Asian Institute of Applied Buddhism(AIAB)
2025 Educators Retreat – Happy Teachers Will Change the World
July 30, 2025 @ 3:00 pm – August 3, 2025 @ 2:00 pm
Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh’s calligraphy
Please join us at Plum Village Hong Kong “Happy Teachers Will Change the World” an educator retreat for both experienced and beginning meditators. This retreat is open to educators, school managers and administrators from elementary through college. During our time together, we shall learn how to build a supportive environment in the workplace and the art of mindful communication – loving speech, deep listening and how to reconcile with others.
We will also explore the challenges and successes encountered in bringing mindfulness into education and support one another as a “community of educators” both within the retreat and beyond.
In this retreat, we will have the chance to learn teachings and practices of mindfulness to stop and calm ourselves, to look deeply from within, to cultivate peace and happiness, which already existing in us. We will practice mindfulness as a way of life, where everything we do like breathing, walking, eating, smiling …. is an act of mindfulness. We will enjoy the beautiful sky, the trees, the walking path, the flowers around us. We will listen to Dharma talks and participated in group sharing on how to live fully in the present moments, to deal with negative emotions, and to cultivate togetherness, making our presence a precious gift to teachers and students alike.
We look forward to meeting you and sharing our mindfulness practices with you, so you can experience more happiness and peace as educators and in your daily life.
The tentative schedule is as follows:
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Date/Time |
Wed. Jul 30 |
Thur. Jul 31 |
Fri. Aug 01 |
Sat. Aug 02 |
Sun. Aug 03 |
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5:15 |
Wake Up |
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6:00 |
Sitting & Slow Walking & Reading Discourse |
Outdoor walking, sitting & breakfast |
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7:00 |
10 Mindful Movements & Walking Meditation |
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8:00 |
Breakfast |
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9:15 |
Working Meditation |
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10:30 |
Dharma Talk |
Questions & Answers |
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12:30 |
Lunch |
Lunch Closing Circle |
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| 14:00 |
15:00 – 17:30 Registration Check-In |
Total Relaxation |
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15:00 |
Group sharing |
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16:45 |
Exercise |
Hiking |
Exercise / Consultation |
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18:00 |
Dinner |
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19:30 |
Dharma Talk |
Sitting mediation – Touching the Earth |
Five Mindfulness Trainings Presentation |
Beginning Anew |
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21:30 |
Rest – Noble Silence |
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Language: English with Cantonese / Mandarin Translation
Accommodation and cost: Accommodation for this retreat is limited to dormitory-room. Participants will be housed in dormitories (bunk beds). Pillows, bed-linens, and blankets are provided.
| Room Type (5 days, 4 nights) | Dormitory (HKD) |
| Adults | 2,500.00 |
Working Meditation: Because the retreat is held in the monastery, all the preparation and cooking will be done by the monastics and some volunteers. During the retreat, we need help from participants in preparation works like: setting up the meditation hall and dining hall, washing up after meals… Participants will be grouped into Dharma discussion groups and will work together in the same groups to help with the retreat.
How to register: on a first-come-first-served basis. Please go into the registration link for registration. Registration is not confirmed until we receive your payment within five days after you register. If payment is not received within five days, your registration will be cancelled. For means of payment, details will be sent along with the confirmation email within three working days to those who completed online registration.
Closing date for registration: July 15, 2025. Cancelation is subject to a 20% cancellation fee. Payment is not refundable for cancellation after July 08, 2025.
For enquiries, please contact us by e-mail: retreats@pvfhk.org. If you found there is mistake in your registration, please email us with the correct information. Please do not register again.
Note: We shall communicate with you mainly via email. Please check your email mailbox regularly as not missing any message.