Mindfulness in Recovery® Institute
Training and resources for the first fully integrated mindfulness program specifically designed for addiction treatment and recovery
Mindfulness in Recovery®
Mindfulness in Recovery® (MIR) was developed by our co-founder, John Bruna. Drawing upon the latest evidence-based research and John’s personal recovery (in continuous recovery since 1984), training as a Buddhist monastic, experience as an addictions counselor, educator, and mindfulness teacher, we have integrated the tools and resources of mindfulness into a practical format that is highly effective for people in recovery.
Mindfulness in Recovery® (MIR) is a strength-based, accessible and comprehensive mindfulness program designed specifically for recovery. It incorporates the most used evidence-based therapeutic modalities – MI, CBT, DBT, ACT, and 12-Step Approach with mindfulness skills. MIR supports all recovery pathways using an individualized, mindfulness curriculum that empowers the client to integrate it with their personal values, cultural background, and spiritual beliefs. Using the language of recovery in the curriculum to build connections to recovery communities and literature, the MIR principles and practices can be integrated seamlessly with your current treatment modalities providing clients with the skills to put the therapeutic tools you are offering them into practice.
Many mindfulness programs focus on learning mindfulness techniques and exercises that can offer clients tools to become more present, reducing stress and reactivity, and increase their ability to make healthier life choices. However, all too often, even with the best programs and trained professionals, these tools are not integrated into an ongoing lifestyle that will support the ongoing practice required to develop long-term traits that support their recovery. They become a set of tools that fall by the wayside, only to be picked up in times of duress, if at all.
MIR focuses on developing mindfulness skills that can be incorporated into daily life that practical, universal, and based on the recovery lifestyle. In this way, clients develop a way of living mindfully, with skills that support their recovery, based on their personal values and belief system.
Mindfulness in Recovery® Resources for Professionals
- Mindfulness curriculum that integrates into your current treatment modality
- Staff training and certification programs
- Mindfulness in Recovery® workbook, The Essential Guide to Mindfulness in Recovery, by John Bruna.
- Continuum of care support through the Mindfulness in Recovery® Community with daily support and an app
- Wrap around services for the family with the Mindful Life Program resources
- Use of MIR meeting format for groups
Who can benefit from Mindfulness in Recovery®?
- Residential or Outpatient Programs
- Individual Therapists, Counselors and Treatment Professionals
- After-care, sober living and alumni programs
- Drug Court and DUI programs and participants
- Individuals in recovery at all stages of recovery
- Family members
Mindfulness in Recovery® Certified Facilitators
Beth Barnes – Colorado, USA
Brad Osborn – Portland, Oregon, USA
Dan Piquette – Corvalis, Oregon, USA
Dulcie Austin – Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
Jenille Gudahl – Grand Junction, Colorado, USA
Judi Johnson – San Diego, California, USA
Keith Bell – Bend, Oregon, USA
Kenny Hamburg, Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
MaryMike Haley – Carbondale, Colorado, USA
Morrika Wolford – Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA
Natalie Bassett – Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
Oyen Hoffman – Glenwood Springs, Colorado, USA
Richard (DJ) Bishop – Carbondale, Colorado, USA
Teresa Spaulding – Sacramento, California, USA
Tom Edman – Twin Cities, Minnesota, USA
Tracy Farmer – Durango, Colorado, USA
Vanessa Kettering, Glendora, California, USA
Virginia (Ginnie) Sharp – San Jose, California, USA
Our Team
John Bruna, Co-Founder
MaryMike Haley LAC, Faculty, Clinical Director of Aspire Recovery for Women
Stefan Bate LAC, Advisor, Chief Clinical Officer at Jaywalker Lodge
Melissa Mose LMFT, Program Director
Vanessa Kettering PhD, Advisor, MIR Facilitator.
