Refuge Recovery Los Angeles

We hope to spend a fun weekend with as many of you as possible June 14-16 for the 10th annual Refuge Recovery conference in beautiful Santa Cruz! This will be a historic occasion as we mark the first decade of the first Buddhist-oriented recovery program ever. See link below. Please note that scholarships are available. No one will be turned away for lack of funds. The only danger of being turned away is if you don't sign up in time to secure a space! Carpools from LA are also being organized. The conference will include a private screening of a 20-30 minute version of GETTING FREE, the upcoming full-length documentary film about Refuge. The film is narrated by Peter Coyote, with special guest Ajahn Amaro. The "stars" of the movie include several members of our LA sangha, as well as RR peeps from around the country and the world.

P.S. This is not a silent retreat! Talking and laughing and having fun are not only allowed, but required!

https://www.refugerecovery.org/store/refconx

NASA has just announced that one of the galaxies thought to be photographed by the James Webb Space Telescope was actually the Venice Red Umbrella meeting of Refuge Recovery.

What a beautiful refuge recovery meeting this morning on Venice Beach. So many wonderful, caring people. 9am every Saturday morning, near the ocean past Rose Avenue. Look for the red umbrella!

What a wonderful way to start the New Year! Our 9am Venice Beach Red Umbrella 1meeting this morning. Have a happy, sober, and clean 2022, y'all!

New in-person meeting at Topaz Beach! Follow the stairs down to beach and head to the left in front of restrooms. Look for the red umbrella. All are welcome 🙏🏼

Please note new starting times for WEEKDAY morning meetings. They all start at 7:30am now! Refuge Recovery is a free, Buddhist-inspired, non-theistic, peer-led recovery program that does not ask anyone to believe anything, only to follow the process and do the hard work of recovery. This program provides a systematic approach to recovering from all forms of addiction. When sincerely practiced, it can ensure a full recovery and a lifelong sense of well-being and ease. Our understanding is that recovery is a process of healing the underlying conditions that lead to addiction. In Refuge Recovery, we are developing the ability to inhabit the conditions of our present reality, whether pleasant or unpleasant. See www.refugerecovery.org for more information.

11 weekly in-person Refuge Recovery meetings in LA now. In addition to those listed below, there's the rooftop Hollywood meeting on Wednesdays at 5pm and the DTLA meeting on Sundays at 10:30am at Grand Hope Park. All free, and all are welcome. A Buddhist oriented approach to recovery from addictions of all kinds. See www.refugerecovery.org for details.

"Refuge Recovery is a free, Buddhist-oriented, non-theistic recovery program that does not ask anyone to believe anything, only to trust the process and do the hard work of recovery. No previous experience or knowledge of Buddhism is required. This program provides a systematic approach to recovering from all forms of addiction. When sincerely practiced, it can ensure a full recovery from addiction and a lifelong sense of well-being and ease. Our understanding is that recovery is a process of healing the underlying conditions that lead to addiction. It is also establishing and maintaining abstinence from the substances and behaviors that we have become addicted to. In Refuge Recovery, we are developing the ability to inhabit the conditions of our present reality, whether pleasant or unpleasant." See www.refugerecovery.org for more information.

Free, Buddhist-inspired program for recovery from all forms of addiction. Nine weekly in-person recovery meetings in Los Angeles now, with more on the way. All people seeking to end the suffering of addiction are welcome. Please go to www.refugerecovery.org for more info. Here's the current list of LA Refuge Recovery meetings:

Mon. 7:30am “Meditate and Destroy,” 2516 Lincoln Blvd, Venice
Tues. 8:30am Against the Stream, 2516 Lincoln Blvd, Venice
Wed. 7:30am Against the Stream, 2516 Lincoln Blvd, Venice
Wed. 5:30pm “Up on the Roof” 6630 Sunset Blvd, 608 #, 7th Fl.
Thurs. 8:30am,Against the Stream, 2516 Lincoln Blvd, Venice
Thurs. 7:30pm,Against the Stream, 2516 Lincoln Blvd, Venice
Fri. 7:30am Against the Stream, 2516 Lincoln Blvd, Venice
Sat. 9am “Red Umbrella” on the beach, Rose Avenue, Venice
Sun. 10:30am Downtown LA, Grand Hope Park

Thursday nights are back! In person! 2516 Lincoln Blvd.

In-person Refuge Recovery meetings at Against The Stream are back! A Buddhist-inspired approach to recovery from all addictions. These morning meetings are free and one-hour long.
Against the Stream: 2516 Lincoln Blvd, Venice, CA 90291
Upstairs. Enter through the door located on the parking lot side of building - on the far left.
Saturday 9am Venice meeting is on the beach! Near the ocean off Rose Avenue. Look for the red umbrella.
For more info, go to www.refugerecovery.org

This conference about a Buddhist-inspired approach to recovery from all addictions should be an unforgettable, pivotal event in the history of our growing movement. With the larger outdoor venue, we now can expect 100-150 members of our national and international sangha to be able to attend. Many of us have gotten to know each other through Zoom meetings, phone calls, and social media. Now, we all have a chance to come together and meet in person for the first time.⁠⁠
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Tickets $125 for the weekend (Friday – Sunday).⁠⁠
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To register, go to https://www.refugerecovery.org/store/6th-annual-refuge-recovery-conference
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After registration, you’ll receive location information, driving directions, hotel recommendations, carpool sign up list option – additional catering add on option and full schedule to come! Beverages and snacks available all day. ⁠⁠
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See you soon Sangha! ⁠⁠
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WEEKLY FOOD ISSUES ZOOM MEETING STARTING MAY 2! Anu is the Meeting Secretary. We will need to elect a Group Representative and other service position holders, so please join in and be of service! On the second Sunday of every month, we'll do the Eating Meditation from the Refuge Recovery book. Here is the Zoom link for the meeting: https://refugerecovery-org.zoom.us/j/81677874820 See you there!

SATURDAY MORNING IN-PERSON VENICE BEACH MEETING IS BACK! This is a Buddhist approach to recovery from all addictions. All are welcome! We meet every Saturday morning at 9am until 10am, ON THE BEACH. Take Rose Avenue (address is 1 Rose Avenue, Venice) as far as you can toward the water. We'll be on the sand, past the Rose Avenue parking lot, closer to the ocean. Look for the RED UMBRELLA.