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Greetings!
Welcome to our March 11th Step Meditation Newsletter.
Are you noticing the same thing that I am? I am beginning to sense a real
"11th Step Meditation Movement" in recovery. Meditation meetings are becoming more popular, recovery and treatment facilities are paying more attention to including meditation into their programs, recovery tools and articles about meditation in recovery are becoming more prevalent.
I think that meditation is one of the under explored frontiers in recovery and this Movement is keeping in line with the growing consciousness of the world today.
There is no better way to begin, deepen or enhance your daily 11th Step Meditation practice than through group meditations, workshops and retreats. We will continue to make this a regular section of the newsletter. 11th Step Workshop This Month!!
"Discover Meditation in the 12 Steps"Santa Barbara, CA, Saturday March 29, 10 am to 4 pm. Got Serenity in Your Recovery? Learn how to explore and turn the first 3 Steps into action steps through meditation! Presented by me, Randy F. Click here to learn more!View our new Retreats and Workshops section below for more opportuntities. As we enter into Easter Week, I can't help feeling tremendous gratitude for the program of Alcoholics Anonymous which has given me a new life! It is through 11th Step Meditation that I continue to grow and experience new depths to my recovery, spirit and the Creative Intelligence within that interconnects all of us!
Together in Meditation,
Randy F. |
Constructs to Support Spiritual Growth In Recovery
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By Gail DeWitt, the author of Where Spirituality and Recovery Meet, Producer of the Conscious Contact TV show, and Spiritual Counselor
Context
Context is critical here. When I allude to powerlessness, I am speaking of the human condition called alcoholism. Yet, as my spirit awakens, I understand my spirit/soul is perfect and complete. My spirit knows only power through conscious spiritual practices, by practicing the presence. This awakened spiritual power allows the condition of alcoholism to be healed. It is important not to confuse the language describing addiction with the activity of awakening and standing consciously in wholeness and power. Words depicting the effects of addiction are much too limited to describe the process of spiritual awakening. You will need new words.
Read the rest of Gail's article and learn:
Witness Consciousness
I AM Voice
Journal Use
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| Tools to Grow your Meditation Experience. |
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On Meditation in the 12 & 12
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The first sentence of this chapter is clear and
profound in stating the importance of this step to the spiritual program of the
12 Steps.
"Prayer and Meditation are our principal means of
Conscious contact with God." Page 96
Three cornerstones of recovery
The foundation of our program, as laid out in the Big
Book and elaborated on more fully in the Twelve Steps and Twelve
Traditions, is very succinctly described in the following
statement:
"There is a direct linkage among
self-examination, meditation, and prayer. Taken separately, these practices can
bring much relief and benefit. But when they are logically related and
interwoven, the result is an unshakable foundation for life." Page
98
The majority of the Steps
demonstrate to us how to practice the art of self-examination as we review our
resentments, fears, defects and harm we have
caused. What is the difference between prayer and meditation? Read the rest of this article
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| Meditation in the News |
Inner peace in a conflict zone
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By YADID BERMAN One of the
leading teachers of meditation in the Western world has recently
concluded his first visit to Israel. Jack Kornfield, a 62-year-old American who was born
in a Jewish family, is one of a handful of spiritual teachers who have
brought Buddhist philosophy and Vipassana meditation techniques to the
West ...
The Benefits Of Meditation At Work
By Other Authors
Meditation is multifarious in its benefits and a person who
practices, receives multiple advantages whatever is at home, outdoors, and even
in the workplace. It has been noticed that both executives and employees gain
comprehensive ...
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We hope that you will find this newsletter, site and information useful to your recovery. Please let us know how we can help expand your 11th Step Meditation practice more fully, info@11thStepMeditation.org. This is our 12th Step mission!
Together in Meditation,
Randy F.
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