Alfonso Schwartz

Alfonso Schwartz was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, the Canary Islands, Spain. He is currently a teacher of the CEB (Cultivating Emotional Balance) training program for workers of the private and public Spanish Health and Education network, as well as for the caretakers of and people affected by ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) in the initial stages. Alfonso also coordinates the Buddhist Academic Studies program at the Rovira i Virgili University in Tarragona, Spain, and participates as Trustee on the Board of the Contemplative Consciousness Network in the UK.

Owing to early personal experiences, he has been interested in knowing about, learning and researching in the field of the potential of the mind, its altruistic capabilities and its experiences of suffering and happiness. This led him to the study and practice of the Dharma in the late 1990s. Alfonso studied Graphic Design, but has worked for over 30 years in two of the main Spanish Communications and Media companies as Executive Director, with emphasis on corporate communications, organization and leadership.