Details
Facilitated by
Brooke Thomas
Date/Time
Saturday | 1:00 pm - 4:00pm | Nov 14
Cost
$29 to Members | $49 for Non-Members
Location
The Hive: A Center for Contemplation, Art, and Action | In Person
1628 Hoffner St Cincinnati, OH 45223
About the Class
Domains
Description
You are nature—earth in your bones, water in your blood, fire in your warmth, air in your breath, and ether in the spacious mystery that holds it all. Across cultures and traditions, the elements offer a powerful way to understand our bodies, emotions, energy, and thoughts. In Buddhist practice, they are objects of mindfulness that help dissolve the boundaries between self and world.
In this 3‑hour session, we’ll explore the five elements through guided meditation, gentle movement, embodied practice, time in nature, journaling, and shared reflection. We’ll root into earth, flow with water, ignite fire, soften into air, and open to the spaciousness of ether.
Our practices draw from Theravada Buddhism, Qigong, Tai Chi, and teachings from Sebene Selassie, Tara Brach, and Jack Kornfield—honoring the lineages they come from and practicing for the benefit of all beings. We gather in the spirit of Ehipassiko—come and see for yourself—with compassion, curiosity, and gratitude.
What if we lived and led from an embodied connection to the elements? We forget, because we’re human. And we remember, together.
What You’ll Gain:
Learn about the qualities of the five elements of earth, water, fire, air, and ether
Develop an embodied relationship to the elements
Explore the elements within and around us
Deepen a connection to self, others, and nature through elemental awareness
Who This Program is For:
Those seeking a slow, quiet practice period
Those open to sharing and/or deep listening - as opposed to conversation and cross-talk
Anyone curious to explore mindfulness as both an internal and external embodied awareness practice
This experience is open to all levels - beginners are welcome
What You’ll Experience:
Guided meditation
Movement practice inspired by Qigong & Tai Chi
Time in nature
Periods of silence
Journal prompts & writing opportunities
Opportunity to connect, share, & listen deeply in community
Intention of the Hive
When you join a Hive experience, you're invited into our intention to create a group experience that's inclusive, rooted in mindfulness, and dynamically relational. We aspire for each Hive experience to model these intentions, and even to refine them as we continue to learn how to gather in a way that's transformative! The embodiment of these intentions by Hive facilitators, Members, and class participants is what makes the Hive the unique and healing social container that many experience it to be. To view our Hive Intentions for gathering, click here.
More About the Facilitators
Brooke Thomas
is an educator, meditator, and lover of nature and the human spirit. A trained mindfulness meditation teacher through Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield's certification program, she currently serves as a mindfulness facilitator for nonprofits, schools, and businesses in Cincinnati. In her guidance, Brooke explores themes of connection and radical compassion through meditation, movement, and nature-inspired practices. Brooke is an advocate for the integration of mindfulness in all areas of life as a way to support individual and collective wellbeing and liberation. An avid hiker and backpacker, Brooke weaves her passion for nature and adventure into her work and offers a variety of tools to support people of all ages and backgrounds in developing a sustainable mindfulness practice that is playful, practical, and rooted in care.