One day, an old man was walking along a river bank when he saw a scorpion drowning in the water. He reached out his hand to save the scorpion, but the scorpion stung him. The old man withdrew his hand, but he did not give up. He tried again and again, but each time the […]
Moments, by Nadine Stair
If I could live again my life.Next time, I would tryto make more mistakes.I would not try to be so perfect.I would relax more.I would be more full than I am now.In fact, I would take fewer things seriously.I would be less hygienic.I would take more risks.I would travel more.I would watch more sunsets.I would […]
Soft Skills Development Program for Grupo Conceito, Nov 23
Over the last six weeks I have had the pleasure of facilitating a Soft Skills Development Program for two groups of participants from Grupo Conceito. The training was designed to help the participants develop and enhance soft skills and apply them in their daily work. Through information exploration, practical exercises and feedback, the participants learned how […]
Ellen Langer | Mindfulness is actively noticing
(Video in English, subtitles in Spanish and Portuguese) More videos in our YouTube Channel The way I have defined mindfulness is actively noticing. If you give people instructions and say “pay attention and be present”. That’s sweet! But it really falls on deaf ears because when people are not there, they don’t know they’re not there. […]
Do you want to be a better leader? Start by sleeping more!
Did you know that the quality of your sleep can influence your leadership ability? Sleeping well is not only a matter of health, but also of professional and personal performance. Sleep is one of the basic needs of the human being, essential for the maintenance of physical and mental health, as well as for the […]
Thich Nhat Hanh | To be aware of the body is the beginning of lov
(Video in English, subtitles in Spanish and Portuguese) More videos in our YouTube Channel The body is a important part of yourself. You spend 2 hours in your computer, you are stressful and you don’t know how to stop and you forget completely that you have a body. You are looking for something in the future, […]
This body is not me, by Thich Nhat Hanh
This body is not me. I am not limited by this body. I am life without boundaries. I have never been born, and I have never died. Look at the ocean and the sky filled with stars, manifestations from my wondrous true mind. Since before time, I have been free. Birth and death are only […]
The way out is in
We live in a world that pushes us “outward”. A world full of stimuli where we are constantly exposed to an avalanche of information, requests, offers, opinions and entertainments that compete for our attention. In the work environment, the fast pace, the pressure for results, the competitiveness, the complexity and the uncertainty of the scenarios, […]
Sam Harris | Meditation is to train yourself to be present on demand
(Video in English, subtitles in Spanish and Portuguese) More videos in our YouTube Channel You always think that your life has to change,the world has to change,so that you can finally have a good excuse to truly…to just be here and here is enough!You know, where the present momentbecomes totally captivating.Meditation is the only,meditation is another […]
Enlightenment
One day, a monk asked his master, “Master, how can I reach enlightenment?” The master replied, “When you are hungry, eat. When you are tired, sleep.” The monk was confused and said, “But that’s what everybody does.” The master smiled and said: “That’s not true. When you’re hungry, you’re thinking about a hundred things. When […]