Glimpses into the Practice
A glimpse at the practice — these are short testimonials from educators who have taken core mindfulness practices and adapted the to their educational settings. Enjoy and feel free to share your experience!
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Scholarships Available for Upcoming Educators Retreat in US
There are a limited number of scholarships available for our upcoming educators retreat at Blue Cliff Monastery in New York state. Those who identify as persons of color, and those of other diverse and underserved communities, are warmly invited to this retreat. The scholarships available are based on need. To apply, please contact bluecliffeducators@gmail.com Educators Retreat – Blue Cliff, […]
Read MoreWake Up Schools Retreat: another “happy teacher”
My first week as ” a happy teacher ” is done.
I feel so much stronger and more relaxed than before!
Training “Happy Teachers” in Uganda
During a three-week retreat in Plum Village in France, I was fully immersed for the first time in my life in an intensive training in mindful living. I have been meditating for many years but being invited to walk mindfully, to eat mindfully, to sit, stand, greet friends, climb hills, wash pots, pans and dishes mindfully […]
Read MoreEducators Mindfulness Retreats in Germany, Italy and the US
Educators mindfulness retreats offer people working in education a chance to come together to learn or develop the basic Plum Village mindfulness practices, share their experience and inspire each other to bring a greater sense of peace, calm and happiness into their classrooms. After a number of successful retreats for educators in 2016, Wake Up […]
Read MoreHappy and joyful workshops for educators
Many people visit Plum Village in France to end the year and start the new one in an atmosphere of mindfulness and also celebration. It is a time when teachers are often able to visit, and this time a group of educators came together to take part in a series of workshops. The group consisted […]
Read MorePlum Village practitioner helps British students put mindfulness to the test
Julie Berentsen who has taken part in Educators retreats in London, France and Thailand features in this BBC News Schools Report. Julie, who’s MA focused on teaching mindfulness to students based Thich Nhat Hanh’s approach shared mindfulness with a group of girls from Connaught School for Girls in Leytonstone, east London. It was part of […]
Read MoreRegistration open for Blue Cliff Educators’ Retreat in the U.S.A.
We are please to be able to inform you that it is now possible to register for the Educators’ Retreat in Blue Cliff Monastery,
Read MoreWake Up Schools Level II Training
In the Wake Up Schools office, we receive many inquiries about training, and so it is with great pleasure we announce that applications are now open for: A One-Year Wake Up Schools Level II Training Program (Sponsored by Wake Up Schools and the North American Dharma Teacher Sangha) This training will pair educators with a […]
Read MoreKids and teens, share your stories
The Mindfulness Bell magazine and Wake Up Schools are looking for children and teens submit writing, poems, artwork or photos inspired by the practice and the Plum Village teachings. Click here for more details on how to share your imagination!
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