
Awareness-Based Technologies for Human Flourishing
Vasco is an international author, speaker and facilitator who curates science-based methodologies to create safe spaces for people to manifest their true potential.
Three Pillars
Supporting our work and our vision of human flourishing.
Awareness-Based






Expanding consciousness to become more awake, aware and connected—to ourselves and the world around us.
Trauma-Informed
Creating safe, supportive spaces that help us release obstacles, foster healing, and rediscover our true Self.
Heart-Rooted
Connecting to Source—our innate basic goodness, sanity and wisdom—while sensing our highest future potential.

Cultivating Consciousness, Clarity, Connection, and Essence
Every human being has a unique potential, as well as the right (and responsibility) to manifest it fully, flourishing at their highest level. Through our programs participants can become more aware, release and let go of obstacles, uncover qualities of their true Essence and highest Self, and prototype ways of working and living that are aligned with a Greater Good.
A combination of proven
methodologies
Vasco brings an understanding and approach to human flourishing inspired by internationally renowned institutions and teachers. He is certified in the following areas / has certifications from the following institutes:


Mindfulness
A capacity all human beings possess and can cultivate—to be aware and awake rather than operating unconsciously. Being mindful helps you come off autopilot, bringing wisdom and choice to all areas of your life.


Created by Prof Otto Scharmer from MIT, it is an awareness-based framework for leadership, innovation and change helping individuals and groups understand current reality and explore emerging future possibilities. Can also be somatic-based through practicing Social Presencing Theater.
Presencing
A transformative psychotherapy model stating that the mind comprises multiple inner parts containing valuable qualities, which our core Self knows how to heal, allowing us to become integrated and whole.
Internal Family Systems




Heartfulness
A practical, innovative and secular approach that allows us to tune into our hearts and learn to be centered in ourselves. By strengthening that connection, we cultivate an inner knowing that guides us to become who we’re meant to be.


Polyvagal Theory
A neuroscientific and psychological approach to regulating emotions and social connection. It focuses on simple, practical adaptive behaviors that allow us to regulate our nervous system, making us feel adapted, connected and secure.


A psychotherapeutic approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté that reveals levels of consciousness, mental climate, hidden assumptions, implicit memories and body states that run our lives—and how to liberate ourselves from them.
Compassionate Inquiry

The Awareness-Based Human Flourishing experiences allow you to let go of obstacles, uncover hidden qualities, and connect with your highest Self.
After years of immersion in diverse methodologies—and observing their impact in aligning people with their highest potential and Greater Good—Vasco has developed a framework that integrates these approaches into a set of experiences that accelerates evolution, goes deeper, and delivers proven results.
Services
A wide range of experiences designed to inspire and reconnect.
Programs
Keynotes
Retreats
One-on-One
Multi-day or multi-week sessions designed for a limited number of participants. Programs can be custom-tailored for a group or organization.
Experiential keynotes lasting up to 1 hour and 30 minutes.
Deep experiential retreats lasting 3 to 5 days. Available as residential or non-residential formats.
Private consultation sessions using methodologies for human flourishing.








Recommendations
Some testimonials or recommendations of people we have worked with.
“It is a privilege to know Vasco. His humanity, positivity and sympathy are generators of natural energy in those who interact with him. He is a reference professionally and a model to follow.”
Anabela C.
“Vasco is a very special person. Everything he teaches comes from a very deep experience. He is extremely generous in sharing his knowledge, he has a contagious loving energy and is extremely accessible. I admire immensely his work and him as a person.”
Marina N.
“The serenity Vasco conveys, allied to his technical knowledge, his willingness to contribute to the happiness and well-being of others, his discreet sense of humor and his constant smile, make him a leader in everything he does. It's hard to find someone like Vasco - although he transmits us a lot of calm and serenity, at the same time he transmits an enormous energy and strength.”
Nélia C.
Our clients
A small sample of our national and international clients from a wide range of business areas:































In the media
Articles and interviews published in the media.












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No Caminho do Colibri
Viver com maior autenticidade, bem-estar, alinhamento com a Vida e florescimento daquilo que somos.


Aqui e Agora:
Mindfulness
by Vasco Gaspar
Have you found yourself travelling in your car and not remembering the route you just took? Have you ever opened your laptop to send an email and ended up spending an hour online doing all sorts of things except sending that email?
We spend the days dominated by stress; we are dissatisfied, distracted from life, with the feeling that there is no alternative. But there is.
With this book and guided meditation plan for eight weeks, performed by several people around the world, you will be able to be more present, more connected to those around you and to every moment you live.


From Anger to Love
What is the purpose of anger? How can we let it transform us? What is love? How can we become more loving? These are some of the questions addressed in this book, which is an interdisciplinary collaboration of experts who share their experiences and insights on the emotions of anger and love. It is a practical self-help guide and a rich repository of personal stories and information from science, psychology, and spirituality. The authors all practice and teach some method of self-development, and each brings a unique perspective to the topic, along with the methods that have helped them transform. The result is a set of simple practices and lifestyle tips that will help change your life for the better.


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VASCO GASPAR – HUMAN FLOURISHING FACILITATOR
Vasco Gaspar holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Coimbra and is the author of the book 'Aqui e Agora - Mindfulness,' as well as the programs 'ZBHD: 8-week mindfulness protocol,' and 'Deep U - Awareness-Based Human Flourishing.' He works globally as a facilitator and speaker in Conscious Leadership and Human Flourishing, impacting over 30,000 people worldwide. Vasco specializes in integrating contemplative practices like Mindfulness, Heartfulness, and Presencing with psychotherapeutic methods such as IFS, Polyvagal Theory, and Compassionate Inquiry. He has collaborated with organizations like SAP, Santander, and the United Nations, and has been directly trained by luminaries including Kamlesh Patel, Gabor Maté, Otto Scharmer, Arawana Hayashi, Richard Schwartz, Daniel J. Siegel, and Deb Dana. Vasco is dedicated to inspiring a more human and compassionate world.
CERTIFICATIONS
Compassionate Inquiry (Gabor Maté) Practitioner
Heartfulness Institute Official Trainer/Preceptor
Social Presencing Theater (SPT) Program Faculty
Presencing and Theory U Advanced Practitioner
Internal Family Systems (IFS) Levels 1-3 Facilitator
Polyvagal Theory Clinical Applications Practitioner
Search Inside Yourself Certified Senior Teacher
Element-B/FIRO-B Facilitator
Mind & Life Institute - Academy Member for Contemplative and Ethical Leadership
Resonant Leadership Practitioner
Advanced Psychosomatics Training
Psychology Degree
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TRAINED DIRECTLY BY SOME OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST EXPERTS
Otto Scharmer, Daniel J. Siegel, Daniel Goleman, Kamlesh Patel, Arawana Hayashi, Eckhart Tolle, Chade-Meng Tan, Richard Davidson, Mirabai Bush, Philippe Goldin, Marc Lesser, Meg Levie, Pamela Weiss, Mark Coleman, Rick Hanson, Norman Fischer Shauna Shapiro, Mario Galarreta, Rich Fernandez, Martin Kalungu-Banda, Arthur Zajonc, Peter Senge, Ajahn Vajiro, Matthieu Ricard, Susan McConnell, Osnat Arbel, Deb Dana, Mario Alonso Puig, Joseph Jaworski, Susan Taylor, Jan Jacob Stam, Nipun Mehta, Richard Schwartz, Gabor Maté, and others.
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