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I’m reminded of something Culadasa said about trauma, that he himself found initial awakening painless enough but second path was very difficult due to the purification of psycho-physical trauma and so on. This makes sense, but contrasts to the standard trauma work sales pitch.
Do any of the more experienced twitter practitioners have any advice on this, or resources to recommend on the issue of trauma/purification - even if it is alluded to indirectly?
cc: @OortCloudAtlas @danielmingram @VincentHorn @KennethFolk @iwelsh @leashless @chagmed @jesus
I have my own thoughts/framing for this stuff, but I’d like to hear what more experienced meditators think about this. Please & thank you.
Meditating with trauma is an entirely different process than without. There can be no "diving straight in" type meditations. Instead, careful "pendulation" or "titration" is the key. It's more like tip-toeing in. Otherwise it's very easy to retraumatize yourself.
Here referring to serious, clinically diagnosable trauma - such as PTSD - as opposed to the broader use of ‘trauma’ in the psychological discourse? I’ve heard some trauma specialists claim that we’re all traumatised in some way, which stretches that definition (irresponsibly?).
Definitely check out the book Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness, by David Treleaven with Willoughby Britton.
Trauma is so important that I feel obligated to say most dharma teachers including myself don't know fuck-all about trauma or how to treat it, and we must in good conscience refer trauma survivors to dedicated professionals who understand trauma and how to address it.
I recommend EFT
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