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Author Noah Levine is taking over the regularly scheduled Buddhist Recovery Meeting to get insights and help finishing his next book on the "Four Truths of Practice Recovery," a Buddhist approach to the Twelve Steps. Kevin Griffin (One Breath at a Time) is the expert. But Levine has been hammering out a distinct Dharma Punx methodology for some time now. Perhaps no center in Los Angeles attracts more budding Buddhists, either attracted by his personality, life-story, tattoos, or their own search for recovery from substance abuse and a lifetime of "acting out" (codependence, promiscuity, aggression, depression, confusion, suicidality, poor impulse control, etc.) without the Christian baggage of most anonymous self-help groups.
Tuesday night's recovery meetings move over for February as Levine launches a four-week "workshop" (open to ALL addictions, compulsions, and habits).
It is offered as an opportunity to experience the Buddhist approach to recovering from all forms of addiction. Participants are asked to attend all sessions because "homework" will be assigned each week. Attendants new to recovery are encouraged to attend as a support. Those who have taken advantage of 12-step programs for a long time are also encouraged to attend to familiarize themselves with a new (non-theistic) way of approaching recovery.
- Four-week workshop with Noah Levine
- Tuesday nights Feb. 5, 12, 19, and 26, 2013
- 4300 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029
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