Vanessa Zuisei Goddard is a writer and lay Zen teacher based in Panama City, Panama, as well as the guiding teacher for Ocean Mind Sangha, a virtual community of Buddhist practitioners. Her books include Still Running: The Art of Meditation in Motion, and the children’s book Weather Any Storm. She can be found at oceanmindsangha.org.
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
Recent Articles
Moving Through the Three “Karma Doors”
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard on how understanding our gateways to the world — body, speech, and mind — is key in our practice of sila.
Running into Joy
Sometimes sitting with her sadness becomes too difficult. But Vanessa Zuisei Goddard has learned she can run with it—and through it.
Cesa, calma, cambia: Tres pasos para hacer lo que ayuda
La maestra de Zen, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, nos comparte una simple práctica de tres pasos para cesar, calmar y cambiar cuando enfrentamos el sufrimiento.
Stop, Soothe, Shift: A 3-Step Practice to Do What Helps
Zen teacher Vanessa Zuisei Goddard shares her simple three-step practice to stop, soothe, and shift in the face of suffering.
The World Between Breaths
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard on the famous Zen koan “Mu,” and how it helps us dive into buddhanature.
Meditate with your children with Weather Any Storm author, Vanessa Zuisei Goddard
An excerpt Vanessa Zuisei Goddard's new book, Weather Any Storm — as reviewed in the Fall 2023 issue of Buddhadharma: The Practitioner’s Guide
The Four Immeasurables Leave Nothing Untouched
If you don’t want your happiness to impede that of someone else, says Vanessa Zuisei Goddard, practice the four immeasurables.
Nothing to Fix, Nowhere to Go
What reveals itself when you do nothing at all? Vanessa Zuisei Goddard on the practice of “just sitting.”
Shelter in the Three Treasures
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard shares how taking refuge in the three treasures of buddha, dharma, and sangha allows us to practice not in spite of trying circumstances, but with them.