“We are a storehouse of all the seeds (bodhi seeds) . . . All of these seeds are in us. “ - Thich Nhat Hanh

Yogacara: “The Practice of Yoga”

Bodhi Seeds’ Embodied Mindfulness Meditation & Movement Program (Course) . . .

ekŌ-system - “Turning the light inward:

Foundation for Personal Practice

  • An authentic Breath-Centric Embodied Mindfulness Meditation & Movement Program designed & developed specifically for Yoga Practitioners & Professionals; inspired by the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village Zen Buddhist Tradition, & and grounded in the TKV Desikachar breath-inspired principles & practices of Yoga to establish a Foundation for a Personal Practice.

“If the body is not mastered, the mind cannot be mastered; if the body is mastered, the mind will be mastered.” - Buddha

"Turning the light Inward" (eko hensho) 

ekŌ-system: Foundation for a Personal Practice Program

In-person (small group) 8-week Training Program @ Yoga Studios/Centers; a Breath-Centric Embodied Mindfulness Meditation & Movement Series designed specifically for Yoga practitioners and professionals to establish an authentic foundation for a personal practice.

Rooted in the Sutra, The Full Awareness/Mindfulness of Breathing (Anapanasati), informed by the Brahmaviharas (Boundless Qualities), guided by the Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana) practices & principles of Thich Nhat Hanh, and grounded in the TKV Desikachar breath-inspired principles & practices of Yoga.

Modules: ekŌ-system

I. Asana/Seat: (posture of seated meditation)

II. Internal Art of the Breath: (“body in the body”)

  • Energetics: Sthira Sukha / Breath & Bhandas / Hara / Internal Alignment

    III. Anapanasati: Full Awareness (Mindfulness) of Breathing

    IV. Satipatthana: 4 - Foundations of Mindfulness

    V. Brahmaviharas: Boundless Qualities / 4 Immeasurables

    (bodhi seeds)

    VI. Six Gates of Breath Meditation

    VII. Yogacara (“The Practice of Yoga”)

    VIII. 8’s:

    8-fold Path / 8-limbs of Yoga / 8-Consciousnesses

Weekly Embodied Practice:

Embodied Zen Yoga: Somatic movement & Yin stillness

Mindfulness Movement Meditation: Stillness in Movement & Movement in Stillness

“The practice of yoga is essentially a practice of self-examination” - T.K.V. Desikachar

*Please Inquire Directly (trent@bodhi-seeds.org)

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“Interbeing”

“To be is to inter-be”

- Thay

Bodhi Seeds’ ethos is to assist in creating the conditions (internal) for yoga practitioners & professionals to cultivate qualities which lead to heightened awareness through developing a Foundation for a Personal Practice grounded in self-inquiry & discovery (spiritual practice/ordinary every day life) rooted in the Thich Nhat Hanh/Plum Village Mindfulness Meditation principles & practices.

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

My background:

trent tankyo thomson

(Mentor / Facilitator)

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
I have been a practitioner/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 and Rinzai) of Zen Buddhism, along with Yoga Teacher Training (500-hr Certification) in the T.K.V. Desikachar Tradition, a year-long Immersion training in Zen Yoga, and hold advanced certificates in Somatic and Yin Yoga.

Breathe, you are alive! - Thich Nhat Hanh