Zenways vs ZenKoan

Zenways is a Zen app. It uses a combination of relaxing sounds of nature, guided Zen meditation from Buddhist monk Julian Daizan Skinner and powerful binaural beats to help you relax and find your Zen. Set the meditation time from 21 to 90 minutes, and adjust the balance of the sounds, guide voice and binaural beats to suit you. You can even turn them off entirely, so this app can be used as a free sound source for meditation or relaxation. However, we strongly suggest you look at our Chillax app for the complete relaxation experience using soothing music, sound and binaural beats. This Zen app is made in partnership with Zenways, who provide yoga, meditation and teacher training. The Buddhist monk Julian Daizan Skinner (Juran Daizan 寿鸞 大山), is a British Rinzai Zen Buddhist Rōshi. He has also received Dharma Transmission in the Sōtō tradition of Zen. Daizan Roshi is the founder of the Zenways Sangha and head abbot of Yugagyo Dojo (Zen Yoga Camberwell) in London, United Kingdom. The Mindfulness of the breath meditation was found to be one of the most powerful and effective meditation techniques in extensive testing, and is presented to you here, totally free. Enjoy!. Binaural Beats Binaural beats or binaural tones are auditory processing artifacts, or apparent sounds, the perception of which arises in the brain for specific physical stimuli. This effect was discovered in 1839 by Heinrich Wilhelm Dove, and earned greater public awareness in the late 20th century based on claims that binaural beats could help induce relaxation, meditation, creativity and other desirable mental states. The effect on the brainwaves depends on the difference in frequencies of each tone: for example, if 300 Hz was played in one ear and 310 in the other, then the binaural beat would have a frequency of 10 Hz

ZenKoan is a quiet koan practice companion for people who want a daily Zen prompt, a simple sitting timer, and a private reflection log without audio clutter or account setup. WHAT IS INCLUDED - A daily koan with a short practice pointer - A searchable starter library, with the complete library available in Pro - Sitting timer presets for 5, 10, 20, and 40 minutes - Start and end bell sounds using system audio - Optional private reflection after a sitting - Sitting history and practice insights, including total minutes, streak, and weekly rhythm WHY IT IS DIFFERENT Most meditation apps optimize for large audio catalogs. ZenKoan is intentionally focused on koan study and silent sitting. It opens quickly, keeps practice controls obvious, and avoids feeds, ads, social mechanics, and forced login. FREE VERSION Use the daily koan, starter library, reflection flow, and up to three sittings per day. ZENKOAN PRO ZenKoan Pro unlocks the complete koan library, unlimited daily sittings, and the full practice history/insights archive. Monthly and yearly auto-renewing plans are available through the App Store. PRIVACY Your sittings and reflections stay on your device. ZenKoan does not require an account, does not show ads, and does not sell personal data. Terms: https://zenkoan.uptrail.ai/terms Privacy: https://zenkoan.uptrail.ai/privacy Support: https://zenkoan.uptrail.ai/support