(this page is just to allow me to track changes of retreats in UH, LH and NH and report changes to french website – Br Dinh Thanh from the french website team)
2026 Retreats & Events in Plum Village France
Here is the core schedule of retreats and events that will be held at Plum Village France in 2026. We will continue to share more information and registration details in the coming months. We…
Spring Mindful Living Week (New Hamlet)
We warmly invite friends to join the sisters of New Hamlet for a week of mindfulness practice with the Plum Village community.
Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet
Join this transformative online course, bringing to life the teachings in Thich Nhat Hanh’s book Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet (ZASP). This course will run from 1st March – 19th April…
Spring Mindful Living Weeks (Son Ha, Upper Hamlet)
We would like to invite you to join the brothers of Son Ha for a week of mindfulness practice with the Plum Village community during selected weeks in March & May.
14 Mindfulness Trainings Transmission and Lamp Transmissions for Lay Dharma Teachers
This retreat from 20th March to 27th March will be focused on transmission ceremonies, open to aspirant OI members, aspirant Dharma Teachers, and their families, sangha members, and anyone wishing to support.
Francophone Retreat – In French
The Sisters of the New Hamlet will have the great joy of offering a Francophone Retreat from April 3 to 10, 2026 in French.
Themed Week: Grief and Loss (Lower Hamlet)
You are invited into a safe space for you to rest, breathe, and reconnect with life’s beauty amidst the storms of grief.
Themed Week: Mini Wake Up (18-35 yrs)
Dear Young friends (18-35) you are invited to participate in a mini Wake Up from 3-9 April 2026 in Upper Hamlet.
Spring Mindful Living Week (Lower Hamlet)
We warmly invite friends to join the sisters of Lower Hamlet for a week of mindfulness practice with the Plum Village community.
Volunteering – Themed Week: Rooting in Healing (New Hamlet, Happy Farm)
We warmly invite you to return and reconnect with Mother Earth—to find healing, renewal, and joy while helping us cultivate our Happy Farm in the New Hamlet.
Themed Weeks: Rooting in healing (Happy Farm, New Hamlet)
With great joy, we invite you to our 2 weeks of practice on the New Hamlet Happy Farm. We will work with spades and forks and seeds and crops, we will watch the sun…
Day of Mindfulness
Day of Mindfulness
Day of Mindfulness
Day of Mindfulness
Australia Tour: Peace is the way
You are invited to join our journey. An international delegation of monastic brothers and sisters will guide meditation practices and lead a heart-opening talk in Melbourne, Australia
Themed Weeks: Coming Home to Mother Earth
The Upper Hamlet Community and Happy Farm are excited to offer these 2 weeks of practice: Coming Home to Mother Earth.
Day of Mindfulness
Volunteering – Wellbeing in the Body & Mind (New Hamlet)
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us from May 4th – May 18th 2026 as volunteers in the Retreat: Well-being in the body and mind with the…
Day of Mindfulness
Themed Week: Happy Farm (Lower Hamlet)
The Lower Hamlet Happy Farm family are delighted to announce a week of practice at the Happy Farm , offering a special hands-on experience in our organic agroecology farm, combined with practice in Lower…
Wellbeing in the Body & Mind Retreat (New Hamlet)
We welcome you to join the sisters of New Hamlet (May 8 – May 15) for a one-week retreat: Well-being in the body and mind.
Day of Mindfulness
Somos Tierra Viva : Abya Yala – Latinoamérica en Plum Village
This retreat is for friends with Latin American roots, and will be conducted in Spanish and Portuguese.
Themed Week: Gardening
You are invited to come and join the sisters for a week in Lower Hamlet’s garden. With our hands in the earth, breathing fresh country air, together we will wake up to the beauty of…
Volunteering – Biennial June Retreat 2026
From May 27 – June 25, 2026, we would like to invite experienced practitioners to join the volunteer sangha for the biennial June Retreat at Plum Village France.
Volunteer for a Month or More on the Upper Hamlet Happy Farm
The Upper Hamlet Happy Farm has volunteering positions available for Summer and Autumn 2026. For the duration of the volunteering you will be a Happy Farmer, working and practicing as part of the team…
Nurturing the Fire
This retreat will be a precious opportunity for our world-wide Order of Interbeing family to reunite at Plum Village, France. Week one is open to anyone who is interested in the bodhisattva path of…
Volunteering – French Children Programme 2026
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 – German Children Programme 2026
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 2026
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us from July 5 – Aug 5 as volunteers in the 2026 Summer Opening Retreat (July 11 – Aug 3 ).
Volunteering – English Children Programme 2026
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 – Italian Children Programme 2026
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 – Spanish Children Programme 2026
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…
Summer Opening 2026
From July 11th to August 3rd, 2026, Plum Village will welcome adults, families with children and teens, and practitioners of all ages to cultivate the mind of love together.
Adults Summer Opening 2026
From July 11th to August 3, 2026, Plum Village will welcome practitioners of all ages. Alongside special programs for families with children and teens, there will be a dedicated and full program for adults….
Summer Retreat for Vietnamese friends (Son Ha temple, Upper Hamlet)
We are happy to welcome our Vietnamese friends to the Summer Retreat at Plum Village, France, held at Son Ha Temple nestled at the foot of the hill beneath Upper Hamlet monastery.
Volunteering – Dutch Children Programme 2026
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 – Wake Up 2026
We would like to invite experienced practitioners in the Plum Village tradition to support us as volunteers from Aug 5 – 19 Aug during Wake Up 2026 Retreat for young people between 18 and…
Wake Up Retreat 2026
We are excited to announce our annual Wake Up retreat from 10th – 17th August open to young practitioner between the ages of 18-35 years.
Weekend Autumn Retreat (3 Hamlets)
We would like to invite you for a weekend of mindfulness practice with the Plum Village community from Friday 4th to 7th September 2026.