Wednesday, 16 September 2015 EL YOGA SOCIAL del REY MONO THE SOCIAL YOGA of the Monkey King The heart of social yoga is the preservation and defense of life itself. Life in all its manifestations. My life, our life. Individually and socially, without any distinction of race, gender, condition or appearance. It is a theoretical and practical proposal, which takes the essential elements of several of our mother cultures. In it, spiritual practices from diverse geographies are found and dialogued, such as: the spiritual and social findings of some indigenous cultures, Buddhist thought and practice, Islamic ethics, the love of neighbor of the Christs and, of course, the transcendental practices of yogiism. Yoga, in its modus operandi, means liberation from all forms of oppression and suffering. Liberation from alienation, from daydreaming, illusion (“maya”), ignorance and attachments. Liberation from prejudices, ideas, imprecise, deceptive concepts and sectarian visions. Its ancient ...
Entradas
Sunday, 4 October 2015 THE THEATRE OF THE MIDDLE PATH IN JALTEPEC DE CANDAYOC, NATIVE MIXE COMMUNITY, OAXACA, MEXICO. At the Cultural Institute Ayuuk , in Jaltepec de Candayoc, native Mixe community I applied the methodology of The Theatre of the Middle Path offered to native students from diverse areas such as: Intercultural Education, Administration and Sustainable Development and Communication for the Social Development. I also offered a workshop for children (no violent, non sexist, no competitive and playful activities and stories) and the adult students presented a series of "Estudios Teatrales" (Theatrical Studies) to the community, to show diverse ways of solving current conflicts in the community. The Institute receives solidarity support from the following institutions: Edujesuit, Ficsac, United Way, Ibero Meneses Foundation A.C., Jesuits, San Ignacio de Loyola Foundation, OXFAM Mexico, Indigenous Affairs Secretary, ...
Tuesday, 27 October 2015 WORK WITH AND FOR ORIGINAL PEOPLES (MEXICO) WORK WITH AND FOR ORIGINAL PEOPLES (CHILDREN, YOUTH AND COMMUNITY LEADERS) Campaign to send to San Caralampio, Native Community in Pentalhó, Chiapas, Mexico, copies of the book: "The Rights of Boys and Girls (only for children by heart)" (an illustrated and with activities, friendly version of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Children, written by me and published in Mexico, Venezuela and Spain in 1999). We also send them economical resources, in order to rebuild 3 schools destroyed by the Mexican Army. To raise resources, I conceived an interactive play presentation entitled: “Acting for a Radical Childhood”. It is a play based on actual reports from Amnesty International, that shows some real cases of children whose rights have been violated in several countries in Latin America, under the Conservative governments allies to the Capitalist United States poli...
Friday, 23 February 2018 EXPERIENCIAS RECIENTES Proyecto: "Reconstrucción del tejido social". Talleres de: Círculos y Asambleas de Justicia Restaurativa y Mediación de conflictos: niñas, niños, jóvenes, adultos y misioneros. Agencias involucradas: "Jesuitas por la Paz" Donante: The School of sisters of Notre Dame, Ontario, Canadá. Comunidad indígena de Tenguecho, Michoacán, México.
Benjamín Santamaría Ochoa. Bio BENJAMÍN SANTAMARÍA OCHOA, "The Monkey King" "El Rey Mono" COMMUN ITY WORKER (A O P). Community Worker (Anti Oppressive Perspective), writer, Yoga and Zen meditation teacher, Facilitator of Restorative Justice and Conflict Resolution workshops, Mexico and Canada. Mexico City, Mexico. Primary/Secondary Education Current: Community Centres, Non Profit Organizations, high schools in Mexico and Canada. Previous: Culture Direction, Miguel Hidalgo Delegation, Mexico City's Government. High Schools from the TDSB: Harbord Collegiate , Technical Institute and Central Commerce Collegiate. Education: George Brown College, Toronto, Ontario. Email address : sundesertroses@gmail.com Summary My work as an author, a workshops facilitator and yoga and meditation teacher, is assisting students, their relatives, teachers, public servants, NGO workers and general public with implementing the b...
YOGA SOCIAL (UNA SIMPLE REVOLUCIÓN)
EXPERIENCIAS RECIENTES Proyecto: "Reconstrucción del tejido social". Talleres de: Círculos y Asambleas de Justicia Restaurativa y Mediación de conflictos: niñas, niños, jóvenes, adultos y misioneros. Agencias involucradas: "Jesuitas por la Paz" Donante: The School of sisters of Notre Dame, Ontario, Canadá. Comunidad indígena de Tenguecho, Michoacán, México.