The Christmas and New Year holidays are precious occasions to meet and celebrate our shared happiness as a family.
For this first year, the community of brothers of the Healing Spring invites all the members of the large Plum Village family to join us. It is a great opportunity for us to nurrish our cultural and spiritual roots, in joy and peace.
Christmas
We will celebrate Christmas together at Verdelot on Sunday, December 23rd.
The day will begin at 15:30 and will end at 21:30, the program of the Day of Consciousness will be adapted for the occasion. See more information on the Christmas evening page.
Those who wish are invited to stay sleeping in the meditation hall, and to leave in the day of Monday, December 24th.
It is also possible to come for the weekend or the week, according to the normal program of the winter retreat. You are invited to register on the winter retreat page.
New Year
We will celebrate the New Year together on Monday, December 31st. The Day of Mindfulness on Sunday, December 30 is thus replaced by the New Year.
The day will start at 15:30 and finish after midnight, as we will welcome the New Year together. See more information on the New Year’s Eve page.
Those who wish are invited to stay sleeping in the meditation hall, and to leave in the day of Tuesday, January 1.
It is also possible to come for the week according to the normal program of winter retreat. You can also come for an extended weekend, from Friday 28 December to Tuesday 1 January. You are invited to register on the winter retreat page.