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Transform Your Recovery Into a Life of Purpose, Peace, and Lasting Well-Being Recovery isn't just about what you're leaving behind-it's about who you're becoming. The Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery, Second Edition offers a proven, inclusive approach designed to support people in recovery while also serving as a practical resource in treatment and recovery-support settings. Written by John Bruna, M.Ed., a former Buddhist monk with decades of experience working with individuals and programs in the recovery field, this revised edition integrates evidence-based mindfulness practices with timeless contemplative wisdom. Through seven core skills-values, attention, wisdom, equanimity, compassion, loving-kindness, and action-readers develop greater self-awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience in daily life. Widely used in treatment centers and recovery communities worldwide, this guidebook includes accessible teachings, guided practices, reflections, and expanded journaling prompts suitable for both individual exploration and group-based use. Whether you are navigating your own recovery or an addiction professional seeking integrative, mindfulness-informed tools, this book complements any recovery pathway, including 12-step programs. If you are supporting a loved one in recovery, you may also benefit from The Essential Guidebook to Mindfulness in Recovery for Family and Friends, a companion volume created specifically for families and support networks. Both books are an invitation to heal, grow, and create a life of meaning and fulfillment-one mindful moment at a time.

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John Bruna, M.Ed., is the co-founder of the Mindfulness in Recovery(R) Institute and an author, educator, counselor, and mindfulness and wellness trainer. In addition to successful careers in counseling and education, John is a former Buddhist monk with over three decades of experience working in the field of recovery.Since 2017, he has trained substance use disorder counselors, therapists, psychologists, and social workers in mindfulness-based interventions for both self-care and integration into the therapeutic process. John developed the Mindfulness in Recovery(R) curriculum and training program and has presented at TEDx, Google, Facebook, and conferences throughout the United States.

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