![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Instructed to pay close, sustained attention to their inner world, survivors can experience flashbacks, dissociation and even retraumatization. But the reality is not so simple.ĭrawing on a decade of research and clinical experience, psychotherapist and educator Treleaven shows that mindfulness meditation, practiced without an awareness of trauma, can exacerbate symptoms of traumatic stress. This means that anywhere mindfulness is being practiced, someone in the room is likely to be struggling with trauma.Īt first glance, this appears to be a good thing: trauma creates stress, and mindfulness is a proven tool for reducing it. At the same time, trauma remains a fact of life: the majority of people will experience a traumatic event during lifetime, and up to 20% will develop posttraumatic stress. The book has been translated into Persian by Sahar Tahbaz and Amir-Hossein Imani.įrom elementary schools to psychotherapy offices, mindfulness meditation is an increasingly mainstream practice. Treleaven’s book “Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing” has recently been published by Arjmand Publications in Tehran. TEHRAN – A Persian translation of David A. ![]()
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