Wake Up international newsletter
Dear friend,

This month's newsletter features personal reflections of young lay friends and monastics from around the world about their practice, life in Plum Village, mindfulness pop up urban center, and the Order of Interbeing.

New Wake Up groups in  Prague (Czech Republic), Auroville (India), San Luis Potosí (Mexico), Düsseldorf (Germany), and Buffalo (USA) have been added to the  Sangha directory. 

Wishing you a happy April,
Wake Up International
Brother Dao Bi reflects on the healing experience of nature around Son Ha, Plum Village and the insights he learned from Thay about healing wounds.
Plum Village monastics from Bulgaria and Korea share about their experience as aspirants before their monastic ordination ceremony last autumn.
Josie who practiced with London Sanghas reveals to us about her joys and challenges of organizing the London Mindfulness Hub with monastics and friends last year.
Friends from Wake Up London & Wake Up Germany share about their journey with practicing the 14 Mindfulness Trainings and their Order of Interbeing ceremony during the 21-Day Retreat in Plum Village.
The Mindfulness Bell
Deep Listening and Healing Ancestral Roots
Some topics in the current issue include:


Upcoming Events
25 - 28 April 2019 @ Australia:

16 - 20 May 2019 @ Plum Village, Thailand:

16 - 19 May 2019 @ Suffolk, England:

30 May - 2 June 2019 @ Florida, USA:

6 - 9 June 2019 @ Texas, USA:

6 - 10 June 2019 @ Healing Spring Monastery, France:

13 - 16 June 2019 @ Illinois, USA:

19 - 23 June 2019 @ Blue Cliff Monastery, New York:

23 - 26 June 2019 @ Washington, USA:

9 - 16 August 2019 @ Plum Village, France:

20 - 27 September 2019 @ EIAB, Germany:
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Wake Up is an active global community of young adults (ages 18-35) established by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh in 2008. We come together to practice mindfulness and help transform society. 

We follow the Five Mindfulness Trainings, which are ethical guidelines that offer concrete practices of true love and understanding, and a path towards a life in harmony with each other and the Earth. 

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