Mindfully Recovering Online

Overview: Recovering from what? From any – and everything. From the universal struggles and challenges of modern life.

We live in an increasingly complex and challenging world. It is not surprising that many of us develop unhealthy dependencies which so often come with an overwhelming sense of powerlessness. Our consumer culture has created an addicted world that is impossible not to be touched by.

The great psychologist Carl Jung viewed addiction as a deep spiritual thirst, a desire for wholeness. Meditation Master, Pema Chodron, views addiction as an intrinsic part of being human – an entirely natural and reasonable desire to avoid pain and move towards comfort.  Mindfulness is an essential tool on the path to recovery. It is a path to wholeness that offers a deep connection to self and the wider world. It provides a framework for responding to life by cultivating present moment awareness, creating a space between stimulus and response, developing a new relationship with cravings, reversing brain rewiring and providing a non-reactive tool.

The program is suitable for anyone interested in recovery – whether from addiction, unhealthy relationships, compulsive habits, anxiety, stress, or disordered eating. It is also appropriate for those supporting others in personal or professional contexts.  The space will be inclusive and suitable for everyone.

Course Structure:

Each week focuses on a key theme:

Week 1: Defining Recovery - Mindfulness and personal recovery.

Week 2: Mind/Body Connection - Embodied recovery.

Week 3: Habits & Neuroscience – urgesurfing.

Week 4: Self Compassion.

Week 5: Acceptance.

Week 6: Gratitude.

Benefits of Mindfulness in Recovery:

Research indicates that mindfulness can:

-         Reduce cravings, anxiety, and stress

-         Enhance emotional regulation and coping skills

-         Rebuild relationships and resilience

-         Improve overall wellbeing

Please note: This is not a recovery programme. It is designed to serve as a supplement and complement to an established recovery pathway.

“If we wish to mobilize the most powerful inner resources to help us move towards greater levels of health and well-being, we will have to learn how to tap into them in the face of sometimes blistering levels of stress that we live immersed in”. Jon Kabat Zinn

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