Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Simple Tips

We've all been through something that has activated us.

We've all been through something that the nervous system has recorded.

At that moment of time.

And to a greater or lesser extent.

So this video is about.

Trauma-informed meditations.

Meditation is not always calming for everyone.

For some people,

Slowing down and turning inward can actually feel.

Uncomfortable.

Overwhelming,

You might feel vulnerable.

I want you to know.

That this doesn't mean you're doing the meditation wrong.

It means your nervous system.

Is trying to protect you.

You're doing something new you're Opening up.

When closing.

Down.

Was.

Necessary.

So meditation opens us up and that can feel a little wobbly,

A little like we feel fragile or sensitive or maybe even more like I was saying earlier.

So it's important.

If you recognize that you've had trauma in the past before that's really significant.

Trauma-sensitive meditation focuses not forcing stillness or guiding you in a way that can make you feel more vulnerable.

It's going to be validating.

It's going to offer you choice.

So you get to choose instead of feel the kind of pressure of being guided in a particular way.

So that's what this is about.

And this feels safe.

The choice feels safer because you get to choose,

You then feel more in control.

And.

.

.

This is kind of intertwined with gentle pacing and grounding,

Like is in normal meditations.

So you don't need to push yourself too hard.

Work through this.

Let go.

Sometimes healing begins by learning how to for you all.

Safer with yourself.

Particularly in this way.

So respecting that.

The contractions that you have in your inner world.

And noticing these.

As an opportunity for you to nurture yourself and gently come back again.

And every single time you do it,

You are growing and you're teaching your nervous system,

Hey,

This is actually okay.

Because you're dear nervous system.

Has been protecting you.

For those people that are listening to this video that have had a lot of trauma You may well know this already.

But there's nothing wrong with what your body is doing.

It's your nervous system that is trying to protect you.

Even in the present moment.

And so when we can.

Open up to this and hold ourselves a little more lightly and grow through this by using these trauma-informed meditations bit by bit and moment by moment,

Then that's the beautiful,

Slow steps towards a healing journey.

And the reason I said slow steps,

Gently coming back,

But the slow steps,

Right,

The reason I said that is because when we are,

Gently.

Slowly progressing,

That's when it gets more established.

So I hope that's helpful for you.

And.

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Yeah,

I appreciate you being here,

Sharing the time with me.