Sister Lực Nghiêm

Sister Lực Nghiêm was ordained in 2008 by Thích Nhất Hạnh in Plum Village, France, and received the Dharma Lamp in 2016. Sister Lực Nghiêm has offered retreats in Israel/Palestine and continues to organize opportunities for young Palestinians to come to Plum Village to experience mindfulness practice in the spirit of friendship, joy, and compassion. In 2016, Sister Lực Nghiêm started a Happy Farm in the Lower Hamlet and reached out to local organic farmers and grocery stores to help her community eat more locally and organically. She is always looking for ways to improve and deepen her relationship with Mother Earth and to be in touch with the suffering of the world in order to find answers in herself and within her community. Sister Lực Nghiêm is the co-founder and a core member of Gardiens de la Terre (the francophone Earth Holder Community). She has a strong aspiration to walk the path of spirituality, exploring the art of merging contemplation and action, and giving space to let her musicality and her love for mountains to be heard and explored.