THE WAY is a new kind of meditation app: a single path, led by an authorized Zen master, that guides you on a deep meditation training program. Study alongside Zen master Henry Shukman as you uncover the deep peace, love, insight and awakening that meditation can bring.
The simple path to deeper meditation.
With THE WAY, you will:
*** Never feel overwhelmed by choice. The Way guides you step-by-step along a single, linear path through all the key areas of a deep and fulfilling meditation practice. You never have to worry about which meditation to choose.
*** Experience real transformation and deep wellbeing. Progress along a proven pathway of meditation that helps you to awaken to the true nature of your mind, your self, and your relationship to the world. Explore Zen koans, non-dual awareness and other awakening techniques.
*** Benefit from an authorized Zen Master as your guide. Study with a beloved teacher with over 35 years of meditation practice. Learn Henry Shukman’s innovative fusion of modern mindfulness, Jhana practice and Sanbo Zen teaching.
HENRY SHUKMAN teaches mindfulness and awakening practices to a wide range of students from all traditions and walks of life. Henry is an authorized Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage, and is the Spiritual Director of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico. His struggles and traumatic experiences as a youth, combined with a spontaneous awakening experience at 19, paved the way for Henry to develop a well-rounded approach to meditation.
On the journey of THE WAY, you can learn to:
*** Calm the nervous system, reduce stress on a daily basis and release trauma over time
*** Uncover previously unknown support and gratitude in our lives
*** Access beautiful states of flow and absorption during meditation
*** Get tastes and glimpses of awakening - insights into your own true nature, and discovering what non-duality really means, and the deep freedom and joy it can give.
THE WAY works through a series of daily guided meditations and talks along a single path of practice. Through these guided meditations you will explore with Zen Master Henry Shukman: teaching from ancient Buddhist traditions, finding peace and unconditional wellbeing in the heart of our lives, learning how to sit with and process negative emotions, healing from past traumas, uncovering deep joy in the bare fact of being alive, discovering a deep and connected presence, understanding insights into non-duality and awakening to the true nature of reality. All grounded in modern mindfulness and ancient Zen wisdom.
SUBSCRIPTION AND SCHOLARSHIPS
THE WAY is free to download and try out the pathway.
You can manage your subscription from your Apple account settings. Payment will be charged to your Apple account.
If you can’t afford the cost of the subscription, please let us know and we will arrange a free subscription to THE WAY for you through our scholarship program.
Terms of service: https://www.thewayapp.com/legal/terms-conditions
Privacy policy: https://www.thewayapp.com/legal/privacy-statement
After meditating mostly solo on and off for the last 15 years or so I slowly built up a learning process of my own. Ive always thought that meditation just needs to be taught step by step. Guiding you through your physical senses. I’ve tried sitting with various groups and always fall back into solo sitting. There’s way too much ego still floating around Zen centers and sit groups. The attitude is still that you have to earn your enlightenment. That it should be hard and take a long time. But the truth is, “awakening,”can be attained by anyone, right away, in the first moment of sitting, although it is like a handful of sand at first. Slipping through your fingers. With practice, practice and more practice one can harden that sand of awakening into something more solid. Slowly turning that sand into a diamond of enlightenment over a lifetime of focused attention training. So that instead of feeling it for a moment, you feel it for a minute, then an hour, and over time, most of your waking day. The Way is that step by step guidebook that has finally been written down. And Henry is an amazing human You can sense his present moment awareness, and eagerness to teach right through the screen. To all the people putting in the work. 🙏🏼🤙🏼
A Perfect Gateway to Zen Practice
Marcus Bejn
I have come to absolutely love this app. Coming from breath-based practices like Vipassana and focused attention traditions such as Samatha meditation, I was exploring zen meditation and discovered The Way. What immediately struck me was how beautifully stripped down it is - offering a simple yet deeply focused path to practice without any distractions or unnecessary bells and whistles.The kindness with which Shukman approaches the guided meditations is genuinely palpable. There's an authentic warmth and wisdom in his voice that creates a safe, welcoming space for practice. I was so impressed that after trying it myself, I recommended it to my fiancé who has been interested in meditation but never found an approach that resonated with her. This was the first path that truly clicked for her, which speaks volumes about the app's accessibility and gentle approach.The technical quality is excellent - both audio and video are crisp and high-quality, and the app runs smoothly without any glitches or crashes. It's clear that care has been taken in every aspect of the development.For anyone curious about zen meditation or looking for a no-frills, authentic practice companion, I can't recommend The Way highly enough. It's become an essential part of my daily routine.
A solid guide when you need framework
Don’t Judge Me for My Nickname
I came across The Way in a similar fashion to the other meditation apps I’ve leveraged previously - a recommendation via a podcast. In each case in the past, the initial scaffolding was helpful in keeping me on the intended path, but I lost my way (pun intended) after the scaffolding was removed and multiple options were presented. I have been using The Way for nearly a year now, and I find that - for me - the singular path it takes me on helps remove decision paralysis that may have caused me to abandon my meditation practice in previous attempts.The app is well-designed, the quality of the content is premium, and there is a pull to want to keep going (without any worry about maintaining a streak or unlocking any badges). I show up for the sake of doing the daily practice and then carry on with my day. If I were to find anything to highlight for caution, it would be the introduction of koans (I happen to be in the middle of this journey now). Despite having already had hundreds of meditation sessions, it can be daunting to tackle something so abstract and indirect at my current level of practice (10-minute sessions, 5-6 days per week). I suspect this experience will vary from one practitioner to the next, but my suggestion - if I’m even in a position to give one - would be to focus on the practice and first principles of meditation you’ve learned up to that point when focusing on the koan doesn’t seem to be bearing any fruit.Thank you, Henry and team, for investing your time and energy into a positive and beneficial resource!
Developer Response
Thank you for these incredibly thoughtful words! We're so happy that the pathway has been beneficial, and (if you haven't already) really encourage you to explore the Community section of the app. Your insights would be useful to others on the pathway.
The One and Only Meditation App You Need!
Nxksoc
I tried a lot of varying forms of meditation from in person TM, to Headspace, to the multitude of teachers and options on Waking Up. While I have had significant moments in each and every one of them still the most significant was an awakening I experienced after practicing Henry’s Koan series on Waking Up. When I saw he had his own app I was hesitant at first because I was not enthusiastic about “another” meditation being offered on the market but I gave it a go and it has been the greatest experience with mindfulness and meditation for me to date. I highly recommend anyone from beginner to a frequent meditator to try this app and in the order it is presented, it is truly impactful. While I have fundamental disagreements over approaches presented by other teachers particularly Sam Harris’ teachings and the way his app is presented, I have nothing but deep respect and love for Henry and what he has given here.
In this update, we have included:
Several bug fixes around signing in and signing up for your account
We hope this helps your journey on The Way!
With love and thanks,
Henry
Version 1.18.2
The developer, The Way App Inc, indicated that the app’s privacy practices may include handling of data as described below. For more information, see the developer’s privacy policy .
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Information
Seller
The Way App Inc.
Size
161.3 MB
Category
Lifestyle
Compatibility
Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPhone Requires iOS 16.0 or later.
iPad Requires iPadOS 16.0 or later.
Mac Requires macOS 13.0.0 or later and a Mac with Apple M1 chip or later.
