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First, Do No Harm: The Need for Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness [blog.shambhalamountain.org]

 

By David Treleaven, Shambhala Mountain Center, January 7, 2021

A few months ago, I was approached with a problem by a colleague who taught meditation in a classroom setting.

Here was the issue: a student of hers had lost her father to COVID-19, and was struggling with symptoms of traumatic stress. When she’d meditate, images and sensations would flood her field of consciousness, leaving her more rattled than before.

“Should I keep meditating?” she’d asked my colleague. “I want to work with my stress, but practicing seems to be making things worse. What should I do?”

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