Speaking

On stage and in studios.

Over three hundred talks on healing, emotional intelligence, and the disputed territory between science and spirituality.

Just as with his coaching and retreats, his talks are applied with the same rigor of proper methodology through the warmth of an open heart. Subjects range across healing, emotional intelligence, philosophy, and the inner work needed for a more joyful life. Iván makes them easy to relate to, no matter your background or beliefs. Over more than a decade, those talks have reached industry conferences, dozens of podcasts, and deeply touched audiences in more than twenty countries.

What he speaks about

Three territories.

The shape of these talks changes each time. No two talks are ever the same. Rather than repeating himself, Iván reads the room and delivers what's needed in the moment.

Bridging the gap between science and spirituality.

Topics these talks tend to touch on:

Science and spirituality are not necessarily opposing belief systems. They are two languages describing the same reality. What in spirituality we can call a demon, in psychology we can call the pull of an emotional wound. Or talking about God can be as scientific as it is spiritual. Most people pick a side and dismiss the other, yet both have their limitations. Iván walks in both, and his talks help people understand the benefits of opening up a bit more to the other side. Scientists, atheists, spiritual and religious people always resonate with how he frames these topics.

We were designed to heal, so we can discover our inner gifts.

Topics these talks tend to touch on:

Trauma is unavoidable. Emotional wounds start in childhood and follow us for the rest of our lives. Luckily, this is not a bug in the system. It's the design. Our wounds shape who we become, and from them our gifts and strengths are born. The child who was bullied may grow up to become more compassionate than most. The one who was abandoned might be the best companion you'll ever find. Healing is what lets those gifts come through cleanly, instead of stained by the trauma that birthed them. So healing is not a luxury, but our birthright. And it is also an essential way to become a version of oneself we'll be happier with.

Emotional intelligence.

Topics these talks tend to touch on:

Most adults don't have a healthy relationship with their emotions. We try not to cry, not to feel sad, to forcefully be grateful. We were taught to bypass the uncomfortable feelings, labeling some emotions as good and others as bad. This keeps the pain in place, and unawareness alive. Managing how you feel is not the skill you should focus on improving. Letting yourself feel fully is. Especially the hard emotions: shame, fear, grief, guilt, anger. The ones we've been taught to look away from, which happens to be the ones running the show.

Most often invited to speak about

Healing and transformation · Trauma and the inner child · Emotional intelligence · Heart-centered leadership · Science and spirituality · Grief, fear and shame · Acceptance, forgiveness and compassion · Proper facilitation in spiritual settings · Integration · Bypassing · Meditation and contemplative practice · Joyful living and dying · Meeting people where they are · And many more.

Past stages