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
Meditation for Kids
Even young children can learn to tune into themselves and the world with curiosity and wonder. Vanessa Zuisei Goddard offers step-by-step instructions for teaching them.
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.