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 Grass 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 his 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 – from how to successfully encounter difficult thoughts and emotions, all the way to deepening our understanding of nondual experience.
Unlocking a New Year of Practice
Sunday, January 5, 2025
During this free New Year’s webinar, Henry will share a vision for how we can consistently unlock the benefits of meditation over time. We’ll explore some of the key obstacles to establishing a consistent daily practice, and learn about some tools that support us in working through them.
Unlocking Meditation
Sundays, January 19, 26, February 2, 9
Unlocking Meditation is the first of our 4-week courses of the 2025 Live Online Program, designed to support and deepen your meditation practice, no matter your experience level. Whether you’re brand new to meditation or a seasoned practitioner, this course offers fresh insights and practical tools to sustain and strengthen your practice.
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 Mark’s Church in Myddelton Square. This retreat offers a blend of guided meditations, talks, poetry, and interactive Q&A sessions.
