14-16 May, 2021
Connecting Live with Plum Village Monastery, France
A Journey of Healing and Transformation
Join us live from Plum Village for a powerful and transformative three-day weekend retreat online. Allow the monastic teachers to guide you through essential practices developed by Thich Nhat Hanh to restore peace, wellbeing and healing in your body and mind.
Please familiarise yourself with the retreat schedule below so you can organise your time to join the full program.
We look forward to welcoming you in our online monastery and practicing together!
Retreat Program
Before the Retreat Starts...
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The Secret to Enjoying Your Retreat
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- The Art of Sitting Meditation (13:23)
- The Art of Mindful Breathing (8:36)
- Outdoor Walking Meditation
- The Art of Slow Walking Meditation Indoors (4:13)
- How to Enjoy Dharma Sharing Circles Online (11:07)
- Dharma Rain: How to listen to Dharma Talks (1:42)
- The Art of Mindful Eating and Consuming (9:32)
- Practicing Noble Silence at Home (3:39)
Thursday 13 May - Test Your Connection
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DAY 1 ❧ Friday 14 May - Befriending our Inner Child
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- Welcome to New Hamlet (6:21)
- 6:15-6:45 Integral Tai Chi (33:19)
- ⫸ LIVE 7:00-7:45 Guided Sitting Meditation: "Joy of Meditation as Nourishment " & Sutra Reading: "Discourse on the Better Way to Live Alone" (48:01)
- ☕️ OFFLINE Breakfast (optional)
- ⫸ LIVE 9:15 Singing Meditation & 9:30-11:00 Dharma Talk: “Befriending our Inner Child" by Sr. Dinh Nghiem
- OFFLINE Outdoor Walking Meditation (optional)
- ☕️ OFFLINE Lunch (optional)
- 14:00-15:00 Total Body Relaxation (44:25)
- ⫸ LIVE 15:30-17:00 Small Group Sharing Facilitated by Monastics
- ☕️ 18:00-19:00 Dinner Hang Out with Five Contemplations (optional)
- Streching your body for Sitting Meditation (optional) (10:04)
- ⫸ LIVE 20:00-20:30 Guided Sitting Meditation: “Cultivating the Quality of Presence" (36:24)
- The Great Bell Chant (11:23)
DAY 2 ❧ Saturday, 15 May - Rediscovering Our True Nature
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- ♫ Listening to the Bell
- 6:15 - 6:45 Stretching Exercise (33:10)
- ⫸ LIVE 7:00-7:45 Guided Sitting Meditation:”Recognizing and Calming Painful Feelings" & Sutra Reading: "Discourse on the Five Ways of Putting an End to Anger" (54:52)
- ☕️ OFFLINE Breakfast (optional)
- ⫸ LIVE 9:15 Singing Meditation & 9:30-11:00 Dharma Talk: “Rediscovering Our True Nature" by Sr. Lang Nghiem
- Outdoor Walking Meditation (Optional)
- ☕️ OFFLINE Lunch (optional)
- 14:00-15:00 Total Body Relaxation
- ⫸ LIVE 15:30-17:00 Small Group Sharing Facilitated by Monastics
- ☕️ 18:00-19:00 Dinner Hang Out with Five Contemplations (optional)
- ⫸ LIVE 20:00-21:30 “Restoring Communication with ourselves and our Loved Ones" by Sr. Hoi Nghiem (89:31)
- The Great Bell Chant (12:41)
DAY 3 ❧ Sunday, 16 May - Reconciliation and Healing
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- ♫ Watering Seeds of Joy (4:20)
- 6:15-6:45 Bamboo Stick Exercise (26:13)
- ⫸ LIVE 7:00-7:45 Guided Sitting Meditation: “Five Year Old Child" & Reading: "Reestablishing Communication" (41:36)
- ☕️ OFFLINE Breakfast (optional)
- ⫸ LIVE 9:15 Chanting & 9:30-11:00 Q&A Dharma Talk by Sr. Chan Duc
- Outdoor Walking Meditation (Optional)
- ☕️ OFFLINE Lunch (optional)
- ⫸ LIVE 15:30-17:00 Small Group Sharing Facilitated by Monastics
- ☕️ 18:00-19:00 Dinner Hang Out with Five Contemplations (optional)
- ⫸ LIVE 20:00-21:00 Healing Circle
- ♫ Island Within
Continuing the Journey
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Workbook 17 - 23 May
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Workbook for 24 - 30 May
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Workbook 31 May - 6 June
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Workbook 7 - 13 June
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