Love this. As a therapist, I know that mindfulness is not for everyone. In fact, people with CPTSD especially need to be careful with it. What a beautiful piece about finding what works. One thing about mindfulness that can be activating for people with trauma histories is the act of dropping one's awareness into the body. Sometimes, it's more advisable to start with the extremities - hands, feet or even fingers, toes - and gradually build up tolerance, if possible.
Thank you so much for this. Everything is not for every body, & learning this has been so helpful. I'm hit or miss with meditation, so will definitely take advantage of this extended trial.
I saved this for a long time and now I have managed to visit this article. Silence, visiting it when you can and on your own terms means so much. Silence as a friend and silence as enemy. Thank you for sharing these insights. It takes time to learn to sit with silence just as it does take time to learn to sit with tears or sadness, whether your own or someone else's. This was and is a gorgeous read.
Love this. As a therapist, I know that mindfulness is not for everyone. In fact, people with CPTSD especially need to be careful with it. What a beautiful piece about finding what works. One thing about mindfulness that can be activating for people with trauma histories is the act of dropping one's awareness into the body. Sometimes, it's more advisable to start with the extremities - hands, feet or even fingers, toes - and gradually build up tolerance, if possible.
Wow, I LOVE that you’re a therapist and you’re saying that meditation isn’t for everyone. Very few things are, in my experience…
Yes. Those wind-down-feel-every-part-of-your-body meditations can have the opposite effect.
Thank you so much for this. Everything is not for every body, & learning this has been so helpful. I'm hit or miss with meditation, so will definitely take advantage of this extended trial.
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I saved this for a long time and now I have managed to visit this article. Silence, visiting it when you can and on your own terms means so much. Silence as a friend and silence as enemy. Thank you for sharing these insights. It takes time to learn to sit with silence just as it does take time to learn to sit with tears or sadness, whether your own or someone else's. This was and is a gorgeous read.