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Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation To Sponsor Recovery 2.0 Global Online
Conference
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 from our
organization will enhance his excellent program."
"The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's support of Recovery 2.0 reflects
our strong commitment to holistic hope, healing and health," continued
Motu.
He noted that in addition to the distinguished speakers from the
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the event will feature other
luminaries from the field of recovery, as well as spiritual leaders
and yoga teachers. There are six speakers per day, and the event is
available for free to anyone in the world.
"The recent merger that created the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
brought together two amazing institutions that have been at the
cutting edge of addiction treatment for a long time," Recovery 2.0's
founder Tommy Rosen stated. "Their desire to partner with us is a
dream come true for the whole Recovery 2.0 team and movement. It is a
powerful demonstration of their faith in sustainable, holistic
approaches to primary recovery and continuing care for those who
struggle with addiction of all kinds."
FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF SPEAKERS AND TO REGISTER FOR THE FREE TO ATTEND
RECOVERY 2.0 CONFERENCE : http://recovery2point0.com/hazelden
About Recovery 2.0
Recovery 2.0 is pioneering a holistic approach to recovery and helping
to change lives by providing deeply moving talks that will inspire
people to approach their own recovery path in a more comprehensive
manner. No other conference offers so many varying perspectives and
approaches to recovery and delivers them into the hands of the people
who need them across the globe.
About the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation helps people reclaim their lives
from the disease of addiction. It is the nation's largest nonprofit
treatment provider, with a legacy that began in 1949 and includes the
1982 founding of the Betty Ford Center. With 15 sites in California,
Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois, New York, Florida, Massachusetts,
Colorado and Texas, the Foundation offers prevention and recovery
solutions nationwide and across the entire continuum of care for youth
and adults. It includes the largest recovery publishing house in the
country, a fully-accredited graduate school of addiction studies, an
addiction research center, an education arm for medical professionals
and a unique children's program, and is the nation's leader in
advocacy and policy for treatment and recovery. Learn more at
www.hazeldenbettyford.org .
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