Eight Step Recovery
Using the Buddha's Teachings to Overcome Addiction
Published on 1. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-1-911407-12-6 (ISBN)
Description
New material includes Foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn, how to run Eight Step Recovery Meetings, and how to mentor. New content on the Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) program, including teacher's notes and handouts.Human nature has an inbuilt tendency towards addiction. All of us can struggle with this tendency, but for some it can lead to the destruction of their lives, through obsessive and compulsive behaviour. We could say therefore that in some sense we are all in recovery. It is no surprise that addiction is so widespread. We live in a world where many of us self-medicate in response to hardships, turning to food, drugs, alcohol, sex, relationships, work and so much more in an attempt to promote happiness. Fortunately, recovery is widespread too. What can the Buddha's teachings offer us in our recovery from addiction? They offer an understanding of how the mind works, tools for helping a mind that is vulnerable to addiction, and ways to overcome addictive and obsessive behaviour, cultivating a calm and clear mind without anger and resentments. The Buddha's teachings offer us a path of recovery.Whether you are struggling to stay off heroin or with an obsessive pattern of thinking that prevents you from leading a more fulfilling life, the same principles - the Eight Steps of this book - apply.
These steps take you away from the trouble caused by addictive tendencies, helping you untangle these drives, to discover a richer and more fulfilling way of living.
These steps take you away from the trouble caused by addictive tendencies, helping you untangle these drives, to discover a richer and more fulfilling way of living.
Reviews / Votes
"This book provides a spiritual pathway to recovery for people from any faith tradition, as well as for those who are not religious, and for those who suffer from addiction as well as those who are simply aware of the suffering associated with the human condition. This is a book for everyone!" Professor Chris Cook, Director of the Project for Spirituality, Theology & Health, Durham University, UK "Blending Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery with Buddhist teachings and moving stories, the authors give us a wise and compassionate approach to recovery from addiction. This comprehensive approach will be a valuable tool for addicts and addiction professionals alike." Kevin Griffin, author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps "'The Buddha was in recovery'. Taking this as a starting point, this wonderful book shows how we are all addicted to aspects of life and can all benefit from training our minds and hearts to be free of compulsion. The Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery programme draws on a wide range of the Buddha's practical, yet profound, teachings. The eight steps offer you the possibility to gain mastery over your mind and find freedom." Vidyamala Burch, author of Living Well with Pain and IllnessMore details
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
618 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-911407-12-6 (9781911407126)
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Valerie Mason-John
Eight Step Recovery (new edition)
E-Book
06/2018
WINDHORSE PUBLICATIONS
€13.49
Available for download
Valerie Mason-John
Eight Step Recovery (new edition)
E-Book
06/2018
WINDHORSE PUBLICATIONS
€13.49
Available for download
Previous edition
Valerie Mason-John | Paramabandhu Groves
Eight Step Recovery
Using the Buddha's Teachings to Overcome Addiction
Book
01/2014
Windhorse Publications
€34.84
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Persons
Dr Valerie Mason-John (Vimalasara) is a playwright and the author of seven books, including Detox Your Heart (2005, Windhorse Publications), and her award winning novel Borrowed Body, republished as the Banana Kid. Her most recent publication, The Great Black North - Contemporary African Canadian poetry 2013, is the first national anthology to document the voices of African Canadian Poets. She has just completed her second novel, The War Done Done. She works as a consultant in Conflict Transformation, Restorative Justice, Leadership and anti Bullying in both the domestic field of education, social services, youth, addiction and the police, as well as in the corporate world. She was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2005. She is currently based at the Vancouver Buddhist centre.Dr Paramabandhu Groves is a consultant psychiatrist working in the National Health Service in the UK, and has specialized in the field of addiction for 20 years. He is the clinical director of Breathing Space, which is the health and well-being wing of the London Buddhist Centre, teaching mindfulness-based approaches to help with depression, addiction, and stress. He developed the Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention course for addiction, which has successfully run in both the UK and Canada. He is the author of Practical Buddhism: Mindfulness and Skillful Living in the Modern Era, and has published academic papers and contributed to several books in the field of addiction. He is ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order.
Content
DedicationForeword by Jon Kabat-ZinnForeword by Gabor MateAbout the authorsAcknowledgementsIntroductionOur personal storiesWho was the Buddha?The Buddha was in recoveryThe Buddha's teachingEight Steps toward recoveryWho is this book for?How to use this bookEight Step Recovery meetingsMindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) programStep One: Accepting that this human life will bring sufferingThree types of sufferingEveryone has painThe Four RemindersHow we practice this stepThree-minute breathing space, AGEStep Two: Seeing how we create extra suffering in our livesThe common ways we deal with sufferingCraving as the source of sufferingTypes of sufferingThe Hungry GhostsHow we practice this stepThree-minute breathing space, AGEStep Three: Embracing impermanence show us that our suffering can endImpermanenceWe can changeImpermanence and addictionHow we practice this stepThree-minute breathing space, AGEStep Four: Being willing to step onto the path of recovery - and discover freedomVision and transformationKindness to help us stay on the path of recoveryHow we practice this stepThree-minute breathing space, AGEStep Five: Transforming our speech, actions and livelihoodThe importance of thoughts and emotionsTransforming speechTransforming actionsTransforming livelihoodHow we practice this stepThree-minute breathing space, AGEStep Six: Placing positive values at the center of our livesExploring valuesHow we practice this stepThree-minute breathing space, AGEStep Seven: Making every effort to stay on the path of recoveryStaying on the path of recoveryHow we practice this stepThree-minute breathing space, AGEStep Eight: Helping others to share the benefits I have gainedThe Fourth SightHelping ourselves and othersHow we practice this stepThree-minute breathing space, AGE