Henry Shukman — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Spiritual Director Emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center.
Co-founder and lead meditation teacher of The Way meditation app.
Developed the Original Love meditation programme in 2021.
Author of the memoir One Blade of Grass: Finding the Old Road of the Heart, a Zen Memoir.
Won the Jerwood Aldeburgh prize for his poetry book In Dr No's Garden (2002).
Won the UK Authors' Club Best First Novel Award for Sandstorm (2005).
Served as a contributing editor at Condé Nast Traveler and Islands (1996-2002).

Biography

Henry Shukman is an English meditation teacher, Zen master, poet, and author. He is an authorized Zen master in the Sanbo Zen lineage and serves as the Spiritual Director Emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Shukman is also the co-founder and lead meditation teacher of The Way meditation app.