About Us

Statement of Intent:
The United Kingdom Buddhist Recovery Network (BRNUK) is intended to develop to be able to support the use of Buddhist teachings, traditions and practices to help people recover from the suffering caused by addictive behaviours. Open to people of all backgrounds, and respectful of all recovery paths, the developing organisation will promote mindfulness and meditation, and be grounded in Buddhist principles of non-harming, compassion and interdependence. We seek to serve through teaching, training, treatment, research, publication, advocacy and community-building initiatives.
The BRNUK is inspired by the International Buddhist Recovery Network (www.buddhistrecovery.org).

This web resource is offered as an invitation to encourage networking among those who see the opportunities Buddhist practice may offer in supporting recovery from addiction.

Devin Ashwood, Interim UK Network Coordinator Devin works as a tutor in addictions counseling at the Centre for Addiction Treatment Studies and as a counselor at Clouds House. He is also the Buddhist Chaplain at HMP Exeter. Devin is the Secretary of Dancing Mountains, sangha in the lineage of Shuryu Suzuki and San Francisco Zen Center based predominantly in the south west of England. He lives with his family in Somerset.

If you would like to get involved, please join the discussion list and introduce yourself.

Details of the international Buddhist Recovery Network Patron and Board of Directors may be found here.