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 | Ask a Teacher, Teachings
When Is a Buddha Statue Appropriate or Offensive?
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard discusses how to think about this ubiquitous image.
Latest Articles
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Just Love Them
A Zen monastery resident discovers her job has been getting in the way of the real work.
What Sort of “Normal” Is Normal?
Desires are inexhaustible, but we can use this moment of disruption to ask ourselves what we really need.
The Places We Go to Be Here
A former Zen monastic considers what makes a space sacred.
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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