BEZA Blogs
Let’s explore the teachings and practices of Zen Buddhism alongside Nature’s wisdom.
Academy Students Travel to Japan
Born as the Earth Zen Academy students travel to Toshoji Monastery in Japan to receive Jukai during the Ango training, deepening their Zen Buddhist practice through the sacred Soto lineage.
Part 4: Moulded by Earth: The Sacred Form of Your Homecoming
Discover how your sacred form is shaped by the Earth’s elements. A journey of grounding, ancestral wisdom, deep embodiment and homecoming begins here.
Part 3: The Living Soil, The Living Self – An Ecosystem Within
Discover the sacred link between Earth’s living soil and your gut microbiome. Explore healing, regeneration, and inner transformation through grounded connection.
Part 2: Earth’s Deep Hum: The Schumann Resonance
Discover how the Schumann Resonance – Earth’s ancient heartbeat – invites you to ground, align, and remember your place in the living web of life.
Part 1: Mother Earth’s Embrace: A Homecoming Journey to your True Self
Begin your journey home with BEZA’s Grounded Earth Module—ground in presence, awaken your true self through mentoring, and remember the wisdom of Mother Earth.
Part 4: A Journey Home: Reflections from South Africa’s Sacred Waters
Journey through South Africa’s sacred waters – from desert springs to ancestral caves & mystical lakes. Discover the spiritual power, rituals, and stories held.
Part 3: Norway’s Sacred Waters: A Journey Through Myth, Ritual, and Flow
Journey through Norway’s sacred waters, from the mythic fjords to ancient rituals, where water weaves history, spirit, and transformation. Let the flow guide you.
Part 2: The Water Journey through the United Kingdom
Journey through the sacred waters of the United Kingdom, from Glastonbury’s Red and White Springs to the mystical falls of St. Nectan’s Glen. Discover the ancient flow of healing, legend, and transformation that whispers through time.
Part 1: Since The Beginning, Water Announces Life
Explore the sacred wisdom of the water element—its profound healing power, emotional intelligence, and spiritual significance in transformation, purification, and shamanic traditions. Dive into ancient rituals, elemental balance, and the flow of deep consciousness.
Ordination in Africa
South Africa is one of the most diverse nations on Earth. It is a complex matrix of many languages, traditions, religions, economic and societal history and trauma. While diversity and complexity are the foundations of healthy human ecosystems, oftentimes emphasis can be focussed on these powerful illusionary differences causing separation, alienation and ultimately conflict.
The Ancient Art of Divination
Divination is an ancient healing craft which has been used for centuries to make the invisible world visible. To be a diviner, or seer, into other realms requires the Art of responsible Gatekeeping between the Worlds. Gatekeepers and diviners are shamanic practitioners whose function is to purify the energies they let in and out of their being. By attuning to, cleansing, and bringing these energies into balance, Gatekeepers become the Wisdom Keepers of the World.
A Moment of Celebration! BEZA is officially a Non-Profit Company!
Born as the Earth Zen Academy has been in gestation for the past two years. Supported by the heart of the BEZA Sangha we have been in a precious time of growth as we anchor our roots and deepen into creation with solid foundations. Now, like a stem of a young tree...
Mountains, Rivers, and the Song of Zen: A Journey Beyond Perception
An ancient master once said:
Thirty years ago, before studying Zen, I saw mountains as mountains and rivers as rivers.
When I had more intimate knowledge, I came to see mountains not as mountains and rivers not as rivers.
But now that I have attained the substance, I again see mountains just as mountains, and rivers just as rivers.
“There are mountains hidden in hiddenness…”
Dear Beautiful Creative Being,
Starting on the 5th October, a cohort of deeply curious and dedicated BEZA students and apprentices will embark on an 8 week deep dive into the creative power of stones.
THE CREATIVE POWER OF STONES!? Yes, you read that right!
“When we connect with our bones, the stones of our bodies, we connect with the powerful medicine of the mountains.”
BEZA turns Two!
The Road Less Travelled: Making a difference.Dear BEZA friends, It was two years ago on the 2nd of September 2022 when BEZA welcomed our first 3 Apprentices for our opening training aptly named the Visionary Fire Module. Working with the energy of a new moon, the...
