DIALOGUES

A PRACTICE GROUP

wHAT IS DIALOGUES?

Dialogues is a blend of course coupled with a practice group. The focus is to learn more about Mindfulness and Contemplative Practices in an intimate community setting where participants can experience the benefits of communication, inclusivity and reflection. Through a combination of meditation, breathing exercises, and facilitated discussion, we create space to share, learn, listen, inquire, and reflect with one another. Exploring the pillars of STILLNESS, AWARENESS, INQUIRY, ACCEPTANCE, INTEGRATION and COMPASSION, you’ll walk away with practices and tools to support your life, work, relationships and your own process of self exploration.

foR WHOM?

  • Everyone interested in learning more about mindfulness and contemplative practices but feel intimidated, overwhelmed or aren’t sure where to begin

  • If you’ve been meditating but want to expand your practice and teachings further

  • If you never meditated before but want to start

  • If you have been feeling blocked, disconnected, anxious and could use some support to get out of the cycle of reaction and behavior patterns

  • If you want to learn more about yourself in a gentle way

  • Dialogues is open to everyone - no previous experience is required

THEME: WHEN THINGS FALL APART

For this edition we’ll focus on the beloved book When Things Fall Apart from Pema Chödrön and use it as opportunity to expand the teachings, conversations and pair it up with practices.

You don’t have to had read the book previously. Dialogues sessions are online via zoom. We are starting in November!

If you are interested, please fill the form below. More information coming soon!

More about me

Hi! I'm Mari. I'm a Contemplative Educator, Mindfulness/Compassion Teacher and Writer. My work lives in the space where Contemplative Practices, Buddhist Psychology and Western Psychotherapy intersect. I'm deeply interested in the complexity of human beings, and therefore an approach that is rooted in self-exploration, self-awareness, self-compassion and the process of welcoming all parts of ourselves, creating more space and stillness within.

In my practice, I support people, teams and companies in better understanding where they are  and how to get closer to the root of their suffering.  A deeper awareness of our struggles, negative patterns and blocks, cultivates clarity of one’s full experience and starts opening space for more acceptance, self-compassion and integration. 

I’m trained in Contemplative Psychotherapy and have taught Buddhist Meditation for over 5 years around the world. I've incorporated in my practice, tools and teachings that support our capacity to re-establish a connection with our body, breath and mind. As a native Brazilian immigrant with Hungarian roots, living in Los Angeles by way of Spain and Mexico, my multicultural perspectives and backgrounds are continuously informing my work. As are the complexities of everyday modern life being also a wife and a working mother.



wHAT PEOPLE SAY ABOUT DIALOGUES:

“Dialogues was such an introspective and fulfilling experience. I learned a lot more than I thought about myself and my behavior patterns. Mari gave us a lot of information and with all her knowledge about these teachings I was able to understand what Mindfulness really is. I feel empowered to start my daily practice and to be able to deal with my thoughts and emotions in a much healthier way.” -  Paula S., Oregon

“I am very grateful to Mari and her consideration. Her presence is so healing and welcoming that I felt seen and heard. Dialogues is such a well-crafted course in that the curriculum really integrates Mindfulness and Psychology in a way that feels easy to understand. I felt like I finally had access to information that I didn't already know and this made my practice that much deeper. The Dialogues were a very transformative experience” - Daniele M., Lo Angeles

“I had never meditated before, I had no experience, but I wanted to learn more about these practices. What happened during Dialogues was a profound experience of learning about myself and learning that I can meditate, that I can be with myself. Mari's teaching and tools are very generous and insightful. I feel like I've just started an inner journey! " - Eva L., México