Episode 4 | Inward-Bound: Offer Trauma-Informed Mindfulness to Youth

A conversation with Jessica Morey and Charisse Minerva (iBme). In
this episode of the TSM podcast, David interviews Jessica Morey and
Charisse Minerva, Guiding Teachers at Inward Bound Mindfulness
Education (iBme), a nonprofit organization that offers
trauma-informed mindfulness programs to youth and their families.
They discuss how mindfulness providers can embody principles of
trauma-sensitive practice, the difference between secularization
and secularity in mindfulness practice, and the role of nature and
resilience in trauma-sensitive practice. Charisse Minerva is a
Board member at iBme, and has also worked with the Mindfulness in
Schools Project (MiSP) and is Mindfulness Coordinator at Friends
School of Virginia Beach. She has offered mindfulness in schools,
festivals, at corporate offices, and in detention & treatment
centers. Jessica Morey is the Executive Director of iBme and a
founding board member. She began practicing meditation at age 14 on
teen retreats offered by the Insight Meditation Society (IMS), and
before joining iBme worked in clean energy and climate policy and
finance.