Grounding Techniques: Everyday Activities | Saprea

In recent years, there has been a lot of discussion about the practice of mindfulness and the positive impacts it is proven to have on emotional health, the ability to focus, relationship skills, and feelings of overall well-being. Because of its benefits, mindfulness is being integrated in classrooms, workplaces, and community education programs, not to mention the many mental and physical health professionals who recommend mindfulness as part of a holistic approach to improving health.
Because mindfulness can be especially helpful in the work of recovering from trauma, it is a major component of what our clinicians teach at the Saprea retreat. Mindfulness can also be learned and practiced at home, and because it is such a powerful and foundational way of being, we feature Mindfulness as one of our three healing practices to support the healing and growth for survivors of childhood sexual abuse.
Many survivors of child sexual abuse deal with symptoms associated with the trauma of the past. This is because their brains and bodies are conditioned to respond to situations and environments as though they are still trying to protect themselves from the abuse. Part of healing from the trauma of child sexual abuse includes retraining the brain and body to do the following:
Respond to the present moment.
Pause and intentionally take in the surroundings.
Notice what the body is feeling and the mind is thinking.
Healing is a day-by-day, step-by-step process, and mindfulness is key to staying in the present moment, despite the highs and lows that will come with doing the work to heal.
At Saprea, we liberate individuals and society from child sexual abuse and its lasting impacts. We have services that help child sexual abuse survivors find healing from the traumatic effects that have often followed them into adulthood, as well as resources for parents and caregivers to learn how to lower the risk of child sexual abuse in their own homes and communities.
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