During the International Wake Up retreat in France last summer, one of our Dutch Wake Up friends, Verena, shared about the topic of True Love and how she practices with it in daily life. A genuine, light-hearted and very recognizable yet...
Jan from Wake Up Nijmegen shares about his experiences and insights from attending the Empathy and Compassion Conference in Society conference in Oslo, Norway, in October 2016. I have attended many kinds of international conferences. However, this one about empathy and compassion...
Below we've shared a request by Bar, a Wake Up practicioner who is involved in organising a retreat for young people from Palestine and Israel in Plum Village. Please give your attention to his letter, as they could well use some...
"We give thanks to the earth, for the food she brings" – twenty young voices sing as they hold hands and gather around a picnic table filled with fresh (organic!) food. In April and May Plum Village's Happy farm hosted...
We zijn blij om aan te kondigen dat er over de hele wereld een initiatief is opgezet door jonge mensen zijn die met de aarde begaan zijn. In Brazilië bijvoorbeeld is er een prachtig initiatief opgestart om bomen te herplanten in...
by Brandon [singlepic id=68 w=820 h=680 float=] Fire: Keeping the flame alive Last winter in Plum Village a friend told me my name can be translated as "Fire-starter." At the time I had just begun my role as a Coordinator for the International Wake...
Wake Upper Kai stapte, ondanks zijn podiumvrees, de planken op om iets heel eenvoudigs met de wereld te delen: stoppen. Nou ja, eenvoudig...
We would like to share with you about this special opportunity to participate in the first GNH Youth Program in collaboration with Wake Up: a project-based retreat in the wild nature of Bhutan. This program is born out of the awareness...