Join us for our 90-day Rains Retreat (2024-25) where we simplify our lives and deepen our mindfulness practice.
The 90-day Rains Retreat is an annual retreat whose origins date back to the time of the Buddha. It is a time for monks and nuns to deepen their studies, practice, and focus on building the monastic sangha.
In Plum Village, we also welcome lay friends to join us and participate in the 90-days of practice alongside the monastics, either for the entire 90 days, or for one or two weeks. This creates a joyful, community experience, and a time for collective healing and transformation.
Please note that unlike the themed retreats, retreatants coming for the Rains Retreat will mostly follow the activities of the residential community. There will be some sessions designed to suit retreatants who are new to the practice.
Important information about joining us for a retreat
- Sample schedule
- Accommodation and pricing
- Other practicalities such as transportation, what to wear, what to bring, and meals
Joining the full 90 Days Rains Retreat
For friends interested in joining the full 90 days, please note that the teachings, mentoring groups, and daily communications are predominantly in English. We do our best with French and Vietnamese translation, but this may not always be possible. Upper Hamlet also offers a 10-week option (for mainly men).
- Arrival day: 07 October 2024
- Opening Ceremony: 10 October 2024
- Closing Ceremony: 07 January 2025
- Departure Day: 09 January 2025
Registration
Please note that registration is now full in Lower Hamlet (with the sisters) and in Upper Hamlet (with the brothers).
Practicing for 1 or 2 weeks
This option will be available in New Hamlet & Lower Hamlet.
Click Here to register.
Upper Hamlet will not host 1-2 weeks during the Rains Retreat but will host short term guests during Christmas & New Year 2024/2025. This means that single men will only be able to register for the Christmas and New Year retreats during the Rains Retreat period.
Please note: Christmas & New Year 2024/2025 will open for registration later on October 1st on a separate page.
More about the Rains Retreat at Plum Village
- Read about the “fruits” of the a previous Rains Retreat from monastic and lay participants
- Watch a video made at Upper Hamlet documenting a Rains Retreat
- Listen to an episode of The Way Out is In about Rains Retreats at Plum Village
- Read guidance from Thich Nhat Hanh about practicing during a Rains Retreat