2024 Dharma Recovery Summit

Awakening Together:
Celebrating 5 Years of Recovery Dharma
Join us for a weekend of Sangha, Connection, and Celebration as we commemorate 5 years of Recovery Dharma! This in person Summit will be held in Portland, Oregon. For those unable to attend, a live stream registration option will be forthcoming.

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Summit Schedule
*All times are in Eastern (EDT)* *All times subject to change*

Friday, July 26
6:15pm For online attendees, the Zoom room will open
Welcome and Annual Meeting overview.

8:00pm – 9:00pm: Speaker S. Amanda Marshall
Amanda is a lawyer, mom, yogi, former US Attorney for Oregon, and person in long-term recovery. She was also a peer leader on the first elected Board of Directors of Recovery Dharma Global.

Saturday July27
11:15am – 11:45am: Yoga (Online Offering)
12:00 – 12:25pm: Welcome, Announcements, Morning Meditation
12:25 – 2:00pm: Affinity/Identity Group Panel
Participants will learn about the importance of affinity groups in our program.
2:05 - 2:50pm: Identities Exercise
2:50 - 3:00pm: Closing Reflections and Announcements
3:00pm – 5:00pm: (Lunch Pacific time) Break
5:00pm – 6:00pm: Speakers Chris Hall & Laurie Chancey
Hear from Chris Hall & Laurie Chancey, creators of the All Parts Welcome Recovery Dharma meeting, on how Internal Family Systems (IFS) relates to Recovery Dharma’s themes of Metta and Self Compassion.
6:00pm – 6:15pm: Break
6:15pm – 8:00pm: Mindfulness, Compassion and Being Trauma-informed in Recovery
and trauma-informed care. Participants will learn helpful practices.
8:00pm – Dinner Break (Pacific time) closing EDT

Sunday July 28
11:15am – 11:45am: Yoga
12:00pm – 1:30pm: Wise Friends & Mentors, Small Group DiscussionsJoin us for a talk on Wise Friends and Mentors, what an intersangha is, inquiry circle, or how to take a meeting to a recovery center.
1:30pm – 1:45pm: Break
1:45pm – 2:30pm: Creativity and Reflection
2:30pm – 3:00pm: Closing Ceremony
We will end our time together with a closing ceremony and cord-cutting circle.
To participate in the cord cutting ceremony, online attendees are encouraged to have red string with them.
3:00pm: Summit Ends

For questions or clarifications regarding the programming, lodging, or registration, please contact [conference@recoverydharma.org](mailto:conference@recoverydharma.org)