Unshakeable: Trauma-Informed Mindfulness for Collective Awakening

Praise for Unshakeable: Trauma-Informed Mindfulness for Collective Awakening

“We wholeheartedly appreciate Jo-ann Rosen’s dedicated work, loving service, and steadfast practice with our community for so many years. Her love for the Plum Village teachings and tradition has manifested as her dedication to help us become more informed about the language and delivery of the practices so that we can be more sensitive to the collective trauma of our times. Smiling to the ripening!”—Brother Chan Phap Dung, senior Dharma teacher, Deer Park Monastery, a mindfulness practice center in Thich Nhat Hanh’s Plum Village tradition

“There is a great need to understand the human nervous system and how this knowledge integrates with Buddhist teachings. Jo-ann Rosen has combined the teachings and concept of the Community Resiliency Model with her depth of understanding as a Dharma teacher to inspire the possibility of greater mind and body healing for all.”—Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, cofounder of the Trauma Resource Institute in Claremont, California, and author of Building Resilience to Trauma

“Jo-ann Rosen masterfully integrates neuroscience, psychology, and mindfulness practice. From this synthesis flow the practical tools that people who want to heal the world need to sustain themselves and the communities that nurture them in their struggle. This is a must-read for anybody who wants to make the world a better place—she translates wisdom into practical tools that activists can use to regulate themselves in the face of ongoing trauma so that they can sustain their work as happy, resilient people.”—Rod Fujita, PhD, author of Making Shift Happen and Heal the Ocean

“Practical and profound … Jo-ann Rosen brings the insights of somatic psychology and nervous system regulation into wildly fruitful dialogue with Buddhist mind-training practices, pushing the Dharma further to become more neurosensitive. She lifts up the essential role of community in both spiritual and scientific wisdom for personal and collective healing so that we can see clearly enough for a future to be possible.”—Kaira Jewel Lingo, author of We Were Made for These Times

“As a professor and researcher, I apply Jo-ann Rosen's tools both with my students and the community youth with whom I partner, many of whom have experienced trauma and marginalization. As a physician, I am grateful for the concrete links Rosen draws between the mindfulness practices offered by the Buddha ('a brilliant neuroscientist') and the insights of contemporary neuroscience. Unshakeable is a book that I look forward to consulting and sharing frequently.”—Colette Auerswald, MD, professor of Community Health Sciences at the University of California, Berkeley, and director of the UC Berkeley–UC San Francisco joint medical program

“Unshakeable: Trauma-Informed Mindfulness for Collective Awakening is the book we’ve all been waiting for in the mindfulness field. Jo-ann Rosen is a seasoned mindfulness teacher and respected leader in the field of trauma-informed care. Rosen’s unwavering commitment to moving modern mindfulness beyond the realm of self-care and toward the shift in collective consciousness is the approach we so desperately need now.”—Meena Srinivasan, executive director of Transformative Educational Leadership (TEL) and author of Teach, Breathe, Learn