Plum Village

The Plum Village App is a free mobile application that offers a comprehensive collection of guided meditations, deep relaxation sessions, and mindfulness practices created and spoken by Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community. The app is designed to bring the essence of Plum Village—the renowned mindfulness practice center in France—directly to users anywhere in the world, allowing them to cultivate inner peace and freedom through daily practice. It provides hundreds of audio resources including guided meditations for different times of day, such as morning sitting meditation, walking meditation, eating meditation, and body scan relaxation. Each guided session is carefully narrated by Thich Nhat Hanh or one of his senior disciples, such as Brother Phap Linh and Brother Phap Luu, offering authentic teachings rooted in the Plum Village tradition of engaged Buddhism. The deep relaxation practices are particularly notable; they lead users through progressive muscle relaxation and breath awareness, helping to release tension and promote restorative sleep. In addition to audio, the app includes video content that demonstrates practice techniques, such as how to perform walking meditation with mindful steps and how to practice loving-kindness meditation. A standout feature is the “Taking Care of Feelings” guided meditation, which helps users acknowledge and transform difficult emotions like anger, sadness, and anxiety by applying the principles of mindful breathing and compassion. The app also provides a daily mindfulness bell (timer) that can be set at intervals throughout the day to remind users to pause, breathe, and return to the present moment. There is a library of short talks and Dharma teachings delivered by Thich Nhat Hanh, covering topics like interbein