Zen in Motion
A Zen teacher and avid runner on her Buddhist approach to movement and meditation
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard is the Guiding Teacher for Ocean Mind Sangha, a virtual community of Zen practitioners, and the author of Still Running: The Art of Meditation in Motion and the children's book Weather Any Storm. She is based in Panama City, Panama.
Featured Articles
The Five Opponent Powers
The guiding teacher of Ocean Mind Sangha on the Buddhist factors that make up repentance and atonement
TeachingsMagazine | The Five Skandhas
The Five Skandhas: Conception
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
Latest Articles
When Nothing Works
Though our worlds fall apart, with faith and practice, they can be rebuilt.
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings, The Five Skandhas
The Five Skandhas: Sensation
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
Tried and True Ground
Where to find the courage to embrace the unknown
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings, The Five Skandhas
The Five Skandhas: Form
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings, The Eight Worldly Winds
The Eight Worldly Winds: Pleasure and Pain
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
TeachingsMagazine | Teachings, The Eight Worldly Winds
The Eight Worldly Winds: Praise and Blame
Printable aids for the pillars of Buddhist practice
Podcasts
Inside Tricycle’s Fall 2021 Issue
In this episode of Tricycle Talks, editor-in-chief James Shaheen is joined by three contributors—Jordan Quaglia, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, and Ira Helderman—to take a closer look at our Fall 2021 issue.
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Dharma Talks
Right Relationship as the Ninth Factor of the Path
All of life is made up of relationships, so how do we relate more skillfully to ourselves and to others? In this talk, lay Zen teacher Zuisei Goddard draws upon the Buddhist teachings to illuminate the…
The Four Immeasurables: A Science of Compassion
In this series, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard speaks of the four immeasurables as a “science of compassion,” showing the incredible power loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity have to transform our relationships with others.
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