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The Renewal Center for Healing and Recovery from Addiction

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15251 Pleasant Valley Road
Center City, MN 55012-0011

Welcome to the Gentle Home of 12 Step Recovery

The Dan Anderson Renewal Center is the place where we can retreat from the world momentarily, immerse ourselves in Twelve Step insights, and emerge with a stronger recovery, a gentle resolve and a keen understanding of life. This is where recovery lives.

Virtual 12 Step Sessions

Join us for our popular online Twelve Step sessions! These sessions offer history, context and insights into each specific Step. Register for all, a few, or just the Step that interests you most. Links to register are in the carousel below. Or call 1-800-262-4882.

Center City Unit Reunions

Our residential units are the chapters in life where recovery takes root. They are communities of incredibly caring people, our connections to whom will last a lifetime. Join Renewal Center Staff and fellow alumni for unit reunions this year. Every reunion includes fellowship with residents, reflection gatherings, group, lectures, and much more. To register, call 1-800-262-4882.

In-Person Recovery Retreats

No matter where you are in your recovery, these programs will renew and invigorate your understanding of the 12 Steps and how to apply them to your life. Learn under the trusted, sheltering wisdom of our experts. You are welcome here.

Online Twelve Step Sessions

10:30 a.m. CentralOnline

Step One

The Nature of Addiction

We will review the nature of addiction and explore the historical problem of self-reliance and self-knowledge.

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10:30 a.m. CentralOnline

Step Two

Examining the "God idea"

We will review the basic text around the importance of willingness to remove blocks to forming relationships that nurture our recovery process.

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10:30 a.m. CentralOnline

Step Three

Turning Our Problem Over

We are asked to turn our problem over to the God of our understanding. What exactly are we making a decision to do?

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10:30 a.m. CentralOnline

Step Four

Taking an Inventory

This group will outline the step-by-step process for all aspects of the inventory process following pages 64-71 in Alcoholics Anonymous.

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10:30 a.m. CentralOnline

Step Five-Seven

Sharing Our Inventory

What is the importance of sharing my inventory with another person and what is the transformation of lower self to higher self?

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10:30 a.m. CentralOnline

Step Eight-Nine

Making Amends

We will explore the nature of wrongs as well as when to make amends—and when doing so could be harmful.

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10:30 a.m. CentralOnline

Steps Ten-Eleven

The Nature of Prayer

The role of daily inventory, prayer and meditation will be covered in this session.

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10:30 a.m. CentralOnline

Steps Twelve

Living the Principles

How have we arrived at a vital spiritual experience and how do we continue to nurture that and share it?

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Recovery Retreats

October 7-9Center City, MN

Spirituality in Aging: Recovery through the Years

Join us for a weekend focused on teachings, self-reflection and group participation with spiritual teacher Gene Murphy.

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October 13-16Center City, MN

Silkworth Reunion

Revitalize your recovery.

Spend an inspiring weekend at the Renewal Center in Center City and revitalize your recovery with friends and others who share the journey.

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October 27-30Center City, MN

Tiebout Reunion

Revitalize your recovery.

Spend an inspiring weekend at the Renewal Center in Center City and revitalize your recovery with friends and others who share the journey.

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Uncovering the Truth of Our Shame - Part 1

Join us as we take an in-depth look at shame, its power over our lives, and ways we can finally move beyond it to a life in recovery full of p...

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Uncovering the Truth of Our Shame - Part 2

Join us as we take an in-depth look at shame, its power over our lives, and ways we can finally move beyond it to a life in recovery full of p...

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November 18-20Center City, MN

The Spirituality of Healing

With Paul Anderson

A fascinating exploration of Twelve Step philosophy, especially as it pertains to the healing process.

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December 2-4Center City, MN

Sympathy for the Ego: Compassionate Curiosity for Your Recovery

Come uncover your true-self with compassion and self-awareness to create the person you want to be in recovery.

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December 9-11Center City, MN

A Different Kind of Grief

With Gloria Englund and Margaret Swift Thompson

New tools to manage your grief while respecting and cherishing the memory of your loved one.

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*COVID-19 Mitigation Requirements

Guests who attend in-person Renewal Center programs on the Center City campus must agree to the following COVID-19 mitigation requirements:

Guests must be fully vaccinated and provide proof of vaccination upon registration if attending a unit reunion, due to the close interaction with current patients during reunion activities.
Guests attending in-person Renewal Center retreats will not be required to show proof of vaccination.
All Guests, regardless of type of event, will be given a rapid COVID-19 test upon arrival to campus before checking in to Renewal Center.
Guests will be required to wear a surgical non-cloth mask on campus unless alone, eating, or outside and physically distanced.
Guests will have access to portions of the main Center City campus, including the fitness center/gym, Serenity Corner bookstore and Caribou coffee cart. The walking trails also remain open and accessible to all.

Guests not able or willing to meet these guidelines are encouraged to attend our virtual Twelve Step programming.

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View Our Upcoming Twelve Step Retreats

Recovery principles and practices, retreats, workshops and events for you.

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Legend Therapy Dog

Meet Legend

Legend, a Labradoodle, provides comfort and emotional support for guests at the Dan Anderson Renewal Center, where he attends groups and individual sessions.

Legend Therapy Dog

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Rates, Discounts and Other Details

Dan Anderson Renewal Center rates include programming, meals, lodging and campus amenities. There's no extra charge for miracles. Learn more.

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Call today to learn more about our Renewal Center programs and to plan your stay.

1-866-831-5700

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is a force of healing and hope for individuals, families and communities affected by addiction to alcohol and other drugs. As the nation's leading nonprofit provider of comprehensive inpatient and outpatient addiction and mental health care for adults and youth, the Foundation has treatment centers and telehealth services nationwide as well as a network of collaborators throughout health care. Through charitable support and a commitment to innovation, the Foundation is able to continually enhance care, research, programs and services, and help more people. With a legacy that began in 1949 and includes the 1982 founding of the Betty Ford Center, the Foundation today is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion in its services and throughout the organization, which also encompasses a graduate school of addiction studies, a publishing division, an addiction research center, recovery advocacy and thought leadership, professional and medical education programs, school-based prevention resources and a specialized program for children who grow up in families with addiction.