(Video in Portuguese, subtitles in English and Spanish) More videos in our YouTube Channel And then, when you look at death, you start to have a life that is much more worth living. So death is a door, it is a bridge to a life that has meaning. It’s not to abandon life. On the contrary, […]
I am not I, by Juan Ramón Jimenez
I am not I. I am this one walking beside me whom I do not see, whom at times I manage to visit, and whom at other times I forget; the one who remains silent while I talk, the one who forgives, sweet, when I hate, the one who takes a walk when I am […]
Empathy in the work context: to be or not to be empathetic to everyone?
It was a winter afternoon and the end of a training day in a hotel room. A team belonging to a multinational company had spent the last few hours exploring, discussing and sharing some questions about Emotional Intelligence skills. In the final discussion, one of the participants asked me a question: “But do I really […]
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Simon Sinek | When the smartphone is out it makes people around us feel that they are less important
(Video in English, subtitles in Spanish and Portuguese) More videos in our YouTube Channel What if I hold my phone while I am talking to you?I am not checking it, it’s not buzzing, it’s not beeping.I’m not even…Nothing, I’m just holding it.Do you feel at this momentthat you are the most important thing right now?No, you do […]
Latif’s story, by Jorge Bucay
Latif was the poorest beggar in a middle eastern village. Every night he slept in the hall of a different house, facing the city’s central square. Every day he lay under a different tree, his hand outstretched and his gaze lost in thought. Every afternoon he ate from the alms or the crumbs that some […]
The Carnival of Every Day
I really like Carnival! More the traditional carnival of the small villages of my childhood than the one we imported from Brazil, but it is, in any case, a time of fun, of joy that , by observation, always brings me a moment of reflection. We complain about the masks that adults use every day, […]
Radiance sutras, translated by Lorin Roche
There is a place in the heart where everything meets.Go there if you want to find me.Mind, senses, soul, eternity, all are there.Are you there?Enter the bowl of vastness that is the heart.Give yourself to it with total abandon…Once you know the waythe nature of attention will call youto return, again and again,and be saturated with […]
Activity in February | Portugal
This month was quite intense and rewarding, with the opportunity to meet interesting people and share what we are passionate about. He finished another module of Mindfulness for Business in the ISEG MBA and we participated in two company programs in collaboration with Porto Business School. We were present at the Executive Bootcamp in Porto […]
Conscious eating: cultivating mindfulness with food
Broadly, we define mindfulness as the ability to pay attention to the present moment with curiosity and without judgment. This “mindful attitude” applies to different areas and moments of our life, allowing us to focus on the experience of the moment, making it possible to be more aware of the impact of that experience on […]
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The Bowl
A monk told Joshu: “I have just entered the monastery. Please teach me.”Joshu asked: “Have you eaten your rice porridge?”The monk replied: “I have eaten.”Joshu said: “Then you had better wash your bowl.”At that moment the monk was enlightened. […]













