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The experiences of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse who practice Buddhist meditation Charles, Martine Aline
Abstract
This exploratory research study examines the experiences of women sexually abused in childhood who now practice Buddhist meditation. Through in-depth interviews eight women shared their experiences. Three overriding categories emerged through thematic analysis: how the participants combined meditation practice and healing from childhood trauma, the struggles they experienced with meditation, and the transformations/changes they experienced with the meditation practice. While the complexity of their experience with meditation renders it too simplistic to qualify as positive or negative, the data did reveal that meditation has been experienced as an important and useful component of their healing from childhood sexual abuse.
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The experiences of women survivors of childhood sexual abuse who practice Buddhist meditation
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University of British Columbia
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2000
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This exploratory research study examines the experiences of women sexually abused in
childhood who now practice Buddhist meditation. Through in-depth interviews eight
women shared their experiences. Three overriding categories emerged through thematic
analysis: how the participants combined meditation practice and healing from childhood
trauma, the struggles they experienced with meditation, and the transformations/changes
they experienced with the meditation practice. While the complexity of their experience
with meditation renders it too simplistic to qualify as positive or negative, the data did
reveal that meditation has been experienced as an important and useful component of
their healing from childhood sexual abuse.
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application/pdf
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eng
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2009-07-20
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Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.
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10.14288/1.0076845
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University of British Columbia
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2000-11
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Graduate
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For non-commercial purposes only, such as research, private study and education. Additional conditions apply, see Terms of Use https://open.library.ubc.ca/terms_of_use.