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SUMMARY:New Year’s Meditation Retreat
DESCRIPTION:January 1-4\, 2025\nBegin the new year with reflection\, clarity\, and intention.\nJoin us at the Mercy Center in Auburn\, CA\n\nOur co-founders\, John Bruna and Laura Bartels\, will return to Mercy Center Auburn to guide this special meditation retreat. This silent retreat is a rare opportunity to be guided by both of these wonderful teachers! \nThe retreat is beginner friendly and will also allow for seasoned meditators to deepen their practice. We will focus on developing the foundational methods and practices to sustain a meditation practice that is right for you. The days will include multiple short meditation sessions\, quiet reflection time\, guidance\, and discussion in the group teachings. \nThe primary meditation will be the foundational practice of shamatha (calm abiding) meditation. Shamatha is a universal practice\, applicable to everyone\, and is the antidote to an obsessive\, compulsive\, busy mind. It enhances any other meditation practice and provides the foundation for mental and emotional balance. \nThere will be ample time for journaling\, walks\, and spaciousness to gain clarity regarding your life and the way you choose to engage in the year that awaits you. \n  \nJohn Bruna\nJohn Bruna\, a former Buddhist monk and author of The Wisdom of a Meaningful Life: The Essence of Mindfulness\, is a counselor\, educator\, mindfulness\, and Dharma teacher. He is the co-founder of the Mindful Life Program and director of the Way of Compassion Foundation. \nLaura Bartels\nLaura Bartels teaches mindfulness courses\, facilitates mindfulness groups\, and gives public talks on living mindfully as one of the certified mindfulness teachers with the Mindful Life Program. She is also one of the instructors for the year-long MLP Mindfulness Teacher Training and Certification program. She serves as the Executive Director of the Mindful Life Program. \nDates:  Begins Monday\, Jan 1st Registration: 3:00 to 5:00 Dinner: 5:15pm. Ends Thursday\, Jan 4th after Breakfast. \nCost: $360. To Register\, Click Here \nMercy Retreat Center: Click Here \nLocation: Mercy Retreat Center\, Auburn\, California\, USA
URL:https://mindfulnessinrecovery.com/event/new-years-meditation-retreat-3/
LOCATION:Mercy Retreat Center\, 535 Sacramento Street\, Auburn\, CA\, 95603\, United States
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness In Recovery® Online Course 2025
DESCRIPTION:The online Mindfulness in Recovery® (MIR) course has been specifically designed to support people from all walks of life\, whether you are in recovery of any kind\, a family member or friend\, or a professional working in the treatment field\, to develop the skills to reduce stress\, increase resiliency\, and more fully engage in their lives with more connection and joy. \n\n\n\n\nOur Course Supports\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeople in recovery (all pathways\, including 12-step)\nFamily and friends affected by people struggling with substances or other mental health issues (receive the Family and Friends Guidebook to MIR)\nClinicians\, therapists\, and addiction treatment professionals (receive 36 NAADAC CEUs and serves as a prerequisite for the certification course)\nIt is not a replacement for treatment or therapy\, it is an additional support once people are actively engaged in their recovery or therapeutic process.\n\nMindfulness In Recovery® Course Details\nThis is an eight-week course with open enrollment. You can enroll and begin at any time. It is experiential and focused on helping participants cultivate a daily mindfulness practice that integrates the MIR skills into daily life. \nThe course is interactive with live weekly sessions\, daily activities\, and exercises from either the Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery or the Family and Friends edition. Lessons include videos\, instruction with John Bruna\, and interaction with others in the course in our live sessions. \nTo learn more and register visit – MIR Online Course.
URL:https://mindfulnessinrecovery.com/event/mindfulness-in-recovery-online-course-2025/
CATEGORIES:MIR Course
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SUMMARY:28-Day Practice Circle
DESCRIPTION:  \n28 Day Daily Practice Circle\nConnect. Practice. Thrive.\nDeepen and Grow Your Mindfulness Practice With Us\nBring an infusion of inspiration and support to your mindfulness practice by joining others for this favorite offering. It’s 28 days of focus and support for practices throughout your day. Join a supportive circle of MLP Certified Mindfulness Teachers and others\, just like you\, looking to bring the benefits of a more consistent\, fuller daily practice to life.\nHosted by MLP Teachers Rita Clagett\, Laura Hess and Kevin Walsh\n \nProgram Dates\n\nOpening Live Event\, January 9th\, 6 pm MT US\nOur 28 Days of Practice are January 12 – February 9 US\nWeekly Gatherings\, Sundays\, 6 pm MT US\n\nElements of Support in our 28 Day Daily Practice Circle\n \n  \n\nOpening Live Event\, January 9\, 6 pm MST US (in Australia\, January 10\, 12 pm AEST)\n\nDedicated support and conversation space within the Mindful Life Network™\nEach week we’ll introduce the theme with an article and share a new recorded meditation for that week. You also have access to a collection of our guided meditations for the 28 days. \nEach day you’ll find a new practice inspiration\, tip or technique\nDownloadable resources such as the “Rhythm of a Daily Practice” and more. \nWe encourage those who join to attend the live weekly mindfulness meetings that we offer. Since we have members in many time zones\, there are no daily live events. \n\nBy participating in the 28 Day Daily Practice Circle\, if you did not already\, you will have access to the Mindful Life Network™\, our free mindfulness community. You will find additional resources there.\n\n  \nRegister Here!\n\n 
URL:https://mindfulnessinrecovery.com/event/28-day-practice-circle/
CATEGORIES:MLP Course
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness In Recovery® Online Course 2025
DESCRIPTION:The online Mindfulness in Recovery® (MIR) course has been specifically designed to support people from all walks of life\, whether you are in recovery of any kind\, a family member or friend\, or a professional working in the treatment field\, to develop the skills to reduce stress\, increase resiliency\, and more fully engage in their lives with more connection and joy. \n\n\n\n\nOur Course Supports\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPeople in recovery (all pathways\, including 12-step)\nFamily and friends affected by people struggling with substances or other mental health issues (receive the Family and Friends Guidebook to MIR)\nClinicians\, therapists\, and addiction treatment professionals (receive 30 NAADAC CEUs and serves as a prerequisite for the certification course)\nIt is not a replacement for treatment or therapy\, it is an additional support once people are actively engaged in their recovery or therapeutic process.\n\nMindfulness In Recovery® Course Details\nThis is an eight-week course with open enrollment. You can enroll and begin at any time. It is experiential and focused on helping participants cultivate a daily mindfulness practice that integrates the MIR skills into daily life. \nThe course is interactive with live weekly sessions\, daily activities\, and exercises from either the Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery or the Family and Friends edition. Lessons include videos\, instruction with John Bruna\, and interaction with others in the course in our live sessions. \nTo learn more and register visit – MIR Online Course.
URL:https://mindfulnessinrecovery.com/event/mindfulness-in-recovery-online-course-2025-2/
CATEGORIES:MIR Course
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SUMMARY:Mindfulness Immersion Semester
DESCRIPTION:Apply Today – Space is Limited!\nLearn More \nThe next step in your mindful journey\, the Mindfulness Immersion Semester is our anchor program for advancing your study and practice in living mindfully. With in-depth training\, experiential learning\, and a cohort of peers\, the program blends wisdom and science with meaningful\, engaged practice. It is a deeply supported learning process for transformative skills and insight to live a life with less stress\, and more focus\, intention\, values\, ease\, and well-being. Developing ourselves and cultivating long-term traits of resilience and well-being may be the most meaningful response to our current times. We’ve been offering this for the last 10 years\, with graduates from across the world. Begins in January 2025. Learn more here. \n 
URL:https://mindfulnessinrecovery.com/event/mindfulness-immersion-semester/
LOCATION:Offered Online
CATEGORIES:MLP Course
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SUMMARY:Mindful Healing Course January 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Mindful Healing Program \nWe are pleased to announce the first Mindful Healing Program for 2025. This 8-week program focuses on how best to apply mindfulness practices to support our own healing. The program has been specially designed to focus on helping individuals who are personally struggling through hurt\, injury\, illness\, circumstance and/or uncertainty in their life. \nMark Molony is the co-founder of the Mindful Life Program™ and lives in Melbourne\, Australia.  He developed this program over the past few years as he compiled current research on personal healing and mindfulness practices and strategies. In addition to his extensive training and practice as a clinical social worker\, coach\, and educator with over 20 years in private practice\, Mark is familiar with the challenges of healing having worked in the fields of crisis\, trauma\, and recovery for many years. He has also had his own significant opportunities to engage in his own healing. Mark is the author of the soon to be published Mindful Healing – Healing with you in Mind. He is a highly regarded teacher\, therapist\, and facilitator who leads retreats\, workshops\, and trainings in Australia and the USA. \nThe Mindful Healing Program offers participants core insights and strategies to develop and implement a personal healing plan to improve their general wellbeing and help reduce personal suffering. The program introduces a series of useful insights and practices over the eight sessions to assist participants to implement a realistic and achievable healing plan to continue their healing after the program has ended. \nThe Mindful Healing Program Schedule \nIn the US\, Wednesdays\, January 15 – March 5th\, 6 – 8 pm MST;\nIn Australia\, Thursdays\, January 16 – March 6th\, 12 – 2 pm AEST.  \nThe program will be limited to a class size of 15 participants. Should you miss a class\, a video of the class will be offered to enrolled participants. \nThe online classes will be online utilizing Zoom and the course content and learning platform is hosted on our Mindful Life Network. Participants will be invited prior to the start of the course. The Network offers a range of resources and can be accessed on the web or through an app. \nEnrollment in the Mindful Healing Program  \nEnrollment includes: \n\n8 weeks of class sessions of 2 hours each\nLearning platform and course guide and journal\n2 Months membership in the Mindful Life Community\, including the members’ library of guided meditations\n\nAll participants are invited to have an individual 20 min Zoom session with Mark (before the course commences). This conversation aims to ensure that the course will support your individual needs. \nTo read the full description\, see the full Course Page.\n  \nClick Here To Register
URL:https://mindfulnessinrecovery.com/event/mindful-healing-course-january-2025/
LOCATION:Offered Online
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