Below you can find our upcoming in-person and online retreats hosted by Plum Village monasteries around the world.
We are currently preparing our 2026 calendar and will add new retreats here as they become available.
Please note we do not offer stays outside of the dates on the website.
You can find all the opportunities to volunteer on this page.
December 2025
New Years Retreat
This New Years Retreat (December 27 – January 3) is a precious time to come home to ourselves, and to touch the peace and clarity within us.
New Year Holiday Retreat – 5 days
The 5-Day New Years Holiday Retreat (December 30 – January 3) is a precious time to come home to ourselves, and to touch the peace and clarity within us. Breathing together in mindfulness, we…
January 2026
New Years Retreat
This New Years Retreat (December 27 – January 3) is a precious time to come home to ourselves, and to touch the peace and clarity within us.
New Year Holiday Retreat – 5 days
The 5-Day New Years Holiday Retreat (December 30 – January 3) is a precious time to come home to ourselves, and to touch the peace and clarity within us. Breathing together in mindfulness, we…
Rains Retreat Practice Week (Lower Hamlet)
Join the sisters and lay community of Lower Hamlet from Friday 9th Jan to Friday 16th Jan for one week of practice during our 90-day Rains Retreat.
Week-end for Wake Up (18-35 ans) in French
⚠️This retreat is in FRENCH without translation
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Calming the Fearful Mind
Join the Lower Hamlet Sisters of Plum Village for an inspiring extended 5-day retreat experience online. Suitable for those with study or work commitments.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Jan
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
7-day Retreat at Healing Spring – Jan
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
Lyrical Meditation: Celebrating Togetherness & Building The Future
Join the Lower Hamlet Sisters for stories, music, and prose that express their lived experiences and deep love for the Plum Village community.
A Desert Hiking Retreat in Morocco: Silence & Connection
Join us on a 9-day journey of silence and discovery with Plum Village monastics in the Moroccan Desert. The desert is a place where silence becomes a timeless teacher, and peace reveals itself as…
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
Join a special 14- day pilgrimage in India, In the Footsteps of the Buddha, with Brother Phap Huu, Plum Village monastics, Dharma teacher Shantum Seth, and The Way Out Is In podcast.
February 2026
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A Desert Hiking Retreat in Morocco: Silence & Connection
Join us on a 9-day journey of silence and discovery with Plum Village monastics in the Moroccan Desert. The desert is a place where silence becomes a timeless teacher, and peace reveals itself as…
In the Footsteps of the Buddha
Join a special 14- day pilgrimage in India, In the Footsteps of the Buddha, with Brother Phap Huu, Plum Village monastics, Dharma teacher Shantum Seth, and The Way Out Is In podcast.
In the Footsteps of Thầy: Vietnam Pilgrimage
In February 2026, we warmly invite you to join a special journey to Vietnam to honor and connect with our beloved teacher, Thầy. Together, we will explore the spiritual traditions, history, and culture that…
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.
Themed Week: Fresh Body, Clear Mind (Lower Hamlet)
We welcome you, dear friends, to this week of rejuvenating the body and refreshing the mind as we prepare to greet the Year of the Horse.
Winter Mindful Living Week (Upper Hamlet)
Join us in Upper Hamlet, home of the brothers, for a week of mindfulness practice with the Plum Village community.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Feb
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
2026 Yên Tử Mountain Retreat and Pilgrimage
In February 2026, we warmly invite you to join a special journey to Vietnam to honor and connect with our beloved teacher, Thầy. Together, we will explore the spiritual traditions, history, and culture that…
Themed Week: Silence – The Island Within (Upper Hamlet)
Join us in Upper Hamlet for one week of practice in silence, coming back to the island within.
Themed Week: Calligraphy (Lower Hamlet)
This week, we invite you to reconnect your mind with your body through the art of calligraphy.
March 2026
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.
2026 Yên Tử Mountain Retreat and Pilgrimage
In February 2026, we warmly invite you to join a special journey to Vietnam to honor and connect with our beloved teacher, Thầy. Together, we will explore the spiritual traditions, history, and culture that…
Themed Week: Silence – The Island Within (Upper Hamlet)
Join us in Upper Hamlet for one week of practice in silence, coming back to the island within.
Themed Week: Calligraphy (Lower Hamlet)
This week, we invite you to reconnect your mind with your body through the art of calligraphy.
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…
Themed Week: Hiking Zen (Upper Hamlet)
Join us for a week of monastery life and mindful hikes in the beautiful countryside around Plum Village.
Themed Week: Nourishing our Roots
We would like to invite Asian people who were born or grew up or have taken roots in the West to explore these questions together during a week of practice (Mar 6 to 13)…
Snow Retreats 2026
Join the Plum Village monastics in cultivating awareness of body and mind on the snowy mountains of Andorra.
Themed Week: The Sound of a Pure Heart (Lower Hamlet)
Join the Lower Hamlet sisters for a musical journey into the history and intention behind Dharma instruments and chants in the Plum Village tradition, with “hands-on” sessions.
Spring Mindful Living Week (Upper Hamlet)
Join us in Upper Hamlet, home of the brothers, for a week of mindfulness practice with the Plum Village community.
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.
April 2026
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…
Mini Wake Up Retreat (18-35 yrs)
Dear Young friends (18-35) you are invited to participate in a mini Wake Up Retreat from 3-9 April 2026 in Upper Hamlet.
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.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Apr.1
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
Plum Village Pilgrimage Retreat : Walking Home – A Journey of True Presence
Japan Pilgrimage Retreat 2026: Walking Home – A Journey of True Presence
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.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – Apr.2
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
Themed Weeks: Happy Farm (New Hamlet)
Join us for nourishing time of sisterhood and inner exploration on the New Hamlet Happy Farm between 17 April-1 May 2026.
May 2026
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.
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.
Themed Weeks: Happy Farm (New Hamlet)
Join us for nourishing time of sisterhood and inner exploration on the New Hamlet Happy Farm between 17 April-1 May 2026.
Weekend Retreat at Healing Spring – May
We welcome ALL genders for this retreat. It’s An opportunity to practice with the monastic brothers. Simple program allows you to slow down, rest, and be nourished by peace and togetherness.
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.
June 2026
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…
July 2026
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.
August 2026
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.
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.