The Meditation Method That Changed My Life | Lauren Schivens on Healing From Trauma

Ever feel like meditation “isn’t for you”? But what if the problem isn’t you, it’s the approach? 

Lauren Schuivens, certified meditation teacher and founder of Samavira, explores how meditation can be personalized for your mind, body, and lifestyle. She joins Cathy O’Brien on Inside the Wellspace to share her powerful journey from trauma and depression to discovering meditation as a lifeline, training with Buddhist monks in Thailand, and creating the Samavira method—a practice designed to be easy, effective, and enjoyable for everyone. 

Learn how to identify your unique meditation style, retrain your brain, manage stress, regulate emotions, and deepen your mind-body connection.

Timestamps: 

0:00 – Introduction: The Power of Presence

3:03 – Lauren’s Journey Through Trauma & Depression

5:10 – Discovering Meditation Online & Training with Thai Monks

7:12 – Meditation as a Healing Practice from the Inside Out

9:27 – Becoming a Certified Meditation Teacher

13:08 – Why People Don’t Start or Stick with Meditation

16:08 – Personalized Meditation: Easy, Effective, Enjoyable

19:27 – The Seven Core Meditation Techniques: Overview

31:18 – Tips for Staying Consistent & Progressing

Learn more about Lauren's work: 

Samavira: https://linktr.ee/samavira

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lauren.schuivens/

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