"Finding Balance with Mindfulness" Healthcare Professionals and Caregivers Retreat December 5 – 9, 2026
Every day, healthcare professionals face stressors that impact them across three different levels. First, healthcare professionals and caregivers absorb the suffering and pain of patients and the people they care for daily. Second, working within the healthcare system means regularly facing inadequate resources, which causes intense stress. Third, healthcare professionals and caregivers are also human beings. They have their own stress, emotions, and personal life challenges just like everyone else. When combined together, the weight of these three levels can lead to exhaustion, imbalance, and burnout.
When we practice mindfulness, we learn how to come back to ourselves in the present moment and how to take good care of whatever is happening in our mind and body. Mindfulness practice is a kind of medicine that can help healthcare professionals and caregivers to find balance in the present moment. When practicing mindfulness, healthcare professionals and caregivers can protect themselves from the burdens of these three levels.
The monastic community and healthcare sangha of Plum Village Thailand are co-organizing a retreat, "Finding Balance with Mindfulness," for healthcare professionals and caregivers from December 5 – 9, 2026, at the Thai Plum Village International Practice Center.
Tentative Activities: All activities will follow the mindfulness practice of the Plum Village tradition.
Morning and Evening Chanting & Sitting Meditation: Group chanting, seated meditation, sutra listening, walking meditation, and mindful eating (3 meals a day).
Dharma Talks: Guidance on how to restore balance in various dimensions of life.
Total Relaxation: Cultivating gratitude and allowing the body to truly rest.
Dharma Sharing: Exchanging experiences and insights with professional peers.
Mindful Movement & Singing meditation
Retreat Overview
Languages: Thai and English
Target Audience: Healthcare professionals, public health workers, and caregivers
Arrival Date: Saturday, December 5 (10:00 AM)
Departure Date: Wednesday, December 9 (1:00 PM)
Meals: 3 vegetarian meals per day
Registration Fees
The registration fee for this retreat covers all meals and accommodation at the practice center. Any remaining funds will be used to support future mindfulness retreats for the Thai community of mindfulness practitioners.
Fee 4,000 Baht per person
Travel and Transportation
Travel by shared transportation: Air-conditioned bus, travel fare is 1,400 Baht (Round-trip)
Dec 5, 2026 - Pick-up point: Mo Chit BTS Station, Chatuchak Park side. The bus departs at 6:30 AM.
Dec 9, 2026 – Departs from the Plum Village Practice Center at 1:00 PM, returning to Mo Chit BTS Station at 5:00 PM (approximately).
Self-travel: Please arrive at the Plum Village Practice Center between 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM.
Map of Thai Plum Village International Practice Center click here
Please transfer the registration fee and transportation fee (if you are using the shared transportation service) to the following account:
Account Name: Plum Village Foundation for Retreat
Bank: Bangkok Bank, Siam Paragon Branch
Account Number: 855-0-13333-7
SWIFT CODE: BKKBTHBK
For security reasons and to prevent fraud, the Foundation has a strict no-refund policy for registration and transportation fees under any circumstances.
Registration
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The registration link will open on September 15 at 3:00 PM and will close once the maximum capacity is reached.
The organizing committee will contact you via email. Please make sure to check and ensure your email address is correct when registering.
Further details and preparation guidelines will be sent to you by the organizing committee one week prior to the event (please also check your Junk Mail folder).
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The Thai Plum Village International Practice Center is a Buddhist organization that is sustained entirely by donations from generous supporters. We do not receive commercial or government funding. Your registration fees and donations are essential for running our retreat activities and spreading the teachings and practices. The organizing committee would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone deeply.
If you experience health issues or personal medical emergencies that require treatment during your stay at the retreat and your time in Thailand, the organizing committee kindly asks that you bear all resulting costs yourself.
Cancelation/Questions: If you need to cancel your participation, or if you have any questions or doubts regarding the retreat or other activities of the practice center, please contact us at retreat@thaiplumvillage.org
Thai Plum Village International Practice Center is operated by a collaboration between monastics and lay volunteers, which may occasionally result in minor inconveniences. The organizing committee apologizes in advance for any discomfort.
You can read more details in the Visitor Guide
May you be happy and joyful throughout the retreat.
With a breath and a smile,
The Registration Team, Plum Village Thailand
