About Capacitar

Bolivia

Capetown, South Africa

Capacitar Is

• A spirit of empowerment and solidarity.
• A network connecting people on 5 continents
• An organization—Capacitar International with an office in California and an international team of trainers
• Teams, coordinating groups and multipliers—in over 30 countries
• People who live with the Capacitar spirit multiplying the practices in their lives, work and communities.

Capacitar body-mind-spirit practices include:

• Tai Chi meditation, Pal Dan Gum and body movement
• Visualization and breathwork
• Active Listening and simple psychotherapeutic skills
• Acupressure for alleviating pain and stress
• Fingerholds for managing emotions
• Emotional Freedom Technique and Thought Field Therapy
• Hand massage, seated massage and Polarity
• Work with the energy system and chakras
• And other wellness modalities

How Capacitar Works

Capacitar:

• Responds to invitations based on needs identified by communities
• Collaborates with established groups and with other economic and social development efforts.
• Models alternative uses of power, as well as sensitivity to culture and traditions.
• Develops programs collaboratively with local people recognizing that an idea conceived and born within a group has the energy to move that group.
• Learns from local people's experience in adapting practices to the needs and culture of their communities.
• Trains and empowers people to be the popular educators and multipliers in their own communities.
• Connects grassroots people through an international network of solidarity building relationships of cultural and personal understanding.