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Cultures around the world have practiced yoga for thousands of years. As physical an art form as it may seem, yoga is defined as a group of physical, mental, and spiritual techniques. In fact, yoga dates back to ancient India, where it served as part of several prominent yoga schools that still exist today, including ones related to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. At Coalition Recovery, we use yoga therapy for addiction as one of the many tools we teach those who seek to potentially free themselves of substance or alcohol abuse disorders.
As it’s used today, yoga is mostly a meditative practice, as well as being a common form of exercise. For those suffering from an alcohol or substance abuse disorder, yoga therapy for addiction uses breathing exercises, guided imagery, and meditation to improve an individual’s mental and physical health. As such, yoga therapy has become increasingly popular as a form of holistic treatment for a wide variety of afflictions, including asthma, cancer, schizophrenia, substance abuse problems, and countless other conditions. Of course, there’s much more to yoga than meets the eye, and there’s even more to yoga therapy for addiction than you might have thought.
There are many ways that having an alcohol or substance abuse problem affects an individual. In fact, we continue to uncover new effects of addiction through ongoing research and study. At this point, there’s no doubt that the impacts of alcohol or substance addiction are physical, mental, emotional, social, and, yes, even spiritual. In short, this means that there’s virtually no way that addiction doesn’t affect a person’s life, which is why the treatments being incorporated into modern substance abuse recovery programs are increasingly diverse. Although it may be a bit unorthodox, we at Coalition Recovery have seen yoga therapy for addiction impact many of our patients positively.
A yoga recovery program enhances addiction therapy in many ways, including:
Individuals who use yoga therapy as part of their substance abuse recovery programs find themselves better able to achieve relaxation during times of stress, experience much more stable emotional states, and are therefore much less likely to succumb to the temptation to relapse once they’ve completed their treatment programs and returned home.
One of the main components of a successful recovery from addiction amounts to discovering the root cause of the substance abuse problem and addressing it. For many people, substance abuse results from mental, emotional, experiential, or social factors, which require ample time spent in counseling and psychotherapy to address them. However, a yoga or holistic recovery program can help in ways that are quite different — albeit complementary — to counseling and psychotherapy. Individuals can use yoga therapy for addiction as a tool that can help with problems like stress, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, phobias, and a variety of other psycho-emotional distress.
If you or someone you love might benefit from yoga therapy for substance abuse, or you would like to learn more about our other programs, either complete our convenient and secure form online or call Coalition Recovery at 888.707.2873. Our team of recovery experts and rehabilitation specialists are available anytime, day or night, to schedule an assessment or consultation for you or your loved one. Take the first step in the journey of recovery by calling Coalition Recovery today.
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