Understanding Alternative to Meds Center’s Approach to Therapy
At Alternative to Meds Center, we can help you harness the benefits of yoga therapy as a component of a holistic treatment program and use it in tandem with other therapies, such as traditional talk therapy, group therapy, art therapy, spa therapy, and more. Before you arrive at Alternative to Meds Center, you may be wondering what to expect from these adjunctive therapies. Learn more about how we incorporate yoga into your treatment routine.
About Yoga at Alternative to Meds Center
Yoga is an ancient art designed to help achieve enlightenment, control of the mind, and awareness of the self. Understanding the overall goal of yoga can help you understand the value of yoga therapy. While yoga may seem complex, the basic principles are rather simple, despite their effectiveness. At its core, yoga focuses on breathing, mental awareness, and holding poses while the mind becomes still. Doing so is a form of meditation and exercise combined into one.
At Alternative to Meds Center, adjunctive yoga therapy is provided as a component of treatment for medication dependence, drug and alcohol addiction, mental health symptoms, and the side effects caused by environmental and other chemical toxins. A certified yoga instructor meets with residents of our inpatient treatment program regularly to help them learn the poses that will best assist in the connection of mind, body, breath, and more. Overall, these sessions are meant to help improve self-awareness, reduce cravings, face triggers, and calm mental health symptoms.
Yoga and Other Forms of Therapies
It is important to note that yoga therapy at Alternative to Meds Center is what is known as adjunctive therapy. The term adjunct signifies that yoga therapy should be used in addition to other therapies — in fact, yoga is most effective when a part of a holistic or “whole-person” approach to treatment. That’s why we firmly believe in its value in conjunction with other therapeutic approaches to overcoming obstacles, working through trauma and shame, rebuilding relationships, and addressing mental health symptoms.
When combined with other holistic therapies, such as equine therapy, which enhances a person’s confidence and understanding of boundaries, yoga proves to be a vital addition to a broader treatment plan. As a part of a personalized holistic treatment program, yoga plays a role that many other therapies cannot, while other therapies address aspects yoga does not.
This whole-person approach to recovery from substance use disorders, medication dependence, and mental health concerns enables our staff to address an individual patient’s concerns, strengths, weaknesses, and needs. Because every individual is different, so is every treatment program and the combination of therapies provided. Yoga therapy at Alternative to Meds Center can help a wide range of individuals with an even wider range of physical and mental health concerns.
How We Incorporate Adjunctive Therapies
While you’re at our healing center, you can expect to begin every day with a beautiful, nutritious meal prepared with whole, organic foods. Our staff will also incorporate a personally tailored supplement protocol to enhance your body’s ability to recover. After participating in a community meeting to set goals and learn more about the day’s schedule, the adjunctive therapies begin.
The morning is spent participating in holistic detoxification and therapeutic spa therapies, including sauna, ionic foot baths, acupuncture, massage, and more. After lunch, you’ll participate in a different activity each day, including nutrition education, and yoga therapy. Yoga is a vital component of our classroom and learning sessions, and it is used in tandem with the equine therapy, art therapy, life skills, and behavioral therapy available here at our center. Your day will close with a nutritious meal and other therapeutic activities, and it is all these components combined that comprise our whole-person approach to treatment here at Alternative to Meds Center.
Recover at Alternative To Meds Center
Yoga is a wondrously beneficial therapy we are pleased to offer here at Alternative to Meds Center. Therapy for addiction, mental health concerns, medication dependence, and even toxin overload doesn’t need to be complicated to be effective. Something as simple and relaxing as yoga can help you return to feeling good, sleeping right, and may even help you improve your mental health and avoid relapse — all without relying on harmful medications.
With adjunctive yoga therapy as part of a broader holistic treatment plan, you, too, can get the most out of your yoga therapy and experience how yoga can complement and enhance other treatment modalities. For more information about yoga therapy and how you can expect to incorporate yoga into your recovery routine at Alternative to Meds Center, contact our professionals today.
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