In a special report for National Hispanic Heritage Month, CBS News’ Lisa Mateo interviews Abundancia Consciente’s founder Valeria Aloe, author of the upcoming book Uncolonized Latinas, who shares her research on what is holding Latinas back in the workforce (click on the audio file below). Lo sentimos. El navegador no puede reproducir este tipo de audio.
Back in 2016, as I was recovering from a burnout and a concussion in my home in an affluent neighborhood in New Jersey, life offered me a unique opportunity to reflect on the journey I had traveled so far, as an immigrant Latina of humble beginnings whose story began in the dust-filled streets of a small town in rural Argentina,
I have so much to share…I wish you can give me 3 minutes of your time. Not for me, but for YOU! First, allow me to super briefly share my journey: born in a rural town in Argentina, I became the first female in my family to graduate from College while working full time to help finance my 2 degrees,
You must activate the energy of your heart to connect with your unlimited creativity Creativity is one of the most useful tools when it comes to facing new challenges, as it opens a wide range of solutions in front of us. Today, with the never-ending obligations and commitments we face, we must be super creative to get the most out
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them" - Albert Einstein. Quite often, we may experience events and results that are not what we expected. If we had the opportunity to have a dialogue with a younger version of ourselves, perhaps we would find a less conditioned and a freer version of who
Something as simple as your breath can change your attitude when facing challenging events and relationships, producing new results. Our mind usually keeps us in a constant internal chatter, taking our attention to various places, people, and past and future events. It may have happened to you that while driving your car, your mind takes you to another time and
When you accept your most difficult relationships, unconditionally, you will have opened the door to accept yourself with the same degree of freedom. Humanity is under great pressure, and this affects almost all aspects of our life, particularly our close relationships. Faced with multiple day to day demands, our relationships can become fraught with tension and conflict. In general, what
Accepting that whatever happens to us is perfect the way it is, can be challenging when we resist seeing what the present moment invites us to. We can make many plans about what we will do today, this week, this month or next one, or perhaps on what we want to happen to us next year. Planning is important, but
If you tune in to what is happening in you, you will detect these energy drains or imbalances as soon as they start, and avoid going to the extreme of life stopping you and forcing you to make an adjustment. Leaking tires may go undetected, until at some point we start losing balance, and eventually, we are prevented from moving
We need noise to value the peaceful silence, and a dark night to appreciate the rebirthing dawn. Our human life is filled with challenges and hurdles, and there may only be a few days when we do not face uncomfortable situations, events outside our comfort zone, or when we feel at the threshold of emotional pain. Challenges are part of
The world as we knew it has changed, and it will never, ever be the same. One of the major blessings hidden underneath the huge challenge that COVID-19 has represented for our families, community, economies, countries, and the entire planet, is that our mindsets have started to shift. There is some sort of collective awakening taking place, in which non-minority
Life is not about constant stability, but about finding and creating our own balance It is common in Latin America to see jugglers at traffic lights, hoping they will make some money by sharing their polished skills. You can find anything there, from clowns, to dancers, to mummies, to acrobats. It’s like a full circus, at a corner. On
We can connect with another version of ourselves that exists beyond our deepest fears. This version can live a heaven on earth, and is available right here and right now Life is wonderful no matter the circumstances. We may have a hard time believing this can be possible, particularly when we are going through moments of anxiety, pain or
Allowing ourselves to acknowledge what our body is experiencing, is the entryway to our inner self. One winter afternoon a man went out for a walk. When he returned home, he realized that he had left the window open, and that the strong wind that had come through it, had scattered some papers throughout the floor. The space seemed chaotic,
We can resist our new normal, or use that energy to uncover the available opportunities. When circumstances change around us, depending on the way we see life, we can go through them as a crisis or as a valuable opportunity. Living with a consciousness of scarcity is seeing the glass as half empty. We feel that life happens to us,