Talks

​2022-2023 Workshop Series

May 6, 2023
Michael C. and Adam G. - "Surrender to Love: A Conversation"

March 4, 2023
Jay McG. - "Childlike Trust"

February 4, 2023
Dick Y. - "Abandonment"

January 7, 2023
Luna G. - "What Kind of Prayer is Centering Prayer"

December 3, 2022
Katharine Q. - "What Welcoming and Centering Prayer Have Done for Me"

November 5, 2022
Mary L. - "Welcoming My Recovery"

October 1, 2022
Michael C. - "Why Is It Called Centering Prayer?"

​2021-2022 Workshop Series

May 7, 2022
Mary L. - "How Centering Has Changed My Program"
Jay McG. - "Step 3"

December 4, 2021
Luna GG. - “Welcoming Prayer”

​2020-2021 Workshop Series

May 8, 2021
Dave M. - “My Journey with Centering”
Katharine Q. - “Centering Through Difficult Times”

April 10, 1010
Mary L. - "Living Recovery with Welcoming Prayer"

March 13, 2021
Jenny S. - "Surrender"
Dick Y. - "Loving Kindness"

February 13, 2021
Dick Y. - "Three Forms of Intelligence"

January 9, 2021
Peg M. - Steps Six and Seven

December 12, 2020
Katharine - "Detaching With Love" - Download PDF
Mary L. - "Becoming Your Own Parent"

October 10, 2020
Jay M. - Step Three

​2019-2020 Workshop Series

March 21, 2020

• ​Mary L. - "Intimacy, Co-Dependence and the 11th Step" - Mary L. Drawings 

 

• March 21, 2020
  • ​Jay M. - "Unity"
    
  • Mary L. - "Welcoming Prayer" - If you have questions or something you would like to share regarding The Welcome Prayer, you may reach Mary L. at marylapham2@gmail.com

 

• February 15, 2020
  • ​Jon S. - "Debtor's Anonymous"
  • Mary L. - "Welcoming Prayer"

 

• December 7, 2019
  • ​Julie G. - "Julie on Step 3"
    • ​The Third Step prayer can be found in chapter 5, "How It Works" in the book Alcoholics Anonymous, page 63
• November 2, 2019​
  • ​Rev. Kelli Clement - "Walking the Labyrinth"

 

• October 5, 2019
  • Jay M.- "Step 1"
  • Julie G.- "Step 2"

2018-2019 Workshop Series

• June 8, 2019
  • Michael Maley, Ph.D. - "Engaging Shame"  (handout)
  • Larry Anderson PsyD, LP, LLC- "Normalizing and Putting a Name to Shame"  

 
May 11, 2019

• Dick Y. - "Buddhism and Meditation"  (handout)
• Adam G. - Step 12 (handout 1)  (handout 2)

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• April 13, 2019
  • Katharine Q. - "True-self, Falseself"
  • Adam G. - Step 11

 

• March 9, 2019
  • Jon S. - Hindu Tradition (handout)
  • Mary L. - Steps 8 & 9 

 

• February 9, 2019
  • Julie G. - Steps 6 & 7 
  • Peg M. - Self-Forgiveness (handout)

 

• January 19, 2019
  • Jay M. - Self-Compassion (handout)
  • Jon S. - Steps 4 & 5 

 

• December 8, 2018
  • Peg M. - Step 3 (handout)

 

• November 10, 2018
  • Dick Y. - Surrender
  • Katharine Q. - Step 2

 

• October 20, 2018
  • Jay M. - Step 1
  • Mary L. - The Inner Child
  
  2017-2018 Workshop Series
  
  May 12, 2018
  • Dick Y. - Step 11
  • Julie G. - Step 12
  
  March 10, 2018
  • Adam G. - Step 8
  • Katharine Q. - Step 9
  
  February 10, 2018
  • Jay M. - Step 6
  • Julie G. - Step 7
  
  January 13, 2018
  • Jon S. - Step 4
  • Glenn K. - Step 5
  
  December 9, 2017
  • Jay M. - Step 3
  • Dick Y. - Step 3
  
  November 17, 2017
  • Katherine Q. - Co-Dependency
  • Adam G. - Step 2
  
  October 14, 2017
  • Glenn K. - Step 1
  • Mary L. - Step 1
  
  September 16, 2017 - Emotional Sobriety Workshop
  • John MacDougall - Talk 1
  • John MacDougall  - Talk 2
  • Julie G. - Emotional Sobriety
  • Dick Y. - Emotional Sobriety and Fear (handout)
  
  
  2016-2017 Workshop Series
  
  May 13, 2017
  • Julie G. - Step 11
  • Mary L. - Step 12
  
  April 8, 2017
  • Dick Y. - Emotional Sobriety
  • Glenn K. - Step 10 (presentation notes)
  
  March 11, 2017
  • Adam G. - Steps 8 & 9
  • Jay M. - Emotional Dumping
  
  February 11, 2017
  • Julie G. - Step 6
  • Jon S. - Step 7
  
  January 14, 2017
  • Mary L. - Step 4
  • Mark R. - Step 5
  
  December 10, 2016
  • Glenn K. - Step 3
  • Jay M. - Step 3
  
  November 12, 2016 
  • Adam G. - Step 2
  • Mary W. - Step 2
  
  October 8, 2016
  • Jon S. - Step 1
  • Dick Y. - Step 1
  
  
  2015-2016 Workshop Series
  
  May 14, 2016
  • Jon S. - Step 12, "Spiritual Experience"
  • Dick Y. - Step 12, "Spiritual Awakening"
  
  April 9, 2016
  • Mark R. - Step 11, "Letting God Drive the Bus"
  • Mary W. - "Spirituality of Imperfection"
  
  March 12, 2016: "Forgiveness"
  • Julie G.- Steps 8 & 9
  • Gretchen E. - Steps 8 & 9
  
  February 12, 2016: "Freedom in Humility, Are you Kidding?"
  • Jay M.- Step 6
  • Dick Y. - Step 7
  
  January 9, 2016
  • Adam G. - Step 4, "Writing Our Wrongs"
  • Jon S.- Step 5, "Embarrassment as a Spiritual Path"
  
  December 12, 2015: "Bondage of Self"
  • Jay M. - Step 3
  • Julie G. - Step 3
  
  November 14, 2015: "Opening the Door"
  • Mark R. - Step 2
  • Mary W. - Step 2
  
  October 17, 2015: "Deflation at Depth"
  • Adam G. - Step 1
  • Michelle D. - Step 1
  
  
  2014-2015 Workshop Series
  
  May 9, 2015: "Pray All Ways"
  • Jon S. - Step 11
  • Mary W. - Step 11
  
  April 11, 2015: "Emotional Sobriety"
  • Bob N. - Step 10 and Emotional Sobriety (handout)
  
  March 14, 2015: "Forgiveness Takes Work"
  • Mary W. - Steps 8 & 9
  
  January 10, 2015: "Love, Belonging, Acceptance"
  • Jon S - Step 4
  • Julie G - Step 5
  
  December 13, 2014: "The Grace of Surrender"
  • Mark R - Step 3
  • Jay M - Step 3
  
  November 8, 2014: "So That's What God is Like"
  • Julie G - Step 2
  
  October 11, 2014: "The White Flag Moment"
  • Mary W - Step 1
  • Jon S -  Step 1
  
  September 9, 2014: "My Life is Unmanageable"
  • Dick Y - The Brain and Centering Prayer
  • Jenny S - Neuroscience of Recovery - Part 1
  • Jenny S - Neuroscience of Recovery - Part 2
  
  
  2013-2014 Workshop Series
  
  April 12, 2014: Step 10 and Codependency
  • Adam G - Step 10 (worksheet)
  • Julie G - Step 10 (CODA handout)
  
  March 8, 2014: Steps 8 and 9
  • Michael C - "Materializing the Promises of Steps 8 & 9" (handout)
  
  February 8, 2014
  • Jon S - Steps 6 & 7
  • Mark R - The Process of "Unloading"
  
  January 11, 2014
  • Adam G - Step 5
  • Mary W - Step 5, "Secrets and Lies"
  
  December 14, 2013
  • Julie G - Step 4 (artwork)
  • Jon S - Step 4, "Breaking the Block"
  
  November 9, 2013
  • Dick Y - Steps 2 & 3 (handout: The ACA Laundry List)
  • Mary W - Steps 2 & 3
  • Jon S - Steps 2 & 3
  
  October 12, 2013
  • Julie G - "The Gift of Desperation"
  • Dick Y - Step 1
  
  
  2012-2013 Workshop Series
  
  May 11, 2013
  • Mary W - Step 11
  • Jon S - Step 12
  
  April 13, 2013
  • Julie G - Twelve 12 Step prayers
  • Adam G - Step 10 (worksheet)
  
  March 23, 2013
  • Carolyn Y - Relationships (handout)
  • Thérèse Jacobs-Stewart - Steps 8 & 9
  
  February 9, 2013
  • Adam G - Step 6
  • Julie G - Step 7
  
  December 8, 2012
  • Dick Y - Spiritual Self Awareness (Music from Rev. Mike Ball)
  
  November 10, 2012
  • Mary W - Emotional Sobriety (presentation notes)
  
  October 13, 2012
  • Mark R - Step 2
  • Adam G - Step 3












































































































































• Jay M. - Step 1
• Mary L. - The Inner Child

January 19, 2019

• Jay M. - Self-Compassion (handout)
• Jon S. - Steps 4 & 5 

April 13, 2019

• Katharine Q. - "True-self, Falseself"
• Adam G. - Step 11