Updated February 5, 2026

Online---EMBRACE Study Group Beginning in mid-February 2026

A new EMBRACE Study Group series of 8 sessions (on Zoom) is starting in mid-February. The time of the sessions is suitable for the South Pacific, parts of Asia, and all time zones in North and South America.  For additional information and registration information click here. 

 What this is:

EMBRACE is an evolving initiative of the Plum Village community that includes the perspective of neuroscience and trauma-informed principles to ensure the practice is accessible and safe for a wider range of people, including those who have a history of trauma (whether or not it is in conscious awareness). You can find out more on the EMBRACE website https://www.embracesangha.org/

Online---Joyful Sutra Study Program

September 2025 through March 2026 

The online Plum Village sponsored course Joyful Sutra Study Program meets once a month. Here is a link to find more information and to sign up. Joyful Sutra Study Information Attendance at each monthly gathering is encouraged but not necessary. 

Plum Village Online Live Events

Find additional online courses, live-streamed meditations, talks, and other events happening around the world including at our Magnolia Grove Monastery and Mindfulness Practice Center. Details here 

Retreats and Online Opportunities in the Southeast US

Magnolia Grove Thursday Evening Online Sangha-

You are warmly invited to join on Zoom for an Online Mindfulness Practice Session on

Thursdays with Magnolia Grove Monastics. Different monastics will facilitate the practice session.  Information and sign-up details

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Save the date-Opportunities for Sangha in 2026

 May 21-24, 2026 Memorial Day Weekend Retreat with Magnolia Grove Monastery Monastics at St. Francis Springs Prayer Center in Stoneville, NC. Details will be shared as the time approaches. 

Thursday, October 29-Sunday, November 1, 2026
Transforming Mud into Lotus Blossoms
A (Mostly Silent) Weekend Retreat with Dharmacharya Leslie Rawls
Wellbeing Retreat Center, Tazewell, Tennessee

Registration is open.  This retreat fills  quickly.

Everyone experiences difficulties, suffering. The Buddha taught concrete ways to hold and transform our suffering, so compassion for ourselves and others can arise. In this retreat, we will study and practice ways to cultivate compassion and ease our suffering. On the last day, Leslie will transmit the Five Mindfulness Trainings to those who wish to formally commit to the precepts.

Suitable for experienced practitioners and newcomers.
Register with this link or at wellbeingretreatcenter.org.
Sponsored by Mountain Solid, Water Reflecting Sangha, Knoxville, Tennessee.
www.knoxmindful.org

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Plum Village International Retreats

There are  in-person and online retreats hosted by Plum Village monasteries around the world.

Here is the current retreat calendar for 2025-2026

Being Peace UK - This new lay run practice centre is supported by our Plum Village Tradition Monastics. This new practice centre is opening for retreats in March 2026 and has a full calendar of retreat offerings on their calendar. It is the home for UK Plum Village and is located near Gloucester, UK.