The Journey of Integral Recovery Podcast
Episode 45: Scott Kiloby – A Non-dual Approach to Recovery from Alcoholism and Addiction
Episode 45 Scott Kiloby: A Non-dual Approach to Recovery form Alcoholism and Addiction Our guest this podcast is Scott Kiloby, teacher of non-dual recovery and founder of the Kiloby Center for Recovery. Scott speaks with clear articulation and intentionality, and with a gentle heart. It is a delight to listen. Bob, Doug and John weave…
Read MoreEpisode 34: Practice and Habit Building in Early Recovery
Episode 34 Practice and Habit Building in Early Recovery Finding Motivation and Crushing Resistance Our habits shape our destinies. We are what we repeatedly do. Your brain is lazy. That’s not a personal indictment. My brain is lazy, too. In fact, all of our brains are lazy. Evolution engineered us that way for energy efficiency,…
Read MoreEpisode 33: Dr Charles Flores – Legalizing Marijuana: An Integral Exploration of a Complex Reality
Episode 33 dr. charles flores, ph.d legalizing marijuana an integral exploration of a complex reality “Pot is not a crime!” I remember the rallying cry. That message, among many others, decorated the sea of poster board signs as thousands of people gathered outside the Colorado state capital building in support of marijuana legalization. For years,…
Read MoreEpisode 32: Dr Charles Flores – Breaking the Chains of Addiction: Recovering your Life
Episode 32 dr. charles flores, ph.d breaking the chains of addiction and recovering your life Dr. Charles Flores, a true pioneer and trailblazer in the Integral approach to treatment, has facilitated healing and recovery for people with a wide array of addictions, from drug and alcohol abuse, to behavioral and interior neurochemical addictions, including sex…
Read MoreEpisode 23: Getting Started – Creating a Sustainable Integral Practice for Body, Mind, Shadow, and Spirit
Episode 23: getting started creating a sustainable integral practice for body, mind, shadow, and spirit To change our habits, we have to interrupt our patterns. To build new habits, we need new, healthy patterns. In recovery, nothing matters more. For the recovering addict, an inpatient treatment program or wilderness program breaks us out of our…
Read MoreEpisode 24: Find Hope in Recovery – The Integral Journey of Doug Prater
Episode 24: Finding Hope in Recovery The Integral Journey of Doug Prater Before Integral Practice can lift us from the darkness of addiction, we need a compelling reason to start. To take the first step. Hope is, at its core, is the belief that a better future is possible. Without that belief, without hope, we…
Read MoreEpisode 25: Habit Formation and Goal Setting – Recovery, Discipline, and the Way to Mastery
Episode 25: habit formation and goal setting recovery, discipline, and the way to mastery Our habits are powerful. But an addict in recovery hardly needs convincing of that. Our habits shaped our experience for years; an unrelenting force that caused considerable damage in our lives. As you undoubtedly know by now, practice is the core…
Read MoreEpisode 26: Robert Augustus Masters, Ph.D. Shadow Work: Exploration, Integration, and Turning Towards our Pain
Episode 26: Robert Augustus Masters, Ph.D. Shadow Work: Exploration, Integration, and Turning Towards our Pain Can you be intimate with all you are? There’s a saying, in Alcoholics Anonymous, that we’re only as sick as our secrets. And most of us who’ve done the deep and challenging work of opening up, whether to a sponsor,…
Read MoreEpisode 27: Relationships A Catalyst for Growth and Recovery
Episode 27: Relationships A Catalyst for Growth and Recovery Here’s a theory to consider: The modern-day salute was adapted from the practice of medieval knights who, as a gesture of mutual respect when passing one another on the battlefield, would lift the visors of their helmets in greeting. It’s a romantic notion. It may or…
Read MoreEpisode 28: Going Home – Resentments, Challenges, and Opportunities
Episode 28: Going Home Resentments, Challenges, and Opportunities All our relationships are complex and nuanced, but perhaps none more so than our relationships with our family. And unless we learn how to navigate this inherently thorny terrain, we jeopardize our continued sobriety and unfolding evolutionary growth in every dimension of the AQAL map. No matter…
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