ONLINE - December 29, 2025
The Zen Samurai IKIGAI:
Purpose & Inner Power for 2026
Led by SENSEI ZEN TAKAI, 16th-Generation Samurai & Ninja
A 1.5-hour live global masterclass with Sensei Zen Takai, followed by 30 mins Q&A
The first in a new series of online Samurai teachings shared directly by Sensei
As we move toward a new year, many of us feel the pull of change - yet the path ahead may not feel fully clear. We can find ourselves busy, productive, even successful, yet not deeply aligned with what we know matters most.
The Samurai lived differently. Their lives were oriented around IKIGAI - a deep inner sense of purpose rooted in presence, discipline, and clarity of being.
This masterclass invites participants to enter 2026 with grounded direction, reconnecting to IKIGAI not as a career idea - but as a way of living from the center, where purpose, action, and presence are unified.
“Iki” (生き) - “to live” or “life”
“Gai” (甲斐) - “value,” “worth,” “effect/result”
IKIGAI
A reason for being. Living from a place where what you love, what you’re good at, what the world needs, and what sustains you all meet.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS EXPERIENCE
Guided meditation to return the mind to stillness
Teaching on Zen Samurai IKIGAI - the union of Purpose, Presence & Action
Exploration of the Five Elements as an inner map for alignment
Gentle mindful movement to embody purpose in motion
Samurai reflection to clarify your next step for 2026
A 30-minute live Q&A with Sensei
WHO IS THIS FOR?
Leaders, founders, creators, and visionaries. Those in transition or seeking direction and anyone wishing to reconnect with clarity, meaning, and inner strength for the New Year
DATE AND TIME
29 December
Los Angeles (PST ), 1:30 PM
New York (EST), 4:30 PM
United Kingdom (GMT), 9:30 PM
Amsterdam (CET), 10:30 PM
30 December
Japan (JST), 5:30 AM
Duration: 2 hours
LIVE ONCE ONLY
Replay available for 7 days for those who cannot attend live.
Contribution
$249 per person
INCLUDES
Live 1.5-hour masterclass
30 mins Q&A with Sensei Zen Takai
7-day replay access
A rare opportunity to learn directly from Sensei Zen Takai, the last master of a 16-generation Samurai lineage, who has guided more than 5,000 practitioners - including leaders from Oxford University, YPO, Mastercard, Breitling, and leading wellness platforms such as Mindvalley and Younity.
This is the first global masterclass of The Zen Samurai Way. Spaces are intentionally limited to preserve presence and depth.
Begin 2026 with clarity. Step forward with purpose and inner direction.
www.thezensamurai.com