Autumn Retreat with New Hamlet community

Time for collective healing and transformation

During autumn, Plum Village observes the 90 day Rains Retreat. In order to create a strong collective energy of practice, we would like to encourage short term guests to stay for at least two weeks, with an initial 1-week quarantine to enter the “Plum Village bubble”.

I have arrived, I am home – Quarantine week

The initial one week quarantine, you will be in a room in the Hillside House (a short 10-minute walk from the main New Hamlet campus). The community will provide you with veggies, grains… etc for you to cook. There will be other practitioners also doing the quarantine, and you will take turns to cook for each other. We will do our best to create a mindful atmosphere for each quarantine group with support from monastics.

Click here to view the schedule during quarantine

Joining a full schedule with the fourfold Sangha

After the quarantine week you will join the schedule of the sisters and residents of New Hamlet, and with the other hamlets during two Days of Mindfulness a week. This is an opportunity of returning home to oneself, to take refuge in our spiritual family, to enrich and deepen our dharma body with our mindfulness practice, and to continue our teacher’s legacy in our sangha body. The pandemic continues to be a challenge for many globally. It asks us to continue to practice with impermanence, learning to adapt, to let go, and to accept reality. 

Click here to view the schedule with the community

Extended Stay

If you would like to stay for more than three weeks please read about Extended Stay on our website first.

Mindfulness day with neighbours

We’re delighted to say that we warmly welcome our neighbours to join us for full days of mindfulness on 28th November.

We are obliged to follow these requirements stipulated by French law. The health pass is required for participation in the Day of Mindfulness, as this is a public event for over 50 people. If you haven’t received the vaccine and would like to come on a Day of Mindfulness, we’d like to ask for your support by please arranging a test (maximum of 48 hours before, according to the law at the moment) so you can get the health pass. For more information, please click here.

If you have any questions, please contact us: nh-office@plumvillage.org

Registration

To continue registering, please select your arrival date, departure date and wheter you come alone or as a couple. Then click “Search for availability”

We do not want the financial aspect to keep you from participating. If you want to attend a retreat and your budget does not allow for it at this moment, please email us at nh-office@plumvillage.org to apply for a further reduction.

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What is Mindfulness

Thich Nhat Hanh January 15, 2020

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