STEADY RETURN
OPEN PRACTICE
Open Practice is a free monthly drop-in into Steady Return.
Steady Return is an ongoing live practice container bringing body, breath, meditation, and perception into a consistent rhythm that supports both formal practice and a more embodied way of living.
Open Practice is an invitation to come experience this approach firsthand, practice together, and cultivate greater steadiness and presence in community.
Our next Open Practice will be offered Wednesday, October 7th.
Register below to join us.
How It Works
Open Practice is offered periodically as a free, live practice session open to anyone. No practice is ever the same. Each gathering is an opportunity to explore movement, breath, meditation, and open awareness in a way that stays fresh and alive, inspired by practicing together in community.
REGISTER.
You’ll receive a confirmation email, and an email 10 mins before the start of this month’s practice with the zoom link.
SET UP YOUR SPACE.
Dress comfortably and give yourself enough room to move, breathe, and sit. No equipment or prior experience is needed.
SHOW UP & PRACTICE
Bring beginner's mind & an attitude of willingness to experience yourself more openly.
What You’ll Experience
Each live 30-minute OPEN PRACTICE session weaves:
Guided and silent meditation
Breath instruction to support regulation, circulation and clarity
Postural alignment, qi flow, and subtle movement instruction supporting vitality and embodied living
Short dharma reflections grounded in Buddhist psychology, open heart-mindset, and lived experience
No practice is ever the same. Come see for yourself how this approach feel in your own direct experience.
Why Steady Return
Steady Return’s structure offers accountability through a supportive, consistent rhythm.
Live practice, clear instruction - breath, postural & meditation perspectives and insight shared from experience
Connection and motivation - by practicing alongside others from the comfort of your own home
Exposure and access - to diverse and dynamic guidance that supports a living practice off the cushion
Who It’s For
Steady Return is a good fit if:
You want a consistent meditation rhythm without intensity, pressure, fluff or verbal excess.
You’re drawn to Buddhist wisdom, contemplative perspectives and embodiment practices - and want to live what these mean in real time, across all of life’s contexts.
You value community as part of the path.
You want fresh, dynamic, impactful and understandable instruction, delivered from an experienced and caring teacher.
You want the steadiness and clarity gleaned from the practice cushion to show up in your daily life.
All experience levels are welcome.
Pricing
This is a pay-what-you-can membership (starting at $60/month) offered so that cost does not become a barrier for some participants. All tiers include full access to live practices and off-week recordings. Choose the level that feels honest and sustainable for you.
No one will be turned away for lack of funds.
If the above pricing prevents participation, let’s have a conversation and find a way to make this work for you.
Send me an email at luke@lwzen.com
Hello, I’m Luke.
I help people like you establish and develop a new relationship with their breath, body, mind, heart, and life.
I'm a guide, educator, and lifelong student of clear deep heart mind. For over two decades, I've practiced, trained, and taught across multiple contemplative traditions - Zen, yoga and somatics and breath approaches and interventions, and relational meditation. This alchemization allows me to offer a truly unique and diverse approach to transformational experiencing.
This can result in living more lightly, with more joy in your presence and freedom in your body, regardless of external circumstances.