“Self-judgments, like all judgments, are tragic expressions of unmet needs”
– – Marshall Rosenberg
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Assume Positive Intent
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter subscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2023 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – You have one choice in what you assume about the world before engaging with others. Either...
Trust you are where you need to be
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter subscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2023 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – When I see those of my close friends who are thriving artistically, I wonder what would...
What is Yoga?
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter subscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2023 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – Yoga is a philosophical paradigm and lifestyle more than just an aerobic exercise. In the...
Advice about Reading
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter subscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2023 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – I love reading books. However, I was not always like that. Back when I was 17 years old, I...
Be Present
“There are only two days in the year that nothing can be done. One is called Yesterday, and the other is called Tomorrow.” — The Dalai Lama XIV.
Emotional Intelligence
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter subscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2023 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – Often when I was asked how I felt, I used to respond with a mental position. It is...
Buddhism and the Path of Meditation
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter subscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2023 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – I have been practicing, studying, and learning about Buddhism for more than seven years...
Tough Choices
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter subscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2023 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – Feeling paralyzed has been a signature personality trait of mine for many years. The...
Slow Productivity
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter subscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2023 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – I am a person who needs structure and systems to function adequately. Having said that,...
Make Good Art
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter subscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2023 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – I am not talking about skill, but art that speaks honestly about your experience. Back...
Craftsmanship
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter suscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – If I could write a book for future generations, a piece that held what, in my humble...
“How am I complicit in creating the conditions I don’t want for my life?”
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter suscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – Few questions can shake my ground in a way this question does. In my experience, hearing...
What is coaching?
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter suscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – The Essence of Coaching I accompany people to set goals, find words to express their needs,...
Reflection on the fragility of being
January 27, 2022 - - - Transitioning to a helping profession by coaching and playing therapeutic music at hospitals and palliative care centers has been a demanding but enriching experience. It has been said in Buddhism that Siddhartha Gautama's realization of...
Life is Seasons
– – – These are exclusive resources for my newsletter suscribers! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – There is a natural tendency to want life to be a linear pathway of accumulation,...
J Krishnamurti on Thought and time as the roots of fear
All the notes were taken directly from J. Krishnamurti - Amsterdam 1981 - Public Talk 1 - - - Our consciousness is the common ground for all humans (also known in eastern spiritual traditions as the spectrum of awareness). We all have the same problems, fears and...
Maybe you too will benefit from Coaching
– – – These are exclusive resources for my clients! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – Depression not always announces itself when entering your life. It sometimes sneaks under the cracks of a...
The Tension Between your Present Self and your Future Self
– – – These are exclusive resources for my clients! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – Managing the tension between your present self and your future self requires thoughtful design. Through...
Understanding Undesired Behaviors
– – – These are exclusive resources for my clients! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – Many of our undesired and unhealthy habits are framed as a result of an individual's poor choices....
A Quick Guide to Managing Automatic Negative Thoughts
– – – These are exclusive resources for my clients! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – A Quick guide to managing Automatic Negative Thoughts (ANTs) If you have a persecutor, saboteur, judge,...
Wellness Tool: water, sunlight, and movement
– – – These are exclusive resources for my clients! Please do not share without permission. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – As a Wellness Coach, I would like to share a collection of blog posts addressing general aspects of...
The Art of Journaling
– – – These are exclusive resources for my clients! Please do not share without permission. You can download this document at the bottom of the page. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – The Art of Journaling Journaling is the...
5 Minutes of Stillness
– – – These are exclusive resources for my clients! Please do not share without permission. You can download this document at the bottom of the page. Copyright © 2021 Santiago Barragan Noguera. All rights reserved. – – – 5 Minutes of Stillness Your mind is like a pond...
Hermann Hesse on how moderate enjoyment is double enjoyment
All the notes were taken from "My Belief: Essays on Life and Art" by Hermann Hesse - - - “But the high value put upon every minute of time, the idea of hurry-hurry as the most important objective of living, is unquestionably the most dangerous enemy of joy. “As much...
Generalist vs. Specialist
The cultural dogma that to thrive in this competitive world, you have to ultra specialize is, in my perspective, overrated. If you want to succeed in a single domain, most likely, you would need to be within the top 1%…
India Trip
I wanted to give you a sample of what it looks like to be on the other side of the world, for those who wonder about how different it can be from the west.
HRV Biofeedback
Have you ever wondered how you can measure how well you manage the periods of stress and recovery? I am not talking subjectively based on a tiny sample of what you can remember but with biofeedback tools…
Inner Circle & Outer Circle
Sometimes I fear that I am neglecting my work. I feel guilty that I am not moving towards my long term goals. Likewise, I accumulate lots of anxiety when thinking that my career will stagnate because of how little I can focus on my craft. However, it was until recently that I realized what I have been putting all my efforts into…
The Battle Between the Experiencing Self and the Remembering Self
Have you wondered what can solve the mismatch between one’s memories and the experiences moment to moment? How is it that we can have recurring moments of enjoyment and satisfaction throughout a year and still look back and feel different about it?…
Tolerating your Lack of Competence
Since I watched the new Netflix series Queen’s Gambit, I was inspired to learn how to play chess. The excitement of figuring out the geometry and patterns behind such a rich game comes with ease. Paradoxically, the feeling of being crushed comes as frequently every time I lose due to my foolish mistakes.
Letter for my Future Self
This letter aims to remind you that if you are reading this in 10, 20, 30 years… you are still alive. Not all of the people that I know will have the same luck. Maybe you have gone through tough challenges that I today would not be able to imagine…
Can you improve your chances to Innovate?
To disrupt the “status quo” (which includes accepted norms, behaviors, products, and services), it is of incredible importance to engage in more in-depth observation, questioning, association, networking, and experimenting. All of these are essential habits most innovators utilize, following the research of Clayton Christensen, professor of business at Harvard…
Pairs of Opposites: Love vs Desire
To understand what makes a couple change their dynamic in a long term relationship, it is necessary first to divide pre-conquest from the post-conquest. The first stage is where you find the desire to have another person. With this comes novelty, adventure, risk, mystery, danger, and surprise…
Could it be that everything is just good and complete as it is?
Type- A personalities have a goal-pursuit mindset as default hardwiring. This is excellent for executing and producing achievement. Nonetheless, it also creates anxiety. You’re always focused on the future because nothing you do is enough. This mindset taken to the extreme comes with an internal narrative that follows along the lines of “only if X happens, I can then allow myself to be happy, to be satisfied, to feel good about myself, to feel successful, etc.”…
The “Paradox of Choice”
In centuries previous to the present moment, life was much harder to bear. Survival was the main objective for most of the population. We didn’t have many approaches and systems to manage the threats of both nature and culture…
Why am I shipping small ideas often?
Creativity is a skill you develop, not a trait you are born with. Many people who avoid doing creative work tend to feel frustrated after realizing they cannot produce a masterpiece in their first attempts. Nonetheless, I perceive that frustration is a result not of the lack of talent but rather from the high expectation…
Bless Your Struggle
It is easy to fixate on a struggle that makes your life hard while thinking that your experience would be so much better if it resolved itself. Most rational people can discern different degrees of human struggles. Indeed some people live more challenging lives than others…
Hierarchy of Competence, Geniuses, and Social Media
It’s easy to compare your current level of skill or ability with the one of someone else. Social media now allows viewers access to see human potential. However, if you think about it, it is not like there are more geniuses out there than before…
How to develop Critical Thinking?
“Why should I bother?” “Why bother opening a conversation and sharing what I think? After all, aren’t there more intelligent people out there?” “What if someone proves me wrong? After all, having access to facts is easier than ever before…” “What if I don’t bring...