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Alaska Mindfulness Retreat

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[Registration is Full] Join Deer Park Monastics in Alaska for the "Peace is Every Step" Mindfulness Retreat, in partnership with Floating Leaf Sangha.

August 29 / 4:00 pm - September 1 1:30 pm

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"Peace is Every Step"
Alaska Mindfulness Retreat
August 29 - Sept 1

THIS RETREAT IS NOW FULL. REGISTRATION IS COSED.

Join Deer Park Monastics for four days of teachings, mindful breathing, walking in nature, total relaxation, deep listening, and dharma circle sharing surrounded by the beauty of Alaska.

Event Timing: August 29, 2025 @ 4:00 PM to September 1, 2025 @ 1:30 PM
Event Address: Birchwood Camp, Chugiak, Alaska
Cost: Includes all meals (vegetarian), lodging & tuition (sliding scale depending on
income). Camping $350-500. Shared Cabin w/ bunk beds: $525-650/person.

Retreat Facilitators

Sister Chuyên Nghiêm

A Dharma teacher in the Plum Village tradition, originally from Vietnam, born in 1985, Sister Chuyen Nghiem entered monastic training in 2007 at the age of 22 and received the novice precepts on September 20, 2008, at Từ Hiếu Temple, with the Dharma name Tâm Phước Hải and the Dharma title Chân Chuyên Nghiêm. She belongs to the Cây Sen Trắng (White Lotus Tree) ordination family. She received full ordination on February 27, 2012, during the Tình Huynh Đệ (Brotherhood) Great Ordination Ceremony.

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Sister Học Chiếu

A nun in the Plum Village tradition, born in Vietnam in 1987. She entered monastic training in 2016 at the age of 29 and received the novice precepts on December 15, 2016, at The Garden of Awakening Monastery (Tu viện Vườn Ươm) with the Dharma name Tâm Diệu Hòa and the Dharma title Chân Trăng Học Chiếu (True Learning-Illuminating Moon). She belongs to the Cây Mai Vàng (Golden Apricot Tree) ordination family. She received full ordination on October 3, 2021, in the Qua Bờ (The Other Shore) Great Ordination Ceremony held at Deer Park Monastery.

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Brother Đạo Sơn

A monastic in the Plum Village tradition, originally from France. Born in 1988, Brother Đạo Sơn entered monastic training in 2015 at the age of 31. He received the novice precepts on December 1, 2015, at Plum Village France with the Dharma name Deepening Practice of the Heartand the Dharma title Chân Trời Đạo Sơn. He belongs to the Cây Đan Mộc (Red Wood Tree) ordination family.

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Brother Minh Niệm

Brother Troi Minh Niệm (Br. Mindfulness) is an American monk ordained in 2020 at Deer Park Monastery. He began his journey with the Plum Village tradition in 2004 after attending a Dharma talk by Thầy with his parents at Deer Park. Brother Minh Niệm finds joy in painting, baking sourdough bread, hiking, backpacking, and savoring tea at sunrise from the new monks’ residence in Solidity Hamlet.

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The Retreat will also be hosted by Alaska Dharma Teachers, Dianne Little Eagle and Joe Spaeder.

Have additional questions? Please reach out to the Floating Leaf Sangha at alaskamindfulnessretreat@gmail.com. We kindly request that you do not reach out to the Deer Park registration office, as all registration inquiries will go through Floating Leaf Sangha. Thank you.

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Alaska Mindfulness Retreat

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Alaska Mindfulness Retreat

"Peace is Every Step"Alaska Mindfulness RetreatAugust 29 - Sept 1

THIS RETREAT IS NOW FULL. REGISTRATION IS COSED.

Retreat Facilitators

Explore Online Courses

Plum Village App

Turn Your Inbox into a Dharma Door

"Peace is Every Step"Alaska Mindfulness RetreatAugust 29 - Sept 1

THIS RETREAT IS NOW FULL. REGISTRATION IS COSED.

Retreat Facilitators

Explore Online Courses

Plum Village App

"Peace is Every Step"
Alaska Mindfulness Retreat
August 29 - Sept 1

"Peace is Every Step"
Alaska Mindfulness Retreat
August 29 - Sept 1