Lagos, the space to share, create and stay balanced.

Lagos is ready for the summer! Are you ready to be healthier and more balanced? 

After  months of travelling I have found a temporary home, where I am ready to get lots of action going! From researching and training in India, to volunteering in France and working in the UK, somehow, Lagos (Portugal) has caught my eye. With its welcoming locals, its small traditional streets and its delicious and affordable soups, it is the perfect spot for all Europe alike to come and reach its more adventurous and peaceful side.

 Ever changing landscapes surround this small city, including one of the highest mountains in Portugal just 2 hours away;  one of the longest beaches in the Algarve and one of the warmest weathers in Portugal, it is the perfect spot for a quick break from stress and work. Not to mention endless possibilities to be adventurous, do water sports (surfing paradise just 1 hour away!) take part in learning something new, getting closer to nature through organic farming and just to heal and regenerate.

 I would dare to say the locals make you feel you are in Latin-America with their warmth and their welcoming smiles. I would also dare say it is the "India of Europe" as I feel you can live its authenticity,and magic while having unlimited access to courses and sessions in yoga,  meditation, Ayurveda, Thai massage amongst other forms of healing and finding balance within ourselves.

Yet, I find it really bizarre that having been the home for CAEMT (school of traditional medicine) for more than 10 years, it is only in the last two years that it has become the new host for a wide range of therapists, creatives and alternative travellers alie. There is indeed a struggle to try and overcome its reputation as the  "Las Vegas" of Europe, where young travellers can come and be wild and break all boundaries, affecting the local life and those who enjoy harmony and culture.

So it is now time to shout it out there, Lagos and the Algarve are not just about affordable alcohol, beaches and sun, but it is also a hidden treasure that can offer endless possibilities to those who care about their health, nature and their overall well-being. Not only that, but with reasonably affordable accommodation, and its unbelievably economical options during the winter months (which do not feel like winter at all)  it is affordable and well worth the money! Because Lagos has alternative opportunities to offer,come and enjoy it after only 2 hours away from Faro Airport and 4 hours from Lisbon.

We are now ready to put on our yoga and dancing gear to connect the whole of Europe from this small bit of paradise where you can access culture, health and alternative healing spots. We invite you to be part of it, regenerate and become healthier and more creative! At the Body Room, a studio where everything is possible, we are now happy to offer opportunities for Culture, Arts and Well-being to become one. This is a chance for sharing and creating with like minded people and the curious alike with our Arts and Crafts sessions, Capo-Yoga, Hatha Yoga and Afro-Latin Dance. So disconnect, take your ticket and fly/sail, or if you live locally, just get up from the couch, and lets get those hips moving!

http://bodhiroom.moonfruit.com/

Ongoing classes also at Inlight and Abrigo Natura , amazing spaces for introspection, sharing with like-minded people and staying healthy!

Constanza R.

Share and create!

Orlando Fals Borda es un investigador y sociólogo colombiano, nacido en el año 1925 en la ciudad de Barranquilla. Realizó estudios de maestría en la Universidad de Minnesota en 1953 y obtuvo el grado de Ph. D. en Sociología de la Universidad de la Florida en 1955. A su regreso, encontró que en su país era ineludible el estudio y aplicación de las ciencias sociales, especialmente de la sociología por lo cual, en 1959, junto con Camilo Torres Restrepo, fundó la primera Facultad de Sociología deAmérica latina en la Universidad Nacional de Colombia, sede Bogotá, convirtiéndose en su primer decano, papel que asumió hasta 1966.

 Se constituyó en uno de los fundadores y representantate más destacado de la Investigación Acción Participativa (IAP), método de investigación cualitativa que pretende no sólo conocer las necesidades sociales de una comunidad, sino también agrupar esfuerzos para transformar la realidad con base en las necesidades sociales.

El recorrido fundamental de la obra de Fals Borda está dado en la conjunción de la indagación sociológica con el compromiso político en beneficio de los "sectores populares" (campesinos y proletariado agrícola en lo fundamental), en cuya "praxis" postula la "investigación-acción participativa". Su obra es consultada en todas partes, principalmente en las universidades del denominado "tercer mundo"como también en las norteamericanas y europeas.

Share and create: A space to share artistic moments and help to build a society influenced by pedagogical approaches.

Share and create

A space to share artistic moments and help to build a society influenced by pedagogical approaches that places the learner and creativity at the centre of education!

About Me

A multidimensional being perhaps? Throughout the years I have been able to experience a wide variety of job roles, one of those closest to my heart being an arts and drama facilitator. I have also enjoyed using art as a form of self-expression and healing, but I have also been able to do it with other beings around me. For more than 10 years I have been sharing the joys of creating and experimenting through these artistic forms with children and young people from several backgrounds living in London.

For more than four years, I also worked within mainstream education as a learning support assistant, engaging young people with a wide range of special educational and emotional needs in learning. With all its challenges, I could see that within this role, creativity also came as one of the most important tools of expression and communication. 

More recently, I have worked as an MFL Teacher within secondary schools, which also influenced my practice, as I observed that what young people need is to be able to create and innovate within the subject knowledge, not only to keep them motivated, but to make sure that they can learn effectively and reuse the knowledge gained.

After all this experience, I feel that my role is not only create but also to bring this experience to other beings who can gain a sense of achievement to become more confident about who they are and what they can do. Also, I feel that through my work children, young people and learners are more able to “learn to learn”, a skill that can be applied to any subject anywhere in the world. 

At present I am integrating all the elements above, including creativity, leadership building and a healthy environment into a participant-centered pedagogical approach  that can help learners to become limitless.