On
the 25th May 2014 we had our fourth Sunday morning session with Ms.
Maheshwari Jani, visiting behaviour analyst and neuro-linguistic programming
(NLP) master. We explored the fascinating topic of ‘dream realization’ and ‘goal
achievement’. In the 2-hour long session attended by both residents and staff,
Ms. Jani implemented ‘Neuro-Linguistic Programming’ exercises; to prove that
our dreams are much more closer to reality thank we perceive them to be. The power
of positive thinking and lucid visualization is immense!
In active addiction, we shut
our eyes to the opulence of the world around us and refused to acknowledge the
bountiful wealth of opportunities thrown in our way for our personal growth. We
became apathetic and our mentality grew weary and hopeless. We simply did not
feel we could escape from the vicious circle of substances and feeling of
uselessness. In our drinking and drugging haze we frittered away precious time
and resources that we could have put to good use to lift ourselves out of our
self-inflicted quagmire. Due to this, we never reached out and embraced these
golden opportunities to realise our dreams. We never mustered up courage or
discipline to take steps into creating them as real and tangible achievements
for ourselves. 
…That was all about to
change when Maheshwari Ji stepped foot into the ‘asha grah’ hall!
She livened up the drab and
dreary Sunday morning atmosphere with her winning
Maheshwari Ji took no time
in setting our eager family members to work. They split into groups of six and
discussed their individual concepts of dreams. At first members were apprehensive to speak, it was clear by
the demeanours of many this was a emotional topic to delve into – of course
they had hopes, goals and dreams to achieve but substance addiction had
brusquely shoved these all aside. After 5-10 minutes the icy atmosphere warmed
up and family members cheerfully and conscientiously dived deep into the topic
to explore all areas. …The mood significantly became more optimistic and
energetic when Maheshwari Ji circulated around all the groups to check how we
were doing. She was impressed with our residents’ creativity! Even our staff on
duty; Ravi Sir Ji interacted with our keen participants and was moved by their
sincerity to openly express their thoughts and feelings. So far the session was
proceeding ahead brilliantly!
Maheshwari Ji then called on
one brave member to stand before his fellows and share his dream. She utilized
a Neuro-Linguistic programming exercise called “Timeline Stepping”. This
exercise sought to project the individual’s dream from a mental image to a
physical representation by employing the
use of all five senses in the process. Our member closed his eyes and was told
to consider the time it would take before he achieves his goal – “2 years”.
Then he had to close his eyes, stand on an imaginary line and root himself
firmly in his surroundings. Then he mentally cut the timeline into 5 segments
of 4 months. From 24 steps he would walk to his first 4 steps. He had to
vividly visualise
the
scene; what could he see happening around him? Who was he with? 
Next we would set the cogs
whirring in our brains by embarking upon a writing task. Maheshwari Ji then
told us we would complete a ‘dream depiction’ exercise using the ‘SMART’ model of thinking. Residents took pen to paper and considered 4
pertinent goals and dreams they had. These had to be specific (i.e. precise), measurable,
approachable, realistic and time-bound.
Our participants were instructed to write starting “I AM… [a happily married
author etc]” rather than “I WILL BE…[goal].By a mere alteration of the words
residents used, they increased their level of certainty that the dream would
actually happen. The writing task placed huge importance on creating an actual
plan-of-action to use in order to make their mental dream vision a concrete
reality. After 15 minutes, several members were chosen to give their feedback
to the group. It was clear to see that despite years of addiction, our budding
residents still had the real possibility of a shining future ahead of them!
As the session wound to a
close, Ms. Jani left us with a
All in all, this session was another
resounding success from Ms. Jani’s genius. The clear reality is that if we want
to succeed, we cannot afford to just have a vague direction of where we want to
go. We need a clear-cut vision of what we want to achieve. We also need to be
willing to put in time, effort and dedication otherwise our goals will
undoubtedly gather dust. The successful way to embark upon projects is with the
end in mind. In addition to this, we should continuously fill our minds with
positive self-affirmations. If we do this there are no boundaries to the
success we can achieve!
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