In the middle of the 21st century, where changes are taking place at such an accelerated pace, it is up to each one of us to allow ourselves to know ourselves better. Understanding and evaluating the legacy of our cultural heritage, as well as that of our education, is essential to acquire a deeper understanding of ourselves, which will allow us to better adjust to the breakneck pace of our new era.

Maria Zélia Chaves has a degree in Communication Design at the Superior School of Fine Arts in Lisbon and worked as a designer for just a few years. For forty years, she taught visual education at the Luís António Verney School Group, in Lisbon. During this period, using her capacity for artistic ambivalence, along with her activity as a painter, she created an Arts Workshop aimed at the school community, where she explored and encouraged the creativity of that community. Along this path, she felt reflection, meditation and introspection as a primary need, having realized what her inner truth was and what path would lead her to her purpose of the pleasure of just being.