“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”
An authentic Breath-Centric Embodied Mindfulness Movement Meditation 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
Individually tailored, Online/Private (12-week Immersion series), Breath-Centric Embodied Mindfulness Movement Meditation Series designed specifically for Yoga practitioners/professionals, as well as Mindfulness/Meditators to establish an authentic foundation for a personal practice.
(Training includes study/principles/practices)
Rooted in the Sutra, Anapanasati: Mindfulness (Full Awareness) of Breathing, informed by the Brahmaviharas (4 - Immeasurables/Boundless Qualities), guided by the Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana) practices & principles of Thich Nhat Hanh, and grounded in the TKV Desikachar breath-inspired principles of a personalized practice of Yoga.
*(Individual or “pair” mentoring available)
Modules: ekŌ-system
I. Asana/Seat: (posture of seated meditation)
Anchoring the Breath
(Energetics: Sthira Sukha / Breath & Bandhas / Hara / Internal Alignment)
II. Anapanasati: Internal Art of the Breath - Mindfulness of Breathing (“body in the body”)
(4 tetrads / 16 Intervals)
III. Satipatthana: (4 - Foundations of Mindfulness)
IV. Brahmaviharas: (Boundless Qualities / 4 Immeasurables)
V. Embodied Zen Yoga
A Breath-centric embodied Mindfulness Movement Meditation practice that emphasizes cultivating Internal Qualities (Brahmaviharas/bodhi seeds) through Somatic movement & Yin stillness.
with a weekly . . .
Floor-basedVinyasa Krama - (‘EZY’ FORM’)
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)
“Interbeing”
“To be is to inter-be”
- Thay
Bodhi Seeds’ ethos is to assist in creating the conditions (internal) for Yoga practitioners/ professionals & Mindfulness/Meditators to cultivate qualities which lead to heightened awareness through developing a Foundation for a Personal Practice grounded in self-inquiry & discovery (spiritual practice/ordinary everyday 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 TraditionI 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