Are you searching for emotional or spiritual sobriety?

Whether you have been in recovery for a long time or are just beginning, you have probably experienced many frustrated feelings that didn’t just go away when you got abstinent or sober...problems with relationships, work, anxiety, depression, or feelings of emptiness. These feelings are natural for us, regardless of our addiction or time in recovery. But we don’t have to let emotions rule our lives. The 11th Step offers us a solution!

"Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him, praying for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out."

Through the simple method of Centering Prayer, we can improve our relationship with our Higher Power by simply consenting to our Higher Power’s presence and action within us.
 

In this workshop, we’ll learn the method of Centering Prayer, an ancient meditation practice. Centering Prayer has been used for centuries but is different from what we may think of as prayer.  It is not the type of prayer we are used to, like praying for something we want.  It is simply moving deep within ourselves, in silence, saying nothing, asking for nothing, just being, by letting go of our thoughts and consenting to our Higher Power's presence and action within us.  The practice of Centering Prayer has parallels with other traditional spiritual practices and is simple and easy to do.

Our presenters will share their experience, strength and hope with Centering Prayer.  We will present this simple method to help deepen contact with your Higher Power.  Those who already practice Centering Prayer as a part of their 12-Step recovery and desire a refresher will also find the presentation useful.