Bruce Taylor: Training the Mind Toward Stillness
My work focuses on how the mind functions and how mental stillness can be cultivated through disciplined practice. I teach practical methods for reducing reactivity, strengthening attention, and stabilizing the mind through meditation, traditional Japanese Usui Reiki Ryōhō, Zen-based practice, and structured therapeutic psychedelic work.
- How reactivity forms in the mind and how to interrupt it
- Practical methods for interrupting reactive cycles and strengthening attention
- A long practice arc grounded in meditation, Reiki Ryōhō, Zen-based stillness, and disciplined internal work
Key Experience and Training
Long-term Meditation Practice
Over 20 years and more than 10,000 hours of dedicated practice focusing on the nature of the mind and the essence of consciousness.
Traditional Usui Reiki Ryōhō
A practice of continual mental and spiritual discipline that seeks stillness in every moment — far beyond its common framing as a "healing modality."
Zen Influence
The observation of reality as it is — the central thread that binds all of Bruce's work.
Therapeutic Psychedelic Work
Responsible incorporation of psychedelic therapy for trauma healing and mental training, recognizing the profound possibilities with careful use.
The Deep Roots Pilgrimage to Japan
Annual spiritual pilgrimages to Mt. Hiei and Mt. Kurama, connecting participants with revered spiritual leaders for deep practice in sacred temples.
Mind and Body Connection
A lifetime spent connecting to the trinity of energy, mind, and body — remaining present with the flow of Chi within oneself.
Suggested Episode Topics
Zen & The Mind
- Training the Mind Towards Stillness
- Why Most "Spiritual Practice" Is Performance, Not Training
- The Reality of Long-Term Practice
Reiki Ryōhō
- Reiki Ryōhō as Mental Training, Not Branding
- Walking in Japan: Insights from Mt. Hiei and Mt. Kurama
- What Disciplined Japanese Practice Trains in the Mind
Healing & Transformation
- Psychedelic Therapy and the Training of Mind
- What Trauma Feels Like in the Mind and Body
- The Nervous System and the Training of Awareness
Media and Links
Touching Silence – Energy, Stillness & The Power To Heal
Touching Silence explores how stillness and energy shape the life we live. Drawing from Zen, Reiki, and reflections on physics and cosmology, it invites you to rest in the presence from which all form arises and dissolves. It is a space where awareness becomes transformation.
Discover Touching SilenceTalking all things healing and psychedelics. This is part two of a three part series with Yolanda Williams of Reiki Radio. Here I'm exploring the impact that psychedelics have on healing and our own personal journey inward.
A discussion focusing on "universal energy" and the "great light of the universe." I hope this dive into these topics helps us all recognize our own joy as we progress through this thing called life together.
I recently spoke at the Monroe Institute's Consciousness Unveiled Conference outside of Venice, Italy.
My talk was titled:
"The Zero Point Mind: Pathways to Expanded Consciousness"
In it, we explored the limitless possibilities that arise when the mind is still, and attachments are softened.
Academia.edu Articles
Connecting the notion of a "moment" in Buddhism to Planck Time and the spark of creation precisely after the Big Bang.
Read ArticlePhase changes, Critical Point Theory, and the nature of the mind. A common thread to release suffering.
Read ArticleExplore the profound spiritual realm and journey of Mount Kurama and the deities that anchor the mountain's practice.
Read ArticleHost Introductions
Short Intro
Bruce Taylor teaches on the nature of the mind and the disciplined cultivation of mental stillness. His work integrates long-term meditation, traditional Japanese Usui Reiki Ryōhō, Zen-based practice, and responsible therapeutic psychedelic work. Each year, he leads spiritual pilgrimages in Kyoto, practicing on Mt. Hiei and Mt. Kurama with monastic communities and respected lineage holders.
Long Intro
Bruce Taylor's work focuses on how the mind functions and how mental stillness is trained through committed practice. With more than two decades of experience, he teaches clear methods for strengthening attention, interrupting reactive patterns, and stabilizing the mind through meditation, traditional Japanese Usui Reiki Ryōhō, Zen-based discipline, and carefully structured therapeutic psychedelic work. Each year, he leads spiritual pilgrimages in Kyoto, spending time on Mt. Hiei and Mt. Kurama in direct practice with monastic communities and lineage holders. His teaching brings a grounded perspective to mind training, real-world practice, healing, and the difference between authentic discipline and performance-oriented spirituality.