{"id":509,"date":"2022-07-08T19:14:28","date_gmt":"2022-07-08T19:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/?page_id=509"},"modified":"2025-06-30T16:19:23","modified_gmt":"2025-06-30T16:19:23","slug":"koho-mello","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/en\/koho-mello\/","title":{"rendered":"Koho Mello"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jorge Koho Mello<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Brazilian, 63, constructivist educator in regenerative culture and quality of life, senior facilitator in the Gaia Education Programme (www.gaiaeducation.org).<\/p>
Therapist with a systemic approach (Shiatsu, Reflexology and Classical Yoga), specializing in Family and Couples Therapy. Graduated practitioner (2nd Dan black belt) and instructor of the Japanese martial art Aikido.<\/p>
Worked for 18 years at Banco do Brasil (Systems Analyst, Organisation & Methods, consultant and instructor in the area of teaching and methodology). Experiences of community life and training in Findhorn \u2013 Scotland (Courses: Group and Workshop Leader, Gentle Warrior, Conflict Facilitation Training, Permaculture Design Course), Schumacher College \u2013 England (Courses: Simplicity and Social Change, Earth, Culture and Society \u2013 The Power of Local) and Krogerup H\u00f6jskole \u2013 Denmark (Climate Ambassador Course).<\/p>
Practitioner and ordained monk in Soto Zen Buddhism, he lives in Switzerland, where he coordinates the Zurich Zen Centre, a practice centre that combines traditional Zen practice with socially engaged spiritual activities, with an emphasis on the everyday aspects of practice and interfaith dialogue. In this context, Koho currently serves as co-spiritual director of the Zen Peacemakers Order (www.zenpeacemakers.org).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Jorge Koho has devoted himself to developing and testing a social economy system based on Buddhist ethics and the principles of E. F. Schumacher's book Small is Beautiful.<\/p>
He lives in Zurich (Switzerland), where he coordinates the activities of the Zurich Zen Centre, a Soto Zen Buddhist practice centre that offers formal practices and is active in Engaged Social Buddhism and Interreligious Dialogue. He is a member of the Peacemaker Zen Order, where he is recognised as a teacher (Sensei).<\/p>
In addition, he works as a consultant in systemic therapy and quality of life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Training qualifications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Process simplification - Course\n\"Simplicity and social changes,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMonastic ordination in the Soto lineage (Shingetsu Coen Roshi, Brazil), Shuso Hossenshiki (Kuroda Roshi, Japan), Dharma Transmission in the Zen Peacemakers lineage (Barbara Salaam Wegm\u00fcller Roshi, Switzerland)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Atsukai School\/Hisaiuki Yasui Sensei 1997\/98<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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How to uncomplicate life<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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In this lecture, monk Koho Mello talks about what a simple lifestyle is and how to cultivate it. He also gives practical tips that he himself applies in his life.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Jorge Koho Mello Brasileiro, 63, educador construtivista em cultura regenerativa e qualidade de vida, facilitador-s\u00eanior no Programa Gaia Education (www.gaiaeducation.org). Terapeuta com abordagem sist\u00eamica (Shiatsu, Reflexologia e Yoga Cl\u00e1ssico), especializa\u00e7\u00e3o em Terapia de Fam\u00edlia e Casais. Praticante graduado (faixa-preta 2o. Dan) e instrutor da Arte marcial japonesa Aikido. Trabalhou por 18 anos no Banco do […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-509","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=509"}],"version-history":[{"count":60,"href":"https:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3988,"href":"https:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/509\/revisions\/3988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/simpleschool.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}