La pintura intuitiva como una forma de conectar con el Ser Interior
¿Alguna vez has oído hablar de la pintura intuitiva? En este artículo, hablaré sobre esta práctica transformadora y libertadora, accesible a cualquiera que desee desarrollar la atención plena y conectarse con su fuente creativa interna. Siempre me ha gustado pintar. Recuerdo haber recogido pinceles por primera vez y haber pintado sobre un lienzo en blanco […]
How the death of work can bring a new life
Have you ever faced the situation of working for days, weeks, months or even years on something that you love, and then one day it all disappears? All your work is gone, not even because of you, but some external conditions that happened and you were not able to control them. In 2016, I lost […]
The importance of mastering our attention
Ask yourself for a moment: What is the usual focus of your attention? Are you able to direct your attention towards whatever you want? How many times in a day are you looking for distractions and avoid being in the present moment? Do you feel that you are spending more energy in trying to change […]
Intuitive painting as a way to connect with your Inner Self
I have always liked to paint. I remember picking up paintbrushes for the first time and painting on a blank canvas when I was only 11 years old. While I never studied art or did a course of painting (I studied biology), painting was always a passion that I returned to, whenever I needed to […]
Should happiness be searched or can we start shining today?
The search for happiness becomes often sought question these days. Even though we may slowly drift away from material things as a source of happiness and direct the search inwards, we still tend to think of searching as an active process, where we involve our energy and efforts and have an aim to find something. […]
A pintura intuitiva como caminho para a conexão com o Ser – PARTE 1
Sempre gostei de pintar. Lembro de pegar pela primeira vez nos pinceis e pintar numa tela em branco quando tinha apenas 11 anos. Se bem nunca estudei arte ou fiz um curso de pintura (eu estudei biologia), pintar sempre foi uma paixão à qual voltei sempre que precisei me expressar ou acalmar emocionalmente. Em algum […]
The Five Moral Codes of Buddhism
The five moral codes of Buddhism or commonly known as the five acts of self-discipline in the online self-development programme of Peace Revolution, are originally labelled as the most important pillars for Buddhists with regards to morality. They are standard and simple codes of ethics and principles to be followed by Buddhists in their journey […]
Life on the Road: reflections on unconventional travel
This post was first published on Adventures of Mike in 2018. “Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us, or we find it not.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Emerson’s Essays I begin with these words from Emerson because they capture one of the great paradoxes and contradictions of travel […]
Mental health care in times of peace and turmoil
A recent publication made by The Lancet demonstrates that 1 out of 5 people in conflict areas suffer from mental disorders. For many of us, this is not a surprise. It points out a very significant fact: mental health deterioration is a direct consequence of conflicts and war. Not saying that is the main cause, […]
Ecological Mindfulness
2019 started with an acrimonious taste of Intense Tropical Cyclone Idai hitting the South-West African countries of Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Malawi resulting in cataclysmic deluges which are responsible for the tragic loss of thousands of lives. Following that, Europe witnessed record winter temperatures, as well as in North America whereas searing heatwaves stroke Australia, melting […]