David Treleaven, PhD is a writer, educator, and trauma professional whose work focuses on the intersection of trauma, mindfulness, and social justice. He is author of the book Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness: Practices for Safe and Transformative Healing published by W. W. Norton, which was a #1 New Release on Amazon.

He trained in counseling psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, received his doctorate in psychology from the California Institute of Integral Studies, and is currently a visiting research scholar at Brown University.

He currently teaches with generative somatics, an organization that engages in trauma healing with social justice organizers, and is donating 60% of proceeds from his book to three social justice organizations that are challenging the social conditions that perpetuate trauma.

Learn more about David Treleaven: https://davidtreleaven.com/
Learn about David's Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness Training: https://davidtreleaven.com/online-training/
Buy David's Book 'Trauma-Sensitive Mindfulness':
https://www.amazon.com/Trauma-Sensitive-Mindfulness-Practices-Transformative-Healing/dp/0393709787
Follow David on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trauma.sensitive.mindfulness/

00:01:54 – Sean introduces David Treleaven
00:08:14 – Trauma-sensitive mindfulness practice led by David
00:13:21 – Refresher on the basics of trauma-sensitive mindfulness
00:17:29 – The myth of Medusa for understanding mindfulness of trauma
00:21:45 – The Window of Tolerance
00:23:53 – Signs of dysregulated arousal
00:29:13 – Question: If you’re leading a group (especially online) how do you know if someone is being triggered?
00:37:40 – Best practices for teaching mindfulness via Zoom
00:46:57 – Resourcing for resilience
00:56:55 – Reflection: What are your resources?
01:02:39 – Trauma-sensitive mindfulness visualization
01:13:20 – Question: Should we help our students redirect their attention when they are checking out?
01:20:14 – Question: How should be introduce the Window of Tolerance?
01:26:29 – Question: How do we square more traditional approaches to meditation with today’s tendency towards safety?
01:35:45 – Question: How do we teach trauma-sensitive mindfulness with integrity when it has become a trendy subject?
01:43:21 – Question: How do we know when we can safely support someone with PTSD through mindfulness?
01:49:22 – David Treleaven’s new course
01:54:55 – Question: Can we experience a place of belonging without thinking about trying to fit in?
01:57:36 – Question: What does safety mean?