Vanessa Zuisei Goddard is a writer, editor, and Zen teacher based in Playa del Cármen, México. She lived and trained full- time at Zen Mountain Monastery in Upstate New York for almost twenty-five years—fourteen of those years as a monastic.
She’s now the guiding teacher of the Ocean Mind Sangha, and works virtually with new and experienced Buddhist practitioners, especially those whose life circumstances preclude them from engaging more formal Zen training.
Zuisei is the author of Still Running: The Art of Meditation in Motion, and the upcoming children’s book Weather Any Storm. Her articles have appeared in Tricycle, Lion’s Roar, Buddhadharma, and Parabola. Currently, she’s also Tricycle Magazine’s Teachings Editor. She can be found at www.vanessazuiseigoddard.org.
“What we think is what we see and who we become. That’s why it’s so important to know our thoughts and nurture those that help and not harm.”
Vanessa Zuisei Goddard is a writer, editor, and Zen teacher based in Playa del Cármen, México. She lived and trained full- time at Zen Mountain Monastery in Upstate New York for almost twenty-five years—fourteen of those years as a monastic.
She’s now the guiding teacher of the Ocean Mind Sangha, and works virtually with new and experienced Buddhist practitioners, especially those whose life circumstances preclude them from engaging more formal Zen training.
Zuisei is the author of Still Running: The Art of Meditation in Motion, and the upcoming children’s book Weather Any Storm. Her articles have appeared in Tricycle, Lion’s Roar, Buddhadharma, and Parabola. Currently, she’s also Tricycle Magazine’s Teachings Editor. She can be found at www.vanessazuiseigoddard.org.
“What we think is what we see and who we become. That’s why it’s so important to know our thoughts and nurture those that help and not harm.”