Drug Addiction Recovery: The Mindful Way

Review In Drug Addiction Recovery, Christopher Dines elegantly teaches us a process for healing from paralysing grief, addiction and emotional wounds using a mindfulness-based approach. -- Rudolph E. Tanzi PhD. Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, and multiple New York Times bestselling author Christopher Dines' experiences and insight are shared in his book, 'Drug Addiction Recovery' for us all to learn from. -- Peter Kyle, MP for Hove & Portslade, UK Product Description 'A process for healing from paralyzing grief, addiction and emotional wounds.' - Rudolph E. Tanzi, PhD, New York Times bestselling author. Healing from addiction can be an intensely painful process as decades of frozen grief are unpacked. This book is written to help recovering addicts to work through old wounds including bereavement, abandonment, betrayal, and abuse. It uses effective mindfulness practices to complement long term recovery and to help process sometimes-overwhelming feelings. Mindfulness is also recognized as a powerful tool in relapse prevention. Interspersed with personal reflections from the author's own experience, and stories from those with similar experience, this book balances insight and support with practical strategies and mindfulness tools. Covering everything those recovering from addiction might need to know, including the need to grieve, coping with depression and shame, and spiritual wellbeing, it also offers a number of guided meditations as well as a variety of different exercises. For those building emotional wellbeing and peace in recovery, Drug-Addiction Recovery: The Mindful Way offers healing ways to enhance self-respect, and points the path to serenity. Book Description Effective mindfulness practices to help those healing from drug addiction From the Author Born in London, Christopher Dines is a British mindfulness teacher and writer. Christopher came into recovery from drug addiction in 2004. He has published seven books and facilitated workshops, seminars, retreats, school talks and corporate events, assisting people to reduce stress and enhance their emotional well-being and serenity. From the Inside Flap Healing during recovery from addiction can be an intensely painful process as decades of frozen grief are unpacked. This book is written to help all work through the causes of old wounds, including bereavement, abandonment, betrayal and abuse. Christopher Dines uses effective mindfulness practices to complement long-term recovery and help process sometimes overwhelming feelings. Mindfulness is also recognized as a powerful tool in relapse prevention. Interspersed with personal reflections from the author's own experience, Drug Addiction Recovery suggests ways to come to terms with the past and live peacefully in the present. Topics include: the nature of addiction associated addictive or dysfunctional behaviours why we need to grieve mindfulness and the brain coping with depression, shame and alienation guided meditations written and verbal exercises recovery stories For those building emotional and spiritual well-being in recovery, CHRISTOPHER DINES offers ways to enhance self-respect and find the path to serenity. [Category: Mindfulness] [For reference only: author biographical note to be set inside book only, not on cover. Christopher Dines is a London-born mindfulness teacher and writer. Christopher came into recovery from drug addiction in 2004. He has published seven books and facilitated workshops, seminars, retreats, school talks and corporate events, assisting people to reduce their stress and enhance their emotional well-being and serenity.] From the Back Cover Healing during recovery from addiction can be an intensely painful process as decades of frozen grief are unpacked. This book is written to help all work through the causes of old wounds, including bereavement, abandonment, betrayal and abuse. Christopher Dines uses effective mindfulness practices to complement long-term r