every time i see mindfulness or therapy stuff in a mainstream context (magazine cover, youtube ad) i just want to throw the whole concept of self-improvement into a fire and learn how to build log cabins or something
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I'm seeing big improvements!
There was recently a show on BBC1 one of the most mainstream TV channels in the UK, with mainstream celebs doing shamanic breathing, meditation, yoga & letting out raw emotional expression, even seeing spiritual visions
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honestly the more mainstream this stuff gets the more suspicious i become of it. i don’t enjoy being this cynical but i have to ask how it’s now serving the interests of *waves hand vaguely* Power
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I try not to be naive, but I can't see how these tools wouldn't be empowering to the people
Often powers have been granted, either from cockiness or perceived necessity to quell rowdy spirits
Making these tools culturally permissable can help so many people & give so much hope
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