The Plum Village app comes from the monastic community founded by Thich Nhat Hanh, and it teaches the Zen practice of that tradition rather than mindfulness in the generic, secular sense the word now usually carries.
The library holds guided meditations and deep relaxations led by the monks and nuns, dharma talks from Thich Nhat Hanh and other teachers in the lineage, and the chanting and sutra recitation used in the community's own practice.
A bell of mindfulness can be set to sound at intervals through the day — a practice central to Plum Village, where the bell is an invitation to stop whatever you are doing and return to your breathing. It is a small feature carrying a lot of the tradition.
Shorter items suit a few minutes between other things; the talks run considerably longer for anyone wanting to sit with them.
Free on Android and iOS, with no advertising and no subscription — it is supported by donation.
Plum Village is the monastic community founded by Zen teacher Thich Nhat Hanh. The app is produced by the community and offered free, funded by donation.
