Integral Recovery®
A bold new approach to the treatment of alcoholism and addiction
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We say “totally new” not because it breaks with other approaches past or present, but because it unites—or integrates—them, preserving what is best of existing modalities, while negating their weaknesses.
At the core of Integral Recovery is Integral Recovery Practice, a sophisticated system of personal development that is specifically designed for those in recovery, which engages body, mind, heart, and spirit to produce extraordinary health and awakening on all levels of our being. Also central to Integral Recovery is the AQAL™ map, a conceptual framework that helps illuminate the disease of addiction—and the journey of recovery—in comprehensive and compassionate terms.
Integral Recovery’s founder and lead practitioner is John Dupuy, M.A. He combines two decades of on-the-ground addiction counseling experience with the cutting-edge tools offered by Integral Recovery Practice and the AQAL™ map, to offer a fresh and extremely promising approach to treatment for chemically-dependent individuals and their families.
Brothers in Recovery
The Worm’s Waking
There is a worm addicted to eating grape leaves.
Suddenly, he wakes up,
call it Grace, whatever,
something wakes him, and he is no longer a worm.
He is the entire vineyard, and the orchard too,
the fruit, the trunks,
a growing wisdom and joy
that does not need to devour.
John’s latest blog, The Addition Worm, is inspired by this masterful poem by Rumi.
To hear John’s song, A Drunk’s Prayer, written and performed by him, click below (twice):
Audio. Drunk’s Prayer by John Dupuy
New Audio
John Dupuy and Bill Harris Interview – Click to play instantly or right-click to download.
This is an in-depth, one hour conversation with John Dupuy and Bill Harris, recorded in June 2010, in which John discusses his experience using Holosync as a daily practice and with his students in his Integral Recovery work. This conversation is compelling and engaging―if you are a therapist, a person interested in recovery, or interested in deepening your own spiritual practice and emotional healing work.
Articles
The Integral Recovery Model for Drug and Alcohol Addiction – by John Dupuy (with Marco Morelli) – 5.9 MB (please wait for download)This article describes the Integral Recovery model in some detail, including an overview of the AQAL framework. It shows how the AQAL (“all quadrants, all stages, all lines, all states, and all types”) approach offers a refreshingly new way of looking at addiction, opening the possibility of a much more integrated and effective treatment modality.
Toward an Integral Recovery Model for Drug and Alcohol Addiction - by John Dupuy (with Marco Morelli) – *AQAL Journal version*- 448 kbThis is essentially the same article as above, however, it assumes prior knowledge of AQAL Integral Theory. (If you are unfamiliar with AQAL, you may want to first read “Introduction to Integral Theory & Practice: IOS Basic and the AQAL Map,” by Ken Wilber.) This Integral Recovery article is published in AQAL: Journal of Integral Theory & Practice, Fall 2007, Vol. 2, No. 3.
Confronting the Collective Shadow (PDF) - by John Dupuy – After spending a month teaching about Integral Recovery in Germany, John reflects on the power of the collective shadow: “transformed, it becomes the raw energy and power for positive evolution, creativity, compassion, healing, and hope of and for the future.”