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December 2018 – January 2020 Dec 2018 – Jan 2020
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Dec
23
Sun
Break The Vicious Cycle of Addiction – Online @ Insight Timer
Tickets
Dec 23 2018 @ 2:07 am – Dec 29 2019 @ 9:22 am

This is an excellent course – that can be purchased at any time of the year. Breaking the Vicious Cycle of Addiction and Compulsive Behaviours

https://insighttimer.com/meditation-courses/course_break-the-vicious-cycle-of-addiction

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Dec
4
Wed
Free Yourself From the Prison of Your Mind @ Big Bear
Tickets
Dec 4 @ 4:00 pm – Dec 8 @ 11:00 am
Come sit with me and Senior insight meditation teacher Diana Gould for four nights and five days, and spring clean your neighborhood.
Very often it seems that our minds are out to get us; that our mind is like a bad neighborhood we daren’t go in alone. And yet, while it is true that a huge part of our suffering is produced by the mind, it is also true that the same mind contains all that we need to free us from that suffering and addictive behaviors.
Many of us try to escape from “the prison of our minds” with addictive substances or compulsive behaviors, activities and patterns that, by trying to avoid pain and suffering, only cause more.  In this retreat we will explore healthier and more productive possibilities, based on ancient spiritual teachings still amazingly relevant today. We will see how the teachings of the Buddha can be utilized to liberate us from stinking thinking, negative thought loops, insecurities, destructive  and addictive behaviors that can sabotage our liberation and freedom.

 

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Dec
13
Fri
The Joy Of Recovery @ Camp Elphinstone
Tickets
Dec 13 @ 11:00 am – Dec 15 @ 2:15 pm

THE JOY OF RECOVERY  – it doesn’t have to be a drag 

   
A meditation retreat cultivating kindness and joy towards our recovery journey
co-led with Vimalasara Mason-John & Brian Dean Williams
Meditation
Compassionate Dialogue
Sober movement party
camp fire
Sliding Scale $190 – $260 (paying more helps us to provide reduced-price scholarships for those who are in need- thankyou)
Registration – e transfer: triratna@vancouverbuddhistcentre.com – quote retreat
scroll down to donate button on www.vancouverbuddhistcentre.com – quote retreat
all inquiries to above email
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Jan
13
Mon
Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery MBAR 4 week online course @ https://mbar2020.eventbrite.com
Tickets
Jan 13 @ 8:00 am – Feb 9 @ 9:00 am

MBAR ONLINE 4 WEEK COURSE – TO HELP PROMOTE YOUR RECOVERY

(A course for those in recovery, struggling in recovery, related to people in recovery, working in recovery, and for those of you who want to let go of a bad habit.)

Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) is a secular mindfulness-based approach promoting recovery from addiction and working positively with slips and relapses. It was developed by Dr. Paramabandhu Groves in collaboration with Valerie Mason-John. Originally influenced by the mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP),  Dr. Groves and Mason-John saw a need, based on their own research, for a focus on the aspect of recovery. MBAR was also initially based on the work of  Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression authored by Zindel Segal, Mark Williams, and John D Teasdale.

Groves and Mason-John hope that their course Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery will help clients focus more on their recovery. Dr. Groves has led the course at the UK National Health Service, and Breathing Space, since 2005. Valerie Mason-John has also delivered the course in the UK, Europe, Mexico, Canada, USA, and India.

Dr. Groves and Mason-John provide the Train the Trainer course for professionals, medical, health and addiction workers, and mindfulness teachers so they can deliver the MBAR 8-Week Course. Valerie Mason-John also offers the MBAR Online Course as a 4-week intensiv

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