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Yoga in Recovery Centers
Allow yoga & meditation to be added to your coping toolbox
Yoga for People Recovering from Substance Abuse
Yoga is a powerful tool in drug and alcohol recovery, supporting both the mind and body throughout the healing journey. It helps regulate the nervous system, reduce stress, and promote emotional resilience—key factors in managing cravings and preventing relapse. Through breathwork, movement, and mindfulness, yoga encourages self-awareness, grounding, and inner peace, providing healthy coping mechanisms for dealing with triggers and emotional challenges.
Regular practice can improve sleep, boost mood, and enhance overall well-being by releasing stored tension and fostering a deeper connection to oneself. Yoga also empowers individuals in recovery to rebuild strength, trust in their bodies, and cultivate a sense of balance and stability, making it a valuable complement to traditional treatment methods.
Expected Results
Added Coping Skills
Yoga can help with grounding and anxiety mitigation. Jordan provides accessible tools including the physical practice of yoga but also breath work and meditation that clients can. add to their recovery toolbox and use on their own time as well.
Increased Group Attend
Jordan saw an increase in attendance when I taught yoga weekly at IOP with Peaks Recovery. Comments I heard were "yoga convinces me to come to group" and "I am much less anxious going into group on days we have yoga."
More Present in Group
Since yoga can help center the mind and ground the energy, clients are often more present and participate more in group when the session starts with a yoga practice. Your clients will get the most out group when we begin with yoga.
Connecting the mind, body + spirit
Substance abuse can remove an individual with their connection to mind, body + spirit. Help your clients reconnect this relationship in a supported, healthy environment with yoga and meditation.