“The map of the self” integrates in a single framework “the 5 levels of the self” plus “the skeleton of the self”. This framework builds order and meaning to all meditation practices that build “self-awareness”, “self-knowledge”, and “self-management”. The basic movement that we experience with a sustained meditation practice takes us from a distracted, unaware […]
The skeleton of the self
A complete meditation practice trains five elements: attention, intention, attitude, action, and impact. It helps to understand attention, intention, and attitude (the first three) as the upper triangle which easily represents the mind, the dedicated practice, or the being. On the other hand, attitude, action, and impact (the last three) conform the lower triangle and […]
How to experience the Christmas season more consciously
Traditionally, Christmas season is a festive period that is intended to be full of light, colour, joy, and family life. Regardless of one’s religious beliefs, everything around gets us into a festive mode. But Christmas comes also with the automatic pilot impulse to buy gifts and decoration, to organize celebrations and dinners. And this automatic […]
How can mindfulness impact well-being?
We all want to feel well and live better, but our lifestyle or conditions are causing damage, manifesting as fatigue, anxiety, exhaustion or even physical pain. This historic time that we are living with the pandemic has aggravated many of these symptoms. Many of us feel disconnected, stuck in past routines that no longer have […]
Training in attitude, action, and impact (part 2)
A complete mindfulness practice deals with the training of the five characteristics that we identified in the first part of this article: attention, intention, attitude, action, and impact. This drawing illustrates these five elements and establishes their main relationships. Any deep mindfulness practice includes integrating the two levels that the drawing clearly identifies: First, we […]
Training in attitude, action and impact (part 1)
A complete mindfulness practice includes extending the “training” to complementary activities such as eating or walking. “The training of what?” you may be wondering. The “training” of the three characteristics we do train with mindfulness practice and meditation: attention, intention, and attitude. Perhaps it will help you to refresh and read about these three elements […]
AI is coming (part 2)
Let me go back again to «the different waves of AI» which I introduced in the first part of this post. I would like to build their understanding with more details about their current form as they are manifesting themselves in society nowadays. Internet AI is about personalization. This is AI as mainly used by facebook […]
Holidays: from stress to calm
Holiday period is usually awaited with enthusiasm. Even with some anxiety. We feel that we will finally have the opportunity to stop, have time for ourselves and those we love. Enjoy calmer and more relaxed environments. Forget about work for some time and dedicate yourself to that you like: reading, swimming, resting, socializing… Eventually, even […]
AI is coming (part 1)
Two years ago, I felt the need to update my own understanding regarding digital technology and the IT industry. I keep offering my 25-years point of view to businesspeople in a masterclass and it was maybe lacking some key points regarding “AI” (by “AI” I mean Artificial Intelligence). I guess this sense of vacuum was watered by […]
Four Tips to Make Life Easier After COVID19
What will it be like now that we are in a post-covid world? What is next? With vaccine rates on the rise, everything looks like in a process of re-opening. It is time to a re-enter in life. This unique moment is making many of us to feel a mixture of both excitement and anxiety […]