We are happy to announce that, on the Plum Village App, you can now listen to the entire series of six episodes recorded in India during February 2026’s In the Footsteps of the Buddha pilgrimage. Part of podcast series The Way Out Is In, these episodes follow the hosts, Brother Phap Huu and Jo Confino […]
With the modern world experiencing unprecedented levels of stress, how can a trauma-informed approach to spiritual practice support us? We recently met with Jo-ann Rosen founding member of EMBRACE (a trauma-informed sangha in the Plum Village tradition), guest on episode 92 of Plum Village podcast The Way Out Is In: ‘Trauma and Collective Healing’ and […]
Dear friends, we’re happy to share that new material is available in our Resources category, where you can now find ‘Peace and Protest Poems by Thich Nhat Hanh‘. During the summer of 2025, senior monastic Sister Dieu Nghiem (Jina) read and recorded 22 of the poems from Thich Nhat Hanh’s collection Call Me By My […]
Mindfulness is not something we need to acquire or strive for; it already lives within us. And yet, while this seed is shared by all, each of us meets the practice in our own way shaped by our bodies, minds, and lived experiences. For some, particularly those with physical or neurodivergent differences, the way mindfulness […]
A senior Dharma teacher ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, Dr. Larry Ward was one of the leading proponents of Engaged Buddhism in the United States. He was deeply inspired by both Thay and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., devoting his life to non-violent social change, healing, and transformation at individual, communal, and global […]
Dear friends, In August last year, the Plum Village App reached an important milestone: one million downloads since its launch in 2018. As exciting as this is, there is so much more to our amazing journey. To give a sense of the app’s impact so far, we have put together a thorough but easily browsable […]
