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With more people using mindfulness meditation practices, increasing numbers are experiencing “meditation sickness”. It can be like being hit by lightening. The uncomfortable experiences may be as challenging as symptoms of psychosis. Spiritual Emergence Coaches need to understand what this is about, how to help and what resources are available.

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Fee is $30. Pay larger amount if you want Continuing Education Credit as well.

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Learning Objectives

At the end of this course you will be more able to:

  • 1. Identify problems that individuals may have as a result of their meditation practice(s)

  • 2. Offer resources for support to those having problems generated by their meditation practice

  • 3. Give practical advice and resources to help support a person within your coaching or therapeutic services

  • 4. Help a client evaluate a prospective retreat or meditation teacher in order to make a choice about attending a specific retreat or not

  • 5. Acknowledge your own abilities to adequately support someone experiencing difficulty in their meditation practice

  • 6. Identify how you can broaden your base of knowledge and skills in supporting someone having “adverse experiences” in meditation.

Outcome of Mindfulness Meditation

Left is Researcher Willoughby Britton, PhD

According to the National Health Interview Survey, the percentage of U.S. adults who practiced meditation more than doubled between 2002 and 2022, from 7.5 to 17.3 percent. Recent studies have investigated if meditation or mindfulness helps people manage anxiety, stress, depression, pain, or symptoms related to withdrawal from nicotine, alcohol, or opioids… results from the studies have been difficult to analyze and may have been interpreted too optimistically. (National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)…Willougby Britton is at the forefront of the research.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • (1 min vid) Welcome

    • (2 min read): Our Direction/ Introduction to Willoughby Britton, PhD.
  • 2

    Chapter 1: Understanding Meditation Sickness

    • (1 min read) Which Meditators are Having Distress?

    • (45 min vid) Willoughby Britton on Meditation

    • (1 min read) Review:List of Symptoms and Causes of Meditation Sickness

    • (15 min Vid) Signs of Dissociation with Willoughby Britton
  • 3

    Chapter 2: Avoiding Meditation Sickness

    • (1 min read): 3 Positive Steps in Choosing Meditation Practice

    • (2 min read) A Positive Model

    • (11 min vid) Tim Ferris: How to Choose Your Next Meditation Retreat

    • (2 min read) Care Offered at Brown University

    • (2 min read) In Extreme Situations

    • (Optional: 80 min Vid) What Ancient Texts Advise

    • (5-10 minutes) Test your Learning

    • (1 min read) Want to Compare Mindfulness to Other Meditations?

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