I was driving to work today listening to Thich Nhat Hanh's the Art of Mindful Living and had an epiphany of sorts. I know I want to help others, you all know that from some of my other posts, but while listening to him I realized how. I want to counsel people, either one on one or in groups on how to manage their emotions through the use of meditation or spiritual practices (whatever that may be to them) and psychologically through standard means of therapeutic counseling.
I would like to incorporate healthy eating suggestions (I am already a Certified Health Coach through the Institute of Integrative Nutrition)and maybe even a bit of Yoga therapy. Phew! This is a lot to think about right now and maybe it does not even make sense but that is what came rushing at me today. I think all those things flow well together, but you don't always see them used together to help people heal. Many earth based religions/beliefs incorporate aspects of what I am thinking, but I want to combine them and make them accessible and accepted in this modern world by pairing them up with the standard view of a psychological therapist.
I have always been interested in the mind and how we handle our emotions and people always come to me for "help" when they are experiencing problems in their lives...so why not make it a life! I already do it all the time. Talk about obvious...
I am not quite sure HOW I am going to do this just yet. I do love my job now (I am a director at an art & music center which is greatly rewarding and creative) so I guess I need to think about the logistics of creating this dream...
...to be continued
...thank you for listening.
