For the Addict Who Still Suffers:
In this course we will explore how contemplative prayer and meditation can help us to recognize and begin to heal from our addictive desires and patterns and the underlying wounds that drive them. In doing so we begin to reclaim the experience of freedom and joy, and we move toward sharing those gifts with others in healthy communities and relationships.
Learning Outcomes: Participants will...
Cultivate a holistic approach to 12-step recovery so that contemplative prayer and meditation infuse and support recovery and new, healthy behaviors
Practice using simple forms of contemplative prayer and meditation in order to develop more wise and skillful means for responding to addictive triggers
Develop more intimate and trusting relationships with “the God of your understanding” and with others
Set goals and intentions for developing daily practices that support a life-long program of spiritual recovery
Each daily lesson uses a 12-step “slogan”* to introduce the topic or theme of the day, and then follows the following pattern:
Brief intro and background on the daily topic (5-10 min)
Guided meditation to explore the daily topic
Suggested reflection exercises and/or optional journaling prompts