The Way: Meditation & Zen

The Way: Meditation & Zen

Peace, calm, energy, awakening

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395 reviews
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  • Released
  • Updated
  • February 8, 2024
  • September 2, 2026

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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's New in The Way

1.22.1

September 2, 2026

In this update, we have included: * Signing in without a password, just your email address and a 6-digit code. * Bug fixes We hope this helps your journey on The Way! With love and thanks, Henry

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Give the gift of meditation for 3 months.

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Last updated on September 18, 2026.

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User reviews

Life-changing

I'm so grateful that I heard about this app through the Being Well Podcast (Dr. Rick Hanson & Forrest Hanson). Henry Shukman is such a wise, compassionate meditation teacher. I have found this comprehensive course to be rewarding and easy to sustain as a daily practice. The additional resources are also very helpful to me. I recently attended the in-person retreat offered in New York and can confirm that Henry embodies what he teaches.
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The most surprising app!

First time app review. Moderately experienced meditator. Three weeks in, I am astonished. The Way is flawless.

First, the quality of guidance is excellent. One learns over time that not all instruction is equal. The importance of the teacher’s own practice gradually becomes clear and so does their ability to reveal the depths within the forms. Henry Shukman is well regarded in zen circles and has done something unique with The Way; his guidance is clear for beginners and subtle for more experienced practitioners; it is brilliantly structured and feels like learning one-on-one. I wish I had this as a beginner and am no less thrilled to encounter it now.

Second, everything about The Way is thoughtful. It reflects the feeling of being on a journey with a good friend. Its metaphors of adventure, accent, camaraderie, and the unexpected, ground traditional Buddhist phenomenology in an entirely contemporary frame. The app feels like a genuinely safe space on my phone, and the most worthwhile cloud rent I have ever payed. I have never encountered an app that I feel this good about. I have no complaints!

Together, The Way has helped me to reengage and deepen my daily practice so that I look forward to meditating each day. The feeling of support is palpable. Touching in daily with Henry’s calm presence feels intimate and stabilizing. I did not expect a sense of refuge from my phone.

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Very well done

Great guidance, nice user interface, really enjoying it

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Meditation every day, yay.

Very clean, easy to use and helpful

I’ve been using this app for around a month now, and have to say that the graphics and layout are very clean and easy to follow which is the main thing I love about this app. The meditations have been personally helpful for me, since Henry simplifies meditation in the early stages which is where I am currently at. I like the fact that things are broken down into stages and not just a jumble scattered around the app.
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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.