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Natural Rest for Addiction: A Radical Approach to Recovery Through Mindfulness and Awareness
Freedom from addiction is available in the one place that’s the most difficult for an addict to be—the present moment. In Natural Rest for Addiction, non-duality teacher and addiction specialist Scott Kiloby offers his Natural Rest program for finding recovery from substance abuse—and addictions of all kinds—through the mindful practice of Resting Presence.
If you struggle with alcoholism, drug dependency, or some other form of addiction, you know all too well the urges and cravings that drive your habit. Addiction tells you that something is wrong, that you need something outside of yourself to make you well, something to fill the sense of deficiency you carry inside. These feelings are often tied to deep emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, or pain held in the body that has never fully been acknowledged. But what if you could learn to relax into awareness and accept the difficult thoughts, emotions, and sensations that make you feel like you need to do something—anything—to change your experience?
This book will guide you, step by step, into the natural, open, peaceful awareness that is available to you at all times. Using the mindfulness-based Natural Rest program for recovery, you’ll learn how to tap into this present-moment awareness throughout the day, relieving yourself of worries about the future or past by allowing your thoughts and feelings to come and go as they are, without grasping at or trying to control them. You’ll also learn about the Living Inquiries, a process of self-inquiry developed by Scott Kiloby to target the beliefs, trauma, compulsions, and triggers that keep you trapped in the cycle of suffering and seeking.
At the heart of addiction is a constant, desperate desire to alter what you’re feeling, to escape from the here and now, to find relief. With Natural Rest for Addiction, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues that underlie addictive behavior and learn how to find peace, freedom, and well-being in the present, one moment at a time.
If you struggle with alcoholism, drug dependency, or some other form of addiction, you know all too well the urges and cravings that drive your habit. Addiction tells you that something is wrong, that you need something outside of yourself to make you well, something to fill the sense of deficiency you carry inside. These feelings are often tied to deep emotional trauma, anxiety, depression, or pain held in the body that has never fully been acknowledged. But what if you could learn to relax into awareness and accept the difficult thoughts, emotions, and sensations that make you feel like you need to do something—anything—to change your experience?
This book will guide you, step by step, into the natural, open, peaceful awareness that is available to you at all times. Using the mindfulness-based Natural Rest program for recovery, you’ll learn how to tap into this present-moment awareness throughout the day, relieving yourself of worries about the future or past by allowing your thoughts and feelings to come and go as they are, without grasping at or trying to control them. You’ll also learn about the Living Inquiries, a process of self-inquiry developed by Scott Kiloby to target the beliefs, trauma, compulsions, and triggers that keep you trapped in the cycle of suffering and seeking.
At the heart of addiction is a constant, desperate desire to alter what you’re feeling, to escape from the here and now, to find relief. With Natural Rest for Addiction, you’ll gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues that underlie addictive behavior and learn how to find peace, freedom, and well-being in the present, one moment at a time.
203 pages, Kindle Edition
First published May 15, 2013
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August 1, 2017
I won a copy of this book.
Stop what you're doing, inhale deeply, and just be in the moment. Kiloby's book is here to help you learn to be present in the now. I could see this book being especially helpful for anxiety. Kiloby wants his readers to learn to not push those uncomfortable feelings down, but instead learn to live with them as they pop up; He wants you to learn to watch them, accept what they are, question how they affect you, and then let them move along on their own.
Stop what you're doing, inhale deeply, and just be in the moment. Kiloby's book is here to help you learn to be present in the now. I could see this book being especially helpful for anxiety. Kiloby wants his readers to learn to not push those uncomfortable feelings down, but instead learn to live with them as they pop up; He wants you to learn to watch them, accept what they are, question how they affect you, and then let them move along on their own.
July 16, 2022
Feels like Buddhism made simple.
September 21, 2021
A handbook with practical guidelines and exercises for resting in awareness, self-inquiry and energy work.
While the first part of the book (guidance for 'natural rest', dealing with obsession, cravings and relationships) was familiar to me through other sources, the inquiries and energy work was immediately applicable in my own meditation and healing.
Scott Kiloby has written a practitioner's handbook with which a beginner can supplement his addiction recovery therapy and groups with individual work to see through his or her own delusions and fabrications of stress and suffering.
While the first part of the book (guidance for 'natural rest', dealing with obsession, cravings and relationships) was familiar to me through other sources, the inquiries and energy work was immediately applicable in my own meditation and healing.
Scott Kiloby has written a practitioner's handbook with which a beginner can supplement his addiction recovery therapy and groups with individual work to see through his or her own delusions and fabrications of stress and suffering.
November 7, 2019
Phenomenal work on presence and self-realization, clearly explaining non-duality perception which leads to experiencing unity in one’s life. I will be keeping this one close by in my own journey, and as a resource for clients I support on their life journey.
March 15, 2018
Yes, there is quite a bit of "filler", but Mindfulness and Awareness is so very important for all of us,
not just the addicted. A good read for everyone.
not just the addicted. A good read for everyone.
March 4, 2019
Can't even explain how amazingly helpful it is.
June 6, 2022
Brilliant
I love this book and the way it is written. Thabks so much . Straight to the point and also really practical
I love this book and the way it is written. Thabks so much . Straight to the point and also really practical
March 25, 2016
Appears to be a practical read aimed at solving issues around addiction, emotional negativity, craving etc.; with a slant on 'nondual' type approaches such as resting in the moment, relaxing into the moment, and using direct inquiry into the energy of addictions. I did find the book useful and insightful in its use of 'resting' and also direct inquiry. There was also a fair amount of 'filler' involved, and frequent use of 'advertising' for the author's training system. For some reason, the book did take me a while to finish (possibly due to the boredom factor in the way it is written. Overall, a decent addition to one's 'therapy' section or 'nondual' approaches section.
July 11, 2014
The self inquiry and group work sections of this book are what ultimately caused me to give it only 3 stars. If you read this book, skip all of those parts and keep your focus on what matters the most - frequent doses of presence throughout your daily life.
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