International Walking Meditation 2025, November, 29
On November 29, 2025, we we will walk together in the spirit of Thich Nhat Hanh on the topic:
THE POWER OF SMALL ACTIONS
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Participating Locations in 2025 (confirmed 120 towns in 27 countries)
Aarhus (Denmark): --> contact
Aix-Marseille (France): --> contact
Amsterdam (Netherlands): --> contact
Annecy (France): --> contact
Antibes (France): --> contact
Ardèche (France):> contact
Atlanta (GA/USA): > contact
Aubagne (France): > contact
Barcelona (Spain): --> contact, pdf
Basel (Switzerland): --> contact
Beauregard-et-Bassac (France): > contact
Berlin (Germany): --> contact | website
Bielefeld (Germany):--> contact, pdf
Bogota (Columbia): --> contact
Bonn-Beuel (Germany): --> contact,
Bonn-Bad Godesberg (Germany): --> contact, pdf
Bordeaux (France): --> contact
Boston (MA/USA): --> contact, pdf
Bremen (Germany): --> contact, pdf
Brienz (Switzerland):--> contact
Brighton (England): --> contact
Buenos Aires (Argentina): --> contact
Burghausen (Germany): --> contact
Calgary (Canada): --> contact
Casale Monferra (Italy): --> contact
Cefalù (Italy): -> contact
Cologne (Germany): --> contact
Colorado Springs (Colorado/USA): --> contact
Dallas (Texas/USA): --> contact
Edinburgh (Scotland): --> contact
Edmonton (Canada): --> contact
Essen (Germany): --> contact
Florence (Italy): --> contact, pdf
Fort Collins (CO/USA): --> contact
Francfort (Germany): --> contact
Franklin (MA/USA): --> contact
Freiburg i.B. (Germany): --> contact
Fuente (Spain): --> contact
Gades (Spain): --> contact
Galapagos (Ecuador): --> contact
Galway (Ireland): --> contact
Granada (Spain): --> contact, pdf
Greensboro (NC/USA): --> contact
Greve/Copenhagen (Denmark): --> contact
Göttingen (Germany): --> contact
Hanoi (Vietnam): --> contact, pdf
Hamburg (Germany): --> contact
Hannover (Germany): --> contact
Hares (Palestine): > contact
Heiligkreuzsteinach (Germany):--> contact, pdf
Jerez de la Frontera (Spain): --> contact
Jerusalem (Israel): --> contact
Karlsruhe (Germany): --> contact
Lakewood (CO/USA): > contact
Lancaster (England): --> contact
La Seyne-sur-Mer (France): --> contact
Leipzig (Germany): --> contact, webpage
Lille (France): --> contact
Los Altos (California/USA): --> contact
Lyon (France): ]--> contact
Madison (Wisconsin/USA): --> contact
Marseille (France): --> contact
Massac-Seran (France): --> contact
Masserberg (Germany): --> contact
Medellín (Colombia): --> contact, pdf
Melk (Austria): --> contact
Mexico City (Mexico): --> contact
Milano (Italy): --> contact, pdf
Minneapolis (MN/USA): --> contact
Montpellier (France): --> contact
Montreal (Canada): --> contact
Mouvaux (France): --> contact
Munich (Germany): ---> contact, pdf
Murat (France):: ---> contact
New York City (USA): --> contact
Neuhöfchen (Germany): --> contact
Niort (France): --> contact
Nivelles (Belgium): --> contact
Nottingham (England) --> contact
Perugia (Italy): --> contact
Pflaumfeld (Germany): --> contact
Phnom Penh (Cambodia): --> contact
Poschiavo (Switzerland): --> contact
Poznan (Poland): --> contact
Prado del Rey/Cádiz (Spain): --> contact
Prague (Czech Republic): --> contact, pdf
Raleigh/North Carolina (USA): --> contact
Ravensburg (Germany): --> contact, pdf
Regensburg (Germany): --> contact
Rennes (France): --> contact
Risikesh (India): --> contact
Roermond (Netherlands): --> contact
Roma (Italy): --> contact
San Antonio (Texas/USA): --> contact
San Fernando/Cádiz (Spain): --> contact
San Francisco (California/USA):--> contact, pdf, inclusivity note
Santa Cruz (California/USA):--> contact
Santa Marta (Colombia):--> contact
Sevilla (Spain): --> contact
South Lake Park (KA/USA): --> contact, location
Spearfish (SD/USA): --> contact
St. Petersburg (Florida/USA): --> contact, pdf
State College (Pennsylvania/USA): --> contact
Strasbourg (France): --> contact, website
Stuttgart (Germany): --> contact
Taksin Maharat (Thailand): > contact
Thénac (France): --> contact
Torino (Italy): --> contact
Toulouse (France): --> contact
Tucson (Arizona/USA): --> contact
Ulcinj (Montenegro): --> contact
Valencia (Spain): --> contact
Vancouver Area (Canada): --> contact, invitation
Vicenza Area (Italy) --> contact
Vienna I (Austria): --> contact
Vienna II (Austria): --> contact
Waldbröl (Germany): --> contact,
Würzburg (Germany) --> contact
Zurich-Region (Switzerland): --> contact
PDF of all participating towns
Locations that participated in 2024 (not yet confirmed for 2025) or are considering to join this year
Alicante (Spain): --> contact
Altea/Alicante region (Spain): --> contact
Asheville (North Carolina/USA):--> contact
Athens (Greece): --> contact
Bellingham (WA/USA):--> contact
Berkeley (California/USA):--> contact
Bloomfield (Ontario/Canada): --> contact
Bruxelles (Belgium): --> contact
Cambridge (England): --> contact
Dachsberg (Germany): --> contact
Denver/Colorado: (USA): --> contact
Devon (England): --> contact
Dionay (France): --> contact
Erto (Italy): --> contact
Ferrara (Italy): --> contact
Findhorn (Scotland): --> contact
Fort Collins (USA): --> contact
Gap (France): --> contact
Geneva (Switzerland)--> contact
Hopedale (USA): --> contact
Kassel (Germany): --> contact
Lancaster (England): --> contact
Livorno (Italy): --> contact
Los Angeles (CA/USA):nbsp]--> contact
Luxembourg: --> contact
Lyon (France): --> contact
Maha Sarakham (Thailand): --> contact
Mallorca (Spain): --> contact
Naperville/Illinois (USA): --> contact
Neve Shalom-Wahat al-Salam (Israel): --> contact
Nideggen (Germany): > contact
Palermo (Italy): --> contact
Paris (France): --> contact
Quito (Ecuador): --> contact
Rishikesh (India): --> contact
Scheveningen, Den Haag: (Netherlands): --> contact
Santiago de Chile (Chile): --> contact
Siracusa (Italia): --> contact
Sisteron (France): --> contact
Teneriffa (Spain): --> contact
Toronto (Canada): --> contact
Valdivia (Chile): --> contact
Wiesbaden (Germany): --> contact
INVITATION:
This year, too, the Network for Mindful Business (Achtsame Wirtschaft e.V.) is organizing a global walking meditation in cooperation with the international Plum Village community of Thich Nhat Hanh.
In 2024, 25 countries took part, and walks were held in over 100 locations from Ecuador to Cambodia (see video, participating places 2024 (PDF)
This year’s theme – The Power of Small Acts – reminds us that even in darkening times, we are not powerless.
Every action we take has an impact. A gesture. A look. A mindful step. What may seem small can lead to great change – today, a year from now, or for future generations. Nothing is ever lost. We can begin here and now.
We sense how the quality of our small steps can positively influence the world.
Knowing that groups around the world will walk together on November 29th – mindfully and with compassion – strengthens our sense of international connection.
An overview of participating locations can be found on this page and is being continuously updated.
If your location is not listed and you are considering organizing a local walking meditation, you are warmly invited to do so. You can reach out to the organizing team at:gehmeditation (at) achtsame-wirtschaft.de
May we all walk this path together.
May all beings be happy.
Christiane Hütte (Coordinator of the Walking Meditation)
Dr. Kai Romhardt (Chairman, NAW e.V and Senior Dharma Teacher of the Plum Village Dhyana School.)
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Contemplations can support us in preparing for the walk. Here is a small selection:
May I become aware of what I am sending out into the world.
May I patiently plant and nurture wholesome seeds, and not hope
for quick success.
May I reflect on the power of my actions – my thoughts, words,
and deeds.
May I deeply understand that no wholesome act is ever lost or
meaningless.
May I not rush past the small joys of the day.
May I do my best and then let go of my expectations.
May I free myself from the pressure of having to save the world
alone.
May I anchor small acts of loving-kindness in my life and turn them
into habits.
May I learn to touch happiness in simple things and in everyday
encounters.
May I smile kindly at my imperfections again and again throughout
the day.
In the shared silence and natural connection of a group walking simply in mindfulness lies the answer to many crises of our times — inwardly and outwardly. Walking together is a gift to ourselves.
If you are interested or want to learn more about the walk in 2025, please send an eMail to Kai Romhardt.
He is a Senior Dharmacharya in the Plum Village Dhyana tradition and Chair of Network for Mindful Business and coordinates the walk since 2008.
Contemplations sur la puissance des petits actes
Kontemplationen zur Macht der kleinen Taten
Contemplazioni: Il potere delle piccole azioni
Contemplaciones sobre: El poder de las pequeñas acciones
Contemplations on The Power of Small Actions
