BUILDING COMMUNITY and Meditation – 2025 Series of weekly Gatherings for Collective & Individual Well-Being
BUILDING COMMUNITY & Meditation – Weekly Gatherings for Collective and Individual Well-Being
Guided by Alexander Carrillo
Are you feeling overwhelmed by the changes and challenges of today’s world? Do you need a safe space to express fears, process emotions, and find support while building hope amidst uncertainty? These weekly gatherings focus on spirituality and community, creating a safe and supportive environment for reflection, healing, and growth.
Please take your time & scroll down. Reservations & payment detials to the email: lexfre@gmail.com
Why Join?
Because together, we can create a supportive community rooted in spirituality, mutual growth, and shared purpose. These gatherings aim to strengthen our inner selves while fostering a collective effort to navigate life’s complexities with resilience and connection.
Together, we will:
- Explore tools to nurture inner strength and well-being.
- Meditate and reflect on personal and global challenges.
- Share experiences and foster belonging and mutual support.
- Build a community that thrives on understanding, empathy, and shared growth.
This is not about religion but about cultivating a meaningful connection with yourself and the collective. By embracing the energy that binds us, we can better understand life’s challenges and navigate them with strength and clarity.
📍 Location: Am Flutgraben 3, 12435 Berlin
💬 Language: English - Spanish - German
Dates and Times:
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Tuesdays: Starting January 28th, every Tuesday in February and March (9 meetings).
Time: 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM (Doors open at 9:00 AM). -
Wednesdays: Starting January 29th, every Wednesday in February.
Time: 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM (Doors open at 7:45 PM).
Contribution:
Urban Sports Club Members:
- €5 to €7 extra in cash at the door.
For Non-Members:
- 9 meetings: Choose between €75 to €125.
- Students/Artists: €65 (support available).
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Other options:
- 6 meetings: €50.
- 3 meetings: €40.
- Drop-in: €10 per session.
What to Expect:
This is a space for everyone—regardless of background—to connect deeply with themselves and others. By creating a supportive community, we aim to build gratitude, self-awareness, and resilience. Reflecting on global challenges and how to contribute positively.
- Understanding and exploring spirituality in a practical way.
- Healing both internal and external conflicts.
- Building a sense of belonging and mutual support.
- Reflecting on global challenges and cultivating constructive responses.
- Why do I feel vulnerable in the face of everything happening
- Healing the war, and probably our internal wars too. Healing both external and internal conflicts.
- Understanding the phases we experience individually and collectively.
We often ask ourselves: Why is there so much suffering in the world? Why are there wars or losses we struggle to accept? Why do I feel vulnerable amid everything happening?
But how often do we pause to consider:
- Why am I okay now?
- Why do I have a place to sleep, opportunities to grow, and moments of peace?
These gatherings are not only about reflection—they’re about action. By connecting with ourselves and others, we cultivate tools to face challenges and illuminate the path forward, one step at a time.
Join us to foster a community grounded in understanding, shared purpose, and collective transformation. Together, we’ll bring light to our inner selves and the world around us.
Other activities, please visit:
WORKSHOPS Berlin - Dance, body & Personal growth:
- MEN WORKSHOP, 15th February - Studio PIP
- HUMAN RELATIONSHIPS & ENERGY, 29+30 March
- DANCE & COMPOSITION THE INNER BEAST METHOD, 26+27 April - Studio PIP (TBC)
- THE INNER CHILD, 30+31. May or June (TBC)
PERFORMANCE PROJECT - Creativity, personal growth and Public presentation:
- * Every Wednesday from 5th March to 7th May
- Always 20:00 to 22:00 (10 meetings)
- Final Presentation 7th May
WEEKLY CLASSES
- Wednesdays 18:15 - 19:45 Studio PIP
- Tuesday 5th March to 8th April - 18:15 to 20:00 Studio 2 Betanien
Quality Guarantee & Returns
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BIO: About AlexanderAlexander Carrillo is a Colombian based in Berlin, a lover of imaginary worlds & queer artist, who faithfully believes that life is a journey.
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His work goes into social and educational issues related to gender, identity, culture, and transformation. Since 2006 Alexander has developed his own artistic research, and pedagogical method: CUERPO PRESENTE: The Inner Beast, strategies for body awareness and personal growth. Since 2012 has emerged in the knowledge of ancestral cultures and other methods of communication, social development and listening. He has been certified in MBSR ("Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction") by the Medicine School of Massachusetts and works with the GIZ, The German Society for International peace programs.
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Carrillo also develops through meditation specific methods for body development and communication, complemented with his artistic knowledge such as choreographer, dancer and body techniques. Alexander explores the body from different perspectives of contemporary dance techniques and emotional states.As a support, a background in Colombian Folklore and Afro-contemporary. Creative techniques (awareness, improvisation, and composition). Theatre, Qigong and Kung Fu. Alexander has taught ‘CUERPO PRESENTE: The Inner Beast’ since 2012 in Belgium, Spain, Taiwan, Venezuela, Greece, Albania, Colombia, Mexico, and Germany.He is also a researcher, teacher, producer and works with healing practices. He studied at the Folkwang University in Germany, an Erasmus at 'ArtEZ', in the Netherlands, and at the ASAB University of Art in Colombia, (MA – emphasis on contemporary dance).
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As an artist his research focuses on the grotesque and ugly of the human being, seeing it as a mirror of reality. Studying the role of the audience, the influence of indigenous traditions in Western society, and the body as the interface between norms, sexuality, and spirituality. He is inquiring into the personal, and political through an interdisciplinary approach. He has been an artist resident of DOCK11 Berlin since 2015, among many others and has collaborated with artists over the world.
