Arts and Sciences in the Study of Experience

In Sanskrit, the word "matha" (मठ) refers to a temple of learning, institute, or college. The root of the word, math, means "to dwell."

Located in Arraial d'Ajuda, in southern Bahia, between the Atlantic Forest and the sea, the A MATHA school seeks to promote the study of experience, establishing dialogues between different ways of generating knowledge. Integrating different disciplines such as phenomenology, cognitive science, somatic practices, and artistic practices, its goal is to develop technologies of contact, observation, and presence that contribute to the transformation of our relationship with ourselves, with others, and with our environment.

A MATHA is a project by Mila Mogui (Camila Valenzuela Moguillansky), a researcher in the field of cognitive sciences and somatic practices. With a multidisciplinary background that includes dance, biology, neuroscience, yoga, circus, and somatic practices, and a career that spans both academic and physical practice, the common thread that unites these diverse areas is the study of experience and the development of presence.