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Living mindfully, people in recovery can learn skills that allow them to be the people the want to be. Instead of being prisoners of harmful habits, they can consciously create healthy behaviors in support their recovery and live their lives free from active addiction. Former Buddhist monk John Bruna outlines the seven skills of living mindfully in recovery -- values, attention, wisdom, equanimity, compassion, loving-kindness, and action -- utilizing lessons, meditations, reflections, and other daily practices.
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John Bruna is a counselor, educator, former Tibetan Buddhist monk, and current mindfulness teacher. Raised in a low-income environment where he was surrounded by drugs, alcohol, and violence, John was able to find recovery and change the course of his life at the early age of 22. Having transformed his own life, John devoted his life to helping others transform theirs, first as a substance abuse counselor and then as a teacher at a low-income, minority school in Long Beach, California. Having met is spiritual mentor, Venerable Geshe Tsultim Gyeltsen, John was ordained and trained as a Buddhist monk in the Tibetan tradition. After more than six years of monastic life, John returned to life as a layperson and became an engaging, inspirational and authentic teacher. John is able to draw from his education and training, as well as his compelling life story and personal experiences to illustrate with clarity the skillful application of the wisdom teachings found in all traditions. Currently, John is the co-founder of the Mindful Life Program and director of the Way of Compassion Foundation. John's blog is www.ameaningfullife.us.
