alcohol

Is there an Opiate Crisis? or is it just one crisis after another?

Hi there, apologies for not being so regular. I'm making a commitment to tune back in once a month. In…

April 2, 2019

Quick ‘mindfulness’ fix may help curb drinking

Lisa Rapaport, Reuters: Heavy drinkers may be able to cut back after brief mindfulness training exercises that involve helping them…

September 1, 2017

It’s brain science: University fights binge drinking with meditation

Susan Donaldson James, NBCNews: A song by U2 blares from loudspeakers as Dr. James Hudziak tosses a brain-shaped football back…

March 2, 2016

Accidents, slips and relapse

I had an accident early December. My doctor prescribed me some medicine for a tongue fungus, that caused a numbing…

December 31, 2015

Step five: Transforming our speech, actions and livelihood

Anyone who has worked a set of steps either in the 12 step tradition or the 8 step model, will…

March 2, 2015

Using the Buddha’s teachings to overcome addiction

Eight Step Recovery Launched in the UK January 2014. It will launch in the States this month and will be…

March 3, 2014

How hunks, rap, and booze might save Buddhism in Japan

It can be difficult to get people excited about religion in Japan. No doubt, Japan’s culture and its religions are…

August 26, 2012

The Buddha Walks Into A Bar, by Lodro Rinzler

The Buddha Walks Into A Bar: A Guide to Life for a New Generation is the literary debut of 28…

January 23, 2012

The real Buddha Bar, tended by Tokyo monks

Another Friday night at this tiny neighborhood watering hole in Tokyo: By 7:30, the bar stools and tables in this…

December 30, 2011

Meditation diet

Most Americans got their last glimpse of Bob Ney in 2006 when the powerful Ohio representative resigned his office and…

November 20, 2010