This workbook is structured around RAFT’s four goals. Each goal contains chapters exploring key concepts and practices. Most chapters include:
- Global explanation
Introducing the topic and its relevance - The RAFT metaphor
Connecting the topic to our core metaphor
- Self-reflections
Questions for immediate contemplation - Journaling prompts
Suggestions for deeper written exploration - Supporting material
Brief insights from neuroscience, psychology and philosophy - Closing remarks
Summarising the key takeaways - Sutta references
References to original Buddhist texts for (optional) further study.
We suggest that you engage with the material actively. Use a journal. Be honest and kind with yourself. This is your journey, your raft.
Using this workbook in community
To follow the guidance set out above as a group, we suggest meeting regularly with others within your recovery community online, or in person, to explore the contents of this workbook.
You will find the suggested meeting format and a directory of online meetings at https://raftrecovery.org.