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Adventures in Awakening

Academy

"Traysi & Tom are a power couple couple, 

that bring love into the room." 

- Rev. Christian Sorenson - Director, Seaside Center for Spiritual Living, Encinitas, CA

Traysiah & Thomas

Traysiah Spring & Thomas Bakken are award winning Authors, International Plant-based Lifestyle and Conscious Living Facilitators, Meditation and Yoga Instructors, and the founders of "Adventures in Awakening Academy".

 

Born in Canada, Traysi has been meditating for going on 50 years and has been studying the "nature of consciousness" with spiritual masters for most of her life. She recently spent several months in India, at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram, where she studied with Vedic Spiritual Masters and taught meditation.

 

Tom was a teacher in Minnesota for over 30 years and brought meditation to "at risk" youth at a Juvenile Correctional Facility. He has been teaching meditation in person and online for over 25 years.

 

Together, they have been bringing Meditation, Ayurveda, Emotional Freedom Technique, Clean Green Eating, OmMotion and many other awakening modalities to the world, through online and in person classes and retreats.

"Tom and Traysi are the best of the best!

They are excellent teachers, speakers and even entertainers!"

- Debra Pone​man, Best selling Author, Global New Thought Leader, "Yes to Success" Seminars

Working with Dr. Deepak Chopra

Traysiah and Thomas met at a meditation retreat hosted by Dr. Deepak Chopra, at The Chopra Center for Wellbeing, in San Diego, California.


Although, they came from very different backgrounds, Traysi and Tom were both inspired to become Certified Chopra Instructors in Meditation and Ayurveda. They married soon after, then worked for many years as Meditation and Ayurveda Instructors at The Chopra Center. 


Their passion is to discover new ways to accelerate the awakening process and to share it with others, in a down to earth and practical way.

"Traysi and Tom are outstanding speakers and teachers. They have a natural way of presenting a topic with interest, clarity and enthusiasm, that engages the audience."

- Reverend Blake Isaac, Questhaven Retreat Center, San Marcos, CA

Traysiah & Thomas

Full Bio's

Traysiah Spring

Traysiah Spring is a #1 bestselling author, an international conscious living facilitator, a Soul Coach, a meditation and yoga instructor, and co-founder and director of Adventures in Awakening Academy.

 

She was born and raised in Canada and has been meditating for going on 50 years. She was first introduced to meditation at eleven years old, and had a profound experience of vast inner expansion and peace.

 

This set the path of her life, clearly in the direction of exploring the infinite potential of human consciousness.



Throughout her life, she has been fortunate to study in the living presence of some of the great spiritual masters of our time, such as His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Amma-ji, Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati.


She started working in Ayurveda over 30 years ago and has been training and working in the Holistic Arts, ever since. She studied Vedic Literature, especially Ayurveda and Jyotish Astrology, at Maharishi University of Management, and meditated with large groups of between 1,200 and 2,000 people for many years.


She continued her studies in Vedic Astrology, with Master Astrologer Mark Kincaid and has gone on to do Vedic Chart Consultations for countless clients all over the world. 


"Traysiah truly embodies the omnipresence of Spirit."

- Abby G., La Jolla, CA

Working with Dr. Deepak Chopra

Traysiah trained to become a Certified Instructor with Dr. Deepak Chopra, in Ayurveda and Meditation and worked for years at The Chopra Center for Well-Being, in San Diego, California, as an Ayurvedic Consultant and Meditation Instructor.


Traysiah and her husband, Thomas have created an online meditation group that offers live Zoom group meditations three mornings per week. This was inspired by their experience of leading regular group meditations at the Chopra  Center.

"What an amazing gift from the universe, you are, Traysiah!"

- Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Parmarth Niketan Ashram, Rishikesh, India

Working with World Renowned 

Spiritual Women

Traysiah worked closely with renowned spiritual leader, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, at the Parmarth Niketan Ashram, in Rishikesh, India, assisting her in creating online courses for her devotees around the world, as well as teaching meditation at the ashram.


She also had the great pleasure of working closely with global 'New Thought' leaders, and bestselling authors, Debra Poneman and Marci Shimoff, of Your Year of Miracles and Yes to Success.


"We’ve both had astrology readings with Traysi and have been very impressed with the depth of her knowledge and usefulness of her guidance."

- Debra Poneman & Marci Shimoff - Global New Thought Leaders & Best Selling Authors

Clean Green Eating

Traysiah has been a regular student of the Optimum Health Institute (OHI), in San Diego, California, for almost 25 years. At OHI they offer classes in how to use food and natural modalities to heal all aspects of your Self and your life. 

 

She was also a work/study Missionary at the institute for three months, where she was inspired by Chef Ken Dorr (pictured to the left), and started writing her second book, "Clean Green Eating". 

 

Her first book, "Clean Green Healing" was inspired by how her mother, Samantha Young, survived Pancreatic Cancer by going to OHI and adopting their programs in her life. For more information about Clean Green Eating - https://cleangreeneating.org/

 

Traysiah and her Husband, Tom, now offer cooking demonstrations of "Clean Green Eating" in their weekly classes.

"I love this book (Clean Green Eating)! If you thought that eating clean was going to be too difficult, get this book. It makes it simple and delicious! And fun!! Thank-you Traysiah and Thomas!”

- Debra Poneman, Bestselling Author, Founder of "Yes To Success"

Certifications

Traysiah continued her training in the Holistic Arts, becoming: - 

a Certified Energy Codes Coach, Certified Yoga Instructor, Clinical Hypnotherapist, a Master in Guided Imagery, a Certified Advanced E.F.T. Practitioner, a Certified TranscenDance Facilitator, and a Passion Test Facilitator, among other things.

Everything is for Our Awakening

Traysiah has had the great joy of focusing her life on exploring our inner world of consciousness. And what she has discovered, is that everything in our life is for our highest good, for our absolute awakening.

 

This realization was the inspiration for Traysiah to

co-found, with her husband Tom, the "Adventures in Awakening Academy". An online learning sanctuary, for the exploration of who we really are and why we are here. The academy offers weekly Zoom online meditations, classes and book discussions. As well as, personal coaching, other online courses, and events. 

 

Traysiah is passionate about exploring new ways to understand our Selves and to wake up to our highest potential. And to share her insights, in a down to earth and practical way. 

"Tom excels at creating a supportive rapport with students, and is willing to go the extra mile to ensure that students truly experience learning."

- Susan Mills, Executive Director Tri-County Community Corrections (Retired),

Crookston, MN

Thomas Bakken

Thomas Bakken is an award winning author and gifted teacher.

He was born and raised in a little town in northern Minnesota, where he was a teacher for over 30 years. He got his Masters Degree in Special Education, as he was always inspired to give "compassion to those who need it most".


He fulfilled this intention by working in the most challenging of learning environments, such as a prison, and a juvenile correctional facility, where he taught long-term prisoners, "at risk" youth, and children with special needs, for many years.


He taught for most of his life, with his first wife, Kathryn, by his side. She was a powerful force in education and was his daily example of how to strive for excellence as a teacher. She retired after 34 dedicated years of teaching, and within a year, was diagnosed with cancer.


Tom was devastated, but became her loyal support system through a two year painful journey. During this time, Kathryn and Tom discovered meditation as a way to alleviate stress and help with the healing process. They traveled together to the Chopra Center in San Diego, CA for a week of healing treatments and classes. But Kathryn's cancer was too far advanced and her journey ended, when she passed in 2012.


Tom continued teaching on his own, but was less interested in the regular curriculum. He started to bring meditation to his students at the Juvenile Correctional Facility, as a way to bring healing to himself, as much as his students.


What he discovered, was that the students had definite changes in their behavior with the meditation. They would be more calm, clear and focused with their studies, as well as, more harmonious in their disposition. The students were resistant at first to engage in the meditations, but after a while, they started asking for it and it became a cherished part of their morning routine.


The daily meditation practice also helped Tom tremendously in moving through the painful grieving process, after Kathy passed. 


He received a letter sometime later, from one of his students that had been through a particularly difficult upbringing, involving gangs and drugs. The student wanted to express to Tom how much the meditations had helped him and had given him hope for a better life. Tom was so inspired by the letter, but soon afterwards, he heard the tragic news that the young man was killed in a gang shooting.


All of these experiences woke Tom up to the power of meditation and he knew that he was ready for a new focus in his life. He decided to go back to the Chopra Center to continue learning more about meditation.


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It was there that he met Traysi and they became instant friends. They were both inspired to become Chopra Certified Instructors and over the next few years, they stayed in contact and continued to inspire each other at a distance.


Traysi was living in San Diego and Tom was still living in Minnesota at the time, and over time, the long distance friendship started to blossom into something more.


Eventually, Tom retired from teaching in Minnesota and moved to San Diego, California, where Traysi and Tom trained together as Chopra Instructors in both Ayurveda and Meditation. They eventually were married and taught meditation at the Chopra Center for several years.

Tom continued working as a school teacher, at a Preparatory Charter School, where he brought meditation to their students. Then, Tom and Traysi moved to Blaine, Washington, where Tom continues to bring meditation to his students as an online tutor. 


Tom is also a gifted cook and he offers online cooking demonstrations for plant-based recipes, from a cookbook that Traysi and Tom wrote together - "Clean Green Eating".


Tom and Traysi then co-founded the "Adventures in Awakening Academy" where they lead a regular group meditation online and teach classes in many holistic modalities, including - OmMotion, Clean Green Eating, E.F.T., and Ayurveda.

"Everything in life is for our awakening."

- Tom Bakken

Traysiah Spring

Shorter Bio

Traysiah Spring is a #1 bestselling author, an international conscious living facilitator, and co-founder and director of Adventures in Awakening Academy and Show.

 

She was born and raised in Canada and has been meditating for going on 50 years. She was first introduced to meditation at eleven years old, and had a profound experience of vast inner expansion and peace.

 

This set the path of her life, clearly in the direction of exploring the infinite potential of human consciousness.

 

Throughout her life, she has been fortunate to study in the living presence of some of the great spiritual masters of our time, such as His Holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Amma-ji, Pujya Swamiji and Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati.

 

She started working in Ayurveda over 30 years ago and has been training and working in the Holistic Arts, ever since. She studied Vedic Literature, especially Ayurveda and Jyotish Astrology, at Maharishi University of Management, and meditated with large groups of between 1,200 and 2,000 people for many years.

 

Traysiah trained to become a Certified Instructor with Dr. Deepak Chopra, in Ayurveda and Meditation and worked for years at The Chopra Center for Well-Being, in San Diego, California, as an Ayurvedic Consultant and Meditation Instructor.

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She has written three books, one that is a #1 bestseller, and she leads a year-long in depth online program based on her books.

 

Traysiah has had the great joy of focusing her life on exploring our inner world of consciousness. And what she has discovered, is that everything in our life is for our highest good, for our absolute awakening.

 

This realization was the inspiration for Traysiah to co-found, with her husband Tom, the "Adventures in Awakening Academy". An online learning sanctuary, for the exploration of who we really are and why we are here. The academy offers weekly Zoom online meditations, classes, book discussions and even a new show.

 

Traysiah is passionate about exploring our everyday Adventures in Awakening and bringing the discoveries out to the world, in a down to earth and practical way. 

 

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