Trauma-sensitive mindfulnessDavid A. Treleaven
Trauma-sensitive mindfulness
by David A. Treleaven · first published 2018
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This post reminds me of the book : Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness, by David A. Treleaven. It explains how incompetent meditation can awaken and reinforce trauma, while a competently handled meditation can be part of the toolbox to heal it.
on “Not everyone should meditate” ↗Can recommend "Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing" by David A. Treleaven on this particular subject, especially for people working in that space.
on “How to do the jhanas” ↗Yes. See also https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Sensitive-Mindfulness-Practice... "Drawing on a decade of research and clinical experience, psychotherapist and educator David Treleaven shows that mindfulness meditation ― practiced without an awareness of trauma ― can exacerbate…
on “Meditation and the Unconscious” ↗