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krissiebentley's review against another edition
4.0
Recommended reading for Yoga and Trauma training. Outlined a course of recovery outside of the 12-Step/AA path. Presented both the process and stories of people who are working through the process.
alliecatz's review against another edition
inspiring
medium-paced
3.0
Definitely a great option if you are looking for an alternative to AA style recovery books.
jtisreading's review against another edition
5.0
Within the context of the Big Book, I found this book so much more powerful and refreshing. It is written well, very interesting, and beautifully structured, and poetic in many places. Though I read it for a class, I definitely would want to participate in a Refuge Recovery meeting. It felt like AA and mindfulness combined ( and that is a very short estimation but on point, I think.)
viselike4230's review against another edition
4.0
Brilliant, simple, and a well grounded approach to recovery inspired by the teaching of The Buddha. Levine crafts a simple vision for a strong community of recovery, a solid non-sequential adventure/path for anyone to follow.
For the Addict reading this review: This is a refreshing modern approach to a spiritual path to rediscovering the real you. That real you is there and although you might not believe it we do. And we will walk, talk, and be there for you on your rediscovery adventure.
For the Addict reading this review: This is a refreshing modern approach to a spiritual path to rediscovering the real you. That real you is there and although you might not believe it we do. And we will walk, talk, and be there for you on your rediscovery adventure.
morgan_blackledge's review against another edition
5.0
Great Book.
Questionable Human.
#nomeansnoah!
Questionable Human.
#nomeansnoah!
kmccubbin's review against another edition
4.0
I like Noah Levine and am interested in and appreciative of his work with addiction. This book is very solid first step in giving people with addiction troubles an alternative to the quite archaic, Christian-based (which is different than being exclusive to Christians, which it is not), 12 step programs that we're all so familiar with. It is not anti-AA. (Neither is Levine, who is a member. As am I.) It is a very similar program with a Buddhist framework with the added bonus of incorporating significant amounts of meditation which has been shown to facilitate addiction treatment.
Good and good.
My only quibble is that Levine's program is SO similar to AA that you're left to wonder, by the end if it adds much to the recovery field. The paths are so similar that occasionally where they diverge it almost feels like a struggle to find a difference. You could, fairly easily, interpret AA itself as being a reading of the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path as you searched for a way to arrange your "higher power."
That said, I'd really like to see an expanding of this kind of recovery idea where it's not afraid to take something that seems to work, like the 12 steps, and work it from a different angle that might work better for some people.
Good and good.
My only quibble is that Levine's program is SO similar to AA that you're left to wonder, by the end if it adds much to the recovery field. The paths are so similar that occasionally where they diverge it almost feels like a struggle to find a difference. You could, fairly easily, interpret AA itself as being a reading of the Four Noble Truths and Eightfold Path as you searched for a way to arrange your "higher power."
That said, I'd really like to see an expanding of this kind of recovery idea where it's not afraid to take something that seems to work, like the 12 steps, and work it from a different angle that might work better for some people.
sophierayton's review against another edition
2.0
Great principles but it seemed heavily padded with lots of personal stories which felt uneccessary to me.
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