Although having empathy for another person enables many to understand their pain and joy, this essentially becomes an empath’s pleasure and pain. Empaths have many
“Mindfulness meditation changes the brain and changes the areas of the brain that are most affected by trauma.” – Bessel van der Kolk, MD.
The link between health of the mind and body is not a new discovery. It seems like common sense but, unfortunately, it’s something that many
These days it’s easy to get caught up in the panic which is all around. Every time you pick up a paper or scroll through
Approximately 25% of the British population will experience a mental health problem each year [1]McManus, S., Meltzer, H., Brugha, T. S., Bebbington, P. E., &
Meditation can be a great tool used for calming us down, allowing us to think more clearly, boost our immune system, and can also be helpful as a tool for a wide range of psychological problems. However, as survivors of trauma, we need to make sure we approach meditation with caution, as without guidance from professionals, meditation can be more stressful than supportive.
Somatic Meditation can be used to treat people suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), by integrating physical awareness into the psychotherapeutic process, without the need to recall traumatic events explicitly.
While the two terms may seem interchangeable, even different terms for the same practice; they are actually very different, although symbiotic, in the sense that they nurture and support each other, but require different skills for each. Put simply, meditation is the practice of quiet, an inwards focus on “nothing”, and the practice of mindfulness is to be integrated fully in the present, in “something”.
