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A free 3-part video series inspired by the classic book Zen Mind Beginner’s Mind.


“Allow whatever is happening to be the very thing that wakes you up.”
Koshin Paley Ellison

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Join Koshin Paley Ellison, guiding teacher at New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care in this practice-based workshop on Zen teacher Eihei Dogen's essential instructions for awakening—from Medicine for Fear, the new multi-teacher online course from Lion’s Roar and New York Zen Center.

The great Zen master Dogen reminds us of the Buddha’s “8 practices of the awakened person,” a final instruction he taught that offers a clear, simple, and practical everyday path to ease fear and relax into our awakened nature.

With this 3-day course pass you’ll gain access to three workshop sessions with Koshin Paley Ellison, plus a limited time early-bird discount invitation to enroll in the complete Medicine for Fear multi-teacher online course.
In this 3-day course preview you’ll learn:
Knowing How to Be Satisfied
Learn how to stop constant seeking, and instead experience gratitude and contentment in your experience.
Exerting Meticulous Effort
Learn the power of returning to the practice over and over, and how this seamlessly cultivates an awakened mind.
Practicing one-pointed attention (samadhi)
Learn how meditation leads to stability. When we make meditation a routine practice, we move through life with groundedness.

By providing us with your email address you will gain access to your free sample videos. You'll also join the Lion's Roar email community to receive our free weekly Top Stories newsletter and occasional special offers. You can easily unsubscribe at any time.

Join Koshin Paley Ellison, guiding teacher at New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care in this practice-based workshop on Zen teacher Eihei Dogen's essential instructions for awakening—from Medicine for Fear, the new multi-teacher online course from Lion’s Roar and New York Zen Center.

Begin your free course preview today!

Benefits of your free 3-day course pass:

°  Free teaching on "Knowing How to Be Satisfied"

°  Free teaching on "Exerting Meticulous Effort"

°  Free teaching on "Practicing One Pointed Attention (samadhi)"

° Exclusive invitation to enroll in the new Medicine for Fear course at a special discounted price
Meet The Teacher
Sensei Koshin Paley Ellison, MFA, LMSW, DMIN, is an author, Zen teacher, Jungian psychotherapist, and ACPE Certified Chaplaincy Educator. After more than a decade as a chaplain and psychotherapist, Koshin co-founded the New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care.
Koshin is a renowned thought leader in contemplative care; his work has been featured in the New York Times, PBS, CBS Sunday Morning and other media outlets. He is the author of Untangled: Walking the Eightfold Path to Clarity, Courage, and Compassion (Balance/Hachette, 2022); Wholehearted: Slow Down, Help Out, Wake Up (Wisdom Publications, 2019); and the co-editor of Awake at the Bedside: Contemplative Teachings on Palliative and End of Life Care (Wisdom Publications, 2016).
Koshin began his formal Zen training in 1987, and he is a recognized Soto Zen Teacher by the American Zen Teachers Association, White Plum Asanga, and Soto Zen Buddhist Association. He serves on the Board of Directors at the Soto Zen Buddhist Association, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care and Barre Center for Buddhist Studies.