Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Workshop

One in 11 people will be diagnosed with PTSD in their lifetime – it affects approximately 3.5% of U.S. adults every year. PTSD can occur in anyone of any age, ethnicity, nationality, or culture. The lifetime prevalence in adolescents (aged 13 -18) is 8%, and women are twice as likely than men to have PTSD.

PTSD may occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a traumatic event, series of distressing circumstances, including natural disasters, serious accidents, terrorist acts, rape/sexual assault, historical trauma/war, intimate partner violence and bullying. A person may experience this as emotionally or physically harmful or life-threatening, and this could affect the person’s mental, physical, social, and/or spiritual well-being.

Unfortunately, long after the traumatic event has ended, people with PTSD may continue to have intense, disturbing thoughts, and distressed feelings related to their experience.

This workshop aims to provide an in-depth understanding about PTSD including current treatments and updated research studies, as well as introducing participants to a meditation method focused on cleansing stressed mind to help relieve the PTSD symptoms.

• Develop Coping Skills
  Providing practical tools and strategies to manage PTSD symptoms, such as stress, anxiety, and flashbacks.
• Promote Resilience
  Helping to build resilience and to navigate challenges and setbacks more effectively.
• Healing Through Meditation
  Learning guided techniques to let go of trauma and ease emotional pain.
• Reduce Isolation and Stigma
  Sharing experiences with others in a supportive community can help feel less alone and reduce the stigma associated with PTSD.
• Improve Mental Health
  Addressing trauma and developing coping skills; leading to improved overall mental health and well-being.
• Provide a Safe, Supportive Space
  Assisting to process traumatic experiences to make sense of the traumatic events.

Day 1: Understanding PTSD
🔹 Setting goals/intentions for healing
🔹 Self-reflection & sharing experiences
🔹 Guided meditation for letting go

Day 2: Healing from PTSD
🔹 The process of healing through consistent cleansing of the past trauma
🔹 Healing stories & gratitude practice
🔹 Guided Meditation for releasing self from the trauma