Research into mindfulness has tended to focus mostly on beneficial outcomes rather the processes involved or any difficulties (Compson
2014; Farias and Wilkholm
2015). There is however growing anecdotal evidence that despite these undisputed benefits there can also be harmful effects for some people (Britton and Sydnor
2015; Dobkin et al.
2012). The adult literature has recently begun to report that mindfulness meditation has the potential to re-traumatise people with a history of posttraumatic stress through creating too strong a window of awareness before establishing a secure enough base (Razzaque
2014; Treleavan
2010). …
