The Art of Healing

MINDFULNESS MEDITATION CAN HELP ADOLESCENTS OVERCOME TRAUMA

In this regard, an international study from the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) has provided for the first time, scientific evidence showing that carrying out a mindfulness-type meditation intervention, in combination with artistic expression activities and psychological therapy for trauma, is beneficial for adolescents who have suffered from traumatic experiences.

The results of this work, published in , show that this approach gives rise to epigenetic changes

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