A 10-session guided meditation course: Explore Zen wisdom, meditation and koans to cultivate deep relaxation, presence, effortless action and greater ease in everyday life.
5-16/10 2026 | online via zoom or from recordings
About
Hello my friends, and a very warm welcome to Zen Relaxation. I’m really happy to be sharing this journey with you.
I have come to appreciate relaxation as one of the most significant states we can cultivate in our practice. Zen has explored this understanding for centuries. Expressed through Zen koans and poetry, we find a beautiful simplicity: presence, awareness, letting go and the discovery of an effortless way of being.
I have selected some of the most beautiful and transformative koans I have encountered to bridge the ancient roots of relaxation practice with modern-day living. I will use these gems as doorways into a relaxed state of clarity and awareness. In Zen, nature is a great teacher, and through the koans we will open more fully to this extraordinary experience of being alive. Together, we will explore this ancient wisdom through meditation and discover how beautifully it speaks to the way we live today.
So make yourself comfortable. Take a breath … and let’s begin.
With love, Peter
This course is for those who wish to:
- Experience a fuller and more natural state of relaxation.
- Enjoy the beauty and wisdom of Zen koans from a space of stillness.
- Discover the principles of allowing and effortless action.
- Cultivate greater ease and flow in everyday life.
- Discover how ancient Zen wisdom can illuminate modern-day living.
- Live with greater presence and a deeper appreciation of being alive.
Each session includes:
Teaching
A 10–15 minute exploration bringing together Zen wisdom, presence and the principles of relaxation.
Zen Koans
Carefully chosen koans and stories that illuminate the theme of each session and invite a deeper, intuitive understanding.
Meditation
A guided meditation of approximately 20–25 minutes to experience the teaching directly.
Journaling & Reflection
Simple prompts to crystallise your understanding and recognise how the principles are expressing themselves in your own life.
Integration
A practical invitation to carry the experience of each session into your day.
Sessions Themes
Session 1 — The Great Relaxation Discover the natural clarity that emerges when we become still and allow ourselves to settle. Explore relaxation as a state of openness, presence and receptivity.
Session 2 — Be Like Water Explore the wisdom of water and discover the strength within softness. Learn to become more fluid, adaptable and relaxed in the way you meet each moment.
Session 3 — Allowing & Redirection Discover the art of receiving what comes with awareness and responding with clarity. Learn to move with the forces you encounter and respond with greater ease.
Session 4 — The Art of Non-Doing Explore the Zen wisdom of effortless action. Discover how presence and awareness allow action to arise naturally, with greater ease, clarity and naturalness.
Session 5 — Be Here Now Enter more fully into the immediacy of your experience. Discover the richness, clarity and aliveness that become available when your attention rests in the present moment.
Session 6 — Moment by Moment Bring relaxation into movement and everyday activity. Learn to remain open, responsive and present as you move naturally from one experience into the next.
Session 7 — Empty Enough to Receive Discover the freedom and spaciousness that arise when we loosen our grip on fixed ideas and expectations, creating room for fresh experience and new possibilities.
Session 8 — Dancing With Reality Develop the art of clear listening and a more fluid relationship with life. Become sensitive to inspiration, intuition and the subtle impulses that arise from a relaxed and receptive state.
Session 9 — The Ease of Presence Discover the simplicity and quiet pleasure of bringing presence into ordinary life. Experience everyday moments with greater appreciation, ease and awareness.
Session 10 — The Relaxed Creator Bring the journey together as relaxation, presence, allowing, responsiveness and natural action become an integrated way of Being.
Booking
Special Tribe Offer
Please note, that this special offer is ONLY for members of The Drunken Monk Tribe and past participants of the Creative Power of I Am course
How to Get Your Ticket Your Price (until 5/10 2026): €78 (standard price: €102)
DON’T MISS: A SPECIAL TICKET DEAL 💫 SHARED JOY = DOUBLE JOY 💫 As many past participants appreciated the chance to bring a friend to our previous course, we’re extending this opportunity for the upcoming course as well! You can bring a friend who’s never participated before on our courses (online or in person), and you’ll only pay for one ticket. After all, shared joy is double the joy! We can’t wait to see you both. 💕
Payment Options
You have two options to pay, either through our donation link with Paypal or by a direct bank transfer to the IBAN number given below. Once the payment has been made, please, provide us with your details via email (name and surname) and we will send you the links to the Zoom room and information you’ll need to attend the course. Please, inform us if you need to be provided with an invoice.
1 booking = 1 ticket = 1 person access (unless you specify that you are purchasing a multiple ticket.
Option 1 (preferred)
DIRECT BANK TRANSFER :
IBAN : CZ67 5500 0000 0082 9384 0447 SWIFT: RZBCCZPP
Account owner: Peter Thomas Harper, Belohorska 1651/102, Prague 6 , 169 00 Czech Republic
Bank address : Raiffeisen a.s. Karolinská 661/4 186 00 Prague 8
*please note if you saved our previous bank details they have been updated as Equabank is now Raiffeisen Bank
Option 2: PAYPAL (click)
SCHEDULE:
Course dates: 5-16/10 2026
Daily morning sessions from Monday till Friday | Sessions time: from 7.00am CET / 06.00am UK time (same for both weeks)
Each guided meditation session lasts for 45 minutes. After that the recording is stopped to respect peoples privacy and we offer an informal sharing circle where you may ask a question, share an experience or enjoy listening others.
* All sessions will be live (on Zoom). Each session will be recorded and sent to you after the live stream. You will be able to access all recordings anytime during the course + 2 weeks after the course finishes, so even if you cannot always make it live, you will not miss a thing!
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