Zen and Recovery
Description of the benefits of Zen meditation, and instruction in meditation for the beginner. Focuses on the benefits of Zen meditation in recovery from addictions, but is useful to any meditation beginner.

The Alexander Technique for Buddhist Practitioners
Explanation of the Alexander Technique as used for Zazen practice.

Gassho and Bowing
Rules and explanations for gassho and bowing at Zen centers

The Zendo: Procedures as Practice

How to Sit Zazen
Short, simple instructions

How to Practice Zazen
Includes many diagrams. Also includes instructions for Kinhin and receiving the Kyosaku.

Questions and Answers about Zazen Practice

Sesshin For Newcomers
Some words about sesshin for newcomers to Zen, by Aitkin Roshi.

From a Zazen Journal
A two-year daily meditative record of morning meditations, and attendance at extended sesshins, by an American Soto Zen practitioner.

How to Meditate (Zazen)
Detailed instructions from Zen Mountain Monastery on how to practice Zen meditation.