FEARLESS VISION ~ FEARLESS PATIENCE

By
Stephanie Mines, Ph.D.
Copyright 3/12 

 

Recent research shows that neurotransmitters circulate in our visual structures (like glutamate receptors in the lens of the eyes) just as they do in the brain. (See the January 10 and February 10 issues of Biochemical and Biophysical Communication). The capacity to be a visionary is a function of intelligence and evolution. It includes the capacity to actually see what is possible in the physical as well as the psychic sense. When I created the PUNAHELE SUMMIT, in March 2005, on the Big Island of Hawaii I had a vision of uniting physicians, nurses, midwives and environmental scientists as the resource team to steward the children of the future and protect them from the damages of industrialized birthing and unconscious parenting. In the seven year interval since PUNAHELE the concepts of that vision have been reiterated globally. The next level of the PUNAHELE vision is to create an actual physical center, like a clinic, that serves children and their families, particularly when those children have identified "special needs"such as sensory integration, learning challenges, autism and related outcries for help.

PUNAHELE is the Hawaiian word that means "Special One" and is a designation that identifies a precious and treasured child. I apply it to all children everywhere. Since the conference it is as if the heartbeat of that vision became the heartbeat of my work and my organization. Since I hosted that conference I have been unable to dull myself to the needs of children and families who seem to be begging me to focus on them.

I don't believe it is erroneous to conclude that in this seven year interval the cries of the children have gotten louder. The rising rates of autism, ADD, learning disorders, sensory processing struggles and related issues has accelerated worldwide. I see as well as hear the children telling us that we must listen, that we must give them what they need. A child stops crying when their needs are met. Our children are not stopping their outcries. They are accelerating them. Both the volume and the quantity are greater. Look around you! School shootings, epidemics of autism, pediatric obesity and diabetes, bullying. These are the reverberating outcries!

Cathy & Sophie Shorma

A visionary must have fearless patience as well as fearless vision. This has been my challenge. I see a clinic staffed by TARA Approach trained practitioners, particularly those who have immersed themselves in the pediatric aspect of this remarkable program. This includes the Occupational, Physical and Speech therapists who have been studying with me for years. A whole family paradigm will inform the clinic's orientation. The clinic will provide regular educational programs designed to empower parents to advocate for their children. Brain-to-brain communication will fuel healthy bonding and attachment alongside innovative problem solving interventions that support human potential from within.

Yes, we dare to dream big. We dare to be idealistic. We also dare to utilize our intelligent vision and fearless patience, and to be guided by the children, putting them first. I invite you to participate in this optimism with me, with the TARA Approach and our nonprofit organizational umbrella the Dom Project. You can do this by learning our holistic, integrated paradigm, by helping us build a network of awareness about brain-to-brain parenting, by sponsoring our programs, purchasing our materials, and by becoming a peaceful revolutionary for sustainable healthcare.

This year the TARA Approach will have its Seventh Self Care Teacher Certification Training on the Big Island in October and with it comes a renewal of the PUNAHELE vision of stewardship for the children of the future. If you would like to attend this training to become grounded as a TARA Approach representative, you can do it! There is time to prepare and meet the pre-requisites, even if you are just beginning! Necessity is the mother of invention! Contact Stephanie Mines directly and immediately to follow the path of your heart and to become a leader who is led by children.