25/07/2020
Becoming Trauma-Sensitive:
Making Mindfulness and Meditation Safe
for Trauma Survivors
A live online training with David Treleaven, PhD
4 sessions of 2.5 hrs each
Thu 15 and Fri 16 October 2020
Thu 22 and Fri 23 October 2020
from 4-6.30 pm Dublin time
From elementary schools to psychotherapy offices, mindfulness meditation is an increasingly mainstream practice. At the same time, trauma remains a fact of life: the majority of us will experience a traumatic event in our lifetime, and some will develop post-traumatic stress. While the increasing availability of mindfulness programmes may appear to be a good thing — in the sense that trauma is an extreme form of stress, and mindfulness is a proven stress-reduction tool — the reality creates a complex challenge that benefits from additional trauma-specific knowledge and sensitivity on the part of the MBSR or mindfulness instructor.
Emerging research suggests that mindfulness interventions can help or hinder trauma survivors, raising a crucial question for mindfulness educators everywhere: How can you be prepared to minimize the potential dangers of mindfulness for survivors while leveraging its powerful benefits at the same time?
Designed for mindfulness teachers, healthcare and wellness professionals, this two-day training – led by author and trauma specialist, David Treleaven, PhD – will equip you with the tools you need to offer mindfulness in a safe, effective, trauma-sensitive way.
Becoming Trauma-Sensitive: A two-day training with David Treleaven in October 2020 Royal Marine Hotel, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin
