Valerie
(Vimalasara)
Mason-John
Pioneer in mindfulness-based addiction recovery and one of the leading African Descent voices in this field.
Valerie (Vimalasara) Mason-John, MA, (Hon.Doc), has been hailed by Dr. Ken Hardy as “one of the premier social, cultural, and psychological healers of our time.” Vimalasara is an award-winning author of 11 books, including Detox Your Heart, Meditations for Emotional Trauma, and Eight Step Recovery Using The Buddha’s Teachings to Overcome Addiction, and co-founder of the secular 8-week course Mindfulness-Based Addiction Recovery (MBAR).
They are one of the new leading African Descent Voices in the field of Mindfulness Approaches for Addiction. Their latest book, A First Aid Kit for the Mind, Breaking the Cycle of Habitual Behaviours has been described by Gabor Mate as distilling “Aeons of Wisdom”. Vimalasara lives in BC, Canada.
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