Art of Addiction: A Different Perspective on Addiction 2024 June 6

This acts as a roadmap into the practice of addiction. It was written to reclaim a path long forgotten, one where darkness, chaos, and volition are restored and reintegrated.  In reading the sutras, a certain unfurling of the psyche and the body take place.  It gives us both permission and a container to let addiction do its work.

Seen through this lens, addiction is merely the accelerated path for spiritual adventurers who want to know the whole of life and not just the upper echelons. Those who want to learn in practice and experience, from the inside out. To be stripped of the pride that would separate, and the superiority that would be able to judge. To get their hands dirty and feet wet in the mud of the soul.

This course is deliberately woven together to guide the reader deeper into whatever phase of addiction they may be in. Maybe you are in the using phase and need a reminder of the beauty located there. Maybe you are in the recovery stage and looking for how to re-harness the impulse into purpose. Wherever you are, the goal of this course is to pull you deeper inside your experience and, if you are like me, you are looking to go deep into life.

Week 1 - Orientation

Week 2 - A Path of Liberation

Week 3 - The Fallacy that Craving is Bad

Week 4 - The Calling of the Non Rational

Week 5 - Non Rational

Week 6 - Admission

Week 7 - Digestion

About the Instructor

Rachel Cherwitz
Rachel Cherwitz is an 18-year erotic practitioner who deeply loves the underbelly aspect of life. Whether it’s walking with people in addiction or trauma, Rachel reminds people that everything they think is wrong with them is everything that is actually right about them. She is a lover of all things wild: wildlife, wild animals, the unhoused, the incarcerated, addicts, and women. She believes in rewilding humanity. Rachel holds a bachelor's and master's degree in addiction counseling, is a Licensed Advanced Drug and Alcohol Counselor, and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. She loves to walk where angels fear to tread and accompany people through these terrains.