Trauma-sensitive mindfulness : practices for safe and transformative healing / David A. Treleaven ; foreword by Willoughby Britton.

Trauma-sensitive mindfulness : practices for safe and transformative healing / David A. Treleaven ; foreword by Willoughby Britton.

First edition.

9780393709780 hardcover
0393709787 hardcover

New York : W.W Norton & Company, [2018]

English

xxvi, 238 pages ; 25 cm

99975627344
40027942718

616.8521 T788t 2018

(OCoLC)959808805
(OCoLC)959808805

"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 symptoms of traumatic stress. Instructed to pay close, sustained attention to their inner world, survivors can experience flashbacks, dissociation, and even retraumatization. This raises a crucial question for mindfulness teachers, trauma professionals, and survivors everywhere: How can we minimize the potential dangers of mindfulness for survivors while leveraging its powerful benefits? Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness offers answers to this question. Part I provides an insightful and concise review of the histories of mindfulness and trauma, including the way modern neuroscience is shaping our understanding of both. Through grounded scholarship and wide-ranging case examples, Treleaven illustrates the ways mindfulness can help--or hinder--trauma recovery. Part II distills these insights into five key principles for trauma-sensitive mindfulness. Covering the role of attention, arousal, relationship, dissociation, and social context within trauma-informed practice, Treleaven offers 36 specific modifications designed to support survivors’ safety and stability. The result is a groundbreaking and practical approach that empowers those looking to practice mindfulness in a safe, transformative way." -- Publisher's description

"A Norton professional book."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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