Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness
by David A. Treleaven
Treleaven's warning and guide: mindfulness can retraumatize survivors, and teachers need modifications, attention to arousal, choice and anchors. Essential for anyone teaching meditation.
Read it if…
you teach mindfulness or practice it with a trauma history.
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Skip it if…
you are a casual practitioner with no trauma history.
Try instead: Trauma Stewardship →
Three things you will actually use
- Mindfulness is not universally safe.
- Offer choice and anchors.
- Stay within the window of tolerance.
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Learn the window-of-tolerance model and apply it to your own practice.
Our verdict
Essential for teachers.
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