retreat…
Wake Up Tour – Malaysia
On Tour
Plum Village monastics will be attending the Wake Up Tour Asia and will host a retreat in Malaysia with The Plum Village Foundation Malaysia(TPVFM) & Young Buddhist Association Malaysia(YBAM). The retreat will be about…
2nd Asia-Pacific Conference Retreat March 2020 – Singapore
On Tour
This conference retreat is suitable for anyone regardless of experience with mindfulness. It will benefit those who wish to apply mindfulness in real world settings.
Mountain Mindfulness Ski Retreat – Andorra
On Tour
Join the monks and nuns of Plum Village on a ski retreat in the mountains of Andorra. We will enjoy cultivating awareness of body and mind while sitting, hiking and skiing in the mountain…
The Way of Understanding and Love – Beukenhof, Netherland
On Tour
The path the Buddha walked is the path of love and understanding. True love can only grow if we understand ourselves and others better. Just as love can always grow and always needs nourishment,…
International Retreat for Order of Interbeing members
EIAB
Easter Retreat
EIAB
"Interbeing" – Mindfulness Retreat in Sweden
On Tour
Experience the joy, tranquility and community of Zen Buddhist mindfulness. The retreat gives you the opportunity to immerse yourself in meditation and mindfulness. For three days we will, among other things, practice transforming stress…
Avalokita Center – Italy
On Tour
The Avalokita Center in Italy will host Plum Village monastics for a weeklong retreat. For more information please contact centro@avalokita.it
Annapurna Mindful Hiking Retreat – Nepal
On Tour
This retreat consists 15 days of hiking in the Annapurna region of Nepal. There will also be events in Kathmandu. For more information and exact dates please contact Brs Phap Xa (phapxa@gmail.com) and Phap…
Dharma Mountain – France
On Tour
This one week Wake Up retreat is hosted in the remote mountains of Cevennes. For more information please contact montagnedudharma@gmail.com
"We Are Already What We Want To Become" – Mindfulness Retreat in Sweden
On Tour
Discover and experience mindfulness as a living energy, not as a tool, but as a way of life, together as a community close to the earth. During this 4-day retreat, we have the opportunity…
Montpellier/Avignon – France
On Tour
Plum village sisters will lead a weekend retreat in Montpellier/Avignon. For more information please contact Sangha des Cistes <sanghadescistes@gmail.com>.
Netherlands
On Tour
This weekend retreat led by Plum Village monastics is hosted by the Dutch-Flemish Foundation ‘Living Mindfully’ (‘Leven in Aandacht’ (LIA)) and Wake Up Netherlands. For more information please contact Frans van Zomeren: frans.van.zomeren@gmail.com
Silent retreat
Healing Spring Monastery
Happy Farm Experience Week
Plum Village France, Lower Hamlet, Upper Hamlet
A unique experience combining a week’s retreat in Plum Village with a special hands-on experience of helping us on our organic farm. The Happy Farm is a project of organic agriculture within our mindfulness…
Neuroscience Retreat
EIAB
Bridging the Gap Between Buddhist Practice and Neuroscience Br. Phap Xa, Br. Phap Luu, and Dr. Liam Kavanagh How can neuroscience help us transform our own minds, becoming happy and free? Buddhist psychology, using…
Wake Up retreat
Healing Spring Monastery
21-Day Service Retreat
Plum Village France, New Hamlet, Upper Hamlet
Every other year Plum Village offers the 21-Day Retreat for friends from all over the world. The next 21-Day Retreat will be in 2020. We would like to invite experienced practitioners in Plum Village…
21 Day Retreat – The Sangha Body of the Buddha
Plum Village France
Our biennial 21 Day Retreat is a retreat focused for experienced Buddhist practitioners, especially from our Order of Interbeing community, but is also open to the general public.
Summer Service Retreat 2020
Plum Village France, Lower Hamlet, New Hamlet, Upper Hamlet
Every year during the summer, Plum Village offers a four-week Retreat open to everyone, including families and children. We would like to invite experienced practitioners in Plum Village tradition to come and support us…
Summer Opening Retreat
Plum Village France
Wake Up Earth Retreat
Plum Village France
Summer Retreat
EIAB
Vietnamese retreat
Healing Spring Monastery
3 Months Rains Retreat
Plum Village France
What’s happening
Articles, talks and news
2020 Lunar New Year “Parallel Verses”
We are very happy to announce the new Plum Village practice phrases to celebrate the upcoming Lunar New Year of the Rat. The phrase is a poetic gift that we can print out and post on the walls as a reminder to practice mindfulness.
Thay returns to Vietnam after health check-ups in Thailand
Today, January 4th, Thay will fly back to Vietnam, and return to Từ Hiếu Root Temple in Huế, after spending a month in Thailand for a medical check-ups. Thay is doing well, has recovered his appetite, and remains strong in spirit.
On Stillness and Mindful Activism
Plum Village wishes everyone a happy 2020! To start the year off on a mindful and active note, we invite you to watch this interview of Sr Chan Duc speaking on mindful activism and the importance of cultivating stillness in the face of climate change.
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