Rise Sober

07/09/2026

03/09/2026

🌅 RISE SOBER – WEEKLY RECOVERY MEETING 🦅

This Monday’s topic is TRIGGERS.

Triggers can show up through people, places, emotions, memories or situations — sometimes when we least expect them. Recovery gives us the chance to recognise what is happening, pause, and choose a different response.

We don’t have to face those moments alone. Honesty, connection, prayer, meetings and reaching out can all help us stay grounded.

Recognise your triggers. Choose your response. Stay connected.

📅 Monday 7th September 2026
⏰ 7:00pm – 8:00pm
📍 In person at Guru Nanak Gurdwara Bedford
💻 Also available on Zoom

Zoom Meeting ID: 755 8224 8483
Passcode: GNG1234

English & Panjabi speaking.
Everyone welcome ❤️

One day at a time. Stronger together.

27/08/2026

🌅 RISE SOBER – WEEKLY RECOVERY MEETING 🦅

Monday 31st August 2026
🕖 7:00pm – 8:00pm
💻 Zoom Meeting
🙏🏽 Topic: RECOVERY

Recovery is so much more than simply stopping drinking or using.

It is a journey of healing, growth and freedom. It is learning how to live life differently — one day at a time — through honesty, connection, service, fellowship and trust in a Higher Power.

For many of us, recovery begins when we finally admit that the old way of living no longer works. From there, slowly but surely, we begin to rebuild.

We learn to face life instead of escaping it.
We learn to help others instead of only thinking about ourselves.
We begin to find peace where there was once chaos, hope where there was despair, and purpose where there was once emptiness.

The AA Big Book tells us:

“We are going to know a new freedom and a new happiness.”

That promise is what recovery can offer — not a perfect life, but a new way of life.

✨ From surviving to thriving, one day at a time.

Whether you are new to recovery, have been around for years, are struggling, curious, or simply looking for support — you are welcome.

🌍 English & Panjabi speaking

Zoom Meeting ID: 755 8224 8483
Passcode: GNG1234

💙 Hope • Honesty • Fellowship
🙏🏽 All welcome

21/08/2026

🌓 SUPPORTING RECOVERY ACROSS BORDERS 🌎

Tonight I’m pleased to support and share the Sikh Recovery Network International Zoom Meeting.

Recovery doesn’t recognise borders, backgrounds or status. Addiction can affect any family and any community, and sometimes the hardest part is simply reaching out and admitting we need support.

Meetings like this create a space for connection, understanding, faith, prayer and hope. Whether you are struggling yourself, supporting somebody you love, or simply want to understand addiction and recovery better — everyone is welcome.

🌍 Tonight – UK start time 8:00pm
🇺🇸 USA and 🇨🇦 Canada times are shown on the poster, with 🇮🇳 Punjab joining at 1:30am.

There is strength in knowing we do not have to walk this journey alone. One conversation, one meeting and one act of reaching out can be the beginning of something completely different.

🙏🏽 Faith. Fellowship. Recovery. Service.

Please share — you never know who might need to see this today. ❤️

21/08/2026

🌅 Rise Sober Monday 24th August 🦅
Topic - of Spiritual Malady

The word malady simply means an illness or disorder. So when we talk about a spiritual malady in recovery, we’re talking about something deeper than alcohol itself — that inner restlessness, irritability, discontent, loneliness and feeling that something is missing.

For many of us, alcohol became the thing we tried to use to fill that void. It might have worked temporarily, but eventually the emptiness returned — often stronger than before.

Recovery teaches us that simply removing the drink isn’t always enough. We begin to fill that spiritual void in a different way: through honesty, connection, helping others, prayer, faith and a relationship with God or a Higher Power 🙏🏽

“We found the Great Reality deep down within us.”

For me, that’s a powerful reminder that recovery isn’t just about giving something up — it’s about discovering something greater to replace it with. Where alcohol once tried to fill the hole, we can begin allowing God, purpose, fellowship and service to fill that space instead.

📅 Monday 24th August 2026
⏰ 7:00pm – 8:00pm
💻 Zoom Meeting
🆔 Meeting ID: 755 8224 8483
🔑 Passcode: GNG1234

🗣️ English & Panjabi speaking

“From restlessness to peace, one day at a time.”

Whether you’re new to recovery, struggling, supporting somebody else or simply want to listen, you are welcome. No judgement. Just people helping people. 💙🙏🏽

17/08/2026

🌅 RISE SOBER – TONIGHT AT 7PM 🦅

Tonight we come together for another Rise Sober meeting, and our topic is SUPPORT. 💙🙏🏽

Recovery was never meant to be walked alone. Sometimes we need someone to listen, sometimes we need someone to guide us, and sometimes simply knowing another person understands can get us through the day.

For me, one of the greatest gifts of recovery has been learning that asking for help is not weakness. Fellowship, connection, honesty and supporting one another are all part of how we keep moving forward — one day at a time.

💬 “Together we rise. Together we stay sober. One day at a time.”

📅 Tonight – Monday 17th August 2026
⏰ 7:00pm – 8:00pm
💻 Zoom Meeting
🆔 Meeting ID: 755 8224 8483
🔐 Passcode: GNG1234

English & Panjabi speaking.
Everyone is welcome. ❤️

Whether you are taking your first steps, coming back after a difficult time, supporting somebody you love, or simply looking for connection — come and join us tonight.

You don’t have to do this alone. 🙏🏽

14/08/2026

🌅 RISE SOBER – WEEKLY RECOVERY MEETING 🦅

This Monday we come together around the topic of SUPPORT. 💙

Recovery was never meant to be walked alone. Sometimes support means asking for help, sometimes it means listening, sometimes it simply means turning up and sitting alongside someone who needs to know they’re not alone.

In recovery, we learn that strength doesn’t always come from doing everything ourselves. It can come from fellowship, honesty, connection, and allowing others to walk with us.

“Together we rise. Together we stay sober. One day at a time.”

📅 Monday 17th August 2026
⏰ 7:00pm – 8:00pm UK time
💻 Zoom Meeting
🆔 Meeting ID: 755 8224 8483
🔐 Passcode: GNG1234

English & Panjabi speaking.
Everyone is welcome. 🙏🏽

Come as you are. Share if you want to, listen if you need to, and know that there is always strength in connection.

One day at a time. ❤️

08/08/2026

🌅 SIKH RECOVERY RETREAT 🦅

Really pleased to support and share this from Sikh Recovery Network, who are celebrating an incredible 10 years of service to our community.

Recovery has taught me that we were never meant to do this journey alone. Whether we call it fellowship, community or Sangat, there is something incredibly powerful about one person who has walked through addiction reaching back and helping another.

This 4-day retreat in beautiful Derbyshire brings together recovery, Sikhi, spirituality, reflection and Sangat — creating a safe and non-judgemental space for people affected by alcohol and substance addiction.

For me, recovery isn’t simply about putting the drink down. It’s about rebuilding a life. Finding connection. Finding purpose. Learning who we are again. And, for some of us, reconnecting with the faith and spirituality that addiction took us away from.

There are so many parallels between the principles I’ve found in recovery and Sikhi — seva, humility, honesty, acceptance, gratitude, Sangat and surrendering something bigger than ourselves. 🙏🏽

I love seeing organisations within our Panjabi and Sikh communities creating spaces where addiction can be spoken about openly, without shame or judgement. We need more conversations, more understanding and more doors open for the person who is still struggling.

Thursday 8th – Sunday 11th October 2026
📍 YHA Eyam, Derbyshire
💷 Early bird £200 until 31st August
🤝 90 days support programme included

Congratulations to Sikh Recovery Network on 10 years and wishing everyone involved in the retreat a beautiful few days of recovery, Sangat and spiritual growth.

Together we recover. Together we grow. And together we carry the message. ❤️🙏🏽

08/08/2026

🌿 Rise Sober – Monday 10th August🌿

This week’s topic: Reflection

Recovery teaches us that reflection isn’t about living in the past—it’s about learning from it.

Step Ten reminds us to continue taking personal inventory. We look honestly at our actions, our thoughts, and our motives, not to beat ourselves up, but to stay spiritually fit and grow one day at a time.

When we reflect with honesty, humility, and gratitude, we begin to see how far we’ve come. We remember where alcohol took us, appreciate the freedom we have today, and ask ourselves one simple question:

“Am I living the programme today?”

Whether you’re celebrating another sober day or finding your way back, you’re welcome. Come and share, listen, or simply be among people who understand.

📅 Monday 10th August 2026
🕖 7:00pm – 8:00pm
📍 Zoom
Meeting ID: 755 8224 8483
Passcode: GNG1234

“We cannot change the past, but we can learn from it. Reflection turns experience into wisdom, one day at a time.”