Refuge Recovery

Refuge Recovery A Buddhist Path to Recovering from Addiction. .

04/29/2026

Start Helping Eachother

We set the bar too high sometimes—thinking we need more time, more sobriety, more meditation before we can help anyone else. But that’s not how this works. If you’re practicing, if you’re showing up, you already have something to offer.

The person with two days can help the person with one. Being of service isn’t something you wait for—it’s part of the path. It’s how we get out of the self-centered mind and move toward freedom, recovery, and real connection.

Mindfulness Community AddictionRecovery

04/23/2026

Freedom

There is a goal in this practice—and the goal is freedom. Recovery isn’t passive, it’s not something that just happens because we show up. The Eightfold Path asks for intention, effort, and a kind of steady determination to keep going, even when it’s uncomfortable.

We’re going against greed, hatred, and delusion. That takes energy. It takes commitment. If you want freedom, you have to be willing to do the work—meditation, mindfulness, recovery, over and over again.

Dharma SpiritualPractice Freedom

Watch the full recordings on YouTube or catch it LIVE on Mondays!
More info available on the website.

VIRTUAL DAYLONG RETREAT — MAY 31Spend the day deepening your meditation and recovery practice with Noah Levine.This 6-ho...
04/20/2026

VIRTUAL DAYLONG RETREAT — MAY 31

Spend the day deepening your meditation and recovery practice with Noah Levine.

This 6-hour Refuge Recovery retreat includes guided meditation, dharma talks, and time for Q&A—featuring both mindfulness and heart practices in stillness and movement.
Open to all levels.

🗓 May 31, 2026
⏰ 9am–3pm PT
💻 Online via Zoom or in person (Venice, CA)

Healing Sobriety SpiritualGrowth

Five days in Noble Silence.A chance to step away from the noise, sit with what’s here, and practice a different way of l...
03/18/2026

Five days in Noble Silence.

A chance to step away from the noise, sit with what’s here, and practice a different way of living.

Grateful for everyone who walked this path together.

Refuge Recovery
Menucha Retreat Center
March 13–18, 2026

Three-day Noble Silence retreat in Oregon.A few days of meditation, recovery, and learning to sit with ourselves in a su...
03/16/2026

Three-day Noble Silence retreat in Oregon.

A few days of meditation, recovery, and learning to sit with ourselves in a supportive community.

Grateful for everyone who showed up for the practice this weekend.

Refuge Recovery
Menucha Retreat Center
March 13–15, 2026

Meeting Marathon Dec 25, 2025The holidays can be a vulnerable time, but you don’t have to weather them alone. On Decembe...
12/19/2025

Meeting Marathon Dec 25, 2025

The holidays can be a vulnerable time, but you don’t have to weather them alone. On December 25, join us for a Refuge Recovery meeting marathon.

There will be back to back meetings and parking lots from 4:00 a.m PT to midnight. The Zoom Meeting ID is 954-1932-1832. All are welcome.

Refcon2026RefCon will take place, for the first time ever, in the Pacific Northwest for our annual Refuge Recovery Confe...
12/17/2025

Refcon2026

RefCon will take place, for the first time ever, in the Pacific Northwest for our annual Refuge Recovery Conference — this year held at the beautiful Dumas Bay Centre near Seattle, Washington.

Go to refugerecovery.org for more info

Join us with a re-dedication to our meditation practice. Come and take Refuge with the Sangha in the Pacific Northwest M...
12/10/2025

Join us with a re-dedication to our meditation practice. Come and take Refuge with the Sangha in the Pacific Northwest March 2026.

The retreat will be held at Menucha retreat center, Corbett, Oregon

Attend for 3 days for 5 if you’re interested in a longer retreat.

More information on the retreat at www.RefugeRecovery.org

Noah Levine will offer guided meditation instructions and offer a dharma talk. There will be opportunities for some Q&A....
12/05/2025

Noah Levine will offer guided meditation instructions and offer a dharma talk. There will be opportunities for some Q&A.

The meditation instruction will include both mindfulness and heart practices to be done both in sitting and walking meditation.

Open to all levels of experience, beginners and long-term practitioners alike.

The retreat will be held Online via Zoom or you can attend In-Person at ATS Meditation Center

December 14th, 2025 9am-3pm (6 hours) Pacific Time. Please arrive 5-10min early.
More information on the retreat at www.RefugeRecovery.org

Refuge Recovery Rainbow Refuge Meeting - Online - Mondays 5:30pm PST - 8:30pm ESTMeeting InformationMonday 5:30 PM – 7:0...
10/08/2025

Refuge Recovery Rainbow Refuge Meeting - Online - Mondays 5:30pm PST - 8:30pm EST

Meeting Information
Monday 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM PDT

All LGBTQ2SIA+ and allies are welcome.
Last Monday of every month is a business meeting.

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