Eddie initiated his regular meditation practice in 1982 and has been a practicing Buddhist since then, having studied and sat on three continents with dozens of eminent teachers, spending the equivalent of two years in retreat setting. As a meditation teacher, Certified Yoga Instructor (RYT-200), Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC) and person in long term recovery, he facilitates groups in various treatment and recovery settings, leads series classes, workshops, retreats, trainings for health professionals, and regularly presents at conferences and conventions. He has a deep passion for offering evidence-based, body-centered, mindfulness and self-compassion practices for addiction recovery, trauma relief, and self-care. Eddie is on staff at the Center for Spiritual Emergence, and is co- founder of A Mindful Emergence, LLC.