Zenways

Zenways Zenways facilitates activities and practices that enhance wellbeing, balance and awakening in the mo

Zen meditation and teaching, retreats and workshops
200 hour intensive Zen Yoga teacher training
Meditation & mindfulness teacher training

Mindfulness isn’t just something that happens in your head - it’s a full-body experience. 🧘‍♂️✨In our latest blog post, ...
08/09/2026

Mindfulness isn’t just something that happens in your head - it’s a full-body experience. 🧘‍♂️✨

In our latest blog post, The Disembodiment of Mindfulness, we explore why true presence requires grounding ourselves back into the body, rather than getting caught in the abstract space of the mind.

Head to the link in our bio to read the full article and discover how to deepen your practice. 🌿

Link in bio or
https://zenways.org/the-disembodiment-of-mindfulness/

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This September we’ll be offering an online 8-week course in Meditation and Mindfulness. The course will cover a range of...
02/09/2026

This September we’ll be offering an online 8-week course in Meditation and Mindfulness. The course will cover a range of Zen meditation techniques and practices designed to explore what it means to develop a sense of physical and energetic grounding, and to have an understanding of yourself and the nature of reality.

Starting on Wednesday 23rd September, 19:30-21:00 (UK time).
 
Ideal for anyone wanting to get into meditation and mindfulness, and/or get a good grounding in the Zen practices from our tradition.

More details on zenways.org or follow the link in bio.

Mark Kuren Westmoquette Mark Westmoquette PhD and Johanna Barclay Johanna Barclay led a session at our recent trainee te...
29/08/2026

Mark Kuren Westmoquette Mark Westmoquette PhD and Johanna Barclay Johanna Barclay led a session at our recent trainee teachers retreat on how to express true nature through the voice - following the teachings from Zen Master Rinzai and his famous katsu shout.

Some of our trainee Zen teachers and Daizan Roshi enjoying each others’ company at our recent training retreat at the Co...
28/08/2026

Some of our trainee Zen teachers and Daizan Roshi enjoying each others’ company at our recent training retreat at the Cotswold Zen Centre.

Do you want to live from a different perspective, not one based in separation, anxiety and worry, but one of knowing tha...
27/08/2026

Do you want to live from a different perspective, not one based in separation, anxiety and worry, but one of knowing that you and the entire universe arise together, that this thing we call the self isn’t quite what it seems?

Do you live in or near Eastern Standard Time (EST)?

On 3-6 September we’ll be running our Breakthrough to Zen Retreat on EST time to be convenient for people joining in Eastern and Central USA, Canada and South America.

More details on zenways.org

Have you ever wondered what truly separates one mindfulness training from another?When Daizan Roshi — our founder and le...
26/08/2026

Have you ever wondered what truly separates one mindfulness training from another?

When Daizan Roshi — our founder and lead trainer — first became a Zen monk in his twenties, he didn’t go to study mindfulness from books. He lived it. Studying with Zen teachers and doing the deep, often unglamorous work of direct practice, day after day, year after year, for now over forty years.

He became the first Englishman to complete traditional Rinzai Zen training in Japan and become a Roshi. That depth of lived experience is what underpins everything we teach at Zenways.

This isn’t mindfulness handed down through book learning. It’s mindfulness carried through a living lineage — tested, refined and transmitted through generations of real practice.

If you’re curious about what training with that depth of foundation feels like, our next training course starts 18 September in the Scottish Highlands.

Link in bio and at zenways.org

Too often, mindfulness gets trapped in our thoughts—turning a grounded, physical practice into just another mental exerc...
19/08/2026

Too often, mindfulness gets trapped in our thoughts—turning a grounded, physical practice into just another mental exercise. 🧠➡️🧘‍♀️

In our latest blog article, “Beyond the Flash of Insight: What Embodiment Really Means”, we introduce the Zen concept of “taitoku” - meaning ‘bodily attainment’. It breaks down why real transformation happens when we step out of our thinking minds and reconnect with physical awareness.

Read the full post via the link in our bio to bring your mindfulness practice back down to earth. 🌿

Link in bio or
https://zenways.org/beyond-the-flash-of-insight-what-embodiment-really-means/

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17/08/2026

Some all round ceilidh fun for the while Zenways family at our Gathering weekend just gone at Halsway Manor .

Sadly too hot to be outside for the May Pole dancing, but we loved getting hot and sweaty inside to this wonderful music!

Zenways Family Gathering 2026!!
16/08/2026

Zenways Family Gathering 2026!!

Exploring embodied relationships with Mark Westmoquette - at the Zenways Gathering 2026
15/08/2026

Exploring embodied relationships with Mark Westmoquette - at the Zenways Gathering 2026

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