in the Cloud

Booking Overview

This is a Zen Buddhist teaching and conversation podcast focused on meditation practice, classical koans, and spiritual life, with occasional conversations featuring meditation teachers and authors. Agencies could credibly pitch established Zen teachers, meditation instructors, and authors offering practical guidance on spiritual practice; booking difficulty is likely medium because the show features relevant niche experts but has a limited external-interview pattern.

Metrics

Episodes: 496

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

residency@mountaincloud.org

grant@mountaincloud.org

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Zen teachers, meditation teachers, and authors with established expertise in spiritual practice and personal transformation

Required Achievements:

Published books, Leadership or teaching roles in meditation or Zen communities

Recent Guest Discussions

Light Watkins - Daily Behaviors, Meditation Practice, And Personal Transformation

Recent Topics

Zen, Koans, Meditation, Buddhism, Spirituality

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

in the Cloud

Teisho: "Three Bright Pearls: Honoring our Masters" with Shana Smith

September 13, 2026

Shana reflects upon the recent Kenshukai in Germany, and examines Case 86 of the Blue Cliff Record, "Unmon's Bright Light." Please consider supporting Mountain Cloud with a donation or becoming a member, so we can continue to offer these programs freely. Donations: https://www.mountaincloud.org/donate/ Membership: https://www.mountaincloud.org/about/membership/ Reach out to grant@mountaincloud.org with any comments or suggestions.

Path(less): Daisy Lin

August 28, 2026

We're back with another episode of Path(less)! Today with the lovely Daisy Lin. We had a great time chatting about a whole host of interesting topics. Please enjoy! If you're enjoying these conversations, please consider supporting Mountain Cloud through donation and membership. Your contribution is a meaningful way for us to continue offering these programs freely. Donation Membership Reach out to grant@mountaincloud.org with any comments or suggestions.

Teisho: "Falling into the Heart of the World" with Valerie Forstman

August 06, 2026

As our 30 Days of Dogen course comes to an end, Valerie invites a return to Dogen's seminal awakening: Body and mind fallen away. What geography of awakening does Dogen's experience lay bare for us and can it be anywhere but here? Looking into this, the talk turns to case 27 in the Blue Cliff Record, "Unmon's 'Complete Exposure.'" The koan asks, 'When everything falls away, what then?' Our practice itself offers a response. Fallen away, fallen away and simultaneously falling headlong into th...

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grant@mountaincloud.org

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