11 min
Talk
Why Stillness Can Change the World
Nicole Baden makes the case that cultivating inner stillness has an outward, world-changing effect.
About the teacher
Nicole Baden
Tatsudo Nicole Baden, Roshi, trained for more than two decades within Zen practice communities before receiving dharma transmission from Richard Baker Roshi in 2017 as his successor in the Sōtō lineage founded by Shunryu Suzuki. She became abbot of Dharma Sangha in September 2024, overseeing both the Crestone Mountain Zen Center in Colorado and the organization's center in the Black Forest, Germany.
Her background in psychology and body-based awareness training shapes a teaching style that brings somatic attention alongside traditional zazen practice.
“I am okay now. A basic 'okayness' was always present.”Nicole Baden
Upcoming events
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Talks & videos
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16 min
Talk
What I Do and Why
Nicole Baden explains what she does as a teacher and why, introducing her approach to Zen practice.
49 min
Talk
What Is Meditation, Really?
Nicole Baden gives a talk unpacking what meditation actually is, beneath common misconceptions about the practice.
136 min
Interview
Tatsudo Nicole Baden: A Zen Teacher Interview
Nicole Baden is interviewed at length about her path and her teaching as a Zen teacher.
79 min
Interview
Can Zen Help You Rewrite Your Life?
Nicole Baden talks with podcast host Elizabeth Rovere about how Zen practice can reshape the way we live our lives.
60 min
Talk
Living the Question
Nicole Baden explores why sitting with an open question, rather than rushing to an answer, is itself a Zen practice.
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Talks, guided meditations and podcast conversations, playing from the platform this teacher publishes them on.
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With Guest Nicole Baden
Nicole Baden is interviewed at length about her Zen practice and teaching lineage in this encore episode.
From the podcast Cuke Audio Podcast
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A New Here: How Practice Opens Different Worlds
A dharma talk recorded at Green Gulch Farm in which Nicole Baden explores how Zen practice reshapes our sense of 'here'.
From the podcast San Francisco Zen Center Dharma Talks
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Nicole Baden on the Dharma Academy Launch Event
Nicole Baden speaks about the launch of the Dharma Academy and continuing Richard Baker's teaching lineage.
From the podcast Cuke Audio Podcast
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Silk Road Seminar: Nicole Baden
Nicole Baden joins Dr. John Vervaeke for a live conversation on contemplative practice.
From the podcast Dr. John Vervaeke
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