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The Way: Meditation & Zen

A Tier
Excellent
87
5.0recent reviews
4.97.3K ratings
1dsince update
FreeIn-App Purchases
Health & Fitness
category
Lifestyle
category
4+age rating
1language
Made for iPhone
Made for iPad

What is The Way?

A guided meditation app with a step-by-step path led by Zen master Henry Shukman.

The Way offers daily guided meditations and talks along a single path of meditation practice. It draws on modern mindfulness and Zen teachings, including koans and non-dual awareness.

Pricing. The Way is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Following a structured meditation practice
  • Listening to daily guided meditations and talks
  • Exploring Zen teachings and non-dual awareness

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Why this app is in A tier

87/100The average of 4 parts, with no weights
Rating99
Ratings79
App Store search rank69
Update recency100

A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

The Way scores 87 out of 100: rating 99, rating count 79, App Store search rank 69, update recency 100. The four parts are averaged and A tier follows from that score within this list.

Description

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.

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*** 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

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Questions about The Way

Does the app include guided meditations?

Yes. The listing describes a series of daily guided meditations and talks.

Who leads the practice?

The path is led by Henry Shukman, described in the listing as an authorized Zen Master.

Is the app free?

It is free to download and try out the pathway. A subscription is mentioned, but its price is not stated on the App Store.

Is The Way right for me?

The Way is built for following a structured meditation practice, listening to daily guided meditations and talks, exploring zen teachings and non-dual awareness. It sits in the spiritual growth list on AppTierList.

Is The Way worth it?

The Way is A tier, ranked #5 of 34 spiritual growth apps with a score of 87 out of 100, from a 4.9 App Store rating across 7,272 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 4 apps rank above it.

How does The Way compare to Saged?

The Way is A tier at 87; Saged is A tier at 88. Saged ranks higher. The Way is free to download, with in-app purchases, Saged is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is The Way updated?

The Way was updated 1 day ago, which counts in its favour.

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Ranking

Lists
Spiritual Growth (A tier, #5) · Meditation (B tier, #32)
Tier
A (Excellent)
Score
87 / 100
Rank in list
#5 of 34
Ranking certainty
settled

Ratings

App Store rating
4.9 out of 5, every App Store country
Ratings
7,272
Recent reviews
5.0 from 20 in the last 180 days

App

Price
Free + IAP
App Store category
Health & Fitness
Current version
(1 day ago)
Size
180 MB
Requires
iOS 16.0 or later
Age rating
4+
Languages
1
Runs on
iPhone, iPad

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Maker
not verified

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