Insight Recovery Sangha
2025-10-16 21:30 - 22:45, 2025-11-20 21:30 - 22:45, 2025-12-18 21:30 - 22:45 (America/Los_Angeles)
The Insight Recovery Sangha will meet monthly on Zoom and is for anyone (self-identified) who is working with strong cravings or addictions. We will meditate, hear short dharma talks related to Buddhist teachings and recovery, and share candidly with each other in community. The purpose of this group is to foster community and learn how to apply teachings on mindfulness, compassion and wisdom to our recovery program.
The emphasis will be on how craving causes suffering and how cultivating insight into the nature of craving can greatly ease our suffering, and help us lead more peaceful and contented lives. We have no affiliations with any other organizations and this is not a 12-Step group, although various known addiction recovery modalities may be referred to from time to time.
This group is open to everyone. There is no need to qualify for membership when you introduce yourself to the group. However, we do believe this group will work best for those committed to a life free from substance abuse and harmful addictive behaviors.
The teachers, Walt Opie and Dalila Bothwell, will serve as group facilitators, dharma teachers, and sangha (community) members. Over time, there will be guest teachers, as well.
There is no fee to enroll in the Insight Recovery Sangha. If you would like to support this program or your teachers, you may make an offering within the program platform after you enroll.
Enroll at
ims.dharma.org/courses/insight-recovery-sangha-2025

Facing Our Inner Demons - Online Summit 2025
2025-10-18 08:30 - 2025-10-19 12:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | BRN Academy
Facing Our Inner Demons – BRN Online Summit
A 2-day Buddhist recovery summit of tools, truth, and transformation.
October 18th and 19th, 2025

8:30am – 12:00pm PDT
11:30am – 3:00pm EDT
4:30pm – 8:00pm UTC / UK / IRE

Find out More and Register

Eight Step Recovery BIPOC meeting
2025-10-18 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-10-25 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-01 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-08 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-15 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-22 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-11-29 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-06 12:00 - 13:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 3 more dates
8 Step Recovery Meeting for Black Indigenous People of Color and Black Asian Minority Ethnic
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/6794136360?pwd=[REDACTED]
Meeting ID: 679 413 6360
Passcode: brn

Contact: Email- eightstepsrecovery@gmail.com

Kevin Griffin - Zoom Classes
2025-10-21 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-10-28 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-04 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-11 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-18 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-11-25 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-02 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-09 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 2 more dates
One hour Zoom classes, Tuesdays at 10am Pacific Time. Fridays at 5pm Pacific are now community classes with rotating leaders (except 2nd Fridays which are hosted by Spirit Rock). These classes are casual, drop-in events. We start with 20 minutes of guided meditation, followed by a short talk on Buddhism and recovery. Offer dana through Paypal or Venmo.

Angulimala and the Wreckage of our Past
2025-11-02 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | BRN Academy
Many of us come into recovery, change our lives completely, and then get utterly surprised and disappointed when the closest ones around us still don’t trust or believe us. Some of us have to gruelingly trudge through legal repercussions for many years after committing to recovery. These issues and an infinite of other problems commonly plague our lot, and in the 12 Step world, this is referred to as the “wreckage of our past”.
Thankfully, we have some beautiful and helpful Buddhist teachings to fall back on, including the story of the notorious Angulimala, a serial killer that almost killed The Buddha’s mother!
Let’s gather together and discuss what we, even the WORST of us, can do about this “wreckage of our past”.

Gary Sanders
Gary Sanders is a seasoned meditation teacher and dharma guide based in Los Angeles, CA. As the founder of SCV Mindfulness, Heavy Metta PDX, Boundless Heart, and others, Gary has dedicated himself to sharing the transformative power of Buddhist practices with diverse communities across North America.

Authorized to lead Buddhist meditation and dharma groups at Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, Gary’s teaching journey expanded when he joined the staff at Portland Insight Meditation Community. There, he was honored to be empowered to teach in the lineage of the revered Ruth Denison.
Gary’s approach is deeply rooted in the heart-based practices of the Buddha, which he explores and shares through daylong retreats, workshops, and online sessions. His current practice focuses on Tranquil Wisdom Insight Meditation, which he has skillfully integrated into a unique blend of mindfulness techniques.
As a frequent contributor to The Tattooed Buddha community, Buddhist Recovery Network, and other communities and platforms, Gary creates meditation videos that make Buddhist teachings accessible and relevant to contemporary practitioners. His compassionate guidance and innovative teaching methods have touched the lives of students across the globe, helping them cultivate mindfulness, wisdom, and inner peace.

Buddhist Daylong- Practicing the Middle Way: Equanimity & Finding Balance
2025-11-08 10:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Unitarian Society of Germantown, 359 W Johnson St, Philadelphia, PA, 19144, United States
Sponsored by PA Recovery Dharma and Dharma Punx Philly
A Day of Practice with Joseph Rogers, MDiv, SEP
More information and registration can be found at
https://form.jotform.com/252697414261157
See also the related Sunday workshop here
Kalyana Mitra Workshop –

Kalyana Mitra Workshop -
2025-11-09 13:00 - 16:00 (America/New_York) | Byberry Friends Meeting House, 3001 Byberry Road, Philadephia, 19154, United States
KALYANA MITRA WORKSHOPByberry Friends Meeting HouseSunday November 91:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Joseph Rogers – MDiv, SEP, will lead this three-hour workshop exploring Kalyana Mitra, or Spiritual Friendship, including how to share our meditation experience with others.
Sponsored by PA Recovery Dharma
This is a related event to the retreat Saturday with Joseph
Buddhist Daylong- Practicing the Middle Way: Equanimity & Finding Balance

Dharma Practice
Community Gathering
Co-founder of Refuge Recovery, member of the early Dharma Punx movement and empowered Against the Stream teacher, Joseph Rogers – MDiv, SEP – invites the local Philadelphia Buddhist practitioner community to attend this intimate gathering and will offer his experience to answer your questions and provide guidance in developing a practice in daily life.
Donations will be collected for teacher dana and the use of the space.

Byberry Friends Mtg House – 3001 Byberry Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154

Liberate Yourself from Addictive Behaviors
2025-12-07 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | BRN Academy
Meditation and Dharma Talk with time for Q & AJoin the Teaching https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87579202512?pwd=[REDACTED] Meeting ID: 875 7920 2512 and passcode: [REDACTED]
Signup and Support herehttps://givebutter.com/DEC25More 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

Refuge Recovery - Virtual Daylong Retreat
2025-12-14 09:00 - 15:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | ATS Meditation Center, 2516 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA, 90291, United States
On Sunday, December 14th, 2025, Refuge Recovery will host a six-hour Daylong Retreat in noble silence, led by founder Noah Levine. This retreat runs from 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM Pacific Time and includes guided meditations,
The retreat will be held Online via Zoom or you can attend In-Person at ATS Meditation Center
