There are 12 chapters of sobriety teachings followed by 18 personal. The book includes 12 chapters of cultural information about healing from alcoholism and addictions, including howto information about working the 12 steps in a native way. The red road to wellbriety study guide and work book name author. Red road to wellbriety temporary closure back to meetings. A medicine wheel thats connected with breaking the cycle of hurt from alcohol and drugs is one that places the individual in the east, the family in the south, the community in the west, and the nation in the north. Books the red road to wellbriety in the native american way study guide and work book free online.
The term is used primarily in the panindian and new age communities, and rarely among traditional indigenous people, who have terms in their own languages for their spiritual ways. The red road is a modern englishlanguage concept of the right path of life, as inspired by some of the beliefs found in a variety of native american spiritual teachings. Residents participate in the red road to wellbriety book study groups where they share their answers to the study guide questions with peers. Time and again our elders have said that the 12 steps of aa are just the same as the principles. Red road to wellbriety area 92 alcoholics anonymous. The red road to wellbriety is the spiritual and mental journey toward embracing a healthy lifestyle and celebrating those in recovery. The book is structured like the big book of aa and it is sometimes referred to as the indian big book. The wellbriety movement white bison wellbriety training institute. The red road to wellbriety in the native american way study guide and work book audio book, the red road to wellbriety in the native american way study guide and work book books online, the red. Red road to wellbriety weekly dropin program every thursday from 6 8 pm scwexmx community health office red road to wellbriety is a 12step program for first nations people. The wellbriety movement is an interconnected web spreading across our native nations carrying the message of cultural knowledge about recovery for individuals, families and communities. This is about being not just sober but emotionally, mentally, and spiritually well. The red road to wellbriety in the native american way book. Ebook the red road to wellbriety study guide and work book.
Proceeds benefit the oklahoma city metropolitan library system. We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could help us regain control. Making the decision to turn your will and life over. A sobriety, recovery and wellness book especially for native americans, written by native americans. This study guide and work book is a companion book and will help the reader develop a deeper understanding. It is to help us along our own journey to sobriety and wellbriety.
Time and again our elders have said that the 12 steps of aa are just the same as the principles that our ancestors lived by, with only one change. Im probably not going to take a native americans advice on sobriety. It is fitting that the red road to wellbriety offers native. This new book marks the latest in a series of recent resources including the red road to wellbriety that will be a great help to addiction counselors working with native american clients. This is helpful for classroom and talking circle exercises. The red road to wellbriety in the native american way white bison, inc. This is our book to read, to use, and to study as we take our own red road journey to. Feb 07, 2012 red road to wellbriety study group and talking circle meeting by warriordown published february 7, 2012 at 2592. A sobriety, recovery and wellness book especially for native americans, written by. It can also be used as a handson book for white bisons communitybased firestarters healing and wellbriety programs.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Our culture knows that the individual, the community and the land are so completely interconnected that for wellness or wellbriety, each must participate in the healing journey. Allow your eyes, ears and heart to guide you to the right person who can understand and. Annual red road to wellbriety celebration home facebook. We are in need of recovery stories from native youth and young adults ranging from about 25. The red road to wellbriety is a journey of hope and healing for natives seeking recovery from addictions. The red road to wellbriety is a journey of hope and healing for native americans seeking recovery from addictions. This is our book to read, to use, and to study as we take our own red road journey to sobriety and wellbriety in a spiritual, emotional, mental, and physical way. Its full meaning is the way one acts, the methods one uses, and what directs ones doing. The red road to wellbriety is the spiritual and mental journey toward embracing life to the fullest. This book translates the twelve step program of alcoholics anonymous and narcotics anonymous into panindian cultural terms.
It has also found enthusiastic acceptance among indigenous people from other parts of the world, as well as by nonnative people. Wellbriety trainings, seminars or conferences warriors in. We try to help other alcoholics and to practice these principles in everything we do. The red road to wellbriety is a book of healing that is culturespecific to native americans, but it may be used by all people. The red road to wellbriety study guide and workbook. Faith finding the creator this step focuses on seeking help and guidance from an elder, a medicine person, a sponsor, a mentor or a spiritual friend. The book draws on the philosophies and practices of alcoholics anonymous and narcotics anonymous, especially the twelve step process, because it has much in common with traditional native ways. The well part of wellbriety is the inspiration to go on beyond.
Red road to wellbriety celebrates successful and continued recovery from alcohol and drug addiction in aian communities. There is more to the red road then spoken word or written words on paper. In the native american way 2nd edition by at over 30 bookstores. On a weekly movie night in town she meets stewart, whos dealing. Apr 01, 2011 in fact, this road is red goes one better than trainspotting by bringing to life a whole scheme in the sky, not through the interconnected tales of a handful of individuals, but by opening a hundred windows onto a whole community across two generations, so that the reader can hear a town talking on every page. Its goal is to promote awareness, dialogue and forgiveness among. The red road to wellbriety is not specific to any native american culture. I was about 10 years into my recovery when i was gifted a book called the red road to wellbriety in the native american way my introduction to wellbriety and white bison.
This book is about a red road, medicine wheel journey to wellbriety to become sober and well in a native american cultural way. Jan 01, 2006 the red road to wellbriety is not specific to any native american culture. Wellbriety teaches that we must find sobriety from addictions to alcohol and other drugs and recover from the harmful effects of drugs and alcohol on individuals, families and whole communities. This study guide and work book is a companion book and will help the reader develop a deeper understanding of the teaching in the red road to wellbriety in the native american way book.
The red road to wellbriety is a journey of hope and healing for native americans seeking recovery fr. The wellbriety training institute will be conducting a training next month on march 68, 2012 at the training institute located in colorado springs, co. The publication of this book marks a milestone in the history of addiction and recovery among native peoples in america. Ebook the red road to wellbriety as pdf download portable. Buy a cheap copy of the red road to wellbriety in the native. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. The red road to wellbriety in the native american way study guide and work book don l. In the native american way the red road to wellbriety. Residents also participate in spiritual reflection, which consists of morning and evening prayer using the meditations with native american elders. We use the concepts of recovery that are outlined in the red road to wellbriety book. Red road to wellbriety in the native american way isbn. Alcohol problems in native america a new and provocative history. When we place the 12 steps in a circle then they come into alignment with the circle teachings that we know from many of our tribal ways. The web is a live entity that was born out of the work that white bison created after the elders told about a healing time that has come.
Once meetings resume in person, the meeting date will be posted here. Promoting suicide prevention efforts in american indian. There is hope no matter how much misery and despair we feel. Journey of forgiveness is now available on youtube. Support white bison and the wellbriety movement today. The red road to wellbriety in the native american way coyhis. May 28, 2014 powerful video from white bison, about its 40day, 6800 mile crosscountry journey to present and former indian school sites.
Aug 30, 2010 wellbriety views the medicine wheel as a circle of teaching that explains that anything growing is a system of circles and cycles. Red road to wellbriety study group and talking circle meeting. Read the preface, mission statement, vision statement, introduction, and the indian twelve steps in rrwb and fill out the the medicine wheel and twelve steps notes section while viewing the dvd. This new resource follows the teachings of the native american medicine wheel and 12 step tradition.
Wellbriety for prisons is interested in what youve got to say. The red road to wellbriety is a standalone book or it may be used as a companion to white bisons medicine wheel and the 12 steps programs for women and for men. Feb 16, 20 the red road as described by two native american spiritual leaders. The red road to wellbriety study guide and workbook coyhis. In the native american way is a journey of hope and healing for native american seeking recovery from addictions. Wellbriety movement furthering the wellbriety movement. It has also found enthusiastic acceptance among indigenous people from other parts of. When the 12 steps are placed in a circle, they come into alignment with the tribal. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Every rock, every plant, every animal, every tree, every bird, every thought is alive. In the native american way is a guide to alcohol and drug recovery and sobriety especially for american indians, alaska natives, and first nations people. This book draws on the philosophies and practices of alcoholics and narcotics anonymous especially the 12 step process.
The red road to wellbriety in the native american way. Red road to wellbriety northern valley indian health. Coyhis, this is the companion work book to the red road to wellbriety in the native american way. Teachings are based on the medicine wheel, the cycle of life and the four laws of change. Please contact karen lara or patrick lamour for more information 2503789745. Coyhis, this is the companion work book to the red road to. In the indian way, we are connected to that flower if we understand its spirit, the essence of its life. The medicine wheel and 12 steps is the foundation teaching for the wellbriety movement and core component for the warriors in recovery program. I am very honored where creator has allowed me to have this be part of my life. See more ideas about native american quotes, native american wisdom and native american spirituality.
If you have a suggestion or comment, please contact blaine woody wood, at wellbriety for prisons. The red road to wellbriety utilizes a 12 step approach to addictions recovery based in and culturally appropriate to the ways of life of native and aboriginal societies. We made a decision to ask for help from a higher power and others who understand. The book draws on the philosophies and practices of alcoholics anonymous and narcotics anonymous, especially the twelve step process, because it. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. In the red road to wellbriety, the stories reflect the recovery. One may be of any race or of almost any religion and walk the red road.
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