One Breath at a Time!

You can’t outrun your mind forever. At some point… you have to sit with it.

Let’s be real.

If you’re here, you’ve probably tried everything to not feel what’s going on inside you.
You’ve sped it up. Numbed it out. Pushed it down. Distracted yourself.
And maybe it worked, for a while.

Until it didn’t.

Now you’re left with this mind that doesn’t stop.
Thoughts racing. Cravings hitting out of nowhere.
Emotions that feel too big, too sharp, too much.

And no off switch.

This course isn’t about fixing you.
It’s about giving you a way to sit in your own skin without wanting to escape it.

One breath at a time.

A 4-week meditation course for people in recovery who are ready to stop running and start learning how to actually be here.

No experience needed. No “perfect meditator” required.
Just a willingness to show up, even if your mind is chaos.

Each week, we work with something real:

Week 1 — Mindfulness
Learning how to pause instead of react.
Noticing the moment before you do the thing you said you wouldn’t do again.

Week 2 — Loving-Kindness
Because that voice in your head? The one that tears you apart?
We start softening that.

Week 3 — RAIN
When cravings hit. When emotions spike.
Instead of fighting them or giving in, you learn how to stay.

Week 4 — Equanimity
Everything passes. Even this.
Learning how to ride it out without gripping or running.

Real tools you can use when it actually matters:

• When your thoughts won’t shut up
• When you feel like you’re about to spiral
• When cravings come out of nowhere
• When you’re tired of being at war with yourself

This isn’t theory.
This is what you do in the moment.

• You can’t slow your thoughts down, no matter how hard you try
• You’ve said “never again” and meant it… until you didn’t
• Cravings hit your body like a wave and take over fast
• Silence feels uncomfortable, maybe even scary
• You’re tired of the shame loop but don’t know how to get out
• You want something real, not advice, not theory, not clichés

You don’t have to be stable.
You don’t have to have it together.

You just have to be willing to sit in the mess without running.

We sit. We listen deeply, We breathe. We notice.
We talk about what’s actually happening, not what it “should” look like.

No pressure. No performance. No pretending you’ve got it together.

Just practice.

Some days will feel impossible.
Some sits will feel like torture, some will feel like bliss!
Your mind will wander. A lot.

That’s not failure.

That’s the work.

Every time you come back, even after drifting, even after wanting to quit,
you’re building something stronger than impulse.

You’re building CHOICE.

May 23, 30 & June 6, 13, 2026
Saturdays, 10:00–11:15 AM
Lambda Miami-Dade
28 NE 54th St

4 weekly sessions • 75 minutes each.

Please be willing to commit to ALL 4 sessions.

Dana (pay what you can). Dana is an ancient practice of generosity. Rather than a fixed fee, participants are invited to offer what they are able to give, based on their financial situation and the value they receive from the course. This model ensures the teachings remain accessible to all, while honoring the time and commitment of the facilitator and the continuation of the work. No one is turned away.

Octavio C. is a former dancer and performance artist whose work has long explored the connection between body, expression, and human experience. Today, that same depth of presence guides his work in recovery and mindfulness.

With over 7 years in recovery, Octavio is an active participant in CMA, AA, and Recovery Dharma. He is currently deepening his meditation practice through study with Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield, and is completing his training through the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certification Program (MMTCP).

One Breath at a Time is being offered as part of his MMTCP practicum, bringing together his background in movement, mindfulness, and lived recovery experience to create a space that is grounded, compassionate, and real.

His facilitation style is accessible, experiential, and rooted in the belief that recovery is not about perfection, but about learning how to return, again and again, to the present moment.

FINAL WORD
Enough waiting.
Enough running.

Stop.
Breathe.

One breath.
Then another.

Show up. Do the work. Change your life.

This video is Octavio Campos teaching a Recovery Dharma session and will give you a feel of what a session with him might look like.

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