Zen and Business

What is called the Shaolin Zen-Tradition originated in China's Shaolin Temple and is essentially the coalescing of over 1500 years in mind-training excellence. Martial arts, the tea-ceremony, driving a car, making a presentation, enjoying your favourite sport, negotiating business or political deals and many other aspects of daily life can be practiced in a Zen state of mind. Zen  is a way of living which is simple yet profound, not some abstract trance-like state or spaced-feeling which doesn't work outside the temple gates. Zen is non-religious and yet it is the point where all religions overlap in the heart and minds of all human-beings irrespective of race, gender or religion. In short, a Zen-State-of-Mind which is characterized by effortless focus, mental clarity and decisiveness, can be applied to all aspects of life, including business, to enrich the time we have on this earth for ourselves and for others. The Shaolin Wahnam Executive Zen Masterclass doesn't attempt to lecture you on the need to 'Understand the Power of Zen Meditation' or theorize endlessly on the transformational power of belief or concentration. From the first hour, executives practice and are trained in Shaolin Zen-skills to get measureable cognitive benefits simply, directly and effectively. That means your business is transformed overnight as you walk out of the 3-day Executive Zen Masterclass equipped with the tested and perfected skills to maintain what you have already gained on the course; vastly enhanced concentration, pristine mental-clarity, increased physical energy for peak-performance and complete & total relief from stress. With fundamentals like these in your arsenal, burnout worries become trivial, work-life balance effortless and business becomes both enjoyable and successful.
(No Martial Arts are taught on this Course)

Practical Attainments at a Shaolin Wahnam Executive Zen Masterclass
(Participants will not be required to perform any martial arts.)

Burnout-Prevention & Stress Management 

Contrary to popular opinion and the re-emergence of burnout as 'an issue', Anna Schaffner of the University of Kent reminds us that burnout has been a key concern for those aspiring to peak-performance since the time of the ancient Greeks (See Schaffner "Exhaustion: A History"). Those who have ever tasted Neurasthenia, or 'Burnout' as its more poularly called, will know that it is not synonymous with mere exhaustion. Irrespective of the causation narrative which is by now quite familiar in corporate circles, no solution combats chronic-depletion so effectively and simply as the Executive Zen Masterclass. Participants are not only guaranteed to feel completely and utterly stress-free during the course, they will be trained in Zen-Skills perfected by generations of Shaolin Masters for burnout-prevention and to completely manage stress.

Combat Principles & Conflict Resolution

Learning how to apply Shaolin martial principles for corporate self-defense and efficiency.  "A true warrior knows no defeat" - in business this can mean adapting to market trends, not resisting change or it can mean decisive deals and takeovers. Zen is a training of the mind and therefore Zen-training, results in an intimate knowledge of the self. Socrates said 'Know Thyself'. The great scholar-warrior of Ancient China, Sun Tzu took it a step further when he said, "Know Thyself, Know thine Enemy; One Thousand Battles, One Thousand Victories".


Participants are also trained in the practical application of their Zen-training gains; resolving Corporate, Political and Family problems which may effect our business will become easy.

Peak Performance

Not only will removing stress and advance prevention of burnout  contribute to sustaining peak-performance, participants in the Executive Zen Masterclass are trained in skills to generate energy at will through the art of Shaolin Chi Kung as taught by Master Wong. The Art of Chi Kung is also the title of one of Master Wong's best-selling publications and has been translated into over 30 languages. Trained and equipped with the skills to literally generate an invigourating surge of energy when needed, participants can rest assured that they will have increased vitality even in times of difficulty which is a tremendous asset to have in one's arsenal.  At the Executive Zen Masterclass, those in attendance are guaranteed to feel energetic to the point of feeling internally-forceful and feel full of vitality. Those who might have health-problems will have an abundant surplus of energy to draw from for recovery as well as feeling energized. Those who are already healthy will feel vigorous and charged with energy.

Pristine Mental Clarity & Effortless Focus

No other Mind-Training Art in the World, has a longer tradition than Zen and no other Mind-Training Art has been refined and crystalized by a more illustrious lineage of Past-Masters. Attaining a clear, calm and fresh mind is what Zen-Training was designed to do over 1500 years. Excellent problem solving abilities, data analysis and endless creativity are a given when one trains with a high-level Master transmitting high-level arts. Imagination, insight and knowledge being critical in the post-capitalist information age, all aspects of the mind are enhanced in Zen training.

Decision Making and Organization

Due to immediate gains in mental clarity and concentration during the course, participants will experience dramatic improvements in their decisiveness and organizational skills. These gains can be verified during any of the many problem-solving tasks during the course.