Recupera tu esencia
We are living in a culture entirely hypnotized by the illusion of time, in which the so-called present moment is felt as nothing but an infinitesimal hairline between an all-powerfully causative past and an absorbingly important future. We have no present. Our consciousness is almost completely preoccupied with memory and expectation. We do not realize […]
Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know.
The very first time when I heard about meditation happened many years ago when I was 16. I had been introduced to the world of deeper understanding, although back then I have been too young to comprehend. I remember that I was attracted by this secret power called meditation. People who meditated seemed to be […]
After I quit my job I have found the light to guide me
It was back in the beginning of 2015 when I decided to quit my office job, which has become a routine and stopped boosting my self-development and giving me satisfaction. I realized that more than that I also needed to ‘restart the system’, in the way we restart our computers, with the only exception that […]
I just close my eyes to learn about myself
The gift of stillness continues to remind me of who I truly am. I appreciate the depth, the teaching, the encouragement and the humor that this retreat has brought me and the people…must not forget this gift.
Presenting meditation practice as peace building tools at AYUDH
Our peace architect Alejandra Barbé Sevilla took place in “One World. One Home”, the 12th European Youth Summit organized by the international youth movement AYUDH that involved 300 participants from 26 countries, providing a variety of learning experiences which empowered participants to recognize and responds to needs in their respective communities, facilitating intercultural dialogue, engagement […]
Amani Oh! Amani – A Peace Quest From Africa – Part 2
Another warm welcome, literally It seems travelling to humid countries has become part of my globetrotting experience, apart from Malawi, whose weather is similar to that of Zambia. I’m yet to experience extreme cold, though. Whoever said the quest for inner peace was a quick trot, anyway. Stepping out of the Suvarnabhumi Airport terminal, I […]
Meditation made me see life with new eyes.
My common path with Peace Revolution started a couple of years ago, at a moment I was feeling fairly lost and undecided about my future. My mind was envisioning a thousand plans, jumping from one to another before even getting halfway through the first one. It was a rather exhausting process, but somehow I was […]
My peace mission around Africa – a lifetime experience.
It is in the human nature to always seek comfort and happiness, to dream and envisage the future with serenity or anxiety as well as always remain attached to the past to assure his or her identity. That nature almost every human being keeps filling out every day makes our mind to being permanently […]
Amani Oh! Amani: My evolving Africa – Part 1
An unquenched thirst and hunger for more Filled with skepticism and a sense of an unfulfilling experience after coming from the Amandla East and Southern Africa Fellowship 2016, I was craving for further knowledge and I sought to learn more, therefore, applying for the Amani Youth Africa Fellowship 2 on virtually the last day before […]
The words that heal
I am writing this article on the power of kindness , positivity and empathy on people’s behavior and sense of well being, it’s true that taking care of your body is important to assure your mind is well. But what you feed your mind , has also a similar impact on your physical behaviors and […]