mindfulness as a practice of reconnection You may know that I spent the last 10 days in a strict Vipassana course, observing noble silence and practising meditation for 14 hours a day. I am so amazingly overwhelmed by all the people inquiring about the experience… Read More »Happiness – intellectualized vs experienced
The new year has already shown her unique and transformative character. How did you feel during the first week of 2024? With goal setting and expectations galore, motivation may be overwhelming and lead to anxiety. Winter is a time for germination and retrospective, for nurturing… Read More »Why are we doing what we are doing?
Science Magazine When I first started meditating, I was challenged with keeping the mind present. The mind has an agenda. Like a puppy, it wonders. At some point, I would start paying bills, sending emails, and buying toothbrushes while I sat with my legs crossed… Read More »“A Wandering Mind is an Unhappy Mind”
On our through and out of 2023, I am sharing a gratitude technique to wish you a beautiful reflection on completing your cycle with all the challenges it brought to you. Let the new one bring you light and appreciation. Before we set intentions and… Read More »Gift for the New Year.
Do you remember a moment when you knew something changed, and you are still in the old moment, knowing it had changed? The year 2023 and the holiday season in December, with all of its controversy and significance, is different; we have changed as kin… Read More »Be You + NEWS!
Does it feel like the year is trying to squeeze in through the eye of a needle? Everything that was waiting- now wants to be.In those moments, it is a sweet place to pause and think of what success means to me. Around Holidays, at… Read More »What does success mean to you?
Today’s message will be a storytelling galore. The first short story opens the conversation with the shadow side pointing the light of awareness on a sneaky habit. It is one that imprisons our full life potential : The Devil listed all his tools and tricks for… Read More »When in Doubt, have some HOPE.
Another year is coming to an end and with the upcoming season, the intensity of emotions is palpable. It is hard to imagine festivities when so much hatred, pain and misfortune are being experienced by fellow humans around the world and close to us. The… Read More »Mindful Communication will heal the workforce.
Burnout economy is a term I am coining to describe the explosive health crisis in Western society. The race to achieve more and postpone life to times when we will have more favourable conditions is an illusion that creates a gap between reality, health, and our… Read More »Is there a mental health crisis due to the burnout economy?
I am sending blessings from one of the oldest and most colourful European cities- Lisbon. This past week, I was part of an innovation and technology conference with nearly 80,000 people in attendance. As you may imagine, an event of this magnitude contains the energy… Read More »What is the burnout economy?