I think it is the good teachers who will be able to change the world. That’s my belief, because a teacher can nourish, can heal, can build healthy, happy human beings.
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh
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Important information :
- Arrival Day : Friday, August 1, 2025 (check in starts at 15h00)
- Departure Day: Wednesday, August 6, 2025 (after breakfast)
- You must participate the whole retreat according to the dates above in order to have a full experience of the retreat.
- Venue : Healing Spring Monastery (map)
- Language: English only
- Dharma Teacher : Healing Spring Monastic Dharma Teacher
- Meal : 3 meals a day (vegan)
- For All Genders 18 and above
- Educators here are people whose profession is formal academic education or informal education (Teachers, education management, education policy maker, trainer, coach, faculty of education student, etc) in French, the term might be “les professionnels de l’éducation” or “les acteurs de l’éducation”
- This Retreat is equivalent with the level 1 Wake Up School Program (WUS), Taking Care of the Teacher, focuses on learning the fundamental mindfulness practices of Plum Village Tradition and incorporating them into daily lives as Education professionals. E-Certificates of attendance can be issued on request only after the retreat from Healing Spring Monastery
- Official invitation letter for your institution if needed, so that you can be supported by the institution/organisation that you work for.
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What is this retreat about?
You are invited to this 6-day Educator retreat to take the time to rest, renew, and connect deeply with the source of this sacred love that you are cultivating and offering through your life. This program is specifically offered for professionals who work in Formal or informal Education, especially teachers, whether you have been practicing Mindfulness or are a beginner to it.
The activities are designed to help participants to practice and generate the energy mindfulness together with monks of Healing Spring Monastery, a Plum Village practice center near Paris, to have a chance to come back to oneself. The activities include walking meditation, deep relaxation, sitting meditation, eating meditation, workshops, exploring ethics, sharing from the heart to heart.
Since 2008, our beloved teacher, Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, has been emphasizing the need to support educators by sharing mindfulness practice. The sangha has held retreats for educators around the world and called for a secular movement known as ‘Applied Ethics’ which later became Wake Up Schools.
Our mornings usually begin around 6:30 AM, and noble silence begins at 9:30 PM until the next morning, after the breakfast dishes have been washed. (Example of the schedule).
Please note that this is not a silent retreat for the entire day.
(Note: All of our programs embrace the nature of impermanence, if the condition is not sufficient the elements of the retreat may be adjusted, be rescheduled or be canceled)
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Contribution
The contribution for the retreat depends on your financial situation, with your reservation confirmed after payment. If you can, We encourage choosing a higher contribution rate, as it supports our mission of peace, monastery upkeep, and the monastic communities. It also helps participants facing financial difficulties. Although we don’t offer 100% reduction, we provide reductions based on individual needs. If you really need assistance, after booking, even if the scholarship rate is no longer available, please feel free to contact us for support.
We don’t want financial difficulties to be a barrier to practice.
Thank you very much for your generosity & support.
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Being Participants :
The registration will be available on March 15th
Contribution Rate: After answering the questions using the yellow buttons, select your preferred rate type. Then, go to the bottom of the page and click "See Availability". Read the rate details.Registration is not yet available, please return to this page.
Once you register you will be guided through the whole process step by step.
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Key resources
Our guidebook Happy Teachers Change the World: A Guide to Cultivating Mindfulness in Education by Thich Nhat Hanh and Katherine Weare Foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn, please click the language to purchase – [English], [French], [Spanish], [Italiano].
