Mindfulness and Recovery Retreat with Dave Smith – G26110201
Please note: This program is call-in only. Please call Pauline Davis @ 505-685-1019.
This weekend program offers a fresh approach to understanding and overcoming addiction. Together, we’ll create a framework for how addiction and recovery can be defined using insights from psychology, spirituality, and science. We’ll draw from a range of perspectives, including cognitive science, emotional intelligence, Buddhist psychology and philosophy, and the 12 Steps.
Mindfulness has become a transformative tool in addiction recovery. It provides a methodology to build self-awareness and emotional regulation. You’ll learn practices that give you tools for everyday life, helping you manage triggers and cravings, stay calm when things get tough, and prevent relapse. This approach provides a strong foundation for long-term recovery.
This weekend program is specifically crafted to provide a simple and comprehensive framework for understanding how mindfulness can be used to overcome addiction, embrace recovery, and create a meaningful life.
The program will include guided mindfulness practices, group dialogue, teaching sessions, Q&A, and more.
Anyone interested in the topic is invited to attend.
Instructor
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Dave SmithFor nearly 30 years, Dave Smith has held a practice rooted in the Insight Meditation (Vipassana) tradition. He was empowered to teach through the Against the Stream Buddhist Meditation Society, is a certified teacher for Cultivating Emotional Balance (CEB) which combines contemporary emotion based scientific research with contemplative practices and psychology drawn from Buddhism and has studied Buddhist psychology at the Barre Center for Buddhist Studies (BCBS).
Dave teaches residential meditation retreats, weekly live dharma classes, online courses, and workshops. He has developed educational tools and resources, including mindfulness and emotional skills trainings, in both secular and Buddhist contexts.
In 2016 he founded the Secular Dharma Foundation to foster the advancement of emotional and psychological well-being through the education and integration of mindfulness, psychology, and various therapeutic modalities. Dave has brought dharma and meditative interventions into a variety of settings including jails, prisons, youth detention centers and addiction treatment facilities. Dave lives in rural Colorado with his wife and two sons.