Welcome to our blog, a dedicated space for meditators navigating difficult experiences. Here, we share insights, personal stories, and essential resources to help you feel informed, understood, and connected. We aim to shed light on a poorly recognised experience, offering the support and understanding often missing elsewhere.
In this section, you'll find my personal story, background, and experience as a meditator. My journey has shaped my understanding of meditation distress, and by sharing it, I hope to foster a sense of relating and connection. Understanding that you are not alone in your struggles is often the first step towards confidence and healing.
What makes Meditators in Distress UK unique? There are hardly any online resources specifically addressing distress in meditation. This is a poorly recognised experience, and unfortunately, most meditation teachers lack training or understanding of this phenomenon. They often give mistaken advice or fail to follow up when someone drops out of a class, retreat, or course.
This website aims to change that by informing, offering assistance and support, and raising awareness about this critical issue. It is a committed to fostering an environment where meditators in distress feel seen, heard, and supported, building confidence in their journey towards well-being.
In this space, we share inspiration, tips, and stories that help you understand your own story by connecting with others' experiences.
The website looked inviting, was informative and offered what I was looking for, a non academic, secular training leading to certification as a mindfulness teacher. I had just completed David Treleaven's Trauma Sensitive Mindfulness course as well as a course at Leuven University on the philosophy and history of mindfulness. These seemed good preparations for my next steps.
Meditation can be meaningful, stabilising, and transformative — but it is not the same for everyone. Some people experience unexpected, confusing, or distressing effects during or after practice, and many struggle to find clear, non‑judgemental support. This website exists to change that.
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