Late on a Saturday afternoon, about half a dozen people committed to their sobriety climb a long, steep staircase in a historical building in Old Colorado City. They sit side by side on cushions on ...

In the Tibetan tradition of Buddhism, fire represents flourishing. That has been true for Columbus Karma Thegsum Choling, a Franklinton Buddhist congregation whose building was gutted by an arson fire ...

Addiction is one of the most bedeviling and ruinous torments of the human experience. And for millions of those trapped in addiction”s cycle of suffering, the famed 12-step program established by ...

Levine (Dharma Punx) offers Refuge Recovery, the Buddhist-inspired program for addicts that he helped create and implement in various cities throughout the U.S. The first half presents the principles ...

Malama graduate/program assistant Lisa Swoveland (from left) is shown with Maui United Buddhist Women’s Association members Charlotte Wilkinson, Sharon Nohara and Jeanne Nagao at the association’s ...

At first glance, the basement gathering in downtown Woodstock seemed just like one of the 12-step meetings that take place thousands of times a day across America. Ten people dealing with alcoholism, ...

Every Sunday morning, about 15 addicts push through a nondescript metal door in an industrial area of Berkeley, Calif., and enter 924 Gilman Street. Inside, the ceiling is tall and like the walls, ...