Dates: July 19 – July 21, 2019; 10:00am – 4:30pm
Sliding Scale: $225 – 600. Code KG1M19.

Registration is closed for this event. Please be aware that 100% participation is requested/required for this multi-day event.
This event started on Friday, July 19, 2019.

12 CE credits available for $120, for psychologists and California licensed MFTs, LCSWs, LEPs, LPCCs, and nurses.

Description:
On this retreat, we will work with the Twelve Steps using Buddhist teachings and practices through meditation, lecture, discussion, as well as interactive and written exercises. We will explore mindfulness, self-compassion, and loving-kindness meditation practices that support recovery, as well as Buddhist teachings on craving and letting go.

Each session will include periods of meditation and time for questions. We will have the opportunity to write and share on recovery topics, as well as developing community in an intimate setting.

We will use the Buddhism & The Twelve Steps Workbook as a framework for the retreat. This retreat benefits those in the addiction and recovery process, and care providers who support them.

Teachings are appropriate for health care professionals as well as the general public. Health care professionals will be able to incorporate the tools and practices offered in this program in ways beneficial to clients or patients. Continuing Education (CE) credit available. See below for attendance requirements and more information.

Learning Objectives for participating health care professionals-
At the end of the program you will better able to:

• Describe to patients or clients the role of mindfulness in a 12-Step program;
• Describe the fundamentals of mindfulness meditation, as a support for recovery;
• Apply Buddhist teachings to the concept of Higher Power in the 12 Step program;
• Describe the components of mindful speech and mindful listening;
• Describe to patients or clients the role of mindfulness in working with distressing emotions;
• Describe the role of self-compassion and forgiveness in recovery;
• Describe the Buddha’s teachings on craving and their application to addiction treatment;
• Utilize a mindfulness practice for self-care, that may be supportive when working with clients or patients and reduce burnout.

Continuing Education content level: Introductory