Lectures & Events
Wednesday, October 12th - 12pm EDT
Ask Us Anything: Free Q & A Event
We'll be answering questions around meditation-related challenges, the organizations' work, Care Team members' experiences, and anything else you may want to ask!
Have questions about meditation related challenges but haven’t had the chance to ask? Have questions for the Cheetah House Care Team but were afraid to ask? Join us for this free event on November 12th.
Join this free Q&A with Willoughby Britton and members of the Cheetah House Care Team.
Rescheduled: January 16, 2026
The Neuroscience of the Mind-Body Relationship in the Aftermath of Trauma: Implications for Treatment
Abstract: Trauma can have a profound impact on the mind brain body relationship, frequently leaving lasting imprints on both emotional/cognitive and somatic domains of the sense of self. Recent pioneering neuroscience research is beginning to shed light how somatic sensory processing, a key process underlying how the physical body exists and relates to physical space, plays a critical role in how we regulate ourselves in interact with the world around us. These functions are frequently profoundly impaired in the aftermath of trauma, where individuals feel not only estranged from their bodies but also lack a sense of purpose and the ability to take ownership of their actions. How can we work with the traumatized self to restore the sense of self at an emotional/cognitive and somatic level to reunite brain, mind, and body? This workshop will describe an integrative, neuroscientifically-guided approach to facilitate a mind-body connection that was, or was not ever, there before, thereby laying the foundation for the restoration of an embodied self that is capable of feeling fully alive in the aftermath of trauma.
Ruth A. Lanius, M.D., Ph.D. is a Psychiatry Professor and Harris-Woodman Chair at Western University of Canada, where she is the director of the Clinical Research Program for PTSD. Ruth has over 25 years of clinical and research experience with trauma-related disorders. She established the Traumatic Stress Service at London Health Sciences Centre, a program that specializes in the treatment of psychological trauma. Ruth has received numerous research and teaching awards, including the Banting Award for Military Health Research. She has published over 150 research articles and book chapters focusing on brain adaptations to psychological trauma and novel adjunct treatments for PTSD. Ruth regularly lectures on the topic of psychological trauma both nationally and internationally. Ruth has co-authored four books: The Effects of Early Life Trauma on Health and Disease: The Hidden Epidemic, Healing the Traumatized Self: Consciousness, Neuroscience, Treatment, and Finding Solid Ground. Ruth is a passionate clinician scientist who endeavours to understand the first-person experience of traumatized individuals throughout treatment and how it relates to brain functioning.
Learning Objectives:
discuss four dimensions of consciousness and their relationship to trauma, dissociation, and meditation-related adverse effects
To be able to describe the relevance of altered states of consciousness for the treatment of trauma-related disorders