Tag: family

  • Family Retreat 2024

    Family Retreat 2024

    Our very popular annual retreat for families to join monastics and other practitioners in the Plum Village tradition. We know many of you love and value the annual Family Retreat […]

  • The US Tour at Blue Cliff Monastery (Photo Gallery)

    The US Tour at Blue Cliff Monastery (Photo Gallery)

    Last month, the monastics of Magnolia Grove Monastery, Deer Park Monastery, and Blue Cliff Monastery gathered together in New York for two special retreats. The first was the Family Retreat […]

  • Kimie’s Love Letter

    Kimie’s Love Letter

    Having recently completed our Teen Camp, and as we prepare for Family Retreat, enjoy this personal story from Kimie about her time at these retreats.

  • Hearing My Songs

    Hearing My Songs

    A young person shares of her journey from attending a Teen Camp at age 16 followed by several more years of visiting Deer Park. They found a home.

  • Home For The Cline Family

    Home For The Cline Family

    The Dharma Seal of the Plum Village tradition is “I have arrived, I am home.” While the “home” in this case is non-geographic in nature, it is reasonable to say […]

  • Treasure in the Mountains

    Treasure in the Mountains

    During our last trip to Deer Park Monastery, I watched my two children skip down the road from Solidity Hamlet to the dining hall. My daughter’s hair flew up and […]