Free MAYAK meeting · TRANSITION
For Russian-speaking immigrants in Portugal who have already relocated but still feel suspended between two lives—dealing with anxiety, the loss of a familiar role, or uncertainty about what comes next.
What is directing decisions now
01 · The transition point
Documents may be in progress, housing may be settled, and daily tasks may be getting done. Inside, you may still feel: ‘I am not at home’, ‘I do not know who I am here’, or ‘I used to cope, and now simple things unsettle me’.
This does not necessarily mean something is wrong with you. You may be between two systems of life—and the task now is to see which support needs building first.
02 · Who it is for
You do not need a perfectly formed question. Sometimes the first task is simply to see what needs attention.
03 · Three themes
The same situation can trigger fear, struggle, rule-seeking, control, or the need to prove your worth. You will identify what is directing your decisions now and what needs stabilising during the next seven days.
Practice · My current mode04 · Map of internal modes
The map is inspired by Spiral Dynamics. One person can act from different modes in different situations. The purpose is not self-rating, but noticing what directs decisions now.
“I just need to get through this”
Basic safety: sleep, food, money, documents, and housing.
05 · How the meeting works
Short explanations lead into three practices. Each part ends with a question that returns attention to your real situation.
We look at relocation not as a list of practical tasks, but as a human transition.
01Why moving is an event while adaptation is a process, and which former supports stop working.
02Seven ways of responding to a new environment, explained in plain language.
03Identify your current mode and what needs stabilising during the next seven days.
04Separate the loss of a former role from the value of the experience that remains.
05Choose one step for seven days and one direction for the next 30 days.
06Complete your personal transition map and name the next step.
0706 · What you leave with
The purpose is not to add more tasks, but to see your current position, identify what matters, and restore a sense of authorship over your life.
07 · Format boundaries
We do not address individual AIMA, tax, rental, business-registration, CV, or immigration-status cases. The focus is the person inside the transition: their state, identity, decisions, and next source of support.
All dates and times follow Lisbon time. Registration opens separately for each meeting.
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Perhaps you are not failing
You do not have to repair your whole life at once. Sometimes it is enough to see which layer needs attention—state, identity, or future—and take one calm, grounded step.