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The Way: Meditation & Zen

The Way: Meditation & Zen

Mindful Meditating Guide

2.7K ratings
375 reviews
#136 in top-grossing Lifestyle
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • February 8, 2024
  • July 13, 2026

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The Way App Inc.
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About

This app offers a structured, single-path meditation training program led by an authorized Zen master. It guides users through key meditation practices to foster peace, insight, and awakening, with options for those who cannot afford the subscription.

✓Single, linear meditation path
✓Guided by authorized Zen master
✓Explores Zen koans and non-dual awareness
✓Reduces stress and releases trauma
✓Uncovers gratitude and states of flow
✓Daily guided meditations and talks
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of The Way. Based on 2.7K reviews and a 5.0/5 average, it highlights the 62 positives and 3 negatives reviewers mention most about this Lifestyle app.

Positive things

  • 🚀Guided meditation is a game changer
  • 👍Best companion on the way
  • 👍Simple and informative
  • 👍The only meditation app I've ever recommended to friends
  • 👍Best and clearest meditation app I have tried
  • 👍Life changing
  • 👍1 year in, still love it
  • 👍A true game-changer
  • 👍This is the way!
  • 👍Generous and beautifully crafted app
  • 👍Blissfully elegant and simple
  • 👍Amazing
  • 👍The Way is The Best
  • 👍Wonderful app, incredibly insightful and simply helpful
  • 👍Perfect...
  • 👍A Lovely Way
  • 👍Resplendent app
  • 👍Thank you <3
  • 👍The Golden Path
  • 👍So good to have a guided path!
  • 👍The best meditation app
  • 👍Deeply nourishing and brilliantly presented
  • 👍The Way has given me the focus I wanted
  • 👍Really user friendly
  • 👍Been Meditating for 10 years and this is the best app I've ever used
  • 👍So effective
  • 👍Best meditation app ever
  • 👍Long time beginner
  • 👍Beautiful
  • 👍Henry is wonderful
  • 👍Grateful that this exists
  • 👍A wonderful app!
  • 👍Simply brilliant!
  • 👍This is the Way
  • 👍Lovely
  • 👍This app keeps me on the path
  • 👍Excellent teachings
  • 👍Finally, an app I can recommend to everyone
  • 👍Brilliantly Conceived and Executed
  • 👍A new and original app
  • 👍So grateful for this!
  • 👍Nicely done!
  • 👍Nice App
  • 👍The best meditation app out there!
  • 👍Great instruction in developing mindfulness
  • 👍The Way
  • 👍Fantastic app
  • 👍Best Meditation App
  • 👍Practical warmth
  • 👍Fellow traveler on the way
  • 👍Perfect for beginners and beyond. Fantastic.
  • 👍Game changer
  • 👍Thank you very much
  • 👍The way to go!
  • 👍Great app
  • 👍Wonderful
  • 👍It's The Way!
  • 👍Makes Meditation Easy for Anyone
  • 👍The best so far
  • 👍Focused Meditation Guidance
  • 👍game changer
  • 👍Finally an effective approach to embedding regular meditation

Negative things

  • 🙁Response from the team
  • 🙁Sales Funneled
  • 🙁Lost my way! Not Zen!
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What's New in The Way

1.21.0

July 13, 2026

In this update, we have included: * Better tablet support, complete with newly expanded landscape illustrations * Reflection questions as your progress through the pathway, so you can notice the small changes that build over time * Sleep section in the Support Library (coming very soon) * New videos from Henry when you finish the pathway * Several bug fixes throughout the app, especially around bookmark saving and audio playback We hope this helps your journey on The Way! With love and thanks, Henry

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Subscription plans

Monthly Subscription

Subscribe to The Way on a monthly basis

$12.991 Month
7 Days trial
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In-App Purchases

$29.99

3-Month Gift Subscription

Give the gift of meditation for 3 months.

Charts

Top Grossing

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This app rose +2 positions in Lifestyle chart.

Last updated on July 19, 2026.

Events

Read more about Online mini retreat with Henry
Event EndedСобытие В Прямом Эфире

Online mini retreat with Henry

A half-day of meditation and deep rest practice

Jun 22, 2026 — Jun 30, 2026

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Read more about Your new pathway has launched
Event EndedMajor Update

Your new pathway has launched

Take your first step on the new immersive pathway

Feb 16, 2026 — Feb 23, 2026

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Read more about Meditate Live With Henry
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Meditate Live With Henry

Join Henry live for Start Where You Are

Jan 14, 2026 — Jan 21, 2026

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User reviews

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A wonderful find

After trying many different but similar apps I’m so grateful I found The Way. I love the guidance, the way it builds from retreat to retreat, and the way it helps with ‘expectation management’ of starting meditation. Plus Henry’s voice!
Feed-readerFeed-reader

Incredible meditation app

100% the real deal. Wonderful teacher!
Angusvdv1994Angusvdv1994

Excellent and easy

Beautiful app and clear teaching
micblackaumicblackau

Thoughtful, thorough, clear and approachable

I’ve spent years working with waking up, headspace, declutter and calm. The Way is profoundly effective and I believe contains the clearest path to understanding meditation and the elements that allow us to benefit and grow through practice. Love Henry Shukman and am grateful for his work. Thank you
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TPA ManTPA Man

Definitely The way!

I am not new to meditation, however illness prevented me from being able to still my mind for several years. As part of my recovery, when I could, I returned to guided meditation trying other apps to begin with. Many apps have their benefits. However, The way has one clear guided pathway which is all at once suitable for those who are familiar, and those beginning the journey. It is not a ‘press this button for a quick fix’ type course but a rich teaching of daily practice. I highly recommend it.
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User experience

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Reported Bugs

1 issue

Clunky and lost progress

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Requested Features

1 request

Customizable meditation length

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FAQ

What is The Way app?

The Way is a meditation app that provides a structured, single-path training program led by an authorized Zen master. It guides users through key meditation practices to help them achieve peace, insight, and awakening.

What are the key features of The Way app?

The app features a single, linear path that eliminates choice overwhelm, guided sessions by Zen Master Henry Shukman, exploration of Zen koans and non-dual awareness, and techniques to calm the nervous system, reduce stress, and release trauma.

How much does The Way app cost?

The app is free to download and try. It operates on a subscription model for full access. However, a scholarship program is available for those who cannot afford the subscription cost.

What kind of meditation practices does The Way app offer?

The app offers daily guided meditations and talks that explore ancient Buddhist traditions, finding peace, processing negative emotions, healing from trauma, and understanding non-duality and awakening, all grounded in modern mindfulness and ancient Zen wisdom.

Who is Henry Shukman?

Henry Shukman is an authorized Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage and the Spiritual Director of Mountain Cloud Zen Center. He has over 35 years of meditation practice and teaches an innovative fusion of modern mindfulness, Jhana practice, and Sanbo Zen teaching.