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The Plum Village App is a free mobile app that offers guided meditations, deep relaxations, and other mindfulness practices from Zen master Thich Nhat Hanh and his monastic community. It is available for download on the App Store and Google Play, and its stated purpose is to bring Plum Village practice with you wherever you go.
What you can do with it
The app is built around practice rather than information about practice. Its resources include:
- Guided meditations — for example, "Taking care of feelings," a guided meditation offered by Brother Phap Linh, which the site describes as one of hundreds of resources in the app.
- Deep relaxations and other practices from Thich Nhat Hanh and the monastic community.
The site frames the app as the realisation of Thich Nhat Hanh's vision for making good use of technology to share the practice with people on their mobile phones. In the words of Brother Phap Luu, the aim is "to have Plum Village wherever we go. That means we have freedom."
Who makes it
The app is developed by the Oak Forest Team, a small group that includes:
| Person | Role |
|---|---|
| Cata | Founder; interested in the connection between technology, mental health, and mindfulness |
| Raj | Lead developer |
| Justin | Software developer, inspired after visiting Plum Village |
| Maarten | Design and user experience |
| Jasmine | Communications and social media; mindfulness facilitator and teacher |
| Sr. True Dedication | Keeps the app in sync with the Plum Village monastic sangha, from PV HQ in France |
| Anca | Assistant manager |
| Borja | Transparency reports and open governance strategy |
| Shikhin | Software developer |
| Tuyen | Translator |
| Cyndee | Social media |
| Karim | Part of the team; passed away in February 2025 |
Is it really free?
Yes — the site describes it as "a free app," and a user review quoted on the page (Alex Dam, US, App Store review) calls it "by far the most useful meditation app I have ever encountered. It is also free, which is a huge blessing!"
The site also has a section titled "How to support the app," so if you find it useful, there are ways to contribute to its continuation.
How to get started
- Download the app from the App Store or Google Play.
- Open it and browse the guided meditations and deep relaxations.
- Pick one practice — for example, the "Taking care of feelings" meditation — and sit or lie down for a few minutes.
No account or prior meditation experience is mentioned as a requirement on the page.
Who it's for
The app suits anyone who wants short, guided mindfulness practices in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh, whether or not they have any connection to Plum Village. If you already practice in that tradition, it's a way to carry the practice with you; if you're new, the guided audio gives you something concrete to follow rather than instructions to read.