Mindfulness, Embodiment, and Real Recovery: Healing Beyond Abstinence with Greg Vorst and Michael Nolan

In this powerful episode of The Mindful Journey, host Sana sits down with Greg Vorst and Michael Nolan, co-founders of Embodied Recovery, a transformative treatment center based in Silicon Valley. Together, they explore how mindfulness and embodiment serve as vital tools for healing addiction, trauma, and chronic dysregulation—not just as coping strategies, but as life-changing daily practices.

From discussing how nervous system regulation creates emotional safety to demystifying the ancient Korean practice of Sundo, Greg and Michael share a grounded, integrative approach to recovery rooted in presence, practice, and purpose. Whether you're navigating sobriety, seeking emotional resilience, or simply ready to deepen your inner awareness, this conversation offers practical tools and honest insight.

About the Guests: Greg Vorst is a therapist with deep experience in psychological and spiritual integration, and Michael Nolan is a counselor in long-term recovery. Together, they created Embodied Recovery, blending psychotherapy, ancient breathwork, 12-step recovery, and spiritual wisdom to support authentic healing. Their mission is to empower people through daily practice, community, and conscious living.

Key Takeaways :

• Embodiment and mindfulness aren’t quick fixes—they are daily, foundational tools for regulating the nervous system and reconnecting to the self.

• Recovery isn’t just abstinence from substances—it’s about living a life of joy, purpose, and agency.

• Practices like Sundo help move individuals from survival mode to stability by building capacity to feel emotions without overwhelm or avoidance.

• Witnessing ourselves with meta-awareness is a learnable skill that allows people to interrupt denial, compulsive behaviors, and unconscious reactions.

• Embodied practices are not passive—they are active, empowering, and build long-term emotional resilience and spiritual growth.

• The body holds deep intelligence; healing begins when we stop outsourcing solutions and start listening within.

• Greg and Michael emphasize that real transformation comes through patience, humility, consistency, and community.

Connect with the Guests:

• Embodied Recovery Treatment Center: www.embodiedrecovery.com

• Join Daily Sundo Practice or Empowered Living Teachings: www.meloscenter.org

• Upcoming Workshop with Master Jin Mok (Oct 4): Details available on meloscenter.org

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