Events

 

If you have an event that you would like us to promote, please contact Julia Parnell at julia@minnesotarecovery.org.

Yoga for Addiction Recovery (Colleen Dooley)

Leaning into yoga as a way to enhance addiction recovery, Colleen will guide you in learning to embrace yogic strategies of asana (physical postures), pranayama (breathing practices) and meditation to support participants growing emotional stability, physical vibrancy and mental insight. 
While ridding ourselves of the substance or addictive behavior is the first step, we are often left struggling with the question of how do we get the most out of our experiences and learn to enjoy the richness and emotional vibrancy, uncertainty, and change that life has to offer. As recovering addicts, we don’t want to miss a moment of it.
Each month we will focus a particular theme and set of practices to deepen our understanding of what it means to be in recovery. The class is intended to be a positive addition to the participant’s recovery program.
Tuesdays 9:00 - 10:00 a.m.
*Donations only
www.rivergardenyoga.com

Connecting Resources Together
Job Club At: Woodland Hills Church, Maplewood, MN
The format of this job club is to address a specific topic each night that will help job seekers fine-tune their strategies for finding their next job.

Addressing Concerns Together (ACT)
A Hazelden Outreach Program

"Recovery Yoga - 12 Steps on the Mat" with Amanda Whisner

Sundays 5:30-7:00pm  
Donation only
River Garden Yoga Center
455 W. 7th St. Saint Paul, Mn.  55102
www.rivergardenyoga.com

Learn to embody your recovery through yoga. Addictions, co-dependency, and disordered eating can rob us of our creativity, our freedom, and our loved ones. Yoga can help us reclaim our bodies and our lives. By helping us cultivate greater self-awareness and compassion for ourselves and others, yoga can help us heal.

Recovery Yoga classes will incorporate an hour of gently flowing hatha yoga including pranayama (breath work) and a series of asanas (poses) to build strength, flexibility and awareness. Each class will focus on a theme or topic based in the 12 Steps and may include readings, partner work, chanting and discussion. Finally, Recovery Yoga classes will end with a half an hour of calming the mind and relaxing the body with restorative yoga and meditation. Come prepared to open your mind and open your heart as we explore the twelve steps on the mat and learn to take our yoga practice and recovery into our every day lives.

How Do You the Dificult Person in Your Life?

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 2012

7:00–8:30 p.m.

Minnesota Recovery Connection (MRC)

Cost: Free!

Sober Sweethearts Dance

February 25th 7:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Located at The Recovery Church: 253 State Street, St. Paul

Wilder’s Free Employment Readiness Class
Steps-to-Success Employment Readiness Program

 

You will receive: 

• A Job-Search Workbook 
  
• Updated Job Search Strategies 
  
• Results to Interest and Skills Assessments 
  
• Interview Assistance 
  
• Guest Speakers 
  
• A Professional Resume 
  
• Assistance with Tracking Down Job Leads 
  
• Network of Professional Contacts and Fellow Job Seekers 
  
• One-on-One Attention, Small Class Sizes 
  
• Access to Other Job Search Workshops!

Upcoming WINTER & SPRING Courses in 2012:

 

FEBRUARY SESSION INFORMATION
Every Wednesday and Thursday February 15 – March 1
For 3 weeks from 10:00 am – 12:30 pm
(Class Dates: February 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and March 1)

 

MARCH SESSION INFORMATION
Every Tuesday and Thursday March 6 - 22
For 3 weeks from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
(Class Dates: March 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22)

 

Location: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
451 Lexington Parkway N, St. Paul, MN 55104

Courses will fill up fast! First come, first serve basis. 

Must reserve a spot. And once you do, we expect you to be there.
Take advantage of this free opportunity by calling
Laura Smith (651) 280-2000 to sign up today!

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Spring Recovery Speaker Series

 

March 6, 2012

Delia Jurek – "Coping with Life—Big Book Style"

BRING YOUR BIG BOOK to this session.

Step by step, working Steps 1-9 we acquire new principles which the 12x12 says "prepare us for the adventure of a new life, but when we approach Step 10 we learn to put this AA way of living to practical use, day by day, in fair weather and foul." Steps 10 and 11 are where we grow. This is what we were seeking all along: A way to deal with life that actually works! Join Delia as we explore how to use Step 10 in an easy and practical way to cope with all the ups and downs of life.

 

April 3, 2012

JoAnn Campbell-Rice – "Spiritual Progress"

"We claim spiritual progress rather than spiritual perfection" is read at almost every Twelve Step meeting. What does it mean to "claim" our spiritual progress? What does spiritual progress feel like? How does it show up in daily life? What actions keep us moving in that direction? Join JoAnn Campbell-Rice for an inspirational talk about this essential dimension of living in the solution of recovery.

 

May 1, 2012

Betty Davis-Reynolds – "Let the Journey Continue"

With gentle humor and stirring wisdom, Betty Davis-Reynolds will help us do some spiritual spring cleaning— making room in our lives for fresh insights and continued growth.

 

Please join us  on Monday, March 12 as we rally the recovery community to show Minnesota that recovery is possible and that people recover from addiction every day! Whether you are an individual in recovery, a family member, a friend, a professional in the field, a co-worker or an employer of a recovering person, the recovery community needs you there. 

 

Our message is simple: Recovery works!

This is your chance to stand with other supporters of recovery, speak to your legislators, and help ensure that more people in Minnesota get the recovery support they need and deserve!

 

For more information, and assistance with scheduling a meeting with your legislator, please contact Julia Parnell at MRC at 651-233-2080 or julia@minnesotarecovery.org.

 

Organized by Minnesota Recovery Connection and the Recovery Works! Committee.

MRC is a non-profit organization that connects people to the network of resources that support individuals, families, and communities recovering from addiction. We envision a world where recovery from addiction is understood, promoted, embraced, and enjoyed and where all who seek it have access to the support, care, and resources they need to achieve long-term recovery.