Anapana Studios · Portland
Breath & Sound.
Spirit & Stillness.
Freedom & Truth.
Anapana · 阿那波那 · Mindfulness of Inhalation & Exhalation
You've been searching for something you can't name.
You've glimpsed it — in stillness, in silence — and then it was gone.
The searching can rest here.
Only don't know.
Our Lineage
Rooted in Zen.
Alive in the body.
Ancient. Present.
We are devoted practitioners of breath, sound, and meditative presence. Our work is rooted in decades of direct inner experience — sitting with teachers, sitting in silence, sitting with the truth of what we are.
From Zen Buddhist teaching to contemporary somatic practice, we weave together the ancient and the living. The sitting and the sounding. The stillness and the release.
This is not a method. It is a remembering. A returning. An offering of the oldest kind — one human to another, pointing back toward what was never lost.
Seyeong and Jingfu have been walking this path together for years — as practitioners, as teachers, as partners in the work of waking up.
Meet Seyeong & Jingfu →
Writings
Letters from the practice.
Long-form letters on breath, sound, body, mind, and practice. Curiosity is the only requirement.
Are you searching, or seeking?
One small word does a lot of work. The hungry ghost in Buddhist mythology — preta — has an enormous stomach and a tiny mouth. We use "seeking" without realising what it carries. Searching is a different energy entirely.
Read essay →
Four
Gates
A gate doesn't lead somewhere new. It opens onto what was already there.
The Circle
Where many begin — breath and sound in a group, in person or online.
A circle of breath and sound attunement. The field that forms when people breathe together is the offering. No experience needed. 8–20 people. 90 minutes.
Reserve Your Spot →Personal Coaching
With Jingfu — the interior work, sustained over time.
Excavating what shapes the way you move through the world — belief systems, emotional patterns, what has been carried without being met. A small number of clients, personally held.
Book a Discovery Call →Private Session
Breath and sound attunement held for one or a few — in person or virtually.
Something in you already knows where to go. With Seyeong and Jingfu, for one to five people. What has been waiting has space to surface. A discovery call is always the first step.
Book a Discovery Call →Community
Regular gatherings — Sangha as the third jewel of practice, held in the spirit of belonging.
We gather regularly for shared sitting, movement, inquiry, and connection. These circles are open to all who feel called — no experience necessary. The only requirement is a sincere wish to return to yourself.
Return to the Room →In their own words
"Powerful, not forceful."
Marguerite Francis"This isn't a sound bath that's done to you. It's a co-creation."
Dave Sohigian"This experience went somewhere most sound baths don't."
Meta Bruner
The Heart of the Practice
Breath is the first teacher.
Silence is the oldest scripture.
The body holds what the mind forgets.
— and sound is how we remember.
The path is not elsewhere. It begins with the next breath. And the one after that.
The Sangha
The Sangha — the community of practitioners — is the third jewel of Buddhist practice. Receive invitations to gatherings, teachings, and moments of collective remembrance. You are not walking this path alone.