Eight Step Recovery - Using the Buddha's Teachings To Overcome Addiction

Vimalasara

Xmas Eve

Sat, 24 Dec, 2016 - 05:06

For some of you it will be Xmas Eve - if you are feeling at risk join me 11am Pacific time, 2pm Eastern time and 7pm UK time - hope to see some of you Saturday December 24th - come and join me for my Xmas Eve pep talk - 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern, 7pm UK click here

Vimalasara

October Intensive

Tue, 16 Aug, 2016 - 00:18

October Intensive

Tue, 16 Aug, 2016 - 00:18

Living in London?

Here is an opportunity to take part in an Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery Intensive course with me, while I am in England,

Friday October 28th to Sunday October 30th

Early Bird Price - 50 pounds discount of all listed prices on website.

MBAR Intensive

Vimalasara

Seven Stages of Hunger

Thu, 23 Jun, 2016 - 18:49

Seven Stages of Hunger

Thu, 23 Jun, 2016 - 18:49

Great talk happening this Saturday June 25th 7pm UK time - by Kuya Minogue on the seven stages of hunger. I hope you will join us.

If you can’t make it - perhaps work with your stages of hunger on my July online course - Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery

Vimalasara

July Online Course

Sat, 4 Jun, 2016 - 00:03

July Online Course

Sat, 4 Jun, 2016 - 00:03

I hope some of you will join me this July. 70 pounds or a hundred dollars, and you will have access to more than four pre-recorded talks on Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery, and four interactive talks every Sunday in July. 4pm UK time, 9am Pacific time.

Understand why we relapse, get to know your early warning signs, understand thoughts, experience awareness, become aware of feeling tone, recognize your triggers and much more.

It’s a great course - lots of great stories and...

Vimalasara

Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery

Wed, 30 Mar, 2016 - 04:17

Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery

Wed, 30 Mar, 2016 - 04:17

I hope some of you will join me in the Online Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery Course MBAR. During the month of July I will be delivering a four week course, with interactive sessions weekly on how to work with our thoughts and cultivate sobriety of mind. A mind free of the proliferation of thoughts.

This Saturday April 2nd I will explore the second reminder - Impermanence and the inevitably of death. Together we will penetrate into the nature of this truth, to help us...

Vimalasara

The illness of I

Fri, 18 Mar, 2016 - 23:00

The illness of I

Fri, 18 Mar, 2016 - 23:00

From the “Illness of I” to the “Wellness of We” A Buddhist approach to recovery.
Dori LangevinThrough the lens of interconnectedness~interdependence~interbeing the addicted mind can open up and out of the narrow habituated cycle of wanting/getting/wanting ad nauseam and glimpse the deeper wholesome desires of simply being human.
Saturday March 19th 6pm UK time 11am Pacific time

What is this hunger I feel in the marrow of my bones?
What is this thirst I feel in the...

Vimalasara

March 5th - Spiritual death and Rebirth

Thu, 3 Mar, 2016 - 14:54

March 5th - Spiritual death and Rebirth

Thu, 3 Mar, 2016 - 14:54

Spiritual Death - Spiritual Rebirth - This Saturday March 5th 11am Pacific time on

Heaing and Insight

‘When we accept Step One - ‘This human life will bring suffering’ we are receptive to the four reminders - Our Precious Birth, Death is inevitable - Actions have Consequences, and the ocean of karmic suffering. By reflecting on the reminders they can wake you out of the addictive hell realm, and bring about a gradual awakening through a Spiritual death and Spiritual rebirth. Join...

Vimalasara

Going forth from the prison of our minds

Thu, 4 Feb, 2016 - 18:50

Going forth from the prison of our minds

Thu, 4 Feb, 2016 - 18:50

Please join me this Saturday February 6th - 7pm UK time - 11am Pacific time on World Wide Insight - as I explore free ourselves from the prison of our minds. Healing and Insight

Vimalasara

Refuge Recovery - Mary Stancavage

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016 - 02:29

Refuge Recovery - Mary Stancavage

Thu, 28 Jan, 2016 - 02:29

Mary Stancavage a senior teacher from Refuge Recovery. Part of Noah Levines Lineage - Against the Stream. She will talk about ”An Undefended Heart: using Buddhist practices to stay present with our pain so we don’t seek relief in addictive behaviors. When we crave things to be different and chase an illusory good time, we only compound our suffering. On Healing and Insight
this Saturday 30th. Please join us 7pm UK time

Vimalasara

Recovery 2.0

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016 - 06:06

Recovery 2.0

Fri, 22 Jan, 2016 - 06:06

Recovery 2.0 Free to sign up. Speakers include Vimalasara (Valerie) Mason-John, Noah Levine, Gabor Mate, and many others.

And if you are wanting to take your recovery one step further - 8 Step recovery meetings are beginning to set up in the UK. If you live in Brighton and want to attend a meeting please let me know. If you live in Bristol and are interested please let me know too.

Also we have some great Triratna OMs teaching on ...