Caravan: Shedding the myth of perfection in practice
A three-week live, online Deep Dive with Henry Shukman
Dates: January 25, February 1, February 8
10:00 am – 12:00 pm Mountain Time US
Online
“Come back, come back, whoever you are.
Wanderer, worshiper, lover of leaving,
it doesn’t matter.
Ours is not a caravan of despair.
Come back, even if you have broken your vows a thousand times.
Come back, yet again, come back.”
A live Deep Dive with Henry
A Deep Dive is an immersive, multi-week experience of live practice and teaching with Henry, built around a specific text or poem. For Caravan, we’ll explore Rumi’s beloved poem about the journey of practice: a text that beautifully captures how we return again and again to the present moment, no matter how many times we’ve wandered away.
Over three weeks, you’ll gather with Henry and a community of fellow practitioners for extended guided meditations, dharma talks, and Q&A. This poem becomes a lens through which to explore your practice, giving you something concrete to return to again and again. It’s your opportunity to move from solo practice to shared practice, and to experience Henry’s guidance in real time.
A note from Henry
We often fall into the trap of thinking our practice must be perfect. We should immediately be able to summon clear, calm minds that are free from thought and feeling. And when this doesn’t happen on demand, we naturally get frustrated.
In this course, I’ll show you how to let go of that preconception. Practice can never be perfect. And at the same time it’s always already perfect, in its imperfections. It’s a constant cycle of distraction and returning, distraction and returning—what I believe is captured so beautifully by this poem of Rumi’s. It doesn’t matter how many times we get distracted—we are always able to find our way back home to the present moment.
What to expect
Over three weeks, you’ll join Henry for three live two-hour Sunday sessions featuring:
- Extended guided meditations (25-30 minutes) that let you fully settle into present moment experience
- In-depth dharma talks bringing together ancient traditions, modern wisdom, and poetry in Henry’s unique style
- Q&A periods where your practice questions get answered directly
You’ll stay connected throughout the Deep Dive via a dedicated WhatsApp group, creating a sense of community throughout your shared journey.
The path of remembering
The Sanskrit word for Mindfulness is smṛti स्मृति – which literally translates as “that which is remembered”. In many ways, the practice of mindfulness is remembering that our lives take place in the present. The more mindful we become, the more we get to live our actual lives – not caught up in the whirlwind of future worries and past regrets our minds can create for us.
At the same time, we also forget that we don’t control our own thoughts. Even very experienced meditators can become distracted by emotions and thoughts. This Deep Dive will be a reminder that there is no standard we need to live up to – no performance we need to achieve. There is simply our experience, as it unfolds.
What you’ll learn from Henry
- How to differentiate, categorize, and witness all the various types of sense experience
- How to increase the scope of your mindfulness, so you can stay grounded throughout more of your day
- How to deal with physical and emotional pain that can surface in meditation
- Practical tools and tips for starting and maintaining a long-term practice
- How to create a space of acceptance and ease, welcoming any sensations, emotions and thoughts that may arise
- What it means to come back home to our very own lives
Join Caravan
$124 for The Way subscribers
$155
- 3 live two-hour Sunday sessions with Henry
- All session recordings
- WhatsApp community for the Deep Dive
- Access to practice resources and prompts
- Registration is not open for this Deep Dive just yet.
Or join the 2026 Program
Caravan is the first of four Deep Dives that Henry will lead in 2026. If you’re ready to commit to a full year of live practice with Henry and a dedicated community, the 2026 Live Online Program includes all four Deep Dives plus exclusive benefits, at significant savings.
Full program early bird: $345 (normally $495)
Save $275 compared to buying all four Deep Dives individually
The 2026 Live Online Program includes: Caravan • Sweeping the Yard • Mountains & Rivers Remain • Rice in the Bowl
Feedback from the 2025 Program
About your teacher
Henry Shukman
Henry is an authorized Zen Master in the Sanbo Zen lineage, the co-founder of The Way meditation app, and the Spiritual Director Emeritus of Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
In addition to teaching meditation, Henry is an award-winning author and poet. 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 healing and awakening through meditation.
Event Details
Cost: $155
Dates: Join us over 3 Sundays on:
January 25, February 1, February 8
Time: 10am–12pm MST
Where: Online
Recordings
Each session will be recorded. If you can’t attend live, or simply want to reference it again, we’ll share the recording the day after the session.
Questions?
If you have any questions about this program, please contact our team at [email protected]. We’re happy to assist and look forward to having you join us!
Registration
Registrations have not opened for this Deep Dive just yet. This Deep Dive is part of our 2026 Live Online Program, why not dedicate yourself to an entire year of live teachings?
