BestsellingauthorandrenownedBuddhistteacherNoahLevineadaptstheBuddha'sFourNobleTruthsandEightFoldPathintoaprovenandsystematicapproachtorecoveryfromalcoholanddrugaddiction—anindispensablealternativetothe12-stepprogram.
Whilemanydesperatelyneedthehelpofthe12-steprecoveryprogram,thetraditionalAAmodel'sfocusonanexternalhigherpowercanalienatepeoplewhodon'tconnectwithitsreligioustenets.RefugeRecoveryisasystematicmethodbasedonBuddhistprinciples,whichintegratesscientific,non-theistic,andpsychologicalinsight.
Viewingaddictionascravingsinthemindandbody,Levineshowshowapathofmeditativeawarenesscanalleviatethosedesiresandeasesuffering.RefugeRecoveryincludesdailymeditationpractices,writteninvestigationsthatexplorethecausesandconditionsofouraddictions,andadviceandinspirationforfindingorcreatingacommunitytohelpyouhealandawaken.
Practicalyetcompassionate,Levine'ssuccessfulRefugeRecoverysystemisdesignedforanyoneinterestedinanon-theisticapproachtorecoveryandrequiresnopreviousexperienceorknowledgeofBuddhismormeditation.