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Orange County, Calif., -  April 30th, 2015  -- Origins Behavioral Healthcare and The  Bell   Tower  Foundation are pleased to announce Orange County's very first "We Are You" Speaker Series, an extraordinary panel of celebrity and expert guests who will be sharing their expertise on the topic of addiction in order to raise awareness and de-stigmatize this terrible disease.  The panel includes MTV reality star, Jason Wahler, musician and drug counselor, Bob Forrest, former MLB star, Bret Boone, international supermodel/reality star, Amber Smith, and world renowned addiction specialist, Dr. Harry Haroutunian.  On Wednesday May 6th, 2015, join us at the  Bell   Tower  Regional Community Center in Rancho Santa Margarita at  6pm   for an unforgettable evening where you will hear personal stories, obtain information on how to combat addiction, and gain insight as to what steps to take if you or a loved one faces ...

Jeanne Newman, from left, Patricia L. Glaser and Dina LaPolt attend the Power Lawyers Breakfast hosted by the Hollywood Reporter at Spago on Wednesday, April 29, 2015, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Todd Williamson/Invision for the Hollywood Reporter/AP Images) Los Angeles, Calif., -- April 29th, 2015 -- Prominent music attorney Dina LaPolt has been named to The Hollywood Reporter’s Power Lawyers Top Music Business Attorneys List. Currently in its 8th year, the Power Lawyers list includes the pre-eminent entertainment attorneys who handle negotiations, arbitrations and lawsuits for Hollywood’s elite. LaPolt, who works tirelessly to protect the interests of her clients and the broader music creator community, is one of ten music attorneys listed and one of only two women named. Also included on the list are Jill Berliner of King Holmes Paterno & Berliner and Don Passman of Gang Tyre Ramer & Brown. This list was released simultaneously with the Hollywood Repo...

Guests can RSVP to event@PasadenaRecoveryCenter. com or call  626-389-9730

Pasadena, CA,  November 5th 2014 Pasadena Recovery Center is pleased to welcome international yoga instructor and author of “Recovery 2.0: Move Beyond Addiction and Upgrade Your Life,” Tommy Rosen to their groundbreaking speaker series on  Wednesday November 5th at 12pm . Rosen is a refreshing pioneer in the recovery and yoga movement who has helped countless individuals find relief from their attachments to substances across the board; alcohol, drugs, pot, coffee, gambling, sex, caffeine, cigarettes, hoarding and beyond. Rosen has spent the last two decades immersed in yoga, recovery and wellness. He holds advanced certifications in both Hatha and Kundalini Yoga and has more than 23 years of recovery from acute drug addiction.   As a leader in the burgeoning field of Yoga and Recovery, Rosen has assisted others to holistically heal from addictions of all kinds. He teaches regularly at yoga conferences and festivals, including Wanderlust, Hanuman and Sun Vall...

Pasadena Recovery Center is pleased to welcome renowned author and founder of  “Against The Stream Buddhist Meditation Society,” Noah Levine to their groundbreaking speaker series on  Wednesday September 17th at 12pm . He is one of the leading  speakers on the topic of drug addiction and has changed the face of AA. Levine is not your average addiction counselor, taking the ideologies of the 12-Steps and uniquely combining them with Buddhist practices, along with the tattoo covered, punk rock lifestyle, holding meetings in revered underground music venues such as The Gilman in San Francisco. As the author of multiple best selling books and positions as a Buddhist teacher, addiction counselor, and leader of the punk-rock scene, Levine will prove to be an informative speaker that cannot be missed. Levine is the first to apply the Four Noble Truths and Eight-Fold Path of Buddhism to a process of treating addiction, starting an international ...

The nation's largest nonprofit treatment organization. (PRNewsFoto/Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation) CENTER CITY, Minn. ,  April 15, 2014  /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the nation's largest nonprofit addiction treatment provider, will sponsor the "Recovery 2.0" free online conference  May 3-7 . The web-based event will present one-on-one, in-depth conversations between yoga teacher and addiction recovery expert  Tommy Rosen  and a wide variety of recovery and wellness specialists. "The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is pleased to partner with one of the most energetic and thoughtful advocates for embracing lifelong recovery,  Tommy Rosen ," said  Nick Motu , vice president of Marketing and Communications for the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. "Tommy's 'Recovery 2.0' is an innovative recovery platform, and we know that presenters  Jerry Moe ,  Buster Ross  and Fred Holmquist ...