Below you can find our upcoming in-person and online retreats hosted by Plum Village monasteries around the world.
Please note we do not offer stays outside of the dates on the website.
You can find all the opportunities to volunteer on this page.
септември 2025

General Practice Week in Lower Hamlet – Autumn 2025
We warmly invite English and French-speaking women and couples to join us for a week of mindfulness practice with the sisters of Lower Hamlet. Two weeks are available this autumn: 5–12 September and 26…

Zen and the Art of Mindful Calligraphy
Join Sister Hoi Nghiem and Sister Sung Nghiem for a course on the Art of Mindful Calligraphy in EIAB, Germany.

„Savor Life“ – Mindful Cooking Retreat
For this one-week retreat, the New Hamlet meditation hall will become a food haven and the sisters will reveal their secrets of cooking vegan food with joy, ease, and love.

General Practice Week in Upper Hamlet – Autumn 2025
We warmly invite English-speaking friends to join us in Upper Hamlet for a week of mindfulness practice with the Plum Village community (26th September – 3rd October).

Walking the Path of Saint Francis with the Monks of Plum Village
Join us in Umbria, Italy from Sept 28th to Oct 11th 2025 for a meditation & hiking retreat walking the path of Saint Francis with the Monks of Plum Village.
октомври 2025

General Practice Week in Lower Hamlet – Autumn 2025
We warmly invite English and French-speaking women and couples to join us for a week of mindfulness practice with the sisters of Lower Hamlet. Two weeks are available this autumn: 5–12 September and 26…

„Savor Life“ – Mindful Cooking Retreat
For this one-week retreat, the New Hamlet meditation hall will become a food haven and the sisters will reveal their secrets of cooking vegan food with joy, ease, and love.

General Practice Week in Upper Hamlet – Autumn 2025
We warmly invite English-speaking friends to join us in Upper Hamlet for a week of mindfulness practice with the Plum Village community (26th September – 3rd October).

Walking the Path of Saint Francis with the Monks of Plum Village
Join us in Umbria, Italy from Sept 28th to Oct 11th 2025 for a meditation & hiking retreat walking the path of Saint Francis with the Monks of Plum Village.

Young Vietnamese Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring Monastery (18-40 yo)
This weekend is a space for our YOUNG VIETNAMESE friends to practice together, recognizing the good seeds of our ancestors and the seeds that need to heal. We welcome ALL genders for this retreat….

Rooted in Healing: A Journey with Mother Earth (New Hamlet)
With great joy, we invite you to a week of practice on the New Hamlet Happy Farm, dedicated to healing and exploring our True Nature through touching the soil.

Tree Planting and Happy Farming Week (Lower Hamlet)
Lower Hamlet and the Happy Farm team are delighted to announce our next ‘Tree Planting and Happy Farming Week’ in Lower Hamlet from October 10 – October 17 2025.

Happy Farm Harvest Retreat (Upper Hamlet)
The Upper Hamlet Happy Farm family are delighted to announce our Happy Farm Harvest Retreat combining a week’s retreat in Upper Hamlet with a special hands-on experience in helping us on our organic, agroecology farm.

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.
ноември 2025

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.

3-Month Rain Retreat at Healing Spring Monastery
Many of us have the need to slow down, recover, and look deeply into ourselves, our families, and society. These precious three sacred months are for deepening our practice, supporting the monastic community, and…

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).
декември 2025

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.

3-Month Rain Retreat at Healing Spring Monastery
Many of us have the need to slow down, recover, and look deeply into ourselves, our families, and society. These precious three sacred months are for deepening our practice, supporting the monastic community, and…

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).

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,…

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…
януари 2026

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.

3-Month Rain Retreat at Healing Spring Monastery
Many of us have the need to slow down, recover, and look deeply into ourselves, our families, and society. These precious three sacred months are for deepening our practice, supporting the monastic community, and…

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…

In the Footsteps of the Buddha
Join us for a special 14-day pilgrimage through India, following the sacred footsteps of the Buddha. This retreat will be led by monastics from Plum Village, together with Dharma teacher Shantum Seth.
февруари 2026

3-Month Rain Retreat at Healing Spring Monastery
Many of us have the need to slow down, recover, and look deeply into ourselves, our families, and society. These precious three sacred months are for deepening our practice, supporting the monastic community, and…

In the Footsteps of the Buddha
Join us for a special 14-day pilgrimage through India, following the sacred footsteps of the Buddha. This retreat will be led by monastics from Plum Village, together with Dharma teacher Shantum Seth.

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…
март 2026

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…

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.
юни 2026

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…