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It is Norma Wong Roshi of the Institute of Zen Studies in Hawaii provides her personal experience and empirical accounts of how Zen may provide helpful relief for both practitioners and survivors of trauma and abuse. Throughout her career, she has observed that professionals and advocates who work with survivors of trauma and violence are exhausted both physically and mentally. Wong also stated that as a matter of survival, people can permanently adapt to ways of living characterized as the radical separation of mind, body, and spirit. According to Wong Roshi, Zen practices and principles offer ways of integrating mind-body split into a whole as well as ways of moving beyond this survival mode of radical separation. This chapter also includes concrete examples of how to promote the integration of mind, body, and spirit together in survivors of trauma and violence and professionals and advocates who work with survivors of trauma and violence.
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Summarized in Salston and Figley (2003).
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“Genomic Counter-Stress Changes Induced by the Relaxation Response,” Dusek, Otu, Wohlhueter et al., 2008; see the work of James S. Gordon, founder and director with the Center for Mind-Body Medicine in Washington, D.C., with military veterans and survivors of conflict countries.
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Rosenberg (2012); “Journal of Traumatic Stress, Vol. 17, No. 2, April 2004, pp. 13–147, Treatment of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in Postwar Kosovo High School Students Using Mind-Body Skills Groups: A Pilot Study.”
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See “Trauma and Resilience,” Wilder Research, in partnership with Mental Wellness Campaign, October 2014 Snapshot; SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach, Prepared by SAMHSA’s Trauma and Justice Strategic Initiative, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, July 2014.
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Wong, N. (2017). Application of Zen Practices and Principles for Professionals/Advocates Who Work for Survivors of Trauma and Violence. In: Masuda, A., O'Donohue, W. (eds) Handbook of Zen, Mindfulness, and Behavioral Health. Mindfulness in Behavioral Health. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54595-0_23
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