José María Ribal

Organizational Development Consultant. Coach. Speaker. English to Spanish Translator. Journaling Lover.

Connection and interconnection from self-awareness and empathy have been constant underlying values in my professional journey.

I worked as a high school Spanish Literature, History and Latin teacher for 9 years in Spain and 12 years in the United States. While in the US, I understood that I wasn't reallyinterested in teaching, but rather in my students' learning and personal growth. So I got a MS in Organizational Developmentfrom American University / NTL in Washington, DC, and certified in Cross-Cultural Leadership at the Intercultural Management Institute (IMI / American University) and I started to work as a Coach and Organizational Development consultant in the US, Canada, and Spain. I have worked with schools, private companies, entrepreneurs, NGOs, and government agencies.

From the very beginning, I was drawn towards what was behind and underneathof the apparent, visible, tangible, both in myself and in my clients' life, and that took me first to digging in archetypal search,Jung depth psychology,holistic healing, and finally,Psychological Astrology at the Centre for Psychological Astrology in London.

Whenever I can, I wrap my head around anything related to positive psychology, Eastern healing wisdom, and languages. I'm learning German, Swedish, and Portuguese. A few years ago, after reading Howard Zinn'sA People's History of the United States,I rediscovered my love for History, seen from the perspective of how people experience inside them the historical processes they are part of, and especially people who suffer from the consequences of those processes.

Fully embracing my inner Creator, Magician , and Sage.
Quite aware of my Sun, Neptune, and Mars conjunction in House 3, my Pluto and Uranus conjunction on my Ascendant, and my Moon in Taurus in House 9.

Intense INFP.