Tom Catton's guest appearances

Tom Catton

Buddha at the Gas Pump

Spirit of Recovery

SAFE RECOVERY

Jon Stewart

Michael Walsh

Billy West

Bill Wilson

Carl Hart

Adi Jaffe

Maia Szalavitz

Ken Anderson

Steven Slate

Stanton Peele

Amy Lee

Ed Wilson

Holly Whitaker

Koorosh Rassekh

Bishop John Shelby Spong

OwlTail

Too often recovering people shy away from meditation suggested in the 11th Step. But meditation is for everyone—no need to be a “spiritual expert.” Guest Tom Catton, in long-term recovery since 1971 and a meditator since 1966, is the author of The Mindful Addict and the soon-to-be-published May I Sit With You: A Simple Approach to Meditation. Tom’s daily practice encourages him to stay awake and be present for his life, “which is enough, which is everything.” Tom shares simple down-to-earth approaches to meditation for people in recovery. Read more about Tom’s work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Too often recovering people shy away from meditation suggested in the 11th Step. But meditation is for everyone—no need to be a “spiritual expert.” Guest Tom Catton, in long-term recovery since 1971 and a meditator since 1966, is the author of The Mindful Addict and the soon-to-be-published May I Sit With You: A Simple Approach to Meditation. Tom’s daily practice encourages him to stay awake and be present for his life, “which is enough, which is everything.” Tom shares simple down-to-earth approaches to meditation for people in recovery. Read more about Tom’s work.<p> </p><p>Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a></p>

Keep It Simple: Meditation for Recovering People, With Tom Catton

Tom Catton has been in long-term recovery for thirty-nine years. His story appears in a twelve-step fellowship text with more than seven million copies in circulation around the world. Tom is invited to speak in the US and internationally several times a year at twelve- step conventions in front of audiences ranging from 500 to 10,000 people. He has been taking twelve-step meetings into the prison system in Hawaii since 1984. He has been active in service positions over the years, including serving on a committee that met for over three years to write a recovery text for a twelve-step fellowship. Tom is on the advisory board of the Buddhist Recovery Network, and is also trained in Tibetan singing bowl therapy. He leads a Buddhist recovery meditation group that meets twice a month in Hawaii. Join me for a discussion with dear friend and author Tom Catton who I met 36 years ago on the beach in Kailua who was like a character out of a Herman Hesse book to me.

Tom Catton Author of "The Mindful Addict"