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SUMMARY:Workshop |Trauma-Informed Foundations of Mindfulness with Amma Thanasanti
DESCRIPTION:(this event rescheduled from June 14)  \n \nA 3-hour experiential workshop with Amma Thanasanti \n \nThe Four Foundations of Mindfulness (Satipaṭṭhāna) are among the most revered early teachings the Buddha offered—a time-tested\, profound path to insight and liberation. Yet for many of us—and for those we guide—traditional meditation instructions can sometimes feel inaccessible or even dysregulating\, especially in the presence of unresolved trauma or heightened nervous system activation. \n \nIn this 3-hour live session\, we’ll explore how to approach the Four Foundations through both classical and trauma-informed lenses. You’ll learn practical ways to support yourself and those you teach with mindfulness tools that prioritize safety\, attunement\, and choice while teaching mindfulness of the body\, feeling tones (vedanā)\, mind states\, and dhammas. We’ll also look at how trauma and nervous system activation changes the way we practice with the hindrances and the 4 Noble Truths.  \n \nWhether you’re tending to your own nervous system or offering support to others\, this session offers grounded\, integrated practices that connect classical dharma with somatic and trauma-aware tools to increase our clarity\, resilience\, and compassion for the complexity of these times. \nThis workshop is from 12 – 3 pm ET; Zoom link is here  \n \nAbout Amma ThanasantiAmma Thanasanti has been practicing meditation for nearly 50 years\, including 26 years as a Theravāda Buddhist nun—20 of them in the Ajahn Chah Forest Tradition. She’s been teaching since 1989\, leading retreats since 1996\, and has served as a mentor for MMTCP for 3 cohorts. \nHer years of monastic life showed her the depth and beauty of insight practices\, while also revealing their limits when it comes to early conditioning and trauma. This led Amma to integrate neuroscience and trauma-informed modalities into her teaching—offering a path that weaves physical and psychological well-being into the path of awakening.
URL:https://mmtcpalumni.org/event/workshop-trauma-informed-foundations-of-mindfulness-with-amma-thanasanti/
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