Can Mindfulness Help Solve the Opioid Epidemic? | Karla Johnston | TEDxSouthLakeTahoe

NOTE FROM TED: Please do not look to this talk for mental health advice. This talk only represents the speaker's personal views and understanding of mindfulness and addiction which lacks legitimate scientific support. We've flagged this talk because it falls outside the content guidelines TED gives TEDx organizers. TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. The guidelines we give TEDx organizers are described in more detail here: http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/t... Can Mindfulness Help Solve the Opioid Epidemic? Mindfulness offers four concrete practices to provide support and offer life-saving care for people in recovery and their loved ones. A personal account told through the eyes of a mindfulness practitioner who entered the field of holistic addiction recovery, then discovered five months later that a beloved family member was battling an addiction to heroin. This is a call to compassionate action, demonstrating courage, resilience and the strength of connection. Karla Johnston is a mindfulness practitioner ordained in the tradition of Thich Nhat Hanh Engaged Buddhism and an instructor with over 25 years’ experience. Her passion is collaborating in the transformation of people who have lived rock bottom but gained peace, joy and resiliency through their life experiences. In 2014 she founded Lake Tahoe Mindfulness Community, a dedicated group who practices compassion, gratitude and service to the local Tahoe community based out of The Studio, Lake Tahoe. In 2021 Lotuses in the Mud Recovery Family began a ZOOM experiment—offering weekly support for families and loved ones affected by addiction. Karla offers private sessions and groups incorporating her traditional talk therapy background and mindfulness modalities. Her poetry, writings, songs and practice opportunities are at InnerConstellation.com and LakeTahoeMindfulness.com This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx