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Eight Step Recovery
Day/time: Monday — 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Vancouver Buddhist Centre
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Meditation for people in all forms of recovery (alcohol, food, drugs, shopping, TV, internet, gambling, depression, sex and love addiction and other compulsive addictive behaviours).
This virtual meditation evening is for people in recovery. The sessions will be an opportunity to explore Buddhist meditation as a tool to help cultivate sobriety of mind. Meditation for people with addiction issues or compulsive behaviours can help calm the mind and heal the heart.
Guided by Dharmacharini Vimalasara with a team of people who are in recovery.
Eight Step Recovery is an alternative recovery program to the 12 step program of Alcoholic Anonymous. It uses the Buddhist Teachings to overcome addiction. This Eight Step program is a set of mindfulness teachings outlining a suggested course of action for recovery from addiction, stinking thinking, negative mental states, and compulsive and obsessive behaviours.
This program was cofounded by Dr Valerie Mason-John M.A (hon.doc) and Dr Paramabandhu Groves Ph.D. in 2013, and published in their book: “Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's teachings to overcome addiction”.
Contact:
Email- triratna@vancouverbuddhistcentre.com - eightstepsrecovery@gmail.com
Website(s)- http://vancouverbuddhistcentre.com/ - http://thebuddhistcentre.com/eightsteps
Recovery Monday’s (Exploring Addiction and Recovery through the lens of Buddhism)
Day/time: Monday — 6:30pm - 8:30pm
Online - Vancouver Buddhist Centre
Other info:
This is a drop-in meditation evening for people in recovery. We unpack the spiritual step in the 12 step program through Buddhism and meditation. It will be an opportunity to explore Buddhist meditation as a tool to help calm the addicted mind and heal the addicted heart. Compliments all recovery programs including 12 Steps, SMART recovery et al.
By donation.
Lead by Vimalasara (The co-author of Eight Step Recovery - Using The Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction) and a team of people in recovery.
See attached flyer (PDF approx. 95Kb) for more details about this book - and how to set up an 8 step Recovery Meeting.
Contact:
Email- eightstepsrecovery@gmail.com
Website(s)- vancouverbuddhistcentre.com/ - thebuddhistcentre.com/eightsteps
Refuge Recovery 'Tuesday Night Topic Meeting' – Vancouver – Tuesdays 6:15pm
Day/time: Tuesday — 6:15pm - 7:15pm
Three Bridges Recovery Centre
Other info:
Meeting type:
- English
- Open
Three Bridges Recovery Centre 1128 Hornby St, Vancouver, V6Z 2L4 (ground floor street entrance, north of main entrance)
Contact:
Email- refugereccoveryworldservices@gmail.com
Website(s)- https://refugerecoverymeetings.org/
Refuge Recovery BC Canada
Day/time: Thursday — 1:00pm - 2:00pm
Three Bridges Community Health Centre
Other info:
Meeting type:
- English
- Open
- Wheelchair Access
Contact:
Email- refugerecoveryvancouver@gmail.com
Website(s)- https://refugerecoverymeetings.org - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1894181574178926/
Refuge Recovery Vancouver Sangha - Saturdays - 3pm
Day/time: Saturday — 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Three Bridges Community Health Centre
Other info:
Meeting type:
- English
- Open
- Wheelchair Access
Room 215 (second floor)
Contact:
Email- refugerecoveryvancouver@gmail.com
Website(s)- https://refugerecoverymeetings.org - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1894181574178926/