

This program takes place over three Sundays, with each session 90 minutes long. Through lecture, case study, and experiential practice, you’ll discover the reasons meditation can exacerbate symptoms of trauma, and specific modifications you can use to help leverage the power of mindfulness towards trauma healing. In this three-part series, best-selling author and trauma professional David Treleaven, Ph.D., will explore the benefits and pitfalls of mindfulness practice when it comes to adversity and trauma. David has made the study of this his life’s work and is an expert in the area he offers an authentic understanding of trauma that includes his personal experience while on meditation retreat. Norton), and founder of the Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness (TSM) Community a group committed to setting a standard of care within mindfulness-based practices, interventions, and programs. He is the author of the acclaimed new book Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness (W.

From online meditation programs to health care settings and grade-school classrooms, people are accessing mindfulness teachings in a variety of different settings. You will be introduced to this Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness by David Treleaven. David Treleaven, PhD, is a writer and educator working at the intersection of mindfulness and trauma. Mindfulness is also increasingly popular. The COVID-19 global-pandemic has only increased our awareness about the psychological impacts of adversity and traumatic stress. Research tells us that 90% of us will live through a traumatic event, and some will develop debilitating symptoms in its aftermath.
