Join the Being Peace team as we celebrate crossing the finish line of our public fundraising campaign to found a Plum Village Centre in the UK.
We will come together in mindfulness, gratitude, togetherness and joy, offering a glimpse of what the Being Peace Centre can bring to our Sangha.
Sunday, 13th October
6pm – 9pm UK time
The evening will be featuring the guests below and… you!
We will invite attendees throughout the evening to share from the heart poems, songs, art and other expressions of joy, so that we can enjoy feeling ourselves as one sangha river together..
Please check back developing schedule on this page.
Evening guests
Plum Village Monastics
The monastics of Plum Village will be offering a song for the community.
Christiana Figueres
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Christiana Figueres is an internationally recognized leader on global climate change. She was Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 2010-2016. Christiana is closely connected to the Plum Village practice.
Kaira Jewel Lingo
Kaira Jewel Lingo is a much-loved Dharma teacher who has been practicing mindfulness since 1997. She lived as an ordained nun for 15 years, during which time she trained closely with her teacher, Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh.
Peggy & Larry Ward
Larry Ward, a senior teacher in the Plum Village tradition, is the author of America’s Racial Karma and co-author of Love’s Garden with his wife, Peggy. He integrates mindfulness, neuroscience, and trauma healing through the Lotus Institute.
Peggy Rowe-Ward, EdD, co-author of Love’s Garden, uses movement, art, and writing to help students discover their authentic selves. She offers consultations focused on spiritual direction and dreamwork.
