“To practice toward awakening itself is the essence of bodhi. And that bodhi, if it had a voice, would be as wide as the world in its acceptance, love, and fairness. If we’re devoted to awakening itself, then it’s a no-brainer that we would be fierce to make it available to everyone” - Willa Blythe Baker

Inspired by the teachings, principles, and practices of Thich Nhat Hanh

“What you are looking for is already in you. . . You already are, everything that you are seeking”

- Thich Nhat Hanh (Thay)

bodhi seeds:

Brahmaviharas (4 Boundless Qualities)

loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity

(Impermanence Gatha)

“The day is ending and our life is one day shorter. Let us look carefully at what we have done. Let us practice diligently, putting our whole heart into the path of meditation. Let us live deeply each moment and in freedom, so that time doesn’t slip away meaninglessly.”

- Thich Nhat Hanh

may the merit of this practice . . .

benefit all people

and bring peace

*bodhi seeds (4) offerings/practices below:

I. Sunday Sitting Sangha

Breath, Bhavana, & the Brahmaviharas

Cultivating Qualities

“Breathe, you are alive!” - Thich Nhat Hanh

bodhi seedsOnline Practice Sangha welcomes Yoga practitioners/professionals & Mindfulness/Meditators alike:

(Weekly Online Gathering)

9:00 am - 9:45 am (EST)

A morning with the

Internal Art of the Breath

Begins September 6, 2026

*(Zoom Link for all Online Gatherings)

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85771024951?pwd=F5UuM708gMcu5MZlcTickSUYiHMz8g.1

Let’s Breathe Together!

A weekly gathering of guided Breath-centric, Somatic, Embodied Mindfulness (Movement / micro-vinyasas) Meditation; an expression of the principles & practices inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village Tradition, with Reflections on Breathing Mindfulness (Anapanasati), the 4 Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana), the Brahmaviharas, & the Plum Village (Thich Nhat Hanh) 5/14 Mindfulness Trainings.

*Additionally, bodhi seeds offers practice & service programs featuring a triad of offerings; an in-person Day of Mindfulness (DOM/Breathe, you are alive!), an in-person workshop series, the (Internal Art of the Breath: Mindfulness of Breathing), and a Private/OnlineBreath-centric Embodied Mindfulness Movement Meditation Training Course (ekō-system) for Yoga & Meditation communities (practitioners & professionals) writ large; rooted in the Breath-Centric teachings & practices of Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village Tradition, & and grounded in the TKV Desikachar breath-inspired Yoga principles of practice.

Programs:

II. Day of Mindfulness (DOM)

“Breathe, you are alive!” - Thay

Turning the light Inward: Mindfulness Movement Meditation

  • bodhi seeds aims to collaborate with regional Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village Tradition Mindfulness Groups (Tennessee, North Carolina) & other Buddhist Centers/Temples, offering Yoga communities & Meditators a Day of Mindfulness (DOM): providing participants/practitioners a day of Breath-centric Embodied Mindfulness - Movement - Meditation (Stillness in Movement & Movement in Stillness) centered on Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapansati/Internal Art of the Breath), rooted in the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village Tradition, & and grounded in the TKV Desikachar breath-inspired Yoga principles of practice.

    * When the location and the conditions are favorable, an outdoor walking meditation practice will be included.

*An introduction to the 4-Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana) and the 4-Boundless Qualities, the Brahmaviharas (Ease of Equanimity, Wholeheartedness of Loving-Kindness, Tenderness of Compassion, & Radiance of Joy), & the Plum Village (Thich Nhat Hanh) 5/14 Mindfulness Trainings will be offered as part of the DOM.

III. Internal Art of the Breath:

Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasati)

In-person (small group), deep inquiry, 4-week series on the cornerstone of Zen (meditation) & Yoga. A practice (4-tetrads/16 intervals) of Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasati). We will explore and embody this essential practice and pathway to presence through Mindfulness, Movement, and Meditation practices.

*With an introduction to the 4-Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana) and the 4-Boundless Qualities, the Brahmaviharas (Ease of Equanimity, Wholeheartedness of Loving-Kindness, Tenderness of Compassion, & Radiance of Joy)

IV. ekŌ-system: “turning the light Inward”

Cultivating Qualities with the Breath & the Brahmaviharas

A Foundation for a Personal Practice

Anorganic, Interdependent, Unified process & practice of Asana (Seat) - Pranayama (Anapanasati) - Meditation (Zazen)

(Online / Private) Training Program

‍*(Please see “Course” Tab - top of the page)

Bodhi is a Sanskrit word meaning a heightened state of awareness/awakening.

Embodied Mindfulness Meditation is the process of “turning the light inward,” and letting go; the practice of cultivating internal qualities (bodhi seeds) with the breath as our guide . . . seeds of Mindfulness & loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity; at once, both the practice of meditation and the process of embodiment. 

“We are a storehouse of all the seeds (Yogacara) . . . all of these seeds are in us " - Thay

  • bodhi seeds is rooted in the Mindfulness & Meditation principles & practices of Thich Nhat Hanh (Plum Village Tradition), with practices & programs specifically designed & developed for the at-large Yoga community.

  • Anapanasati (Mindfulness of Breathing) woven within the 4 - Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana) serves as the cornerstone of our practice; providing a breath-centric trellis for Embodied Mindfulness Meditation.

    Our emphasis is on cultivating the Qualities of loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity (Brahmaviharas) through the process of self-inquiry & Internal Art of the Breath as our ethos.

  • We seek to collaborate with other regional in-person Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village Tradition Mindfulness Groups, Buddhist Centers/Temples, & Yoga Studios/Centers.

    Our practices, principles, & programs are designed & developed specifically for Yoga Practitioners & Professionals.

‘Meditation’ (Bhavana): Cultivating Qualities

Brahmaviharas: bodhi seeds

Wholeheartedness of Loving-Kindness, Tenderness of Compassion, Radiance of Joy, & Ease of Equanimity

Thich Nhat Hanh skillfully wove mindfulness meditation principles & practices into daily living, sharing the Brahmaviharas (bodhi seeds): loving-kindness, compassion, joy, and equanimity. Inspired by Thay & The Plum Village Tradition, bodhi seeds’ ethos is to cultivate conditions for sharing & sowing these ‘seeds’ with others.

bodhi seeds aims to assist Yoga practitioners & professionals and Mindfulmess Meditators alike in developing a foundation for a Personal Practice, grounded in self-inquiry & discovery (awakened to the depth of ordinary life/spiritual practice) & rooted in the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village Mindfulness Meditation practices.

The cornerstone of bodhi seeds’ offerings, practices, & trainings is Mindfulness of Breathing (Internal Art of the Breath) Anapansati.

The practice of breathing mindfulness is perhaps Buddhism’s greatest gift to the world.”

- Sarah Shaw, Oxford Scholar & Writer

Facilitator

(my background) 

Rooted in Zen Buddhism, I serve as a Mindfulness Meditation & Movement Mentor (Embodied Zen Yoga), inspired & guided by the teachings, principles & practices of Thich Nhat Hanh & The Plum Village Tradition.
trent tankyo thomson has been a mentor/teacher/guide/spiritual director in the contemplative spiritual arts and Eastern mindfulness and movement practices for over 20 years, with training in Taoist Internal (Martial) Arts, both major branches (Soto & Rinzai), and the Plum Village Tradition of Zen Buddhism, alongside Yoga Teacher Training (RYT 500-hr Certification) on the principles of a personal practice in the T.K.V. Desikachar Tradition; these trainings, along with a year-long Immersion training in Zen Yoga, and hold advanced certifications in Somatic and Yin Yoga.

trent tankyo thomson

Literary links:

https://bodhiseeds.substack.com

(Haiku Editor: The Dewdrop Magazine)

https://thedewdrop.org/about-the-dewdrop/

sitting quietly, doing nothing

spring comes, the grass

grows by itself

- Basho

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"Breathe, you are alive!" - Thay

"Breathe, you are alive!" - Thay

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