Dr. Huaying Zhang

Beijing, China
Certified UM Trainer/Teacher

I am a medical doctor by training (both in Western and Traditional Chinese) and worked as a government official and a business executive for years. As stressful as my work-life had been, I sailed through my challenges relatively smoothly. In 2005, a major crisis in my marriage sent me into a deep hole where meditation was the only way that was useful in helping me face the darkness.


In the following years, I tried different contemplative practices from China and Southeast Asia until my first major breakthrough when I met Shinzen in 2019 during his first China visit. “Practice! Practice! Practice!” as Shinzen emphasized again and again.


Mindfulness practices in the past few years got me on a journey to bring my mind back home with my body uncovering who I AM and who I want to become along the way (find out more via the Word Power conversation I have been having with Shinzen Young through the Life Practice Program: https://tinyurl.com/huaying-zhang since October 2022).

By actively cultivating my ability to concentrate and maintain sensory clarity and equanimity, I now savor the power of body mind unification and see mindfulness as a set of contemplative and interactive skills that can enable human flourishing.


Our attention is our love! In fact, there is no way that we can give love to anyone or anything without paying attention to them. I have found UM to be the most inclusive and systematic approach for developing attention skills. As a UM Coach/Teacher/Trainer, I am honored to be given the opportunity to accompany you on your venture to live out your full potential.


Currently, my courses are mostly done in China in Chinese; however, I am happy to support you all internationally via on-line 1:1 coaching in English or Chinese. I can bereached via email at [email protected]

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