{"id":267,"date":"2015-02-05T00:40:38","date_gmt":"2015-02-05T00:40:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peaceandmind.org\/?page_id=267"},"modified":"2020-02-04T14:54:17","modified_gmt":"2020-02-04T14:54:17","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243;][et_pb_row custom_width_px=&#8221;1757px&#8221; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; gutter_width=&#8221;4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||50px&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.92&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-byn.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-449\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-403 alignleft\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-byn-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"165\" srcset=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-byn-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-byn-768x637.jpg 768w, https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-byn-1024x849.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" \/><\/a>Hello I am Alma, certified teacher of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cultivatingemotionalbalance.org\/?q=profiles\/95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cultivating Emotional Balance<\/a> program. I&#8217;m also a <a href=\"http:\/\/alma-ayon.com\">contemplative\u00a0artist<\/a> and I have a master&#8217;s degree in psychology. I&#8217;ve studied and practiced buddhist philosophy and meditation for more than 15 years. <a href=\"Contemplarte.org\/en\/\">ContemplArte<\/a> is a spanish word that means to observe yourself introspectively and if you divide it it means to contemplate art. It is dedicated to people who want to know their\u00a0mind, transform negative habits into positive ones, have greater emotional and cognitive balance, have tools to better manage their\u00a0time and their\u00a0goals, develop their creativity and apply it to live a meaningful life. Sharing emotional balance and mental training \u00a0methods that come from both the Western Psychology and Eastern\u00a0Contemplative Traditions.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Vision for ContemplArte<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>I created this site to bring together a\u00a0community of people interested in training their\u00a0mind through meditation, psychology and art. With the intention to share tools and resources that I have learned and which have allowed me to live a peaceful, free and contemplative lifestyle. Here you will find tools for the cultivation of emotional and mental balance, developing your creativity, working for the benefit of other beings, and to design a contemplative and balanced lifestyle.<\/p>\n<p>Through our creativity we not only express our emotions, but we also contemplate\u00a0the world differently.\u00a0A great Tibetan master\u00a0said\u00a0&#8220;The art of meditative experience is a perpetually growing process in which we begin to appreciate our surroundings in life, whatever they may be. Art, from this point of view, is to be able to see the uniqueness of everyday experience.&#8221;\u00a0 Through meditation we familiarize our mind with new ways of thinking, speaking and doing. We also decrease our mental afflictions and find greater emotional and cognitive balance, as well as improved, attention, concentration, and mindfulness. We also develop greater wisdom about what means to live a meaningful life and find Genuine Happiness. This is what I teach in my Contemplative Art Workshops, Meditation Retreats and Personalized Coaching.<\/p>\n<p>We have a responsibility to work with our minds, developing our potential to be of benefit to humanity. You have that ability!<\/p>\n<p>To begin, take a tour of this site, explore and put into practice all the tips, advice and strategies I have shared in previous articles. Join one of my courses and meditation groups. Also sign up to receive news and resources on your email. And if you&#8217;re ready to start a daily meditation training and\/or personal retreats send me a message to receive a free personalized coaching session.<\/p>\n<p>Your friend<\/p>\n<p>Alma<\/p>\n<p>p.s. You can find me on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlmaAyon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@almaayon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/peaceandmind.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Facebook,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alma.ayon\/\">instagram,<\/a>\u00a0or in my artist website <a href=\"http:\/\/alma-ayon.com\">alma-ayon.com <\/a><\/p>\n<p>I will love connecting with\u00a0you.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.47&#8243; parallax=&#8221;off&#8221; parallax_method=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_sidebar orientation=&#8221;right&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.0.92&#8243; max_width=&#8221;86%&#8221;][\/et_pb_sidebar][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello I am Alma, certified teacher of the\u00a0Cultivating Emotional Balance program. I&#8217;m also a contemplative\u00a0artist and I have a master&#8217;s degree in psychology. I&#8217;ve studied and practiced buddhist philosophy and meditation for more than 15 years. ContemplArte is a spanish word that means to observe yourself introspectively and if you divide it it means to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"<a href=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-byn.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-449\"><img class=\"wp-image-403 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/meditation-byn-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"199\" height=\"165\" \/><\/a>Hello I am Alma, certified teacher of the\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cultivatingemotionalbalance.org\/?q=profiles\/95\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cultivating Emotional Balance<\/a> program. I'm also a <a href=\"http:\/\/alma-ayon.com\">contemplative\u00a0artist<\/a> and I have a master's degree in psychology. I've studied and practiced buddhist philosophy and meditation for more than 15 years.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/\">Peace & Mind<\/a>\u00a0is dedicated to people who want to know their\u00a0mind, transform negative habits into positive ones, have greater emotional and cognitive balance, have tools to better manage their\u00a0time and their\u00a0goals, develop their creativity and apply it to live a meaningful life. Sharing emotional balance and mental training \u00a0methods that come from both the Western Psychology and Eastern\u00a0Contemplative Traditions.\r\n<h3><strong>Vision for Peace & Mind<\/strong><\/h3>\r\nI created this site to bring together a\u00a0community of people interested in training their\u00a0mind through meditation, psychology and art. With the intention to share tools and resources that I have learned and which have allowed me to live a peaceful, free and contemplative lifestyle. Here you will find tools for the cultivation of emotional and mental balance, developing your creativity, working for the benefit of other beings, and to design a contemplative and balanced lifestyle.\r\n\r\nThrough our creativity we not only express our emotions, but we also contemplate\u00a0the world differently.\u00a0A great Tibetan master\u00a0said\u00a0\"The art of meditative experience is a perpetually growing process in which we begin to appreciate our surroundings in life, whatever they may be. Art, from this point of view, is to be able to see the uniqueness of everyday experience.\"\u00a0 Through meditation we familiarize our mind with new ways of thinking, speaking and doing. We also decrease our mental afflictions and find greater emotional and cognitive balance, as well as improved, attention, concentration, and mindfulness. We also develop greater wisdom about what means to live a meaningful life and find Genuine Happiness. This is what I teach in my Contemplative Art Workshops, Meditation Retreats and Personalized Coaching.\r\n\r\nWe have a responsibility to work with our minds, developing our potential to be of benefit to humanity. You have that ability!\r\n\r\nTo begin, take a tour of this site, explore and put into practice all the tips, advice and strategies I have shared in previous articles. Join one of my courses and meditation groups. Also sign up to receive news and resources on your email. And if you're ready to start a daily meditation training and\/or personal retreats send me a message to receive a free personalized coaching session.\r\n\r\nYour friend\r\n\r\nAlma\r\n\r\np.s. You can find me on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AlmaAyon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@almaayon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/peaceandmind.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook,<\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alma.ayon\/\">instagram,<\/a>\u00a0or in my artist website <a href=\"http:\/\/alma-ayon.com\">alma-ayon.com <\/a>\r\n\r\nI will love connecting with\u00a0you.","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-267","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/267","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=267"}],"version-history":[{"count":18,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/267\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":926,"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/267\/revisions\/926"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/contemplarte.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=267"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}