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ArticleSouth African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care2025

A rationale and framework for sharing mindfulness in trauma-dense communities in South Africa.

Simon Whitesman

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Article in South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Burnout in healthcare professionals.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2026
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Simon WhitesmanInstitute for Mindfulness South Africa, Cape Town, South Africa; and, Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch. simonw@lantic.net.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mindfulness has its historical roots in the teachings of the Buddha. The core of these teachings addresses the causes and relief of human suffering. It is a way of being with experience, through awareness of the present moment, in service of compassion and wisdom. Its universal applicability lies in the fact that it is an innate human capacity, which can be developed through practice. Mindfulness has moved into broader contemporary society through the emergence of mindfulness-based interventions (MBIs) over the last 50 years and an associated robust research base. Mindfulness-based pedagogy has been largely restricted to first-world countries although a 2-year training at Stellenbosch University has been an exception to this. Research based on the experience of graduates of this programme has resulted in a new, emergent curriculum that is more context- and trauma-sensitive, to better meet the challenges of the local setting, and to make learning how to share mindfulness with others more accessible, relevant and Afro-centric.

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MindfulnessCurriculumHumansSouth Africacontinuous traumatic stressmindfulnessmindfulness-based interventionsmindfulness-based pedagogytrauma-sensitive mindfulness

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PMID40599017
PMCPMC12224117

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