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The Plum Village practices are an invaluable support.\n\nUse mindfulness meditation techniques taught by a renowned Zen Buddhist Master to connect deeply with the present moment, soothe anxiety, experience more joy and happiness, and taste enlightenment.\n\nExplore a wealth of easy-to-use guided meditations, relaxations, and talks.\n\nThe Plum Village app enables us to bring mindfulness into our life, so we can live each moment more deeply and create a happier future.\nAs Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh said, mindfulness allows us to be truly alive.\n\n==========================================\nPlum Village: Zen Guided Meditation App – Main Features\n==========================================\n\n• Free forever with no ads or in-app purchases\n• 100+ guided meditations\n• A customizable meditation timer\n• A “Mindfulness Bell” to incorporate into your daily routine\n• 300+ video sessions/Q&As with Thich Nhat Hanh and Plum Village teachers\n• 15 guided meditations for children\n• “Favourite” your most loved meditations to find them easily\n• Download talks and meditations to the app for easy offline practice\n• Track time spent listening to meditations as “Mindful Minutes” in the Apple Health app (if enabled)\n\nThe Plum Village app is regularly being updated with new guided meditations and talks. It is completely free to download and all of the content is available for free.\n\n===========================================\nPlum Village: Zen Guided Meditation App – Main Categories\n===========================================\n\nThe Plum Village app is split into four easy-to-use categories – meditations, talks, resources, and bells of mindfulness:\n\nMEDITATIONS\n\nMeditation is a deep practice that helps us generate peace and calm, master our mind, develop a healthy headspace, and get deep insights into ourselves and the world around us.\n\nMeditations include deep relaxations, guided contemplations, silent meditations, and eating meditations. Whether you have a little time or a lot, and whether you want to be on your cushion or applying mindfulness in your daily life, there are meditations to nourish, inspire, and incorporate into your daily routine.\n\nTALKS\n\nListen and learn from the wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh and other Plum Village meditation teachers\nAsk Thay includes hundreds of real-life questions asked to the Zen Master, like “How can we let go of anger? and “How can I stop worrying?” His answers are compassionate and infused with insight.\n\nDharma Talks are teachings given by Thich Nhat Hanh and others on how to bring Buddhist wisdom and mindfulness into our life. Rather than discussing theoretical concepts, they focus on direct and clear teachings to relieve suffering and create happiness in our day to day lives.\n\nRESOURCES\n\nIn Resources you can find a library of daily practices, chants, poems, and songs. 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