Dharma and Recovery Weekend Retreat with Kevin Griffin, October 16-18

Friday Night Public Talk
“What Is Buddhist Recovery?”

In this evening's talk, Kevin will explore how the Dharma can offer powerful support to those recovering from any form of addiction. Topics will include mindfulness, the Twelve Steps, the “God problem,” and more. The evening will begin with a guided meditation.

Saturday and Sunday
“Dharma and Recovery Weekend”

During this weekend of teachings and practice, we’ll explore mindfulness and loving-kindness meditation alongside key Buddhist and recovery principles.

We’ll begin by examining the connections between the Twelve Steps and the Dharma. We’ll consider how deepening our meditation practice can help heal underlying emotional wounds, and we’ll explore the joy found in both recovery and the Dharma.

Finally, we’ll investigate the Buddha’s teachings on compassion and loving-kindness—for ourselves and for others. Early Buddhist teachings known as “suttas” will help guide and support our time together.

Schedule

Friday, 7:00 p.m.
Free public talk for anyone interested in the connection between Buddhism and the Twelve Steps. Everyone is welcome, whether or not you are attending the weekend retreat.

Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Vegetarian lunch included.

Sunday, 10:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Vegetarian lunch included.

A longtime Buddhist practitioner and 12 Step participant, he is a leader in the mindful recovery movement and one of the founders of the Buddhist Recovery Network. Kevin has trained with the leading Western Vipassana teachers, among them Jack Kornfield, Joseph Goldstein, and Ajahn Amaro. His teacher training was as a Community Dharma Leader at Spirit Rock Meditation Center in Marin County, CA.

Kevin Griffin is best known as the author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve Steps (Rodale Press 2004). He has published four other books: A Burning Desire: Dharma God and the Path of Recovery (Hay House 2010), Buddhism & The Twelve Steps Workbook (One Breath Books 2014), Recovering Joy: A Mindful Life after Addiction (Sounds True 2015), and Living Kindness: Metta Practice for the Whole of Our Lives (Shambhala Press, 2022).