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Frank Jude Boccio

April 11, 2024

Frank Jude Boccio (born 1956[1]) is a teacher and one of the originators of mindful yoga. He is known both for his teaching in centres across America, and for his 2004 book Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body and Mind, which describes a practice that combines yoga as exercise and Buddhist meditational practice.

Life edit

Education and training edit

Frank Jude Boccio began practising Buddhism in New York at the age of 18. He read Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland, obtaining a graduate-level diploma but deciding not to write a thesis and hence obtain an M.A. In 1989, he began a period of study under Lyn Fine and Patricia Hunt-Perry in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh; in 1997 he was ordained into the Tiep Hien order. He then studied under Samu Sunim, who ordained him as a dharma teacher in 2007.[2]

He studied a variety of styles of modern yoga including Iyengar, Anusara, Ashtanga, Integral and Kundalini. He is a certified preventive and rehabilitative yoga teacher and therapist via the Bateman Institute. Georg Feuerstein has certified him for the Yoga Research and Education Center's 750-hour teacher training program.[2]

Career edit

Further information: Mindful yoga

Boccio founded the Empty Mountain Sangha and the peer-led Tucson Mindfulness Practice Community.[2] He teaches, lectures, and gives workshops and retreats in the Americas and Asia on mindful yoga, integrating modern yoga and Buddhist vipassana mindfulness,[2] at centres including Kripalu.[3]

He has written articles for magazines including Tricycle,[4] Yoga Journal,[5] Shambhala Sun,[6] Spring Wind, Namaskar, Elephant Journal,[7] and Experience Life.[2] He is the author of the 2004 book Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body and Mind which integrates Buddhism's Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipatthana) with the practice of yoga asanas,[8] and chapters in various anthologies on the connection of yoga and Buddhism.[2][9]

Reception edit

Mindfulness Yoga edit

Phil Catalfo, reviewing Mindfulness Yoga for Yoga Journal, wrote that it was not surprising that many yoga practitioners also studied Buddhist practice, as the traditions have common roots, but that Boccio's was the first "successful book-length discourse" that properly integrated the practices. In Catalfo's view, Boccio shows that Buddhist practice "is itself a form of yoga, presenting a meditational approach to asana practice".[10] He writes that the book consists mainly of four sequences, each of some dozens of "familiar poses": "Body as Body"; "Feelings as Feelings"; "Mindfully Aware"; and "Dharmas in the Dharmas", the headings intentionally reflecting the Anapanasati Sutta which combines mindful breathing with the direction of the attention to these four areas.[10]

 
Buddha in anapanasati, mindfulness meditation.
3rd century, Kushan Empire

The yoga and meditation teacher and author Anne Cushman, reviewing the book for Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, noted that "Sneaking Hatha Yoga into a Buddhist practice used to be a guilty pleasure, like nibbling a secret stash of chocolate during a meditation retreat."[11] Obstacles to combining them included Buddhist masters' warnings that hatha yoga's focus on the body encouraged a dangerous obsession with something that inevitably decayed, while modern yoga's energetic workouts did not look like serious spiritual practice. However, in the 21st century, hatha yoga is, she writes, regularly forming "an integral part of the schedule at Vipassana, Zen, and Tibetan Buddhist retreats". Cushman writes that Boccio "solidly locates hatha yoga practice in Buddhist history and philosophy, emphasizing the mindfulness techniques laid out in the Anapanasati Sutta and Satipatthana Sutta".[11] She calls the book "the most erudite" and "the most philosophically comprehensive" of the three works on the topic that she reviews, tracing the origins of yoga to the life story of the Buddha, "himself a wandering yogi" in India. The book then provides a "dense but readable summary" of the core teachings of Buddhism and Patanjali's Yoga Sutras, before offering four complete, illustrated, meditational asana sequences, paying attention both to the physical postures and to their lessons "about the deepest truths in our lives".[11]

The Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health called Boccio's book "the first to apply the Buddha's mindfulness meditation teachings to asana practice".[3]

Publishers Weekly described the thesis of Mindfulness Yoga as "both novel and logical", since Buddhism "grew from Hindu-yoga roots", while modern yoga, especially the American kind, needed "greater appreciation of its spiritual significance." The review noted Boccio's debt to the Vietnamese Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh (who wrote the Foreword). It found the four sequences of asanas in the book somewhat hard to follow, making the book more suitable for established practitioners.[12]

In 2008, Nora Isaacs noted in Yoga Journal that Boccio and others such as Janice Gates, Cyndi Lee, Phillip Moffitt, and Sarah Powers, had "each, independently, discovered the benefits of merging mindfulness with asana", leading to "something we might call 'mindful yoga'."[13]

Personal life edit

Boccio has two daughters, one 36 years older than the other, and lives in Tucson, Arizona.[2]

Works edit

  • Boccio, Frank (2004). Mindfulness Yoga : the awakened union of breath, body and mind. Wisdom Publications. ISBN 978-0-86171-335-6. OCLC 53483563.

References edit

  1. ^ Boccio 2004, p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "About". Mindfulness Yoga. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Frank Jude Boccio". Kripalu. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  4. ^ Boccio, Frank Jude. "Breath and the Body". Tricycle Magazine (Fall 2005). Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  5. ^ "Frank Jude Boccio". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  6. ^ "Frank Jude Boccio". Tucson Yoga. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  7. ^ Boccio, Frank Jude (3 December 2012). "21st Century Yoga: Questioning the 'Body Beautiful': Yoga, Commercialism & Discernment". Elephant Journal.
  8. ^ Boccio 2004.
  9. ^ "Frank Jude Boccio's Dharma Talks". Dharma Seed. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  10. ^ a b Catalfo, Phil (28 August 2007). "Balance: [Review] Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body, and Mind by Frank Jude Boccio". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  11. ^ a b c Cushman, Anne (2004). "Buddhism And Yoga: From downward dog to the dharma [Reviews]". Tricycle (Summer 2004). Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Mindfulness Yoga: The Awakened Union of Breath, Body and Mind". Publishers Weekly. 19 January 2004. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
  13. ^ Isaacs, Nora (21 October 2008). "Bring More Mindfulness Onto the Mat". Yoga Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

External links edit

  • Official website
  • Podcast: 21st Century Yoga: Where is My Guru with Melanie Klein
  • Conversation with Boccio on J. Brown Yoga Talks

April 11, 2024
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Frank Jude Boccio born 1956 1 is a teacher and one of the originators of mindful yoga He is known both for his teaching in centres across America and for his 2004 book Mindfulness Yoga The Awakened Union of Breath Body and Mind which describes a practice that combines yoga as exercise and Buddhist meditational practice Contents 1 Life 1 1 Education and training 1 2 Career 2 Reception 2 1 Mindfulness Yoga 3 Personal life 4 Works 5 References 6 External linksLife editEducation and training edit Frank Jude Boccio began practising Buddhism in New York at the age of 18 He read Buddhist Studies at the University of Sunderland obtaining a graduate level diploma but deciding not to write a thesis and hence obtain an M A In 1989 he began a period of study under Lyn Fine and Patricia Hunt Perry in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh in 1997 he was ordained into the Tiep Hien order He then studied under Samu Sunim who ordained him as a dharma teacher in 2007 2 He studied a variety of styles of modern yoga including Iyengar Anusara Ashtanga Integral and Kundalini He is a certified preventive and rehabilitative yoga teacher and therapist via the Bateman Institute Georg Feuerstein has certified him for the Yoga Research and Education Center s 750 hour teacher training program 2 Career edit Further information Mindful yoga Boccio founded the Empty Mountain Sangha and the peer led Tucson Mindfulness Practice Community 2 He teaches lectures and gives workshops and retreats in the Americas and Asia on mindful yoga integrating modern yoga and Buddhist vipassana mindfulness 2 at centres including Kripalu 3 He has written articles for magazines including Tricycle 4 Yoga Journal 5 Shambhala Sun 6 Spring Wind Namaskar Elephant Journal 7 and Experience Life 2 He is the author of the 2004 book Mindfulness Yoga The Awakened Union of Breath Body and Mind which integrates Buddhism s Four Foundations of Mindfulness Satipatthana with the practice of yoga asanas 8 and chapters in various anthologies on the connection of yoga and Buddhism 2 9 Reception editMindfulness Yoga edit Phil Catalfo reviewing Mindfulness Yoga for Yoga Journal wrote that it was not surprising that many yoga practitioners also studied Buddhist practice as the traditions have common roots but that Boccio s was the first successful book length discourse that properly integrated the practices In Catalfo s view Boccio shows that Buddhist practice is itself a form of yoga presenting a meditational approach to asana practice 10 He writes that the book consists mainly of four sequences each of some dozens of familiar poses Body as Body Feelings as Feelings Mindfully Aware and Dharmas in the Dharmas the headings intentionally reflecting the Anapanasati Sutta which combines mindful breathing with the direction of the attention to these four areas 10 nbsp Buddha in anapanasati mindfulness meditation 3rd century Kushan EmpireThe yoga and meditation teacher and author Anne Cushman reviewing the book for Tricycle The Buddhist Review noted that Sneaking Hatha Yoga into a Buddhist practice used to be a guilty pleasure like nibbling a secret stash of chocolate during a meditation retreat 11 Obstacles to combining them included Buddhist masters warnings that hatha yoga s focus on the body encouraged a dangerous obsession with something that inevitably decayed while modern yoga s energetic workouts did not look like serious spiritual practice However in the 21st century hatha yoga is she writes regularly forming an integral part of the schedule at Vipassana Zen and Tibetan Buddhist retreats Cushman writes that Boccio solidly locates hatha yoga practice in Buddhist history and philosophy emphasizing the mindfulness techniques laid out in the Anapanasati Sutta and Satipatthana Sutta 11 She calls the book the most erudite and the most philosophically comprehensive of the three works on the topic that she reviews tracing the origins of yoga to the life story of the Buddha himself a wandering yogi in India The book then provides a dense but readable summary of the core teachings of Buddhism and Patanjali s Yoga Sutras before offering four complete illustrated meditational asana sequences paying attention both to the physical postures and to their lessons about the deepest truths in our lives 11 The Kripalu Center for Yoga amp Health called Boccio s book the first to apply the Buddha s mindfulness meditation teachings to asana practice 3 Publishers Weekly described the thesis of Mindfulness Yoga as both novel and logical since Buddhism grew from Hindu yoga roots while modern yoga especially the American kind needed greater appreciation of its spiritual significance The review noted Boccio s debt to the Vietnamese Zen monk Thich Nhat Hanh who wrote the Foreword It found the four sequences of asanas in the book somewhat hard to follow making the book more suitable for established practitioners 12 In 2008 Nora Isaacs noted in Yoga Journal that Boccio and others such as Janice Gates Cyndi Lee Phillip Moffitt and Sarah Powers had each independently discovered the benefits of merging mindfulness with asana leading to something we might call mindful yoga 13 Personal life editBoccio has two daughters one 36 years older than the other and lives in Tucson Arizona 2 Works editBoccio Frank 2004 Mindfulness Yoga the awakened union of breath body and mind Wisdom Publications ISBN 978 0 86171 335 6 OCLC 53483563 References edit Boccio 2004 p 1 a b c d e f g About Mindfulness Yoga Retrieved 7 May 2019 a b Frank Jude Boccio Kripalu Retrieved 14 February 2021 Boccio Frank Jude Breath and the Body Tricycle Magazine Fall 2005 Retrieved 7 May 2019 Frank Jude Boccio Yoga Journal Retrieved 7 May 2019 Frank Jude Boccio Tucson Yoga Retrieved 7 May 2019 Boccio Frank Jude 3 December 2012 21st Century Yoga Questioning the Body Beautiful Yoga Commercialism amp Discernment Elephant Journal Boccio 2004 Frank Jude Boccio s Dharma Talks Dharma Seed Retrieved 7 May 2019 a b Catalfo Phil 28 August 2007 Balance Review Mindfulness Yoga The Awakened Union of Breath Body and Mind by Frank Jude Boccio Yoga Journal Retrieved 14 February 2021 a b c Cushman Anne 2004 Buddhism And Yoga From downward dog to the dharma Reviews Tricycle Summer 2004 Retrieved 14 February 2021 Mindfulness Yoga The Awakened Union of Breath Body and Mind Publishers Weekly 19 January 2004 Retrieved 7 May 2019 Isaacs Nora 21 October 2008 Bring More Mindfulness Onto the Mat Yoga Journal Retrieved 11 April 2019 External links editOfficial website Podcast 21st Century Yoga Where is My Guru with Melanie Klein Conversation with Boccio on J Brown Yoga Talks Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Frank Jude Boccio amp oldid 1118001948, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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