Name: Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha's Teachings to Overcome Addiction
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Author: Gabor Mate
ISBN: 9781911407126

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Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha's Teachings to Overcome Addiction

Type

Physical Book

Author

Valerie Mason-John

Paramabandhu Groves

Preface by

Gabor Mate

Publisher

Windhorse Publications

Year

2018

Language

English

Pages

280

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

23.1 x 15.5 x 2.5 cm

Weight

0.61 kg.

ISBN13

9781911407126

Edition No.

Synopsis "Eight Step Recovery: Using the Buddha's Teachings to Overcome Addiction "

"Give yourself over day by day, thought by thought, moment by moment to this reliable and profound form of nurturance and healing." --Jon Kabat-Zinn, from the Preface"The MBAR programme draws on a wide range of the Buddha's practical, yet deeply profound, teachings. Over the eight steps you are given a priceless gift the possibility to gain mastery over your mind and heart and find freedom." --Vidyamala Burch, founder and co-director of Breathworks and author of Mindfulness for Health"Blending MBAR with traditional Buddhist teachings and personal stories, the authors give us a wise and compassionate approach to recovery from the range of addictions. This comprehensive approach will be a valuable tool for addicts and addiction professionals alike." --Kevin Griffin, author of One Breath at a Time: Buddhism and the Twelve StepsWinner of the 2014 USA Best Book Award and the 2015 International Book Award in the Self-Help: Motivational category.This new edition includes a foreword by Jon Kabat-Zinn, advice on how to run an Eight Step Recovery meeting, and insight on how to teach a Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR) program, including teacher's notes and handouts."The Buddha was in recovery." Taking this bold statement as a starting point, this wonderful book shows how we are all addicted to aspects of life and can all benefit from training our minds and hearts to be free of the tyranny of compulsion.Valerie Mason-John is the author of seven books. She works as a consultant in Conflict Transformation. She was ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2005.Dr. Paramabandhu Groves is a consultant psychiatrist for the National Health Service in the UK, specializing in addiction. He is ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order.

Gabor Mate

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Gabor Maté is a Canadian physician and author of Hungarian origin, known for his humanistic approach to issues such as trauma, addiction, and child development. With a career spanning over four decades, he has worked as a family doctor and in palliative care, as well as with vulnerable populations in Vancouver. Among his most notable works are When the Body Says No (2003), Scattered Minds (1999), In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts (2008), and The Myth of Normal (2022), the latter co-written with his son Daniel Maté. He is also the co-author of Hold On to Your Kids (2004), with Gordon Neufeld.

His work has been recognized with various awards, including the Hubert Evans Non-Fiction Prize in 2009 and the Vine Award for Canadian Jewish Literature in 2023. In 2018, he was appointed a member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the understanding of mental health and addiction treatment. Maté has significantly influenced the discourse on emotional health, advocating for a more compassionate and holistic view of human well-being.

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