“Nourishing Roots, Blossoming Branches Tour”
We are very happy to welcome eight Plum Village sisters and brothers coming to the British Isles and Ireland to lead retreats, Days of Mindfulness, mindful walks and sangha building events from 8th May to 11th June 2023.
The funds raised during the Tour will support sustaining Plum Village (the ‘Roots’) and creating the UK Being Peace Practice Centre (a ‘Blossoming Branch’)
While local Sangha members are finalising arrangements for local events, we are sharing a map and overview of the tour: https://bit.ly/MonasticTourMap.
For more details about the Tour, please watch out for our newsletters (you can sign up at the bottom of our homepage) and on our website.
Monastics will spend five weeks on the road, arriving on the shores of the West country early May where they will hold the first events surrounded by the moors of Dartmoor.
Then a drive to a family camping retreat in the New Forest, followed by a stopover for an Evening of Mindfulness in Brighton, and then make for the dreaming spires of Cambridge, to share the practice with students of all ages.
Heading North: one group to York and Hebden Bridge for a mini Educators’ retreat, the other to the Lake District to offer practice surrounded by the mountains’ silence and still lakes.
Meeting up again in Durham for events with schoolchildren, the University and a mindful picnic in the cathedral cloisters, Monastics will then head for Edinburgh to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Thay’svisit.
Crossing the water to hold a 5-day retreat on Holy Isle, accompanied by the sound of the rising tide and sea otters playing in the waves.
Crossing the Irish Sea, this time for events in Northern Ireland, followed by a retreat in Donegal, sharing the practice in Cork, and a Day of Mindfulness in Dublin.
Back across the water, the Monastic Team will offer the practice on the wild Welsh coast, and will end the tour in Londonfor a weekend of events including an evening for BIPOC practitioners.
We are looking forward to practicing with many of you during these events!
For more details about the Tour, please watch out for our newsletters (you can sign up at the bottom of our homepage) and on our website.
If you’d like to get in touch with a Sangha in your area, please find our Sangha Directory here.