mindfulness and addiction

The Joy of Missing Out

At the moment I'm teaching an online course called Calm In the Storm, which is about finding peace in the…

March 27, 2019

Gratitude

What I’m Thinking I have so much gratitude for this life I’m able to live here in the West. So…

October 1, 2018

Abstinence or harm reduction ?

What I'm Thinking Everyone's recovery is unique. Once upon a time, there was the strong binary opinion of all or…

May 15, 2018

Who needs willpower anyway?

I confess that I have a bit of an addictive personality — not in the sense of being an alcoholic…

February 27, 2018

Thoughts without a sTinker

What I'm Thinking Thinking can get us into trouble. Thoughts without a sTinker is the way of the liberated. When…

February 22, 2018

New Year Ramblings

What I'm up to On January 1st I launch the online Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery course for 28 days. Mindfulness Based…

December 31, 2017

Gratitude

What I'm up to Last month I was appointed as the new President of the international organization Buddhist Recovery Network…

December 4, 2017

Recovery capital

What I'm Thinking The world needs recovery right now. These past few months we've had mudslides in Sierra Leone, Hurricanes…

October 3, 2017

Meditation for recovery: program adapts Buddhist practice to fight addiction

EmmaJean Holley, Valley News: It's 9 on a Tuesday morning, and Larry Lowndes is setting out the cushions. Lowndes is…

September 6, 2017

Turning toward experience

Apologies for not blogging these past three months, I've been at the home of my teacher, Sangharakshita, living in community…

December 6, 2016