Join us in this 4-day retreat for an opportunity to slow down and practice the art of living mindfully with the wonderful monastics from Plum Village, France.
Thich Nhat Hanh, wise and compassionate Zen master, urged us to live every moment of our life in a conscious way, in direct experience to all events of our life. To be fully alive, in a direct intimate relationship with all that shows up.
Sister Eleni (Sr Tu Nghiem) from New Hamlet, Plum Village and Sr Hac Nghiem from the Lower Hamlet of Plum Village will come to offer us a Mindfulness Retreat in the Plum Village Tradition established by their Master, the Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh more than 40 years ago.
The retreat will offer mindfulness practices such as Sitting meditation Walking meditation, eating meals together in Mindfulness, sharing circles, Deep Relaxation, the Ten Mindfulness Movements and the beautiful Tea Meditation created by Thay to reflect the graceful Vietnamese culture and the practices of sharing insights, appreciations, and music, dance and song as the retreatants wish.
The corporal exercises of the 10 Mindfulness Movements that Thay created and did himself and led the community in doing them will be led by the Sisters every day. The Theme of the retreat is “Living with Understanding and Peace” and teachings of the Five Mindfulness Guidelines for daily living in peace (The Five Mindfulness Trainings) will be presented as well as other teachings. If there is a request for the Transmission of the Five Mindfulness Trainings this can be arranged at the end of the Retreat. It will be an optional activity for the retreatants but an opportunity for those who wish to receive them.
Registration
You can learn more about the retreat and register here.