Resources related to the intersection of Buddhism and Recovery.
Online Programs and Communities
Bill K.’s blog on the 12 Steps and Zen koans, and more
Buddhist Recovery (on Reddit)
Buddhist Recovery Circle
Eight Step Recovery
Fifth Precept Sangha
gaia.com
Dave Smith Dharma
Recovery Dharma
Recovery Resource Hub
Refuge Recovery
The 12-fold path
The 83 Problems
Recovery Podcasts
BRN Podcasts – brn-podcast.pinecast.co
The 12-Step Buddhist Podcast – podcast.compassionaterecovery.us
Alcohol Free Recovery Podcasts – www.alcoholfree.com/listen/podcasts
The Secular Buddhist – BRN Founding member Paul Saintilan talks about his involvement in the Buddhist Recovery Network and the use of Buddhist practice in recovering from addiction) www.thesecularbuddhist.com
Links related to book review commentary
Kevin Griffin – www.kevingriffin.net
Bradford Hatcher – www.hermetica.info
Noah Levine / Dharma Punx – www.dharmapunx.com
Judith Ragir – www.judithragir.org/series/the-12-steps-and-buddhism/
Laura S. / 12 Steps on Buddha’s Path – www.soberkarma.com
Claude Anshin Thomas / At Hell’s Gate – zaltho.org
Naikan – natural approach to mental wellness, based on Japanese Psychology – www.thirtythousanddays.org
Other miscellaneous links on Buddhism and Recovery
AA Agnostica (A space for AA agnostics, atheists and freethinkers worldwide) – aaagnostica.org
Addiction Recovery Through Yoga – www.gaia.com/article/addiction-recovery-through-yoga
Auckland Buddhist Centre – Buddhist Recovery – aucklandbuddhistcentre.org/buddhistrecoverynetwork
Balanced Holistic Weight Management – www.balancedweightmanagement.com
East-West Detox is a British charity dedicated to offering a holistic alternative treatment and support of substance misusers; using herbal detoxification at Thamkrabok Monastery, combined with meditation and mindfulness for relapse prevention, life coaching and skill building to enable full recovery and re-integration into society – East-West Detox Facebook
Integrating Psychology and Spirituality for the relief of personal suffering – medicine.yale.edu/spiritualselfschema
Scott Kiloby – kiloby.com
Lisa Dale Miller (Awakened Presence Psychotherapy) – lisadalemiller.com
Mindful Solutions for Addiction and Relapse Prevention (Drs. Elisha and Stefanie Goldstein) – elishagoldstein.com
UCLA Mindful Awareness Research Center – www.uclahealth.org/programs/marc
Mindfulness for Recovery (Buddhist Based Practices for Abstinence & Recovery from Alcohol and Other Drug Addictions) – 5th-precept.org
New Life Foundation – www.newlifefoundation.com
Northwest Buddhist recovery – www.nwbuddhistrecovery.org
One Mind Dharma – oneminddharma.com
Paul Hedderman (A Zen slap to your mind…) – www.zenbitchslap.com
Paul Trafford (A dissertation on avoiding pamada and the 5th Precept) – Thesis
ProTalk (A Rehabs.com community) – Is Mindfulness an Emerging Treatment for Addiction?
Sacred Connections (Unifying Principles of the 12 Steps of A.A. in the Wisdom Traditions) – www.12wisdomsteps.com
San Francisco Zen Center – Meditation in Recovery
Signs of Mental Health Disorders – www.detoxrehabs.net/identify-mental-health-issues
Refuge Recovery – A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction
The 83 Problems – the83problems
The Mindful Addict (Tom Catton talks about his book The Mindful Addict in a YouTube video) – The Mindful Addict
The Smart Buddhist (Modern Psychology applied with Buddhist Philosophy for lasting recovery from dependence) – facebook.com/smartbuddhistcom/
The Spiritual Self-Schema development program (Integrating psychology and spirituality for the relief of personal suffering) – medicine.yale.edu/spiritualselfschema
Thamkrabok Monastery Detox and Rehab
- Monastery Website: wat-thamkrabok.org
- Friends of Thamkrabok Monastery: Friends-of-Thamkrabok-Monastery
- Independent Information Network: hungryghostretreats.org/thamkrabok-assistance-and-recovery-advice
The Twelve Steps of Liberation – lionsroardharmacenter.org/mindful-recovery
Vipassana Meditation Courses in Prisons – www.prison.dhamma.org
Wildmind (Meditation resources) – www.wildmind.org
Yes, We’re Buddhists Too – Jan Willis examines the subtle—and not so subtle—racism that exists in American Buddhism. – www.lionsroar.com
ZenBitchSlap – www.zenbitchslap.com
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