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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

07/05/2026

Join senior teacher Mark Kuren Westmoquette for a weekend Zen retreat focussed on exploring our relationship with money.

Drawing on teachings from the Buddha and others, Mark will guide you through a weekend of reflective inquiry and practical exercises to help you shed light on and transform your attitude to money, finances and wealth.

Zen and Money Retreat
30 July - 2 August
Franciscan Centre Ladywell, Godalming, Surrey, UK

Full details on Zenways.org

This June we’ll be celebrating the life and teaching of our late teacher Shinzan Roshi, who died 5 years ago, with a ser...
05/05/2026

This June we’ll be celebrating the life and teaching of our late teacher Shinzan Roshi, who died 5 years ago, with a series of free events at our London dojo. And you’re invited!

Each event will be a doorway to meet the essence of a teacher who was fearless, generous and awake.
 
📅 7-11th June
😊 Join in-person or online

More information about the week’s events and the zoom links for online participation can be found on our memorial website www.notonenottwo.com/

Beautiful Hanamatsuri flower festival at the dojo today in celebration of the birth of the Buddha. Thanks to Lloyd Shore...
03/05/2026

Beautiful Hanamatsuri flower festival at the dojo today in celebration of the birth of the Buddha. Thanks to Lloyd Shoren Clater for leading the ceremony this year.

Join us on a pilgrimage walk in celebration of the life and teaching of our late teacher Shinzan Roshi.We will be walkin...
01/05/2026

Join us on a pilgrimage walk in celebration of the life and teaching of our late teacher Shinzan Roshi.

We will be walking from the source of the River Thames (in Gloucestershire) along the Thames Path, finishing at our Dojo in Camberwell, London. 
🚶Starting 27th May (the anniversary date of his death)
🚶Finishing on 7th June
Total distance 160 Miles 

Join us for the whole distance or for parts - a single day, several days, or the entire pilgrimage. We’ve secured basic (but safe) places to stay along the whole route - so no sleeping rough.

This will be led as a form of sustained walking meditation practice - carrying the spirit of zazen into movement.

Please get in touch with us if you’d like to join the walk.

27/04/2026

Remembering back to 2015 when our late teacher Shinzan Roshi was visiting London and led a workshop on Zen calligraphy. Here he is demonstrating how to brush an enso (zen circle) from a place of mushin (no mind).

This May/June we will be marking the 5th anniversary of his death with a pilgrimage walk down the River Thames and an exhibition of his artwork alongside a series of events at our dojo in London. Come and join us and soak in some inspiration from his wonderful life of teaching.

Check out our new memorial website notonenottwo.com for more info.

Join senior teacher Mark Kuren Westmoquette for a weekend Zen retreat focussed on exploring our relationship with money....
08/04/2026

Join senior teacher Mark Kuren Westmoquette for a weekend Zen retreat focussed on exploring our relationship with money.

Drawing on teachings from the Buddha and others, Mark will guide you through a weekend of reflective inquiry and practical exercises to help you shed light on and transform your attitude to money, finances and wealth.

Zen and Money Retreat
30 July - 2 August
Franciscan Centre Ladywell, Godalming, Surrey, UK

Full details on Zenways.org

07/04/2026

Sangha member Ellen and Zen teacher Mark talk you through what to expect if you come to one of our in-person zazen meetings at our dojo in London.

Thanks to for the camera and lighting.

Hope to see you at the dojo sometime soon!

Daizan standing outside one of the gates to the city where Zen Master Joshu (Zhaozhou) taught.When a monk asked “What is...
31/03/2026

Daizan standing outside one of the gates to the city where Zen Master Joshu (Zhaozhou) taught.

When a monk asked “What is Joshu?”, Joshu answered: “East gate, South gate, West gate, North gate”.

The monk was perhaps testing the master, asking about his true nature/identity, and Joshu simply pointed to the immediate, everyday physical reality around him (the gates of the town where he lived). But there’s a deeper meaning - by answering with all four gates, Joshu indicated that he is actually everything and everywhere, constantly changing and accessible from any direction. He’s inviting the monk to enter the gate and see him directly.

With Gerry McCulloch today getting photography of some previously unseen calligraphies by our late teacher Shinzan Roshi...
28/03/2026

With Gerry McCulloch today getting photography of some previously unseen calligraphies by our late teacher Shinzan Roshi - ahead of our memorial exhibition of his work at our London dojo 7-11 June. Look out for more on that coming soon. Or check out our new memorial website www.notonenottwo.com

The calligraphies shown here are
1) Who are you?
2) What is your original face?
3) Drink tea

Join Mark Kuren Westmoquette and Jo Barclay for this Zen retreat day exploring the dynamic, direct teachings of the 9th-...
24/03/2026

Join Mark Kuren Westmoquette and Jo Barclay for this Zen retreat day exploring the dynamic, direct teachings of the 9th-century Chinese Zen master Rinzai (Linji), through the lens and living legacy of our late teacher Shinzan Roshi.

Teaching of Rinzai and his famous KATSU shout
26 April, 10-5pm (UK time)
Attend in-person at Zenways London dojo, or online

Through guided practices, we’ll discover what it means to let Rinzai’s Katsu arise from the body, breath and whole being.

More details on Zenways.org

Join Mark Kuren Westmoquette and Jo Barclay for this Zen retreat day exploring the dynamic, direct teachings of the 9th-...
15/03/2026

Join Mark Kuren Westmoquette and Jo Barclay for this Zen retreat day exploring the dynamic, direct teachings of the 9th-century Chinese Zen master Rinzai (Linji), through the lens and living legacy of our late teacher Shinzan Roshi.

Teaching of Rinzai and his famous KATSU shout
26 April, 10-5pm (UK time)
In-person at Zenways London dojo, and online

Through guided practices, we’ll discover what it means to let Rinzai’s Katsu arise from the body, breath and whole being.

More details on Zenways.org

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