Sanghas + Events in the Plum Village Tradition in Northern California
Saturday, October 24 @ 10:00 am – 2:30 pm
Please save the date for a Day of Mindfulness in San Francisco, co-sponsored by Home Within Sangha and the First Unitarian Universalist Society of San Francisco.
milesrose17@pm.me
Saturday, August 8 @ 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Dear Plum Village Nor-Cal community,
As white-bodied practitioners who have been practicing together in a Plum Village sangha to look deeply into our white awareness in order to address and end racism, our deepening white awareness sangha offers this online half-day of mindfulness to other white bodied practitioners.
Please register here to receive the zoom link.
Contact PVDWA.sangha@gmail.com with any questions.
Please share attached flyer with other white-bodied practitioners who may be interested.
A lotus to you,
Sheryl Muñoz-Bergman
True Spring Light of Gratitude
PVDWA.sangha@gmail.com
Saturday, July 25 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Singing Frog Sangha wants to warmly invite you to a Day of Mindfulness we’re hosting on July 25th, 9a-4p at Canticle Farm (1972 36th Ave, Oakland)! We would love for you to come join us in practice.
The inspiration for the day is to reflect on stories from the founding of our tradition, in resistance to war authoritarianism in Vietnam, and how we can live that spirit today. Here’s the description:
The Plum Village tradition has its roots in a period of violent authoritarian repression of Buddhism and social work in Vietnam in the 1960s. In this Day of Mindfulness, we will look deeply into stories of how monks, nuns, and lay people, including Thich Nhat Hanh, Sister Chan Khong, Nhat Chi Mai, and others found strength in the dharma and took bold, loving action to resist authoritarianism and war. Rooted in the stories of our spiritual ancestors, we will contemplate questions like: How might we continue their spirit of dharmic resistance in our own times? What blocks might be preventing us from living in deeper alignment with our values? What medicine might our tradition and our sangha(s) have to offer our movements? We will also have concrete opportunities to connect with existing and emerging liberation efforts like the ICE Out of Dublin Coalition, Singing Resistance, Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity, and more. We will have ample time for silent practice, mindful movement, and a vegetarian meal.
Here’s a link to rsvp, which also has more info! Feel free to forward to other friends and local sanghas if you like. We have a cap of 35 participants, so we may not be able to accept everyone who wants to come, but if folks are interested in the topic, we can do it again!
Guangpingchu@gmail.com
Saturday, July 18 @ 7:00 am – 10:30 am
Explore holding the chaos, anger, grief and not knowingness through the lens of Trauma Informed Plum Village Practices & experimenting with play practices using various expressive arts
with Northern California-based Dharma Teacher Jo-ann Rosen, author of Unshakeable: Trauma-Informed Mindfulness for Collective Awakening.
This online event is offered by the Community of Mindfulness / New York Metro.
For more information, see the PDF below. Click here to register.
Click here to download the PDF or open it in a new tab: DOM Jo-ann 7-18-26
joannrosen@gmail.com
Saturday, May 9 @ 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Date: Saturday, May 9, 2026
Time: 10:00 am – 1:30 pm
Location: Presidio Tunnel Tops, 210 Lincoln Boulevard, San Francisco, CA 94129
Dear Bay Area OI Siblings and Aspirants, you are invited to our second Fire-Building Session.
The Presidio Tunnel Tops is a stunning open-air park at the gateway of the Presidio, offering sweeping views of the Golden Gate Bridge, beautiful public lawns, accessible restrooms, and paid parking. It is easily reachable by public transit (Muni Routes 43 and 30), as well as by Waymo or Uber.
This is a beautiful opportunity for our Bay Area OI community to come together in person, practice in community, and share a casual recitation of the Fourteen Mindfulness Trainings.
Please RSVP
To help us prepare, please reach out and let us know:
If you feel called to help shape and organize this gathering, we warmly welcome your energy and creativity — please reach out to any member of the organizing committee.
With care, joy, and deep gratitude, Dylan, Sheryl, and Tanya
For more information about the encouragement of these fire-building sessions from Plum Village, check out this link: https://plumvillage.org/articles/sangha-fire-building-sessions-around-the-world.
Saturday, December 12 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Please save the date for a Day of Mindfulness at the Compassion Meditation Center in Hayward.
This day is being led by Dharma Teachers Lyn Fine, Caleb Cushing, and Denise Bergez, who will offer a transmission of the Five Mindfulness Trainings (5MT) during the day.
More details TBA!
Saturday, October 3 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
There will be a day of mindfulness at Udumbara on October 3 (confirmed date). Details to come in August/September.
Saturday, September 19 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Our Wisdom Meditation School (Pho Tri) Days of Mindfulness continue exploration of Dharma with our next event — the 54th in our series.
Title / Theme: “Wisdom & Transformation in Stillness”
Please save the date & RSVP to Châu Yoder if you are coming.
If you have any questions about this DOM, please contact Châu Yoder:
925-708-8662 (call or text)
925-708-8662
PhotriDOM@gmail.com
Saturday, July 25 @ 11:30 am – 5:00 pm
Update: This day of mindfulness is now at capacity, so we are no longer accepting reservations.
Join us for a nourishing day of mindfulness dedicated to exploring the depth and freedom of Great Love—a love that is spacious, wise, and liberating. Rooted in the teachings of the Buddha and inspired by the insights of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, this day invites you to touch the heart of love through presence, reflection, and gentle practice.
The Buddha taught that true love has four essential elements: lovingkindness (metta), the ability to offer gentleness and well-being; compassion (karuna), the capacity to be in touch with suffering and the wish to alleviate it; joy (mudita), the delight in the happiness of others; and equanimity (upekkha), a balanced, steady openness of heart. Thay Thich Nhat Hanh offered a beautiful insight in translating equanimity as inclusiveness—a love that embraces all without discrimination, that does not cling, exclude, or take sides.
What does it mean to experience equanimity as inclusiveness? How is equanimity deeply connected to letting go? How is letting go an expression of true love?
This day will invite us to reflect on the willingness to love without needing to hold on, to care without needing to control, and to be present without needing things to be different. It is the courage to allow change, impermanence, and uncertainty—and still remain open-hearted. This is Great Love: a love that liberates rather than confines.
Please bring a bag lunch, floor cushion, and a yoga mat or blanket (for uncarpeted flooring) if you would like to lie down during deep relaxation/guided meditation. The room will also have chairs available.
This retreat is now full.
Come as you are. Leave lighter.
Questions?
V (veronica.riglick@gmail.com) or Tamar (tlxenoch@icloud.com)
Please note the late morning start time!
This will be held a the Rossmoor Gateway Clubhouse: 1001 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, CA 94595, in Multipurpose Room 3
Rides from Rockridge BART station can be requested. (Rossmoor is a 20-minute ride from Rockridge station.)
(510) 847-4615
tlxenoch@icloud.com
veronica.riglick@gmail.com
Saturday, June 20 @ 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
Many members of our community will be in France for the Order of Interbeing retreat during much of June, so we are cancelling our plans to hold a local Day of Mindfulness this month.
Please join us the following months at Shantideva and elsewhere around the Bay Area!