Kung Fu
Attention in motion.
Movement, coordination, and the practice of showing up. Kung Fu gives me a way to explore focus through the body, with room to keep learning.
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About me / Beyond the stage
Curious mind.
Feet on the ground.
I'm Rui Vas. AI, entrepreneurship, and personal development are all part of my story.
Alongside building and teaching, I explore practices that bring attention back to the body: movement, breath, touch, and presence.
Explore my embodiment practices ↓
01 / My story
I've built the tech.
I've lived the change.
I've been researching AI since 2016, starting in the robotics labs at EPFL. I shipped machine learning at Canonical and founded AI startups across Silicon Valley and Europe. Building, learning, and teaching have all shaped how I see change.
I've burned out and rebuilt. That taught me how much the human side matters, and made personal development an important part of my life.
Today I speak, teach, and advise at the intersection of technology and the human experience. I care about helping people feel capable as the world changes around them.
02 / Personal development & embodiment
Learning through
the body.
For me, embodiment means bringing attention to lived experience: how I move, breathe, feel, and connect. These are some of the practices I explore.
Qi Gong
A slower kind of attention.
Gentle movement and attention to the breath. A space to explore presence, notice how I feel, and give a slower rhythm a place in my day.
Shiatsu
Listening through touch.
An exploration of touch, body awareness, and connection. Shiatsu is part of my interest in embodiment and in paying attention to the human experience.
Movement
Make room to move.
Movement is a thread running through my personal development. It gives curiosity a physical expression: exploring how I move, how I feel, and what I notice.
Sauna & cold plunge
An invitation to be present.
Heat and cold are part of the practices I explore. I approach these experiences with attention to my body and my own limits.
Ecstatic dance
Let curiosity take the lead.
Music, movement, and room for self-expression. Ecstatic dance is a way to explore spontaneity and connection through the body.
The common thread is attention: being curious about what's happening in the body, making space to explore, and staying open to learning.
03 / How it connects
The human side
comes with me.
Personal development is part of how I think about learning and change. It keeps the questions close to real life: How do we adapt? What helps us feel capable? How do we stay curious?
Those questions come with me into keynotes, workshops, and conversations about AI. The work I want to do gives people clarity, room to ask questions, and practical steps they can make their own.
Explore my workshops ↗Let's connect
Bring your curiosity.
Planning an event, building your team's AI skills, or looking for personal guidance? Let's talk about what you want to explore.