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Are the “new” methods of healing and optimizing so new?

Posted on | January 22, 2014 | No Comments

Are the “new” methods of healing and optimizing so new? We are trying to heal the aggressive push of an over stimulated, hyper-driven society by creating “new” methods of healing. Excuse my bemusement but some of these methods and discoveries were things that parents taught a child many years ago in the dark ages of the 60’s and 70’s. Possibly before and maybe since then as well. “Watch where your walking, do one thing at a time, take a break to clear your mind, go outside and PLAY.” Is this simply creative repackaging or do the “new creators” honestly believe no one thought of or used those techniques before. Is this a mechanism of late, late stage parenting at it’s-the-best-we-can-do school of let’s-fix-this? Let me tell you in grateful, respectful tones about the amazing world of Mindfulness and Meditation. As a new therapist, I was part of the early 00’s movement to teach mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to multiply diagnosed individuals while assisting them in providing some long-term sustainable plan for a life change. It worked. It really works. These calming, best-choice making methods brought relief to many living in a large organization where harmony and calming quiet were as mythical as the unicorn. People were freer to consider and effect positive change. But these efforts are healing measures for a major development problem society creates, supports, and rewards! That means we are trying to heal some situation AFTER it has been perpetuated by US. Some schools have shown great success in teaching young children to deal with frustration and overload as part of their education. As a human development researcher I’m both appreciative of their work but concerned that we are not bringing these practices to families. Those who are not already using some level of mindfulness for themselves and their children in the formative years when it would have significant long-term impact do not understand the breathtaking life-long impact on their child. Pushed, a child becomes over anxious, over vigilant, and unable to satisfy their pain even through multiple comfort seeking measures that often end in an addiction of some sort.
Google Images, 2014

Google Images, 2014

We stress children by our expectations, whether they live in The Barrio or The Heights. Then we try to address societally-induced anxiety by teaching them to create a mindful atmosphere grabbing for whatever space and peace they can manage. High priced consultants teach executives how to drown out the noise of the system they have built to make effective and strategic decisions. Cures are a big business. But please, let’s address the real cause. Shawn M. Nichols Shawnnichols.com
Category: Child and Family, Working Environment Concerns
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