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
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.
Finding Peace in Troubled Times
Sundays, March 16, 23, 30, April 6
Can practice help us find resilience and peace? Can it help us navigate our lives, both personal, collective, social and global? Can it help us find peace, regardless of conditions?
The Zen answer is a resounding yes. In fact, that is what practice is for. Itโs why it exists.
A Weekend Retreat with Henry in London
February 22-23, 2025
Spend two days with Henry at the Meditatio Centre London, set within the historic St Markโs Church in Myddelton Square. This retreat offers a blend of guided meditations, talks, poetry, and interactive Q&A sessions.
Beginner’s Mind: A Daylong Retreat with Henry
Saturday March 8, 2025
Rest, restore and renew, in a daylong gathering of fellow practitioners. Weโll explore meditation, wisdom teachings, poetry, discussion time and deep silence together, as we deepen in our practice, and connect with other meditators on the same path.
