Miguel J. Rios is a writer, educator, recovery advocate, and creative guide whose work bridges ancient Taoist Wisdom with modern healing practices. After navigating his own path through addiction, Miguel began exploring mindfulness, presence, and paradox as vehicles for spiritual renewal. His writings, poetic, reflective, and fiercely gentle, invite readers to reclaim their stillness and walk The Way back to themselves.
Praise for The Way Within Without: Recovery Edition ""The Way Within Without: Recovery Edition isn't a guide to fixing yourself. It's not a checklist for perfect sobriety or a promise of instant enlightenment. It's something quieter. Slower. Maybe even more honest... Whether you're newly sober, years into recovery, or simply learning to sit with your own humanity, these verses remind us that healing isn't about becoming someone else. It's about remembering who you've always been beneath the fear and noise."" - Eric Zimmer, host of The One You Feed ""At long last, a book for those in recovery that incorporates the generative wisdom of the Tao, the core of gentleness, and the subtlest practices of letting go. Through grounded paradox and ancient poetry, we are invited to be held by centuries of insights, reaching through time to hold us today."" - Elena Brower, bestselling author of Practice You, Being You, Softening Time, and Hold Nothing ""Rios encourages stillness, remembrance, and belonging-helping readers find their way home to themselves."" - Sharon Salzberg, author of Lovingkindness and Real Life