Vasco Gaspar

Vasco Gaspar is an international author, speaker and facilitator working where modern science and ancient wisdom meet. His work brings awareness-based, trauma-informed healing together with the awakening of higher consciousness, in service of human flourishing. He creates safe, beautiful spaces where people can slow down, feel held and reconnect with their natural wholeness, weaving in poetry, music, storytelling and silence.

He holds a degree in Psychology from the University of Coimbra and is the author of the book 'Aqui e Agora - Mindfulness'. He also created the 8-week mindfulness protocol ZBHD, the Deep U program and the Awareness-Based Human Flourishing framework. His approach integrates Mindfulness, Heartfulness and Presencing with Internal Family Systems, Polyvagal Theory, Compassionate Inquiry and somatic practices.

Over about 15 years, Vasco has worked with more than 30,000 people in 25+ countries, from individuals at a crossroads to teams at organisations such as SAP, Santander, the United Nations and the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. His offerings include the Deep U retreat, rooted in Heartfulness meditation, along with experiential labs, Heartfulness meditation sessions, one-to-one work, and programs and keynotes for organisations.

He has trained directly with teachers including Kamlesh Patel, Gabor Maté, Otto Scharmer, Arawana Hayashi, Richard Schwartz and Deb Dana. He is an official Heartfulness Institute trainer, faculty at the Presencing Institute and a Search Inside Yourself certified senior teacher.