Berkley Center

Ten young monks and nuns, including eight Dharma teachers from Plum Village Meditation Center in France, New York, and California, visited Georgetown for the day to offer introductory workshops on mindfulness. They are students of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, one of the most renowned Buddhist teachers in the world and a pioneer of teaching mindfulness in the West. They offered practical exercises in mindfulness of breath, body, and mind, and they also shared ways to cope with stress, release tension, and handle strong emotions, including anger, loneliness, and despair. The Plum Village monks and nuns toured universities in the United States, including Harvard, Yale, Brown, Columbia, Georgetown, and the University of Pennsylvania.

This event was co-sponsored by the Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs, Buddhist Meditation Sangha, Office of Campus Ministry, Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship, John Main Center for Meditation and Inter-religious Dialogue, and the Theology Department.