Children Heal Themselves
My post regarding Mindful Children has generated some interest. I have been asked to elaborate regarding the self healing abilities of children in particular. Non-Directive Therapy for Children. Parents can create therapeutic conditions for their children at home. Parents primary job is of course, to mother and father, however children are possessed of extraordinary abilities to heal themselves and parents in-formed about this can ‘get out of the way’ and let therapy happen. 1. Have toys on hand that do not suggest themes. The more blank the toy, the more your child has to imagine it’s attributes. You’ll be amazed if you eavesdrop ; a cylindrical block becomes the wicked witch of the west, or the fireman comes to the rescue. To the extent...
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Mindfulness is a popular phrase referring to hyperpresent states that can be achieved with meditation practice. Techniques taught by practitioners familiar with Buddhist practice and/or yogi philosophy are extremely useful, particularly, given the busyness of contemporary life. However, we also experience meditative states spontaneously under a variety of conditions. How often have you heard the admonition; ‘stop and smell the roses?’ Children often do so, it is we who often forget. I often caution parents to take care if their child seems to be ‘mindlessly’ fiddling with some object. The child may well be, intuitively, taking what I call a ‘Buddhist pause’ , a rest from the mental demands of engaging a complex exterior...
Read MoreFact and Fiction Floating Upon the Stream of Consciousness
Each of us sees only what we can see and thank goodness for that! We perceive only what our biological apparatus permits us to see, perhaps with some degree of augmentation. I’ve worn glasses from the ripe old age of 10. Lucky me. I grew up in a world that presented me with that option (fact). I can imagine my fate had that not been the case (fiction). We perceive only what our filters permit us to ‘see’. Although my perceptual apparatus allows me to note all manner of things. Fortunately my filters deem much of it unworthy of note. Do I really need to take note of the grid pattern supporting ceiling tiles in the room where I sit? Contemporary conceptions of Attention Deficit Disorder are essentially, sloppy conceptually. There is no...
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A child’s game lends itself to profound shifts in consciousness. In biographical remarks a well know science fiction writer spoke about a game he played with his father when he was a boy. Alas, I used to whiz through science fiction books so I don’t recall which author spoke of this. If any of you came upon the same bit of info and can give me the citation, please do. In his biographical remarks the author fondly recalled outings with his father. His father would spy an ant on the picnic table and ask him, ‘What might that ant be seeing right now? How would his world look?’ Or, upon seeing a bird perched upon a fence he would ask, ‘what might that bird be seeing right now? How would his world look?’ Imagine the boy scurrying...
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