Download or read book The Proactive Twelve Steps for Mindful Recovery written by Serge Prengel and published by Lifesherpa. This book was released on 2016-10-10 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the 3rd edition of The Proactive Twelve Steps. This is an adaptation of the original Twelve Steps that describes the "steps" as a self-directed process-as opposed to a mystical process in which change somehow happens to you.

Download or read book The Proactive Twelve Steps written by Serge Prengel and published by . This book was released on 2021-08 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Proactive Twelve Steps is a user-friendly guide to the application of mindfulness in everyday life.

Download or read book Recovery The Sacred Art written by Rabbi Rami Shapiro and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2013-10-19 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deepen Your Capacity to Live Free from Addiction—and from Self and Selfishness "Twelve Step recovery is much more than a way to escape the clutches of addictive behaviors. Twelve Step recovery is about freeing yourself from playing God, and since almost everyone is addicted to this game, Twelve Step recovery is something from which everyone can benefit." —from the Introduction In this hope-filled approach to spiritual and personal growth, the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are uniquely interpreted to speak to everyone seeking a freer and more God-centered life. This special rendering makes them relevant to those suffering from specific addictions—alcohol, drugs, gambling, food, sex, shopping—as well as the general addictions we wrestle with daily, such as anger, greed, and selfishness. Rami Shapiro describes his personal experience working the Twelve Steps as adapted by Overeaters Anonymous and shares anecdotes from many people working the Steps in a variety of settings. Drawing on the insights and practices of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Islam, he offers supplementary practices from different religious traditions to help you move more deeply into the universal spirituality of the Twelve Step system.

Download or read book Living In Balance Supplemental Session 14 The Twelve Steps Item 2242 written by and published by Hazelden Publishing. This book was released on with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Twelve Steps for Everyone written by Jerry Hirschfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-12-21 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compassionate, insightful book is an adaptation of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous for anyone seeking a practical path to spiritual and emotional freedom. This classic Twelve Step book has sold more than one half-million copies to date. A caring adaptation of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous for anyone seeking a practical path to spiritual and emotional freedom. This compassionate, insightful book is written in the language of the heart, and is used by both lay people and professionals.

Download or read book Understanding the Twelve Steps written by Terence T. Gorski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1991-04-15 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An interpretation and guide to the 12 steps of Acoholics Anonymous.

Download or read book Mindful Recovery written by Thomas Bien and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-08-03 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This wise book provides practical exercises that will help us to develop conscious awareness and inner understanding, and the ways and means to free us from unsatisfying habits, addictions, and unconscious behavior patterns. I recommend it highly." --Lama Surya Das, author of the bestselling Awakening the Buddha Within "Anyone interested in finding a kind, spiritual guide to recovery that focuses on flexibility rather than the 'one true way' will benefit from this enjoyable and helpful book." --Maia Szalavitz, coauthor with Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., of Recovery Options: The Complete Guide In Mindful Recovery, you'll discover a fresh and effective method for healing from addiction that can help you handle important challenges, from managing anxiety and resisting cravings to dealing with emotional and physical imbalance. Drawing on both ancient spiritual wisdom and the authors' extensive clinical psychological work with their patients over many years, Mindful Recovery shows you how to use the simple Buddhist practice of mindfulness to be aware of-- and enjoy-- life in the present moment without the need to enhance or avoid experience with addictive behaviors. Mindful Recovery guides you step by step through ten powerful "doorways" to mindful recovery, giving you specific strategies that can help you cultivate a sense of calm awareness and balance in your life. Filled with personal stories of recovery, practical exercises, instructions for meditation, and more, Mindful Recovery accompanies you on a journey of exploration and healing that will help you find the strength and the tools to change, leading you to a fresh new experience of everyday living.

Download or read book The Art of Recovery written by Whitney Nobis and published by Tate Publishing. This book was released on 2010-03 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recovery from substance abuse can be one of the most difficult endeavors for a person, but art therapy can provide healing on all levels. In this one-of-a-kind workbook by Whitney Nobis, MS, those on the path to recovery will have the opportunity to explore the twelve steps in a new waya "through their creative sides. Each step has multiple reflective questions and art projects for readers to work through to uncover hidden thoughts important to the healing process. And the best parta "you don't have to be an artist to reap the benefits of art therapy. Take a step toward healing with The Art of Recovery."

Download or read book The Steps We Took written by Joe McQ and published by Accent Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 150 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The words of this book’s title are said aloud every day by thousands of people meeting together to help each other recover from addiction.s the addictions may be to alcohol or cocaine, gambling or food, violence or sex, but the path to recovery is the same. The exciting thing about the Twelve Steps is that they teach us how to live. Once we know the design of living and the principles of living a successful life, we find that we not only get over the problems we see, but we avoid many other problems we would have had. To me, the miracle is that all this was boiled down into twelve simple Steps that anybody can apply. This is a book of plain-spoken wisdom for people with addictions and people who love them. Joe McQ has been a student of the Twelve Steps for more than three decades. He, like tens of thousands of others, lives them every day, one day at a time. In The Steps We Took, Joe takes us through them, one Step at a time, and helps us understand how they work-and how they can change our lives.

Download or read book The Essence of Twelve Step Recovery written by Damian McElrath and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Essence of Twelve Step Recovery: Take It to Heart, was written in gratitude to the Jellinek patients at Hazelden, whose lives, struggles and pain are witness to what spirituality is all about. Dedicated to Sandy McElrath, Damian's wife of 26 years, the book defines spirituality and the essence of Twelve Step living--and the essence of Hazelden.McElrath begins his Hazelden-published book with a quote from the Big Book: "The spiritual life is not a theory. We have to live it." (Alcoholics Anonymous, page 83). He goes on to eloquently provide his view of spiritual fitness. "The person seeking recovery must reconnect with his true self, with others, and with his Higher Power--the God of his understanding," he writes.He addresses "the spiritual protocols of recovery" in separate self-contained chapters: (1) The Community, (2) The Spirituality of Addiction, (3) The Twelve Steps--Relational Spirituality, (4) Benchmarks for Spiritual Growth, and (5) The Cultivation of the Interior Life.Gail Gleason Milgram, EdD, director of the Center for Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University, endorses the book: "Damian is a born teacher. He presents complicated and difficult content in a clear and concise fashion. He helps the reader understand that 'the heart of what makes us human/spiritual beings is our search for integrity, purpose and meaning.' This book is a gift to all who are in search of the meaning of life."Says Craig Nakken, author of The Addictive Personality: "Damian has written a simple but profound guide for addicts that goes to the very heart of what is needed for recovery. The book has purpose and meaning beyond its pages. It's a must read for those looking to embrace or deepen their recovery. Follow the spiritual protocol!"

Download or read book The Twelve step Journal written by Claudette Wassil-Grimm and published by Overlook Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exciting, revolutionary workbook, designed for anyone on a Twelve-Step-oriented recovery program, adapts beautifully to nearly all recovery programs. It presents the twelve steps in their original form, as well as in alternative, secular version, and offers exercises and suggestions for journal entries that include topics such as storytelling, dreams, confessions, and conflicts and resolutions.

Download or read book If You Want What We Have written by Rev Kevin T. Coughlin and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-13 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When I was seven years old, I accompanied my mother to many twelve-step meetings and witnessed the miracle as it changed her life and mine. A few decades later the twelve-steps saved my life, my brother's life, his wife's life, my uncle's life, and countless friend's lives. After witnessing the power of the twelve-step process my family, friends, and I opened a twelve-step recovery program and retreat in The Poconos of Pennsylvania for adult men and women who suffer from addiction. Over the past two decades the thousands of miracles that I have witnessed, and lives saved are due to the twelve-step process. New Beginning Ministry in Beach Lake, PA. has been our labor of love, born out of addiction. You can find out more about New Beginning at www.newbeginningmin.org. Helping people who suffer from addiction to get their lives back has become my life's work; I've been blessed to be able to work with thousands of individuals and their families over the past few decades. There is so much wrong information about addiction recovery, and false information about the 12-steps and the different fellowships and programs; the truth is that these programs work and that they save lives! I felt it was my obligation to share what I have learned over the past 47 years about addiction recovery and the twelve-step process. I originally got clean and sober at a twelve-step retreat that was started by one of the Founders of Alcoholics Anonymous, Bill W., it was at this retreat that I started to realize that I had a calling on my life to help other sick and suffering alcoholics and substance abusers. After two decades of teaching on addiction recovery and the twelve-step process, and developing my skills as a professional writer, it only made sense to combine the two and share this life-saving information with a larger audience. My mom passed on five years ago with over forty years of sobriety, and today I celebrate nineteen years! My dream is to share my knowledge with as many individuals as I can during my lifetime, building an army of twelve-step professionals who can help save lives. It doesn't matter if you are reading this book for yourself, a family member, or a dear friend; the information contained within the pages here can be life changing. I know that these steps changed and saved my life! If you want what we have; a journey through the twelve steps of recovery workbook and manual has been used successfully by numerous individuals, residential recovery programs, out-patient programs, professional recovery coaches, aftercare professionals, counselors, therapists, probation officers, ministries, recovery retreats, sponsors, sober companions, and family members. "It works if you work it, so work it, you're worth it!" Anonymous They say in the rooms of recovery, if you want what we have, and are willing to go to any length to get it, you will recover. All you have to do is want it, and do the footwork. This amazing workbook/ manual will aid you on your journey. My personal website is www.revkevsrecoveryworld.com I hope you will visit. Best of life! Rev. Kev.

Download or read book Step by Step written by Muriel Zink and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2010-11-17 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since Muriel Zink began her own recovery work over thirty years ago, many people in self-help and anonymous recovery programs have shared their concern with her about finding concrete, practical ways to use the Twelve Step model, developed originally by Alcoholics Anonymous. In STEP BY STEP, Muriel devotes each month of the year to an in-depth exploration of one of the Twelve Steps, with daily entries. The steps are presented in the chronological order of the months, though any of the meditations can be used out of sequence. No matter where we are in our recovery, these wise, inspiring messges and meditations can help us "step" our way to healthier, more productive lives.

Download or read book Stepping Stones to Recovery for Men written by Stephen Beal and published by Hazelden Publishing. This book was released on 1994-01-26 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stepping Stones To Recovery For Men

Download or read book 12 Steps Unlocked written by Linda Miller Ba and published by . This book was released on 2011-11 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book has been written to give a fundamental, nuts and bolts understanding of how the Twelve Steps work for men and women in recovery. The manuscript was written by both a man and woman in Twelve Step recovery offering a perspective for both genders. There is clear presentation not only of addictions, but how Twelve Step programs aid in restoring recovering addicts' lives. The book breaks out of the generalities about spirituality and gives specific and clear implementation of Twelve Step programs that anyone from the agnostic to the believer can follow. It was written in part by a recovering alcoholic and addict, who also has been a Clinician in the field of addictions over the past thirty years. We will look at how addictions grow into taking control of our lives and a simple understanding of how denial works and how it replaces self- awareness. This book examines characteristics of addictions that seem to follow three distinctive patterns, which will be reviewed in depth. This is one of the first books to describe, in detail, characteristics of the binge alcoholic/addict. It gives clear insight into the two other patterns of addiction involving the victim and the offender. We will show how addictions deteriorate the fabric of our relationships and ourselves. We break down character defects into three specific categories. We will give a clear understanding of the architecture of the Twelve Steps with insight into motive and purpose of how the Steps can be implemented. The stories of those who have had the courage to make the program part of their lives are used for illustrating how the program works. This book breaks down the Steps, offering tools in building a higher awareness of our actions to improve the quality of our relationships with others. Another precedent shows how the program aids in being in charge of our health and physical recovery. You will see the program from the inside out and how the networking of the fellowship is an integral part of working the Steps. We have also contributed to a website for downloading Step worksheets to aid the reader in their recovery at www. 12StepsUnlocked.com. The book provides an in depth understanding of how the culture of recovery works outside of the Twelve Step meetings. It offers an understanding of the resources which are a "must know" to experience what recovery/sobriety can be. The material is insightful, and sometimes offers the true joy and humor that accompanies recovery. This book introduces a refreshing perspective which may offer answers to some of the hardest questions we approach in working our sobriety/recovery in the Twelve Steps. The simplicity of how the book is written gives the newcomer an easy understanding of how addictions progress and how the Steps aid in a concrete way to create a strong foundation for sobriety/recovery. This book would be an excellent resource for those having difficulty understanding the fundamentals of Twelve Step programs. Those who have difficulty accepting the concept of a God of their understanding will be able to see how this approach can offer a tangible solution to their dilemma. Regular members of Twelve Step programs, who are continuing to grow in their recovery, will be offered a deeper understanding of the depth of what the program offers. Professionals can use this resource for educating their clients in several different ways through using this book. One aspect is in defining the characteristics of addictions presented in this book. Another is the simple and congruent theme of addictions and the application of the Twelve Steps which is outline in this book. This literature gives a fresh breath with new insights into addictions and Twelve Step implementation.

Download or read book Father Fred and the Twelve Steps written by Frederick A. Harkins and published by Paulist Press. This book was released on 1996-09 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A profound and practical approach to the Twelve Steps and how to incorporate them into daily life. +

Download or read book Recovery The Sacred Art written by Borysenko Rami Shapiro and Joan and published by ReadHowYouWant. This book was released on 2014-05-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deepen Your Capacity to Live Free from Addiction - and from Self and Selfishness''''Twelve Step recovery is much more than a way to escape the clutches of addictive behaviors. Twelve Step recovery is about freeing yourself from playing God, and since almost everyone is addicted to this game, Twelve Step recovery is something from which everyone can benefit.'''' - from the IntroductionIn this hope - filled approach to spiritual and personal growth, the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous are uniquely interpreted to speak to everyone seeking a freer and more God - centered life. This special rendering makes them relevant to those suffering from specific addictions - alcohol, drugs, gambling, food, sex, shopping - as well as the general addictions we wrestle with daily, such as anger, greed, and selfishness.Rami Shapiro describes his personal experience working the Twelve Steps as adapted by Overeaters Anonymous and shares anecdotes from many people working the Steps in a variety of settings. Drawing on the insights and practices of Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Taoism, Hinduism, and Islam, he offers supplementary practices from different religious traditions to help you move more deeply into the universal spirituality of the Twelve Step system.