Encounters of Wisdom: A Series of Inspiring Talks — “Expanded States of Consciousness in Relation to the Illnesses and Virtues of the Spirit”
This event is part of the “Encontros de Sabedoria” (Encounters of Wisdom) series, a project conceived and organized by Maria da Conceição Valdez Telles de Menezes. The theme of the event will be “Expanded states of consciousness in relation to the ailments and virtues of the spirit,” featuring Conceição Pinho (psychotherapist and author).
- The triadic conception of the Self—body, mind, and spirit.
- A brief overview of the cartography of consciousness.
- Identification of the ailments and virtues of the spirit, in relation to suffering and well-being.
Registration: encontrosdesabedoria@gmail.com
Information: 214 815 417/18 (call to the national landline network) | on weekdays from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Organized by: Maria da Conceição Valdez Telles de Menezes, author and project coordinator, with the support of the Cascais City Council
Maria da Conceição Pinho holds a bachelor’s degree in Social Work and a master’s degree in Psychology, Psychotherapy, and Counseling, with postgraduate training in Clinical Hypnosis and Experiential and Cognitive Reconstruction Therapy from the Institute for Advanced Training at the Lisbon School of Medicine. In Lisbon, she worked at the Cape Verdean Association, where she was in charge of health for the “No Djunta Mon” project, funded and supervised by the UN. She has also held various positions in film and television, and in 2014 was responsible for the segment “De corpo e alma” (“Body and Soul”) on RTP’s program “Praça da Alegria.” Her background also includes studies in astrology at Quiron. She served as President of the Board of ALUBRAT- the Luso-Brazilian Transpersonal Association - from 2012 to 2015. She is the author of the book “Os Caminhos do Espírito,” published by 4 Estações in 2022. Actively participating in research groups focused on the spirit and the mind, she devotes long hours to studying different states of consciousness and their relationship to well-being.
