Global Trauma Processing Project
Researching and documenting how various cultures and indigenous groups process and respond to trauma.
The GTPP (Global Trauma Processing Project) is a research-based mini docuseries in collaboration with Kintla Striker of Kintla Mind-Body Global . Kintla is a trauma expert, a bridge between East and West, science and spirit, and a pioneer in the adaptation of ancient yoga and mindfulness practices for integrative trauma treatment and sustainable mental wellness. The series documents the research findings of how three varying cultures and communities respond to traumatic stress. Trauma is a global issue, and exposure to trauma is pervasive in societies worldwide. Events such as interpersonal violence, natural disasters, and terrorism have devastating effects on the social fabric of cultures and communities. These effects are associated with increased risk for chronic physical health conditions and a wide range of mental disorders, including anxiety and dissociative disorders, major depression, suicide, and substance use disorders. As public health officials continue to research how to provide better services and support to global communities, it remains imperative that we understand how individual cultures and communities respond to and process their trauma.
- IN PRE-PRODUCTION WITH RESEARCH & FUNDING -
Research Regions
(area-specifics and indigenous populations will not be posted publicly until production begins)
Kintla has nearly 2500 hours of yoga teaching experience. She began creating and teaching the KYT Method in 2009 after decades of working on her healing and 30 years of contemplation and study of trauma and how we heal individually and collectively.
Kintla Mind-Body Global’s mission is to empower providers and trauma survivors worldwide with mind-body tools. The work is rooted in a lifetime dedication to understanding the effects of chronic stress and trauma on the brain, body, heart, and spirit and ensuring that mental wellness is recognized and treated as a fundamental human right across the globe.
To learn more about Kintla Striker visit her website at kintlastriker.com
About Kintla and Mind-Body Global
Lead Researcher
Sam J. Striker, PhD, is the founder and principal of Hollin-Phoenix Consulting, LLC, which specializes in socio-cultural research in unstable areas. He is one of the foremost conflict zone social scientists in the world with extensive experience in areas such as North Africa, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Although most of his life’s work and publications focus on conflict resolution in developing countries, his additional research in the field of trauma treatment and mind-body medicine was published in 2018 in the International Journal of Brain, Body, Cognition and presented at the Harvard Medical School. Dr. Striker’s on-going vision is to bring the social science capability to virtually all cross-cultural endeavors for the purpose of appreciating and protecting populations through cultural understanding.
The Impact.
Challenging Stereotypes.
Highlighting stories to increase cultural competency and sensitivity within the field of mental health care and mind-body practices.
Aiding Resources.
Expanding understanding and acceptance of evidence-based mind-body tools to meet the specific needs of populations benefiting from international public health resources.
Bolstering Research.
Strengthening the body of knowledge supporting the efficacy of mind-body interventions in the treatment of traumatic stress.
Building New Mind-Body Tools.
Incorporating the docuseries into the development of new mind-body tools for practitioners and public health officials.
Discovering Techniques.
Uncovering new coping processes that may be beneficial to the treatment of trauma cross-culturally.
Contrasting East vs. West
Exposing variations in approach to coping with adversity, conflict, and trauma between the Eastern and Western worlds.
“Understanding trauma and that we each respond to it differently will help us be supportive and nonjudgmental toward each other.”
— Stephanie Covington