Mindful Recovery
Teachers: Laurie Cousins, BA and Mary Ann Rege, MA
This 8 week course is designed to bring practices of mindful awareness to individuals who suffer from the addictive trappings and tendencies of the mind. Modeled after Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy for depression and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction, Mindful Recovery tackles the very roots of addictive behavior by targeting two of the main predictors of relapse: negative emotions and cravings.
Mindful Recovery practices are intended to foster increased awareness of triggers, destructive habitual patterns, and “automatic” reactions that seem to control many of our lives. The mindfulness practices are also designed to help you learn to pause, observe your present experience, and bring awareness to the range of choices in every moment. You will learn to respond in ways that serve you, rather than react in ways that can be detrimental to your well being.
The primary goals of Mindful Recovery are:
1. Develop awareness of personal triggers and habitual reactions, and learn ways to create a pause in this seemingly automatic process.
2. Change your relationship to discomfort, learning to recognize challenging emotional and physical experiences and responding to them in skillful ways.
3. Cultivate a nonjudgmental, compassionate approach toward yourself and your experience.
4. Establish a lifestyle that supports both a mindfulness practice and long-term recovery.
5. Build resiliency, flexibility, choice, and freedom.
In Mindful Recovery, we work to reduce reactive behaviors. We pay attention to the experience of cravings and urges and how, for so many of us, those can automatically lead to impulsive behavior.
This class is designed for individuals in recovery for addictive behaviors (substances, food, relationships, sex, internet, etc.) and those inspired to bring renewal to their recovery through mindfulness. If you have any questions or are unsure if this class is right for you please contact Mary Ann Rege at 323-336-7774.
Space is limited so register early!
Class Meets: Dates Coming Soon!
Enrollment Limit: 15
Location: 11850 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 200 (link to map)
Cost: using a sliding scale as follows:
Income Price
$75,000 and up $600
$60,000 – $74,999 $525
$59,999 and below $450
Please pay at the highest level of the sliding scale that you can afford.
If you need financial assistance please contact us.
Cancellation Policy: If you need to cancel your registration, you must e-mail programs@mindfullivingla.org to make arrangements for applying your fee as a credit towards another program or to get a refund. Our refund and cancellation policies vary by program, please click to read the cancellation policy.
*Special Note for those with limited mobility: Due to the age of the building there is no elevator to the second floor.
Contact the teachers: Laurie Cousins or Mary Ann Rege
For additional contact information, email us at: programs@mindfullivingla.org