“Just breathing and smiling can make us very happy, because when we breathe consciously we recover ourselves completely and encounter life in the present moment.”
― Thich Nhat Hanh —
Once again, you are invited to join us and other young adults (ages 18-35 or so) for this year Wake Up retreat at Blue Cliff Monastery. It is an opportunity to bring our lay and monastic communities of young practitioners together to practice, learn, and grow together. The annual Wake Up retreat is a wonderful balance of formal mindfulness practice, exploration of the outdoors, wholesome play, artistic co-expression and community building activities inclusive to mindfulness practitioners of all colors, shapes, sizes and identities.
The Wake Up movement was founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh as a way for young adults around the world to come together and practice mindfulness in order to take care of themselves, nourish happiness, and contribute to building a healthier and more compassionate society.
During this time together we will explore the practices of sitting, walking and eating meditation, while building community through Dharma sharing and simply being together.
The cost for the retreat is a sliding scale. You choose what you can afford and the value for you.
We also have scholarships available for this retreat. Please check the scholarship box in the registration if you wish to apply for financial help.
In this retreat:
•Learn the practices of sitting, walking and eating meditation with live input from Plum Village monastics.
•Live talks offered by monastic disciples of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh.
•Spaces to connect with people our age as we look deeply into the challenges and joys that we experience in our daily lives.
•A transmission of the Five Mindfulness Trainings offered by the monastics of the Plum Village Tradition.
