BRN Podcast: Buddhist Recovery Network

(text BRNDEC to 53555 ❖ instantly register for VIMALASARA'S upcoming dharmatalk on Dec. 1st, 2024) About Susanna Ahvalo Susanna Ahvalo is an addiction expert and mindfulness instructor from Helsinki, Finland. She combines Positive Psychology, trauma-informed methods, and mindfulness to explore the roots of suffering behind addictive behaviors and the path to living a values-driven, authentic life. Susanna is training for ordination at the Triratna Buddhist Center. Check out a beautiful video from Susanna with students about Teaching Mindfulness at Schools https://youtu.be/VYVkdwe3dVY Connect with Susanna: Onnellisuuspaja.fi susanna@onnellisuuspaja.fi https://onnellisuuspaja.fi/ Facebook | Instagram | LinkedIN | TikTok Support BRN Podcast: Buddhist Recovery Network by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/brn-podcast Find out more at https://brn-podcast.pinecast.co

Episode Notes Welcome back to the Buddhist Recovery Network podcast! Before we dive in, check out our revamped website at BuddhistRecovery.org for meetings, resources, and more. Don't miss the 2024 Buddhist Recovery Network Summit, happening October 10th-13th at Fairview Lake YMCA in Stillwater, New Jersey. Join us for a transformative weekend featuring speakers like Kevin Griffin, Vimalasara, and Vince Cullen, plus workshops on safer Sanghas, process addictions, neurodiversity, self-compassion, and more. This event will be run like a retreat, with meditation, yoga, and shared meals. Arrive Thursday for networking and meditation, with the main programming starting Friday. Special Offer: Get 30% off your registration with the code FRIENDSONTHEPATH. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER WITH THE DISCOUNT CODE. click the orange "Reserve a Spot" button, and you’ll see the discount at checkout. Don’t miss out! Today's Guest: Sitaram Dass (K. Sandin, LCSW) spent several years serving his beloved teacher Ram Dass on Maui, where he was shown the path of Bhakti Yoga, the yoga of service and devotion. As the Director of the Sacred Community Project, he works to lower the barriers of access to contemplative and devotional practices through affordable, free, and donation-based offerings, spiritual support, and prison outreach. He is also a spiritual counselor who can provide spiritual and mindfulness coaching worldwide and is a licensed therapist in the states of Oregon and California. His book, From and for God, is an intimate and contemplative collection of writings on the spiritual path. Podcast Music by Modus Music. For inquires, email: modus.music@outlook Support BRN Podcast: Buddhist Recovery Network by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/brn-podcast Find out more at https://brn-podcast.pinecast.co

Welcome back to the Buddhist Recovery Network podcast! Before we dive in, check out our revamped website at BuddhistRecovery.org for meetings, resources, and more. Don't miss the 2024 Buddhist Recovery Network Summit, happening October 10th-13th at Fairview Lake YMCA in Stillwater, New Jersey. Join us for a transformative weekend featuring speakers like Kevin Griffin, Vimalasara, and Vince Cullen, plus workshops on safer Sanghas, process addictions, neurodiversity, self-compassion, and more. This event will be run like a retreat, with meditation, yoga, and shared meals. Arrive Thursday for networking and meditation, with the main programming starting Friday. Special Offer: Get 30% off your registration with the code FRIENDSONTHEPATH. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER WITH THE DISCOUNT CODE. click the orange "Reserve a Spot" button, and you’ll see the discount at checkout. Don’t miss out! Today's Guest: Shawna Adkins Shawna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker from Oakland, California. She supports adults on their wellness journeys, helping them reconnect with their Buddha Nature. She also enjoys dancing, DIY projects, and gardening. Podcast Music by Modus Music. For inquires, email: modus.music@outlook Support BRN Podcast: Buddhist Recovery Network by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/brn-podcast Find out more at https://brn-podcast.pinecast.co

Celebrated Recovery Teacher and Author Kevin Griffin - on Recovery

Everyday can be a New year - cultivating JOY

Musings from some of the Board Members

Episode Notes A Talk by Pannavati Support BRN Podcast: Buddhist Recovery Network by contributing to their tip jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/brn-podcast Find out more at https://brn-podcast.pinecast.co

Founder Laura Willoughby in Conversation with Vimalasara

Harvey Webb tells us all about his new program

Jovelle and Andrew share their stories

A talk by Kara Haney

Episode Notes This is a talk from the SHE RECOVERS symposium about Critical Conversations About Race. We are in the unfortunate time of having to witness the Trial of Chauvin for the murder of George Floyd. And during this time of the trial the slaying of Duante Wright took place in the Minneapolis. This talk although given in the fall of 2020, it is very relevant. https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/donate https://www.patreon.com/buddhistrecoverynetwork

The Vulnerable Disco Vince Miller and Valentine Darling chat about how they got sober, queer community in sobriety, healing from trauma, and developing friendships. Both Vince and Valentine are active on instagram. Follow Vince @thevulnerabledisco, and Valentine @goingsomewheresober. Get more information on their projects at www.TheVulnerableDisco.com and www.RecoveryDisco.com

Recovery for the Revolution Carolyn, who uses they/them pronouns, is a queer, non-binary Afro-Indigenous neurodivergent human in long-term recovery and believe recovery from a decolonized, anti-oppression lens can point the collective towards liberation. They are breathing fresh life into recovery and they are a powerhouse of wisdom, I’m really excited to see what comes next for Carolyn and Recovery For the Revolution. To contact Carolyn you can check out www.RecoveryForTheRevolution.Com. They offer coaching and advising services as well as a form to contact them to speak at an event or on a podcast and are working on offering more community and workshop spaces for the collective.  And of course, don’t miss our live BRN Academy series the first Sunday of each month. Our guest teacher March 7th will be Rachel Lewis from Insight Meditation Society and Spirit rock. https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/donate https://www.patreon.com/buddhistrecoverynetwork

The Sober Voices Team https://www.sobervoices.co/ The Sober Voices Summit is multiple days of intentional content from a diverse array of leaders in the sober movement. This event brings together people from multifaceted backgrounds to share their stories and vision for the future of the sober movement. The content is accessible and inspiring to all sober and sober curious humans. By appealing to many types of sober and sober-curious people, the impact of the Sober Voices Summit is to amplify diverse sober voices and bring awareness to multifaceted points of view on short- and long-term sobriety. The Summit will inspire folx to see questioning or opting out of drinking culture as a major way to step into radical self-love. February 4-6 2021. Tickets on sale now! https://www.patreon.com/buddhistrecoverynetwork

Lucy Rocca tells our President of BRN Vimalasara, all about Soberistas, a recovery community founded in the UK, that serves predominantly women all over the world. https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/christmas-eve https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/new-years-eve https://www.patreon.com/buddhistrecoverynetwork https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/donate

Critical Conversations About Race Ester speaks on race in recovery and Emotional Freedom Tapping patreon.com/buddhistrecoverynetwork

https://www.patreon.com/buddhistrecoverynetwork In this episode shary speaks about life growing up as a queer teenager, and as an adult recovering from meth and drinking. She shares BIPOC recovery resources, and talks about her use of holistic recovery modalities. Shari will be facilitating the upcoming event at SheRecovers: Healing the Effects of Racism for Black Women in Recovery: A Critical Conversation October 18th The first half is open to all women and nonbinary folks in recovery to take part in this conversation, and the second part is a closed afterparty for black folks only. http://sharihampton.com/ https://sherecovers.org/critical-conversations/ http://www.servedupsober.com/

https://www.patreon.com/buddhistrecoverynetwork This topic is so incredibly important for us in recovery. Doing anti racist work is an integral part of our healing, especially in Buddhist Recovery where we aim to cause less harm. How can we do that without exploring how to be an anti racist and by learning how to not perpetuate the racism inherent in our society? AntiRacism work IS recovery work, and if you don't realize that, you are practicing spiritual bypassing and spiritual materialism. You’re holding yourself back from reaching the next step in your recovery journey. This episode is long, but that's because the topic needs that much time to explore. Listen till the end, it keeps getting better. Liberation Now: From the Progressive Path to Direct Experience Join us this Sunday September 4th. Go to https://BuddhistRecovery.Org for more info Healing the Effects of Racism for Black Women in Recovery put on by SheRecovers. www.SheRecovers.Org This online program will be taking place: Sunday October 18th 11:00 AM Pacific/1:00 PM Central/2:00 PM Eastern 90 minutes ALL Women/Nonbinary folks WELCOME FOLLOWED BY: Closed Roundtable Conversation (Black Women/NonBinary Only) 1:00 PM Pacific/3:00 PM Central/ 4:00 PM Eastern 60 minutes

In this interview Taryn Strong, co-founder of SheRecovers, opens up about the trauma and inner child work she set out to do after her relapse and what it's like to run a recovery community with her mother. "At the core, we are all the same... Everyone is recovering from something" These words are core values at SheRecovers which is a program open to women and nonbinary folks no matter what they are recovering from. https://sherecovers.org/ https://www.buddhistrecovery.org/