{"id":75,"date":"2026-10-05T13:09:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T13:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=75"},"modified":"2026-10-07T16:35:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-07T16:35:19","slug":"about-plum-village","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/?page_id=75","title":{"rendered":"Plum Village Tradition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex wp-block-hidden-desktop wp-block-hidden-mobile wp-block-hidden-tablet\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<ul class=\"better-links wp-block-page-list\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child\"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/?page_id=10\">Our Story: How Bridge of Breath Was Born<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/?page_id=73\">What is Mindfulness?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/?page_id=144\">What is Sangha?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item has-child \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/?page_id=75\">Plum Village Tradition<\/a><ul class=\"wp-block-navigation__submenu-container\"><li class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item \"><a class=\"wp-block-pages-list__item__link\" href=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/?page_id=283\">The Five Mindfulness Trainings<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-rounded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" fetchpriority=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215\" role=\"none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village.jpg 1149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Plum Village Tradition<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"773\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village-1024x773.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-215\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover;width:350px;height:auto\" role=\"none\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village-1024x773.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village-768x580.jpg 768w, https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Plum-Village.jpg 1149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"semi-links wp-block-paragraph\">Founded in 1982 by <a href=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.org\/about\/thich-nhat-hanh\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.org\/about\/thich-nhat-hanh\">Zen master <em>Thich Nhat Hanh<\/em><\/a> in southwest France, <a href=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.org\/about\/plum-village\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plum Village<\/a> is Europe\u2019s largest Buddhist monastery and international practice center. It houses over 200 resident monastics within four hamlets and is dedicated to weaving the energy of awareness into every aspect of daily life. Each year, thousands of practitioners gather here to cultivate deep interconnectedness, and practice the art of living in harmony with one another and the Earth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading semi-links\">Sign-up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.app\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/plumvillage.app\/\">Plum Village App<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A free app with guided meditations, deep relaxations and other practices offered by Zen master <em>Thich Nhat Hanh<\/em> and his monastic community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized button-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/apple-store\/id1273719339?pt=118649614&amp;ct=plumvillage.app&amp;mt=8\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"324\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/badge-app-store.png\" alt=\"Apple App Store\" class=\"wp-image-317\" style=\"width:auto;height:54px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/badge-app-store.png 324w, https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/badge-app-store-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 324px) 100vw, 324px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized button-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=org.plumvillageapp&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dplumvillage.app%26utm_medium%3Dweb\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"363\" height=\"108\" src=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/badge-google-pay.png\" alt=\"Google Play\" class=\"wp-image-319\" style=\"width:auto;height:54px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/badge-google-pay.png 363w, https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/badge-google-pay-300x89.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 363px) 100vw, 363px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plum Village Tradition Founded in 1982 by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh in southwest France, Plum Village is Europe\u2019s largest Buddhist monastery and international practice center. It houses over 200 resident monastics within four hamlets and is dedicated to weaving the energy of awareness into every aspect of daily life. Each year, thousands of practitioners &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/?page_id=75\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Plum Village Tradition&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10,"menu_order":99,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-75","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=75"}],"version-history":[{"count":26,"href":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":625,"href":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/75\/revisions\/625"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/bridgeofbreath.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=75"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}