The Monastery

The Healing Spring Monastery is a new center of mindfulness practice in the Plum Village tradition. The Monastics of Plum Village want to meet the growing demand for mindfulness retreats in France and especially in Paris. Lately, the Francophone retreats at Plum Village are fully booked months in advance and the Maison de l’Inspir in Paris is overflowing.

The monastics found the ideal setting for the new monastery at Verdelot, where a former nineteenth-century convent is waiting to be turned into a retreat center. The buildings are ready to house 20 monks permanently and to welcome 20 guests during the night. After renovating another part of the building, 60 retreatants can stay overnight. There is 810 m2 of living space with a beautiful spiritual atmosphere – surrounded by 1.8 hectare of green hills with its own spring and two small rivers. The Healing Source Monastery forms a refuge in nature, surprisingly close to Paris and easily accessible from the capital by public transport (85 minutes from Gare de l’Est).

Last October, we started a new adventure by opening a new monastery in the Plum Village tradition near Paris.

This new project we happily wish to share with you needs your support. We are setting up a fund raising in order to improve and increase our hosting capacity. Every donation will make a difference.