Learn to Meditate
A 2-week jump-start, to finding inner peace, life purpose, and deep joy
An E-Book Course (with Guided Meditations)
Learn to Meditate
A 2-week jump-start, to finding inner peace, life purpose, and deep joy
An E-Book Course (with Guided Meditations)
Unlock your potential...
Welcome! I am so thrilled you found this course!
Everyone deserves an effective meditation practice.
Most of us would never dream of trying to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life without physical movement (in whatever ways are right for us).
Yet so many people in the modern world are still trying to muddle through without an inner practice — which is like exercise, stretching, or strength training for your mind, nervous system, and subtle energies.
I used to make this mistake myself, not even realizing that deeper and more connected experiences of life existed (in fact, are waiting all around us and within us, in every moment...).
I remember when I first learned Zen meditation, in our empowering 2,500-year tradition, from the mountains of Japan.
I was in grad school in England, experiencing existential doubt (& many other stressors!).
Beginning my daily Zen practice was like flipping a switch: suddenly everything in my life (inner & outer) started opening up, transforming for the better, and coming into balance with its most genuine, effortless, clear, and satisfying flow.
My levels of peace and fulfillment multiplied exponentially.
I honestly have felt, step by step, 200%, 500%, 800% happier...!
Now it’s my life’s work to share our unusually powerful and effective style of Zen meditation with you, wherever you are in the world and your own life path.
I want this to be incredibly easy and efficient for you.
So I've distilled everything I’ve learned over the past 15+ years of practicing and teaching Rinzai Zen, into a 2-week e-book course — to offer you the most simple and accessible entry point possible, into your own nourishing and transformational Zen meditation practice.
(This book is my favorite thing I’ve ever written or created!)
Read on to learn more about the course, and buy it below to meet me inside...
Whether you’re ready for a little bit more peace, joy, grounding, and ease in your life, or a whole lot more, Zen meditation is the most reliable path I’ve ever found into our full capacities and potentials as humans (& I’ve tried so many things over the years — maybe you have, too).
Come dive in…
Dissolve your stress and come alive...
MOBILE LETTER // If you've been feeling ____, I created my e-book, "Learn to Meditate: A 2-week jump-start to finding inner peace, life purpose, and deep joy" especially for you. It's a course that you can take simply by reading the 40-page digital book, and then practicing with the guided mp3 meditation recordings that I include.
My goal is to help you learn to an excellent level, without spending a lot of time.
I know what it's like to be stuck in stress and suffering. (sleepless week story)
The Zen meditation tradition that I now teach completely transformed my consciousness and life, from the inside out. It's been working for generations, for thoughtful, sensitive people, who sense there's more to life (like you!).
I hope you'll come take my e-book "course" and get started in entering your most genuine and fulfilling life. It's nearer at hand than you might imagine. This highly transformational style of meditation can unlock it for you (as it did for me, and countless others over the last 2,500 years!).
Come dive in...
What's Included
Beautiful (& Potent!) E-Book
I've distilled everything you need to know, to create a highly effective Zen meditation practice (& open up your most satisfying and peaceful life), into a beautiful digital book, digestible in just a day or two — so you can learn efficiently, yet still to a high standard, and start practicing asap...
Five Guided Meditations
Fun and powerful inner techniques, from our 2,500-year Zen meditation tradition (recorded in my relaxing voice!) — so you can find the exact meditation style that's right for you, and develop your successful, long-term practice. (We also include a transcript, to support accessibility.)
Members' Website
Lifetime access to the private course page, on our website — where you can stream and download your guided meditation recordings from anywhere, for easy and enjoyable use.
Unlock your potential...
Welcome! I am so thrilled you found this course!
Everyone deserves an effective meditation practice.
Most of us would never dream of trying to live a happy, healthy, and fulfilling life without physical movement (in whatever ways are right for us).
Yet so many people in the modern world are still trying to muddle through without an inner practice — which is like exercise, stretching, or strength training for your mind, nervous system, and subtle energies.
I used to make this mistake myself, not even realizing that deeper and more connected experiences of life existed (in fact, are waiting all around us and within us, in every moment...).
I remember when I first learned Zen meditation, in our empowering 2,500-year tradition, from the mountains of Japan.
I was in grad school in England, experiencing existential doubt (& many other stressors!).
Dissolve your stress and come alive...
If you've been feeling ____, I created my e-book, "Learn to Meditate: A 2-week jump-start to finding inner peace, life purpose, and deep joy" especially for you. It's a course that you can take simply by reading the 40-page digital book, and then practicing with the guided mp3 meditation recordings that I include.
My goal is to help you learn to an excellent level, without spending a lot of time.
I know what it's like to be stuck in stress and suffering. (sleepless week story)
The Zen meditation tradition that I now teach completely transformed my consciousness and life, from the inside out. It's been working for generations, for thoughtful, sensitive people, who sense there's more to life (like you!).
I hope you'll come take my e-book "course" and get started in entering your most genuine and fulfilling life. It's nearer at hand than you might imagine. This highly transformational style of meditation can unlock it for you (as it did for me, and countless others over the last 2,500 years!).
Come dive in...
Beginning my daily Zen practice was like flipping a switch: suddenly everything in my life (inner & outer) started opening up, transforming for the better, and coming into balance with its most genuine, effortless, clear, and satisfying flow.
My levels of peace and fulfillment multiplied exponentially.
I honestly have felt, step by step, 200%, 500%, 800% happier...!
Now it’s my life’s work to share our unusually powerful and effective style of Zen meditation with you, wherever you are in the world and your own life path.
I want this to be incredibly easy and efficient for you.
So I've distilled everything I’ve learned, over the past 15+ years of practicing and teaching Rinzai Zen, into a 2-week e-book course — to offer you the most simple and accessible entry point possible, into your own nourishing and transformational Zen meditation practice.
(This book is my favorite thing I’ve ever written or created!)
Read on to learn more about the course, and buy it below to meet me inside...
Whether you’re ready for a little bit more peace, joy, grounding, and ease in your life, or a whole lot more, Zen meditation is the most reliable path I’ve ever found, into our full capacities and potentials as humans (& I’ve tried so many things over the years — maybe you have, too).
Come dive in…
What's Included
Beautiful (& Potent!) E-Book
I've distilled everything you need to know, to create a highly effective Zen meditation practice (& open up your most satisfying and peaceful life), into a beautiful digital book, digestible in just a day or two — so you can learn efficiently, yet still to a high standard, and start practicing asap...
Five Guided Meditations
Fun and powerful inner techniques, from our 2,500-year Zen meditation tradition (recorded in my relaxing voice!) — so you can find the exact meditation style that's right for you, and develop your successful, long-term practice. (We also include a transcript, to support accessibility.)
Members' Website
Lifetime access to the private course page, on our website — where you can stream and download your guided meditation recordings from anywhere, for easy and enjoyable use.
What People Have Said...
"It's changing my life. Probably more than anything I have done since I stopped smoking and drinking 20 some years ago. Engage, sign up, and don't look back!"
-Student in Arlington, VA
"I now feel more connected with myself, less anxious and fearful, more open, more courageous. My life today feels so much freer, so much more real, so much more centered, so much more joyful. I feel like I am a truer, more accepting, more beautiful version of myself, of Self."
-Student in Geneva, Switzerland
"The results were remarkable. After just a few weeks I was sleeping better (having not even noticed I was suffering from mild insomnia), feeling more energised in body and mind, and able for the first time in my adult life to just enjoy the moment. An unexpected side-effect was a surge in productive creativity. My creative focus has expanded in ways I could never have predicted. Yet another effect was a boost to my immune system. Having never managed to get through a full term's teaching and research without falling ill, I am energised and full of vim and vigour. My colleagues, friends, and family have all noticed a difference – I've recommended Zen meditation to all of them with a zeal I am sure is characteristic of newcomers! I cannot recommend Mary Hartley's teaching warmly enough. She is a brilliant educator and guide and has given me a gift I will forever be thankful for."
-Student in Oxford, UK
"As an instructor, she is superb. She is gentle, encouraging, insightful, grounded in Zen tradition and open to all other modalities of thought."
-Student in Washington, DC
What People Have Said...
"It's changing my life. Probably more than anything I have done since I stopped smoking and drinking 20 some years ago. Engage, sign up, and don't look back!"
-Student in Arlington, VA
"I now feel more connected with myself, less anxious and fearful, more open, more courageous. My life today feels so much freer, so much more real, so much more centered, so much more joyful. I feel like I am a truer, more accepting, more beautiful version of myself, of Self."
-Student in Geneva, Switzerland
"The results were remarkable. After just a few weeks I was sleeping better (having not even noticed I was suffering from mild insomnia), feeling more energised in body and mind, and able for the first time in my adult life to just enjoy the moment. An unexpected side-effect was a surge in productive creativity. My creative focus has expanded in ways I could never have predicted. Yet another effect was a boost to my immune system. Having never managed to get through a full term's teaching and research without falling ill, I am energised and full of vim and vigour. My colleagues, friends, and family have all noticed a difference – I've recommended Zen meditation to all of them with a zeal I am sure is characteristic of newcomers! I cannot recommend Mary Hartley's teaching warmly enough. She is a brilliant educator and guide and has given me a gift I will forever be thankful for."
-Student in Oxford, UK
"As an instructor, she is superb. She is gentle, encouraging, insightful, grounded in Zen tradition and open to all other modalities of thought."
-Student in Washington, DC
Meet your Teacher
Mary Hartley Platt
Hi! I am a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, certified by Zenways in London, with a PhD in Classics from Oxford University. My life (& consciousness) completely transformed, through the practices I now teach to you.
It's surprisingly simple to learn a daily meditation habit that can shift your experience across all different areas into greater peace and balance (& help you become of stronger service to others, too). We often think that inner peace will come from our outer attainments — but (as I've found firsthand, and learned the hard way!), it's actually the other way around. Once we heal our mind, body, and energy, and bring them into harmony from within, our outer world falls into place on its own.
It's my honor to share the Zen meditation approach that changed my life. I'm offering it here in the most easy and efficient format I've ever created: a beautiful e-book, with mp3 guided meditations.
Come learn to meditate with me (or deepen your existing practice), and experience your life coming into greater peace, ease, connection, meaning, and flow. It's much easier and nearer at hand than you might imagine...
Meet your Teacher
Mary Hartley Platt
Hi! I am a Zen meditation and mindfulness teacher, certified by Zenways in London, with a PhD in Classics from Oxford University. My life (& consciousness) completely transformed, through the practices I now teach to you.
It's surprisingly simple to learn a daily meditation habit that can shift your experience across all different areas into greater peace and balance (& help you become of stronger service to others, too). We often think that inner peace will come from our outer attainments — but (as I've found firsthand, and learned the hard way!), it's actually the other way around. Once we heal our mind, body, and energy, and bring them into harmony from within, our outer world falls into place on its own.
It's my honor to share the Zen meditation approach that changed my life. I'm offering it here in the most easy and efficient format I've ever created: a beautiful e-book, with mp3 guided meditations.
Come learn to meditate with me (or deepen your existing practice), and experience your life coming into greater peace, ease, connection, meaning, and flow. It's much easier and nearer at hand than you might imagine...
What You'll Learn
The 5 essential steps (from our 2,500-year Zen tradition), for setting up a life-changing home meditation practice
How to use intention, to accelerate and secure your results
Why you need to choose the right technique, for your personal goals, gifts, and needs
When to meditate, to create the greatest impact
How to set up your effective meditation space (which will support & not detract from your practice)
Harnessing physical postures, to heighten and deepen your meditation from day one
Why we need to meditate in the modern world (more than ever), and why it works
Your human (brain's) nature, and how it traps you
Modern civilization, and the frameworks of suffering it imposes (which might not be evident at first...)
Meditation as a context in which to enter and internalize new ways of being — including calm, focus, clarity, compassion, heightened energy, interconnection, joy, healing, and presence
The magic of neuroplasticity, and lasting change from the inside out
Examples of other people's successful meditation and life transformation, from our Zen tradition and recent scientific research (to motivate you in your own practice)
How to choose the exact right meditation technique for you — so you can stick to your practice and actually get the results!
Not all meditation methods are a good fit (for a particular person, a particular season of life, etc.)
Finding the right technique is an important part of setting up your effective practice
This course includes five diverse, powerful, and fun Zen meditation techniques, refined over centuries to create strong results
Choose from our methods for creating an inner oasis of calm and clarity; directing healing energy through the body to wash away pain, trauma, illness, and stress; cultivating memories and sensations of peace and happiness (& sharing them with others); learning to step back, rest, and let life come and go for a little while, without having to control everything; and asking life's most essential question ("Who am I?"), and unlocking the deepest and most world-changing insights
Find your unique meditation approach, so it truly sticks for you and can change your life, in the ways you want and deserve!
What You'll Learn
The 5 essential steps (from our 2,500-year Zen tradition), for setting up a life-changing home meditation practice
How to use intention, to accelerate and ensure your results
Why you need to choose the right technique, for your personal goals, gifts, and needs
When to meditate, to create the greatest impact
How to set up your effective meditation space (which will support & not detract from your practice)
Harnessing physical postures, to heighten and deepen your meditation from day one
Why we need to meditate in the modern world (more than ever), and why it works
Your human (brain's) nature, and how it traps you
Modern civilization, and the frameworks of suffering it imposes (which might not be evident at first...)
Meditation as a context in which to enter and internalize new ways of being — including calm, focus, clarity, compassion, heightened energy, interconnection, joy, healing, and presence
The magic of neuroplasticity, and lasting change from the inside out
Examples of other people's successful meditation and life transformation, from our Zen tradition and recent scientific research (to motivate you in your own practice)
How to choose the exact right meditation technique for you — so you can stick to your practice and actually get the results!
Not all meditation methods are a good fit (for a particular person, a particular season of life, etc.)
Finding the right technique is an important part of setting up your effective practice
This course includes five diverse, powerful, and fun Zen meditation techniques, refined over centuries to create strong results
Choose from our methods for creating an inner oasis of calm and clarity; directing healing energy through the body to wash away pain, trauma, illness, and stress; cultivating memories and sensations of peace and happiness (& sharing them with others); learning to step back, rest, and let life come and go for a little while, without having to control everything; and asking life's most essential question ("Who am I?"), and unlocking the deepest and most world-changing insights
Find your unique meditation approach, so it truly sticks for you and can change your life, in the ways you want and deserve!
Frequently Asked Questions (Answered!)
Who is this designed for? Would it be a good fit for me?
"Learn to Meditate" was designed for those facing the stresses and suffering of the modern world, who are ready for relief and meaningful change. I created it for sensitive, open-minded seekers, who sense there’s something more to life. If you feel open and intrigued reading this page, it would likely be a great fit for you!
Our style of Zen meditation may be helpful if you’re struggling with stress, chronic pain or illness, emotional pain, depression, anxiety, trauma or PTSD, limiting beliefs, confusion, existential doubt, and feeling disconnected (from others, the earth, the present moment, a sense of peace and safety, and/or your real self, purpose, body, and emotions).
The course is suitable for beginners, as well as for those with an existing meditation, yoga, mindfulness, therapy, energy healing, or other inner practice, who would like to expand and deepen their knowledge and skills for personal use, and learn a trauma-informed, compassion-based, highly effective Zen approach.
(This e-book course is not intended for those who won't be able to meditate for up to 25 minutes once a day, for the next two weeks and beyond, and/or who feel closed off to the possibility of exploring new perspectives and coming alive in new ways, through their meditation practice. In addition, it's not specialized enough if you're experiencing paranoia or schizophrenia, in which case we suggest consulting with your doctor to find a meditation course specifically tailored to your situation. Please note that you need to be at least 18 years old to participate in our programs. Thank you so much!)
How much time will it take to learn and practice?
The e-book will likely be digestible within a few sittings, over a day or so. Your Zen meditation practice will take about 25 minutes, once a day, for the duration of the 2-week course (& beyond).
How long will I have access?
For life! The e-book is a downloadable PDF, which you can keep and refer to forever. It also includes your link and password to our course members' page — which won't expire.
What is the return policy?
We are confident that you'll love this e-book meditation program. I created it with deep care and thought especially for you. If you don't for any reason, you can email us within 14 days for a full refund.
What's the format of the e-book course?
The digital book is a beautiful 60-page PDF, with color photos and links. It's divided into four main chapters: "'Why does life hurt so much?'", "How meditation can help," "How to meditate," and "How to troubleshoot (& stick to your practice)." The book teaches a simple, 2-week process for starting a daily Zen meditation habit (which you can then continue for the long term). It includes access to our members' webpage, where you'll find five guided meditation recordings, to stream or download, plus a transcript of the practices, to increase accessibility.
In our experience, the reading process for this PDF e-book course works best simply in your web browser. You can also use iBooks or Adobe Acrobat Reader, with vertical scrolling turned on. (Please note that Kindle deactivates all hyperlinks — so we suggest using alternative apps, if possible. Thanks so much!)
Are there scholarships or a sliding scale available?
Yes! We are glad to be able to offer partial and full scholarships, to those experiencing financial hardship. To apply, please simply fill out the form here: http://enteringthestream.co/scholarship-application. For everyone buying the course, please know that you're helping us offer this work in the world and make these scholarships available for those who need them. Thank you so much!
Frequently Asked Questions (Answered!)
Who is this designed for? Would it be a good fit for me?
"Learn to Meditate" was designed for those facing the stresses and suffering of the modern world, who are ready for relief and meaningful change. I created it for sensitive, open-minded seekers, who sense there’s something more to life. If you feel open and intrigued reading this page, it would likely be a great fit for you!
Our style of Zen meditation may be helpful if you’re struggling with stress, chronic pain or illness, emotional pain, depression, anxiety, trauma or PTSD, limiting beliefs, confusion, existential doubt, and feeling disconnected (from others, the earth, the present moment, a sense of peace and safety, and/or your real self, purpose, body, and emotions).
The course is suitable for beginners, as well as for those with an existing meditation, yoga, mindfulness, therapy, energy healing, or other inner practice, who would like to expand and deepen their knowledge and skills for personal use, and learn a trauma-informed, compassion-based, highly effective Zen approach.
(This e-book course is not intended for those who won't be able to meditate for up to 25 minutes once a day, for the next two weeks and beyond, and/or who feel closed off to the possibility of exploring new perspectives and coming alive in new ways, through their meditation practice. In addition, it's not specialized enough if you're experiencing paranoia or schizophrenia, in which case we suggest consulting with your doctor to find a meditation course specifically tailored to your situation. Please note that you need to be at least 18 years old to participate in our programs. Thank you so much!)
How much time will it take to learn and practice?
The e-book will likely be digestible within a few sittings, over a day or so. Your Zen meditation practice will take about 25 minutes, once a day, for the duration of the 2-week course (& beyond).
How long will I have access?
For life! The e-book is a downloadable PDF, which you can keep and refer to forever. It also includes your link and password to our course members' page — which won't expire.
What is the return policy?
We are confident that you'll love this e-book meditation program. I created it with deep care and thought especially for you. If you don't for any reason, you can email us within 14 days for a full refund.
What's the format of the e-book course?
The digital book is a beautiful 60-page PDF, with color photos and links. It's divided into four main chapters: "'Why does life hurt so much?'", "How meditation can help," "How to meditate," and "How to troubleshoot (& stick to your practice)." The book teaches a simple, 2-week process for starting a daily Zen meditation habit (which you can then continue for the long term). It includes access to our members' webpage, where you'll find five guided meditation recordings, to stream or download, plus a transcript of the practices, to increase accessibility.
In our experience, the reading process for this PDF e-book course works best simply in your web browser. You can also use iBooks or Adobe Acrobat Reader, with vertical scrolling turned on. (Please note that Kindle deactivates all hyperlinks — so we suggest using alternative apps, if possible. Thanks so much!)
Are there scholarships or a sliding scale available?
Yes! We are glad to be able to offer partial and full scholarships, to those experiencing financial hardship. To apply, please simply fill out the form here: http://enteringthestream.co/scholarship-application. For everyone buying the course, please know that you're helping us offer this work in the world and make these scholarships available for those who need them. Thank you so much!
Order Summary
Download "Learn to Meditate" now to receive:
Beautiful, 60-page e-book, sharing everything you need to know, to start your Zen meditation practice right now — my goal here is to offer you excellent training, distilled to its essence
Five guided meditation recordings, plus transcript — so you can discover exactly the right style for you, which will get you the best results
Lifetime access to the course page, on our website — where you can stream and/or download your mp3 meditations, for easy and enjoyable use
A time-proven approach, to improving your life from within and reaching your full potential, through a simple, daily meditation habit — developed in our Zen tradition over generations, to be highly powerful and transformational, so you get huge impact for relatively small input
100% Satisfaction Guarantee, so you can try it today with no risk! — simply email us within 14 days for a full refund
Practicing in a 2,500-year tradition, further refined here to be holistic, trauma-informed, and compassion-based for modern life, with opportunities for community and growth at our online school, Entering the Stream (http://enteringthestream.co), if you'd like to learn more and connect
Recently, people have called the course "incredible," "profound," "POTENT," "accessible," "wise and kind," and "so fluid, welcoming, and supportive."
Come join me inside this beautiful, efficient e-book course. I would love to "meet" you there and practice together!
I am confident that you're going to love "Learn to Meditate: A 2-week jump-start to finding inner peace, life purpose, and deep joy," so I offer a Satisfaction Guarantee. Email us at support@enteringthestream.co, any time in the first 14 days, for a full refund, if you're not happy with the course, for any reason. Everything at Entering the Stream is 100% human-written.
Order Summary
Download "Learn to Meditate" now to receive...
Beautiful, 60-page e-book, sharing everything you need to know, to start your Zen meditation practice right now — my goal here is to offer you excellent training, distilled to its essence
Five guided meditation recordings, plus transcript — so you can discover exactly the right style for you, which will get you the best results
Lifetime access to the course page, on our website — where you can stream and/or download your mp3 meditations, for easy and enjoyable use
A time-proven approach, to improving your life from within and reaching your full potential, through a simple, daily meditation habit — developed in our Zen tradition over generations, to be highly powerful and transformational, so you get huge impact for relatively small input
100% Satisfaction Guarantee, so you can try it today with no risk! — simply email us within 14 days for a full refund
Practicing in a 2,500-year tradition, further refined here to be holistic, trauma-informed, and compassion-based for modern life, with opportunities for community and growth at our online school, Entering the Stream (http://enteringthestream.co), if you'd like to learn more and connect
Recently, people have called the course "incredible," "profound," "POTENT," "accessible," "wise and kind," and "so fluid, welcoming, and supportive." Come join me inside this beautiful, efficient e-book course. I would love to "meet" you there and practice together!
I am confident that you're going to love "Learn to Meditate: A 2-week jump-start, to finding inner peace, life purpose, and deep joy," so I offer a Satisfaction Guarantee. Email us at support@enteringthestream.co, any time in the first 14 days, for a full refund, if you're not happy with the course, for any reason. Everything at Entering the Stream is 100% human-written.