January 30, 2012

Community Stories: Healing a Soldier’s Heart

This is a documentary about veterans who suffer from PTSD called "Community Stories: Healing a Soldier's Heart." It was made by Lisa Hardmeyer and it aired on Seattle Channel on November 28, 2011. Here is a description of the documentary from take21.seattlechannel.org:
"Utilizing Buddhist meditation skills taught in a non-religious format, Loving-Kindness Meditation is a therapeutic method practiced all around the world. Last year Dr. David Kearney and Psychologist Tracy Simpson started a pilot program with the Seattle Division of VA Puget Sound Health that teaches this meditation practice to veterans suffering from Post-traumatic stress disorder. Watch as five veterans suffering from PTSD learn to combat their modern problems with some ancient techniques."
Link to the documentary.