STAY CONNECTED
@ One River Zen

Stay Connected with One River Zen

Zen Meditation, Dharma Talks, Podcasts & Online Practice

Stay connected to your Zen practice wherever you are through One River Zen’s online teachings and practice resources. Explore episodes of Awakening Streams: The One River Zen Podcast, Dharma talks, Zen Buddhist teachings, koan commentary, meditation instruction, and videos designed to bring practice into everyday life.

Whether you are beginning a meditation practice, deepening your study of Zen Buddhism, working with koans, or looking for support between in-person gatherings, these resources offer practical ways to cultivate awareness, compassion, and wisdom throughout the day.

Listen to Awakening Streams, explore our YouTube teachings, and stay connected with the practice and community of One River Zen Meditation Center in Ottawa, Illinois—wherever you happen to be.

Awakening Streams:
The One River Zen Podcast

Join host Michael Brunner for lectures, dharma talks, and short reflections on a host of topics to nurture your Zen Practice.

Purple podcast app icon with a white microphone surrounded by concentric circles.
Spotify app icon with a green circle and black sound wave lines on a black background.
Amazon logo with black background and white lowercase 'a' with a curved arrow underneath
Listen in Browser

River Views:
The One River Zen YouTube Channel

Hosted by our Founder Michael Brunner - our regular Saturday Morning Dharma program online.

YouTube Channel

Find Your Spiritual Home

One River Zen is more than a podcast - it is a Zen Meditation Center with all the resources you need to deepen your practice and recognize your true potential.

You can continue to deepen your practice with us in-person or at a distance. All of our core offerings are available online, including our transformational classes and regular daily meditation.

Interior of a house showing a staircase with wooden paneling, a brick fireplace with a mirror above it, and a ceiling painted dark blue with gold stars. There's a hanging lantern light fixture and decorative items on the mantle.
A large Victorian-style house with light gray siding and dark blue roof, surrounded by trees and a lawn, with a sign in front for One River Zen Meditation Center, decorated with colorful tulips and garden lights.
A meditation or yoga space with four black cushions and pillows on a wooden floor, facing a row of white curtains covering large windows, with a music stand and electronic device on the right side.
A bedroom with two beds, each with a beige headboard, positioned under an A-frame ceiling. There is a window between the beds with curtains and two wall-mounted lamps on either side.
A bedroom with a large bed with white polka dot bedding, two bedside lamps, a vintage armchair, a small desk with a chair, a dresser, and multiple windows with cream curtains.
A bedroom with a wooden four-poster bed with purple bedding, curved wood flooring, walls painted with a mural of clouds, brick wall and ivy decor, white curtains, and an angled ceiling.