This half day is open to everyone, whether you are just beginning to meditate or have been meditating a long while. It is an opportunity to deepen your experience of the 11th Step, Prayer & Meditation. The theme for the day will be Turning Over a New Leaf: Seeing Through our Habits with Mindfulness.

Participants do not have to belong to a 12 Step Program. We’ll have guided meditations with instructions, related talks, and Q&A. At 12:30, we'll break for fellowship and lunch. Please bring your own vegetarian bag lunch.

The day will be led by Marilyn Warlick and Ruth Fishel.

Marilyn, a LCSW, has recently retired from the VA Medical Center. For over 20 years her mindful teaching of substance abuse recovery has reached many residents and outpatients of treatment programs and the homeless community. She is a deep-rooted practicing member of Florida Community of Mindfulness and had led a number of retreats and workshops for Meditation in Recovery. Marilyn is a regular teacher for our Mindfulness in Recovery meditation group.

Ruth has been sober for 45 years has been a daily meditator for 40 years. As a long standing member of Florida Community of Mindfulness, Ruth has led many workshops and retreats for the recovery community. She is an author of a number of inspiring books on mindfulness and recovery. Ruth is a co-founder of Serenity, Inc. a recovery program for alcohol and drug addicted women. She is a regular teacher for our Mindfulness in Recovery meditation group.