What Mindfulness Practices Can Look Like for Indigenous Communities

What Mindfulness Practices Can Look Like for Indigenous Communities

When you think of mindfulness, what comes to mind? Perhaps a quiet meditation session, several deep breaths, and a moment of calm amid the hustle and bustle of daily life. Much of what we recognize as “mainstream mindfulness” has been shaped through a Western lens, often stripped of its cultural and relational dimensions. The same goes for many of the mindfulness-based programs that are studied in Western psychological research, such as mindfuln…