Words of Love with Dr Dwayne

How My 10-Day Meditation Retreat Affected My Sobriety

February 20, 2024 DrDwayneMD Episode 52
How My 10-Day Meditation Retreat Affected My Sobriety
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Words of Love with Dr Dwayne
How My 10-Day Meditation Retreat Affected My Sobriety
Feb 20, 2024 Episode 52
DrDwayneMD

When you experience Vipassana, it affects various aspects of your identity. During my recent retreat, I discovered (to my surprise) that my sobriety story was one of them.

There was a surface-level impact. But there was also another effect that required effort to receive the beautiful gift that awaits anyone who takes the journey.

In this episode of the Words of Love podcast, you’ll learn what it was like to be in silence for 10 days as a sober person. I’ll talk about the objective of Vipassana, the challenges you must confront to receive its gift, and how it parallels another sacred journey that helps you reach that space of holistic awakening.

2:19 - The surface-level impact of the retreat on my sobriety and the goal of Vipassana

7:14 - The learning curve you have to navigate to sit in silence for any length of time

9:44 - How a bottle of hand sanitizer called out to the addict in me

16:00 - The habitual thinking pattern that is still a part of me and how it typically shows up

19:43 - The Ayahuasca experience and how Vipassana resembles it psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually

27:01 - Help getting started on your own meditation journey


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Show Notes

When you experience Vipassana, it affects various aspects of your identity. During my recent retreat, I discovered (to my surprise) that my sobriety story was one of them.

There was a surface-level impact. But there was also another effect that required effort to receive the beautiful gift that awaits anyone who takes the journey.

In this episode of the Words of Love podcast, you’ll learn what it was like to be in silence for 10 days as a sober person. I’ll talk about the objective of Vipassana, the challenges you must confront to receive its gift, and how it parallels another sacred journey that helps you reach that space of holistic awakening.

2:19 - The surface-level impact of the retreat on my sobriety and the goal of Vipassana

7:14 - The learning curve you have to navigate to sit in silence for any length of time

9:44 - How a bottle of hand sanitizer called out to the addict in me

16:00 - The habitual thinking pattern that is still a part of me and how it typically shows up

19:43 - The Ayahuasca experience and how Vipassana resembles it psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually

27:01 - Help getting started on your own meditation journey


Mentioned in How My 10-Day Meditation Retreat Affected My Sobriety


Vipassana Meditation

“Thank You for Keeping Me Sober - Ed R Discusses Serenity, Service and Self-Acceptance”

Self-Care Resources Library

The Art of No Hard Conversations Substack with Dr. Dwayne

When you're ready, I'M HERE...TEXT ME!

BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL ---->https://go.thryv.com/site/wrzcmhxweqnapu7e

BOOK A DISCOVERY CALL ----> https://go.thryv.com/site/wrzcmhxweqnapu7e

Support the Show.

RxFaith Coaching is now offering:


1. Executive and Life Coaching

2. Group Coaching

3. 1-on-1 Recovery Support

4. Luxury Sober Living

5: Wellness coaching - weight loss, smoking cessation, health and fitness, living with chronic disease, living at end-of-life


Schedule a free discovery call HERE ----> https://go.thryv.com/site/wrzcmhxweqnapu7e