How mindfulness and meditation can exclude people with disabilities — and how to change it
People with disabilities are seeking more inclusive language and content that accommodates their needs within meditation resources.
Practicing mindfulness and meditation have become a more common practice, especially as mental health challenges and burnout rise. But not all the major apps and programs available are inclusive of people with disabilities.
Mashable writes, “For people with disabilities, standard meditation fare can seem exclusionary. Meditation resources—apps, online courses, in-person classes—often make assumptions about the person meditating. A basic set of misguided assumptions: that they can walk, see, hear or feel.”
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Tags: disabilities, inclusive, meditation, mental health, mindfulness