Buddhist Recovery Network

Kevin Griffin - Zoom Classes
2026-02-17 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-10 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-02-03 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-27 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-20 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-13 10:00 - 11:00, 2026-01-06 10:00 - 11:00, 2025-12-30 10:00 - 11:00 (America/Los_Angeles) and 4 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.

Eight Step Recovery BIPOC meeting
2026-02-14 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-02-07 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-31 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-24 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-17 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-10 12:00 - 13:00, 2026-01-03 12:00 - 13:00, 2025-12-27 12:00 - 13:00 and 4 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

Living in Vow - BRN Academy with Ryuko Laura Burges
2026-02-01 10:00 - 11:00
Living in Vow

Ryuko Laura Burges is a lay entrusted dharma teacher in the Soto Zen tradition, teaching and leading retreats in California. She received monastic training at Tassajara Zen Mountain Center. A longtime educator, Laura co-founded the Meditation in Recovery programs at San Francisco Zen Center. She has been featured in Tricycle Magazine and Buddhadharma and her books include Wisdom Stories of Tibet (2025), the first volume in a three-part series that will also feature wisdom stories from India and Japan. Other titles from Shambhala Publications are The Zen Way of Recovery: An Illuminated Path Out of the Darkness of Addiction (2023), Zen for Kids (2023), and Buddhist Stories for Kids (2022).

Photo Credit: Lauren Rudser

Insight Recovery Sangha
2026-01-15 21:30 - 22:45, 2025-12-18 21:30 - 22:45
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

Remembering to Remember. What would be wise for us to remember?
2026-01-04 10:00 - 11:00
As we enter a new (Gregorian) new year (also, a new day, moment, hour) we can take a moment to reflect on this practice of remembering to remember as well as our practice of recovery and how they support one another.
What would be wise for us to remember? In this time together, we will talk about remembering what is wholesome/skillful and wise according to the Buddhist suttas and how that can support us in our recovery.
Links

Connect with Dalila on her website
Dana (Donations)
Find Her: The Power of Connection – January 2026
Listen: Cosmic Clowns Podcast
Read: Nature Needs a New Pronoun

Refuge Recovery - Virtual Daylong Retreat
2025-12-14 09:00 - 15:00 | 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

Liberate Yourself from Addictive Behaviors
2025-12-07 10:00 - 11:00 | 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
