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Spring 2025 – General Practice Weeks
We welcome you to be part of the life of our community during this season of transformation and renewal. Join us for a one-week or two-week retreat during various dates between Feb 7 to June 13…
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
A sacred pilgrimage in India to feel what the Buddha felt, see what he saw, and experience what he experienced as a living human being.
Deepening Our Spiritual Roots
In honoring our beloved teacher, Thầy, we organize a trip to Vietnam to come in touch with Thầy’s roots to learn and understand the elements and conditions that contributed to Thầy’s growth in his…
Silence Theme Week – The Way Out is In
You are invited to join the Lower Hamlet monastic sisters for one week of practice in silence, coming back to the island within.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – March
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.
Grief and Loss Theme Week
You are invited into a safe space for you to rest, breathe, and reconnect with life’s beauty amidst the storms of grief.
Community Work
Join us for a joyful and hands-on week of mindful living as we come together to care for the hamlet and nurture Plum Village as a spiritual refuge.
Great Ordination Ceremony
We warmly welcome you to be present to support and serve the sangha during this very special week of ceremonies and ordinations.
Living with Understanding & Peace Retreat
Join us in this 4-day retreat in Greece for an opportunity to slow down and practice the art of living mindfully with the wonderful monastics from Plum Village, France.
Weekend Retreat for Wake Up (18-35 yo) – Spring
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s a retreat for young people (18-35 years old) and also an opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest,…
Happy Teachers Change the World – Theme week
You are warmly invited to join us for a theme week of practice (April 4 – 11) to rest, renew and connect with the deep source of love and presence within you.
Calligraphy Theme Week
This week, we invite you to reconnect your mind with your body through the art of calligraphy.
Thuis in Plum Village
Een unieke Nederlandse week Voor het eerst nodigt Plum Village de Nederlandssprekende gemeenschap uit om samen met de Nederlandstalige monniken, nonnen en internationale kloosterlingen een bijzondere week te beleven in Plum Village, Upper Hamlet,…
Retiro en Español
*Quedan pocas plazas disponibles* Este retiro esta dirigido para hispanoparlantes de todo el mundo
Sign up as a volunteer to support the French-speaking retreat
Taking care of the living within and around you! Am I truly present and available to life and all its wonders, or am I absorbed by my worries and desires? Do I often feel swept…
Weekend Retreat for Educators – April
We invite educators or those who work in education field whether academic or non-academic. We welcome all gender identities…
Francophone Retreat 2025
This one-week retreat (April 19 – April 26) is a precious opportunity to connect with spiritual friends old and new, and cultivate the collective energy of mindfulness so all can bloom.
Mindful Living Retreat
Recharge this ANZAC Day weekend by joining us for a mindful living retreat led by Plum Village Monastics. Taking place at Ern Halliday Recreation Camp in Hillarys, WA, from 24th to 27th April 2025….
Peace is the Way Retreat
In the spring, seven nuns and monks from Plum Village will accompany us on a retreat in Italy designed for young people, open to participants of all ages, focusing on the theme of peace.
Viet Wake Up US Tour 2025
Join the Viet Wake Up Tour, designed specifically for young adults of Vietnamese and other Asian descent based on the theme, “Mindfulness as Source of Healing”.
Feel To Heal Retreat
Join us for the 4-day residential retreat «Feel to Heal» in Canada with the monastics from Plum Village, France.
Deepening Our Meditation (Men only)
During this retreat we will have longer periods of sitting meditation and silence than in our standard schedule in Plum Village. We will listen to teachings and have group sharings on the topic of…
Coming Home to Mother Earth
A 2-week immersive retreat on the Upper Hamlet happy farm.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – May
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.
Mindful Recovery: Every Step is Healing
There is no way to healing, healing is the way. With each mindful breath and each mindful step, we can heal ourselves and cultivate peace, joy and happiness. We welcome anyone on the journey of…
Vietnamese OI Retreat
We would like to invite the Vietnamese OI members around the world to join this special theme week (May 9 – May 16) in New Hamlet. *The retreat will be led only in Vietnamese.
Volunteering – Happy Farm Retreat (Lower Hamlet)
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us from May 13 – 26 May 2025 as volunteers for the Happy Farm Retreat in Lower Hamlet.
Happy Farm Retreat (Lower Hamlet)
The Lower Hamlet Happy Farm family are delighted announce our next one-week retreat combined with hands-on experience on our organic, agroecology farm.
Together We Build: A time of siblinghood and service (Upper Hamlet)
Two weeks of siblinghood and service, coming together joyfully to care for Upper Hamlet
The Buddha The Scientist: Mindfulness As A Foundation For Health Retreat
The Mindfulness As A Foundation For Health (non residential) Retreat offers a transformative opportunity to immerse yourself in the practice of mindfulness in the serene setting of UBC’s Point Grey campus in Vancouver.
Hiking Theme Week
We invite you to this one-week retreat with the sisters of Lower Hamlet, specially dedicated to hike together combined with the daily practice of the monastery.
Exploring Monastic Life: A 7-Day Retreat for Temporary Ordination
The European Institute for Applied Buddhism in Waldbröl is organizing a Course on Happy Monasticism from June 3rd to 10th, 2025. During this 7-day retreat, participants will wear the same robes, follow the same…
The Island Within
Where can we go to be truly safe in the most difficult moments? During this retreat in Sweden you are invited to explore your relationship with »the island within”.
Nourishing our Roots – Theme Week for young Asians in the West
Who am I? Where do I belong? A retreat for young Asians in the west to learn ways to discover and nourish our vast roots.
Volunteering – Wellbeing in the Body & Mind (New Hamlet)
We welcome you to volunteer to support the sisters of New Hamlet (June 10 – June 22) for a one-week retreat: Well-being in the body and mind.
Happy Farm Retreat (Upper Hamlet)
The Upper Hamlet Happy Farm family are delighted to announce our next Happy Farm Experience Week combining a week’s retreat in Upper Hamlet with a special hands-on experience in helping us on our organic, agroecology farm.
Wellbeing in the Body & Mind Retreat (New Hamlet)
We welcome you to join the sisters of New Hamlet (June 13 – June 20) for a one-week retreat: Well-being in the body and mind.
Volunteering – The Wonder of It All
We would like to invite practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us from June 18 – June 28 as volunteers in our Science Retreat: The Wonder of It All.
Paths of Happiness: Mindful hiking on Tour du Mont Blanc
We have to walk in a way that we only print peace and serenity on the Earth. The Tour du Mont Blanc, one of Europe’s most beautiful hiking circuits, winds through the French, Italian,…
Wake Up retreat (18-35 years old) – 5 days
Experience the transformative power of mindfulness and compassion during this retreat for young adults aged 18-35, all genders….
Volunteering – German Children Programme 2025
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – Summer Opening 2025
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us from July 4 – Aug 5 as volunteers in the 2025 Summer Opening Retreat (July 10 – Aug 2).
Volunteering – Italian Children Programme 2025
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – Teen Programme 2025
We are looking for teens’ program volunteers who are well grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to take care of your “inner teen”, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care…
Volunteering – Spanish Children Programme 2025
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – French Children Programme 2025
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Volunteering – English Children Programme 2025
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
Meditation & Hiking Retreat – Enjoying the Countryside
It’s summer…. It’s time to go outside !, let’s join us in 6-day Hiking Retreat. It’s the time to rest, renew, and connect deeply with Nature, Mother Earth This program is specifically offered by…
Volunteering – Dutch Children Programme 2025
We are looking for children program volunteers who are well-grounded in the Plum Village practice, know how to flow harmoniously as a team, and aspire to offer your presence, creativity, and care to the…
6-day Retreat for Educators
We invite educators or those who work in education field whether academic or non-academic. We welcome all gender identities…