Vasco Gaspar

Vasco Gaspar is a psychologist, author, and international facilitator dedicated to cultivating presence, well-being, and human flourishing. His work weaves together contemplative practices, trauma-informed approaches, and spiritual wisdom to create transformative spaces where beauty, sanity, and compassion can emerge and thrive. Through the Awareness-Based Human Flourishing model, he integrates methodologies such as Mindfulness, Heartfulness, Presencing, Social Presencing Theater, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Polyvagal Theory, and Compassionate Inquiry, supporting individuals in reconnecting with their inner clarity, balance, and purpose. With a background in Psychology from the University of Coimbra, Vasco has trained with leading global teachers such as Kamlesh D. Patel, Gabor Maté, Otto Scharmer, Arawana Hayashi, Richard Schwartz, Deb Dana, and others. Over the past decade, his work has positively impacted more than 30,000 people across the globe — from individual and group work to collaborations with organizations such as the United Nations, SAP, Santander, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, and the Robert H. N. Ho Foundation. Additionally, he serves as faculty at both the Presencing Institute and the Heartfulness Institute, contributing to the expansion of awareness-based approaches worldwide.

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