The Moore Institute

The Cultivation of Happiness: Life in Recovery
2019-06-01 | The Moore Institute, 4126 Autumn Ln, Birmingham, AL, 35243, United States
Refuge Recovery
One Day Retreat
Saturday June 1, 2019
9am to 4pm
with Jean Tuller, Executive Director of Refuge Recovery

The Cultivation of Happiness: Life in Recovery

So much of addiction is craving for that which brings momentary happiness. We will work with that which brings enduring happiness which exists outside of craving.
There will be guided meditations, large and small group discussion and collaborative work.
Lunch included
At C3, 4126 Autumn Lane, Birmingham Alabama 35243
All donations accepted, generosity applies. Suggestion is $45 per person
All proceeds from this event will benefit Refuge Recovery Organization’s effort to reaffirm itself legally independent of any representative individual teacher(s) in order to continue to be a resource and global community infrastructure for those seeking a buddist path to recovery

Y12SR Birmingham
2019-06-02 17:30 - 19:30, 2019-06-16 17:30 - 19:30 UTC
50 minute 12-step like discussion and 50 minute yoga practice with a 10 minute break. By donation only.
Discussion Topic: Spiritual principles of the first 3 steps include HOW (Honesty, Open-mindedness, Willingness), Acceptance, Surrender, Hope, Faith, Trust. How do we apply them in our everyday lives?
Yoga Practice: The Panchamaya Kosha Model (The 5 Bodies)
What are they? How the human system is an integrated whole and what happens when there is an imbalance.

Grounding Practice: Radiant Heart Breath
Pranayama (Breathwork): Nadi Shodhana (Alternate Nostril Breathing)
Asana (Poses): Gentle and preparatory for Meditation
Meditation: Yoga Nidra Practice (Yogic Sleep), Pure Awareness

SMART Recovery and SMART for Friends and Family
2019-06-04 18:00 - 19:30, 2019-06-11 18:00 - 19:30, 2019-06-18 18:00 - 19:30, 2019-06-25 18:00 - 19:30
CBT Recovery for Addicts/ Alcoholism
CBT Recovery For Friends and Family

Refuge Recovery
2019-06-05 10:30 - 11:30, 2019-06-12 10:30 - 11:30, 2019-06-19 10:30 - 11:30, 2019-06-26 10:30 - 11:30
Buddhist Inspired Recovery From All Addictions
All Are Welcomed!!

GRASP Grief Recovery After a Substance Passing
2019-06-07 18:00 - 19:00, 2019-06-21 18:00 - 19:00
Anyone who has lost a loved one through substance use knows that society treats this loss differently than a death from any other cause. There is the belief that the one who died must have somehow been a bad person. And for those of us left behind, that we too must have somehow been a bad person. We must have been a bad parent, a bad spouse, a bad partner, a bad sibling, a bad friend, or the person we love wouldn’t have died. But we are not bad people. The one we lost was not a bad person. There is no blame here. For them or for you. They did their best. They struggled with their disease but, ultimately, this disease took their life. And however you tried to save them, you did your best. Because that’s what love does.

Grief Recovery After Substance Passing (GRASP) was created to offer understanding, compassion, and support for those who have lost someone they love through addiction and overdose. Too many times we suffer not only the death of the person we love, but we become isolated in our grief. We feel, and too many times it is true, that no one understands our pain. But at GRASP, we do. We have suffered this same kind of loss and we have found the love and connection that only those who have lived this loss can give another. And while the pain of this loss will always be with us, we have found through GRASP that we don’t have to walk the road that is our pain alone. We walk it together; hand in hand and heart to heart.
Come, join us. And become a part of the healing community that is GRASP!

Contact Lori Ritter at 205-910-0789 or loricritter@bellsouth.net for information and to pre-register
