A 501(c)(3) NONPROFIT RESEARCH ORGANIZATION
Advancing the science of addiction — and the consciousness behind recovery.
The Conscious Healing Center studies addiction as a condition of the whole person — brain, body, and awareness — so that treatment can finally catch up to the science.
"Addiction is still treated, more often than not, as a matter of willpower or a checklist of symptoms. We think that's incomplete — and the incompleteness costs lives."
Research
Original studies on the neurobiology of craving and relapse, and how contemplative practice measurably changes addictive circuitry.
Programs
We translate findings into training and protocols for clinicians and treatment centers, so evidence reaches the people doing the work.
Community
A network of people who understand — support groups, family programs, and volunteer opportunities open to anyone affected by addiction.
Three questions guide our work right now.
CURRENT RESEARCH FOCUS
01
Consciousness & Craving
How attention, awareness, and contemplative states shape craving and relapse risk.
02
Whole-Person Recovery
Integrating clinical, psychological, and existential dimensions into recovery models that hold up outside the clinic.
03
Where Treatment Falls Short
Identifying where standard of-care addiction treatment overlooks the role of meaning and inner experience.
Help build the evidence base for compassionate, effective addiction care.
Every gift funds studies that don't yet have a home in mainstream research funding.