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Liberate Yourself from Addictive Behaviors
December 7, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:00 am PST
Meditation and Dharma Talk with time for Q & A
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More About the Teaching
Are you navigating the challenges of recovery, seeking a deeper, more integrated path to healing? Join Vimalasara, co-founder of the groundbreaking 8 Step Recovery and Mindfulness Based Recovery Program, for a transformative session.
On Sunday the 7th, we will explore the 7 Awakening Factors—a core Buddhist teaching that provides a practical and profound roadmap to freedom. This Academy is designed for anyone who wants to:
- Find a sustainable way out of addictive and compulsive cycles.
- Strengthen their current recovery journey.
- Learn how to seamlessly integrate powerful Buddhist principles into a recovery program.
Dr. Vimalasara) Mason-JoY M.A (hon.doc)
has been hailed by Dr. Ken Hardy as “one of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our time.” They are an award-winning author of 11 books : Detox Your Heart, Meditations for Emotional Trauma, and Eight Step Recovery: Using The Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction. This year their new book a First Aid Kit for the Mind: Breaking the Cycle of Habitual Behaviours was published.
They are one of the founding facilitators of Dr Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry. They live on the unceded territory of Kanata.They are a co-founder of the secular 8-week course Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery MBAR and is one of the new leading African Descent Voices in the field of Mindfulness Approaches for Addiction. They are one of the founders for Freedom Together, a mindfulness course by BIPOC for BIPOC. They live in BC.
www.valeriemason-john.com
They are one of the founding facilitators of Dr Gabor Mate’s Compassionate Inquiry. They live on the unceded territory of Kanata.They are a co-founder of the secular 8-week course Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery MBAR and is one of the new leading African Descent Voices in the field of Mindfulness Approaches for Addiction. They are one of the founders for Freedom Together, a mindfulness course by BIPOC for BIPOC. They live in BC.
www.valeriemason-john.com