Henry Shukman meditation retreat teacher

Henry Shukman

Henry Shukman is a poet, author and Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage. He is founder of the Original Love meditation program, spiritual director emeritus at Mountain Cloud Zen Center and co-founder of the single-path meditation app The Way. His most recent books are Original Love: The Four Inns on the Path of Awakening (HarperOne) and the Zen memoir One Blade of Grass. He has taught at Google and Harvard Business School, the Institute of American Indian Arts and Oxford Brookes University, and is the author of several award-winning books of poetry and fiction. His poems have appeared in The New Yorker, Guardian, Sunday Times and Financial Times. Henry has an M.A. from Cambridge and an MLitt from St Andrews.

Upcoming Programs by Henry Shukman

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Unfolding the Great Heart: Bhakti, Buddhism, and the Practice of Connection [On Land]

Also With Spring Washam and Nina Rao

June 9 - 14, 2025

Open to both beginning and experienced practitioners. Registration for this retreat closes on May 26, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. This retreat is a sacred invitation to return to the source of your inner strength—the boundless capacity of your heart to love, heal, and transform. Together, we will explore the ‘Great Heart,’ a sanctuary of […]

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Unfolding the Great Heart: Bhakti, Buddhism & the Practice of Connection [Online]

Also With Spring Washam and Nina Rao

June 9 - 14, 2025

This online retreat is open to both beginning and experienced practitioners. Registration for this retreat closes on June 6, 2025 at 11:59pm Pacific Time. This retreat is a sacred invitation to return to the source of your inner strength—the boundless capacity of your heart to love, heal, and transform. Together, we will explore the ‘Great […]