An invitation to presence and clarity.
My name is Jorge Koho Mello. My journey has been a continuous search for the integration between the depth of Zen practice, the vision of systemic therapy and the concrete challenges of everyday life.
If you're looking for a space to explore your paths, overcome challenges and practise a lifestyle more in line with your values, this is an invitation for an open conversation and collaborative work.
My integrative approach
I don't offer ready-made answers. My role as a personal counsellor is to facilitate a process where you can find your own answers. To this end, our foundation has a few fundamental pillars, woven together to meet your unique needs:
Systemic vision
We realise that we don't exist in isolation. We look at relational, professional and personal life patterns in order to be clear about the dynamics that influence your choices and well-being.
Contemplative Practice (Zen)
The basis of our Practice is the cultivation of full presence. Through traditional and contemporary methodologies, we learn to calm the mind, observe without judgement and act with greater serenity and wisdom.
Dialogue and Communication
We integrate the principles of Collaborative Dialogue, Nonviolent Communication and Conflict Management to transform the way you relate to yourself and others, allowing you to act in an evolutionary way in relationships.
Regenerative Culture
My experience as an educator and facilitator in this area provides a practical and applicable vision and action. Wisdom only has value when it can be lived out in everyday life.
This way,
may suit you if...
- You're looking for more balance between the demands of professional and personal life, and more conscious leadership.
- You feel blockages or repetitive cycles in some area of your personal, professional or relationship life.
- You want to deepen your self-knowledge and live with more purpose and coherence.
- You, as a therapist or student, are looking for mentoring to integrate theory and practice in a more authentic way.
- You're simply looking for a life with more presence, freedom, integral health and authentic personal power.
A journey of trust and experience
A summary of my journey
I work as constructivist educator in regenerative culture, therapist with a systemic approach and ordained monk in the Soto Zen Buddhist tradition.. I currently live in Switzerland, where I coordinate the Zürich Zen Centre and participate in the Zen Peacemakers Community, where I serve as co-spiritual director of the Zen Peacemakers Order.
Before dedicating myself fully to this path, I worked for 18 years at Banco do Brasil as a systems analyst, consultant and instructor of methodology and didactics. This experience in the corporate world, coupled with the practice of yoga and the gentle discipline of the martial art Aikido (where I am a 2nd Dan black belt), gave me a practical understanding of today's challenges.
My quest to discover and collaborate on bridges between these universes has led me to international training in communities such as Findhorn (Scotland)no Schumacher College (England) and in Krogerup Höjskole (Denmark), where I deepened my knowledge of regenerative culture, conflict management, community life, permaculture and simplicity as a path to social transformation.
Today, my mission is to integrate this knowledge and practice into a mentoring and individual counselling service, with a focus on systemic care aimed at quality of life and the practical application of wisdom in everyday life.
Main Qualifications
- ' Systemic Family and Couple Therapy (Porto Alegre Family Institute)
- ' Conflict Management, Group and Workshop Leader (Findhorn Foundation, Scotland)
- ' Simplicity and Social Transformation (Schumacher College, England)
- ' Climate Ambassador (Krogerup Höjskole, Denmark)
- ' Mindfulness Tools (Nirakara Institute, Spain)
- ' Soto Zen Monastic Ordination and Dharma Transmission (Zen Peacemakers Order)
- ' Aikido Instructor (2nd Dan Black Belt)
- ' Gaia Education Senior Facilitator
An invitation to talk
The first step is an open dialogue. If you feel a connection with this approach, get in touch. We can work out together how to harmonise this invitation with your needs at the moment.
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