As therapists and coaches, we routinely incorporate a range of mindfulness techniques into our practice.
According to research, 90% of the population will live through some kind of traumatic event, with some people going on to develop debilitating symptoms in its aftermath.
Meanwhile, whilst mindfulness has experienced a surge in popularity, research has also shown that, in certain circumstances, mindfulness meditation can actually exacerbate symptoms of traumatic stress. For those of us offering mindfulness to others, it’s clear then that this lays a certain responsibility at our feet.
Drawing from empirical research, as well as the workshop leader’s own personal experience of mindfulness practice, this workshop will outline some of the pros and cons of mindfulness with respect to trauma.
It will share some of the theory behind trauma-sensitive mindfulness, and offer a number of practical techniques that you can take away and apply when offering mindfulness to others.
So, whether you’re a therapist, coach or a mental-health professional, if you utilise mindfulness techniques in your practice, this workshop will enable you to do this in a more safe and effective way.
Learning Objective Participants Can Expect From This Event
- An understanding as to why meditation practice can create dysregulation for people who’ve experienced trauma.
- Increased confidence in your ability to offer mindfulness practices to others in a safe and effective way.
- Knowledge of practical modifications and evidence-based interventions you can apply in your work.
Who is This Workshop Appropriate For?
- This workshop is open to all therapists, coaches, mental-health professionals and wellness practitioners who wish to incorporate mindfulness techniques into their practice.
How May This Workshop Impact Your Practice?
- This workshop will give participants a deeper level of understanding when it comes to offering mindfulness practices to others in a safe and informed way.
Course Content
Presenter
Alison Austin is an accredited executive coach, specialising in mindful, resilient leadership for individuals and high performance for teams. Her experience spans working 1-2-1 with clients, coaching executive teams, running group coaching programs, and designing leadership development curriculum for organisations.
She is passionate about supporting mental health in the workplace (and beyond) and understands the relationship between mental health, performance and optimising one’s true potential. Central to this is her work with a wide range of individuals and organisations to define strategies around burnout recovery and prevention.
Having trained as a yoga and meditation teacher around 15 years ago, Alison began to explore the relationship between mindfulness and trauma after experiencing trauma herself during the first pandemic lockdown, back in 2020. This culminated in her recent training to teach mindfulness based cognitive therapy (MBCT) and mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR), as well as furthering her knowledge of trauma-sensitive mindfulness through her study with David Treleaven.
Alison is incredibly passionate about the powerful benefits that mindfulness practice offers and is keen to help people understand and avoid the potential pitfalls for those who have experienced trauma.
