News and Updates

2024 Personal Retreat calendar now open! Save the dates for Themed Retreats!

We are happy to announce that our 2024 Personal Retreat calendar has been finalized and dates are now open for registration. For those of you who have been inquiring, thanks for your patience! Please visit our registration page to view the dates and to register.  Please note that our numbers for Personal Retreat will be limited to […]

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2-Year Memorial Ceremony Honoring Thay, our Teacher: Sunday, Jan. 28, 2024

**Tickets on Eventbrite are now sold out. If you’d like to attend, please email us at office@magnoliagrovemonastery.org to register.** For general info about Day of Mindfulness, please visit this page: https://magnoliagrovemonastery.org/come-for-the-day/ To view a Thich Nhat Hanh Memorial and more resources, please visit: https://plumvillage.org/about/thich-nhat-hanh Ceremonies are planned in Plum Village Monastery in France on Sunday, January […]

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Resources to help Sanghas honor Thay on second anniversary of his transformation

This month, the International Plum Village Community will formally bring its two-year mourning period for dear Thay to a close as our beloved teacher becomes an ancestor in both the Từ Hiếu Temple and Plum Village lineages.  Ceremonies are planned in Plum Village Monastery in France on Sunday, January 21, and at Thay’s root temple […]

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Magnolia Grove Weekly online meditation and mindfulness practice sessions are back!

After a break of almost 4 months (!) for our US Tour, we are back online for you since this Thursday, November 30.  Please note the new start time: We will start one hour later than previously and the session will last one hour from 5-6pm Central time. Sessions are led by monastics of Magnolia Grove Monastery every […]

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90-day Rains Retreat | Guests may join for shorter Personal Retreat

90-day Rains Retreat in 2022 The 90-day Rains Retreat is an annual retreat whose origins date back to the time of the Buddha. It is a time for Buddhist monastics to deepen their studies, practice, healing, and transformation. In the Plum Village tradition, we also welcome lay practitioners to join us and participate in the […]

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Nourishing Ourselves, Caring for Others Retreat for in-person and online

Dear beloved friends, It is our great happiness to share with you the Nourishing Ourselves, Caring for Others Mindfulness Retreat for mental health and medical healthcare profession, first responders, caregivers, and those in training is now available ONLINE and IN-PERSON. This is our first ever hybrid retreat. Registration is now open for those who wish […]

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U.S. Tour Volunteer Application Form at Magnolia Grove Monastery

Thank you for your interest in becoming a Volunteer at our monastery during the US Tour!  We are in need of volunteers to help support two of our upcoming retreats during this US Tour:  A general retreat: I Have Arrived I am Home: Aug. 30–Sept 3 and a Healthcare Retreat: Sept. 6–10. To best support us, we […]

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The Beloved Community: Thich Nhat Hanh’s Monastics To Tour U.S. Aug. 2 to Oct. 24

Following in the footsteps of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, his monastics will lead a teaching tour across the United States later this year, with retreats planned at each of the International Plum Village Community’s three U.S. monasteries, in New York, Mississippi, and California.  The first U.S. tour since Thich Nhat Hanh’s passing in January […]

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US Tour 2023 | Sept. 06-10 : Nourishing Ourselves, Caring for Others – A Mindfulness Retreat for Healthcare Professionals, First responders, and Caregivers IN-PERSON & ONLINE

Go back and take care of yourself. Your body needs you, your feelings need you, your perceptions need you. Your suffering needs you to acknowledge it. Go home and be there for all these things. – Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh Please kindly note that registration will close on September 04. Join the monastic community […]

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US TOUR 2023: The Beloved Community | “I Have Arrived, I Am Home” Retreat | August 30 – September 3 | Registration closes Monday, August 21st

“The Beloved Community” ~ US Teaching Tour 2023   “I Have Arrived, I Am Home” Retreat, Magnolia Grove Monastery August 30, 2023 – September 3, 2023 Join the monastic community founded by Thich Nhat Hanh as they host retreats at Plum Village monasteries in New York, Mississippi, and California, continuing the legacy of the beloved […]

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