Henry Shukman
Zen Teacher, Author, Poet
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Meet Henry Shukman
About Henry
Henry is an authorized Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage, and is spiritual director emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. In addition to teaching meditation, Henry is an award-winning poet and author, whose memoir One Blade of Grassย recounts his own journey through meditation practice. His struggles and traumatic experiences as a youth, combined with a spontaneous awakening experience at 19, and many years of training under several teachers, paved the way for hisย developing a well-rounded approach to healing and awakening through meditation.
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Appearances
The Tim Ferriss Show
Zen, Tools for Awakening, Ayahuasca vs. Meditation, Intro to Koans, and Using Wounds as the Doorway.
The Tim Ferriss Show
20 Minutes of Calm, Plus the Strange and Powerful World of Koans
The Kevin Rose Show
Lessons from an Authentic Zen Master
Upcoming events
A Daylong Retreat in New York City
Saturday, May 3, 2025
Spend a day with Henry at the Integral Yoga Institute, set in New York Cityโs Greenwich Village.
This is a great opportunity to deepen and boost your meditation practice on the East Coast, live and in-person both with Henry and fellow students.
This gathering will touch on themes central to a wholesome, ongoing path of practice.
A Daylong Retreat in Cambridge, MA
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Henry Shukman will be offering a daylong retreat in Cambridge, MA, co-sponsored by the Institute for Meditation and Psychotherapy and Harvard Medical School.
The day will include guided meditations, periods of shared silence and stillness, wisdom teachings from traditional and contemporary sources, as well as readings from Henry’s poetry.
2025 Live Online Program
Four 4-week online courses
Henry’s 2025 Live Online Program is a transformational journey through the essential foundations of a meditation practice โ from how to successfully encounter difficult thoughts and emotions, all the way to deepening our understanding of nondual experience.
