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Started Jul 12, 2011 0 Replies

I propose that young people, especially those that that are court mandated to group sessions having to do with alcohol drug abuse, HIV prevention and general "street smarts" would be susceptable to…Continue

 

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I propose that young people, especially those that that are court mandated to group sessions having to do with alcohol drug abuse, HIV prevention and general "street smarts" would be susceptable to learning to meditate, and eventually even studying the dharma...especially if guided by someone who has spent time in prison and is now committed to "the path."In my brief experience as both a forced participant in, and then a co leader for such groups I have a strong feeling hay meditation and the…See More
Jul 12, 2011
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I'm a 68 year old recovering alcoholic (2Years sober)i I work as a volunteer for an not for profit organization in Queens, New York. called The Fortune Society. TFS helps men and women transitioning out of New york prisons get schooling opportunities, medical benefits and a wide range of public services. we also have groups where we work with young men and women who are in danger of all manner of problems including HIV infection amongst others health issues. I am a practicing Buddhist myself and while co facilitating some of these groups I have, at the beginnings of the found it beneficial to sit, for 5 miniutes and practice mindful med

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