(Online) Heart of Recovery

A Five-Week Course on Saturdays at 1:00 pm Atlantic Time, Starting January 8, 2022

1:00 pm Atlantic / 12:00 pm Eastern / 11:00 am Central / 10:00 am Mountain / 9:00 am Pacific

Grounded in meditation, the Buddhist teachings provide a practical means to support our recovery from addictions and compulsive behaviours. These teachings, along with the practice of mindfulness meditation, can strengthen our ability to notice and let go of thoughts and impulses that lead us to suffering, discontent, and harmful actions.

During this five-week Heart of Recovery class we will explore how meditation and mindfulness practices:

• Help us to find relief from the suffering of addictions and compulsive behaviours of all kinds.
• Support us in connecting to our inherent goodness, warmth, and intelligence as human beings, and how doing so can support and enrich our recovery.
• Show us the wisdom and sanity that underlies all aspects of our existence, and how that wisdom gets twisted by fear and ego, and then manifests as neurosis, character defects, habitual patterns and addictive behaviours.
• Train us to notice when we are lost in a story, hooked by emotions, or caught by addictive energies and behaviours.
• Strengthen our ability “let go” when we do get hooked or triggered.

Instead of acting out or suppressing our emotions, we can learn to embody our experiences and open ourselves to the inherent wisdom that exists below the surface of emotional energy.

Who Should Attend 

This course is open to both new and experienced meditation practitioners. Those who are personally working with recovery, as well as to those whose lives have been impacted by addiction (as parents, children, spouses, etc.) will also benefit.

Cost

Suggested Tuition: CA$108

Generosity Policy applies. You will the have the option of applying a discount on the Registration Page should you need financial assistance.

Schedule

Saturday January 8, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 pm Atlantic | 12:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern

Saturdays January 15, 22, 29, February 5, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m. – 3:00 pm Atlantic | 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Eastern

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