Course description

An up-to-date overview of research on meditation-related adverse effects from both Dr. Britton's research studies and other prominent research. Covers the variety and frequency of AEs, various neural mechanisms, and best practices for management.

  • Part 1 provides an overview of the types of adverse effects, what is known about their cause and frequency, and different methods researchers have used to measure them.

  • Part 2 looks within and beyond meditation research to explain the neurobiological mechanisms of meditation-related adverse effects, with particular attention to states of hyperarousal and dissocation.

  • Part 3 addresses trauma-informed modifications, ways to work with hyperarousal and dissociation, and identifying interpersonal responses that mitigate rather than perpetuate harm.

Course instructor

Willoughby Britton, Ph.D.

Dr. Willoughby Britton is founder of Cheetah House and director of the Clinical and Affective Neuroscience Lab at Brown University.

Course curriculum

    1. Part 1: Adverse Effects

    2. Part 1: Adverse Effects Quiz

    1. Part 2: Mechanisms

    2. Part 2: Mechanisms Quiz

    1. Part 3: Mitigation

    2. Part 3: Mitigation Quiz

    1. Britton (2019), Can Mindfulness Be Too Much of a Good Thing?

    2. Britton et al. (2021), Defining and Measuring Meditation-Related Adverse Effects in Mindfulness-Based Programs

About this course

  • $150.00
  • 8 lessons
  • 2.5 hours of video content

Dive into the fundamentals of meditation-related challenges and adverse effects

Enroll today!