Everything Started, two months ago in a room full of strangers with an invitation to cultivate some basic human qualities: calm, balance, care, love and compassion. These traits are inherent to us, but we need to bring some awareness upon them so that they can become stronger and more prevalent. This is part of what […]
My experience with my first silent retreat These days when speed is glorified and we love to jump straight from one activity to the other, taking time to do nothing seems to be a luxury or a very lame idea. Taking five precious days to sit all day long “just being” seems daunting and scary. […]
I like to write about and share my mindfulness practice because it helps me understand it better. These past weeks I have had a great opportunity to practice being mindful of my emotions. What triggered this: The World Cup…oh yes… sounds silly right? The funny thing is that I don’t understand football very much and […]
We plan, we pack up, we take the ride, we arrive, it is stunning, we take out our cameras and start shooting. We want to show every one later how fun and exiting our last experience was, we don’t want to lose a detail so that we can see it later on our flat […]
I looked at the clock trying not to be noticed by my classmates. Our time together was coming to an end. I could feel longing for something that was still there, I tried to embrace it and stay present. That calming, peaceful room had became my Thursday´s sanctuary. I knew I wasn’t the only one […]
One more time, I need to break the ice. I’ve been silent for a long time and have the urge to speak up again. Yes, it is not that easy. I am now in that awkward moment that lasts for a full eternal second. I have that fear again and all those questions are lingering […]