Addiction recovery is a difficult and lengthy process that requires a lot of hard work and dedication. However, there are a number of things that can help make the process a little bit easier. One of those things is meditation.
Meditation has been shown to be highly effective in reducing stress, improving mental clarity, and promoting emotional well-being. It is also a valuable tool in addiction recovery. Meditation can help to ease the cravings and withdrawal symptoms that are associated with quitting drugs or alcohol. It can also help to promote sober living by helping individuals develop a greater sense of self-awareness and discipline.
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How to Work Step 7 Of the Twelve Steps
If you’re working your way through the 12-Step Program, you’ve likely found that no single step is particularly easy. The same goes for Step 7. In previous steps, you’ve admitted your powerlessness over drugs and alcohol, handed your will over to your Greater Power, and looked inward to identify defects of character that have contributed to your addiction.
Can Meditation Help Recovery?
Drug rehab programs often merge traditional evidence-based treatment methods with holistic mind-body practices like yoga or acupuncture to provide well-rounded treatment. Although addiction is a complex disease, mind-body therapies can help people achieve lasting sobriety. For example, meditation is one commonly-used mind-body practice. But, can meditation help recovery? Let’s take a closer look at its benefits.
9 Natural Highs that Support a Life in Recovery
While you were addicted, you probably found yourself living for the next high. Maybe you were trying to recreate that first high you felt, and once you started, you just never looked back. Now that you’re sober and in recovery, certain life experiences and activities can provide a similar “rush” or “high” without all the […]
7 Natural Ways to Manage Chronic Pain in Recovery
If you are recovering from opioid addiction, pain management in recovery can be a complex challenge. This is especially true if you are enrolled in a sober living program, as most sober living homes do not allow residents to use any narcotics or medications that could potentially be abused. The slide back into addiction is […]
How to Practice Mindfulness in Sobriety
Mindfulness is a buzzword these days, but what does it mean and how do we practice mindfulness on a daily basis? More importantly, what does it have to do with sobriety? Practicing mindfulness in your everyday life isn’t as easy as it sounds, but it can have powerful benefits for people in recovery. Regardless of […]
13 Natural Ways to Manage Depression in Addiction Recovery
Globally, more than 300 million people suffer from depression and it is the leading cause of disability worldwide.1 Depression can severely affect a person’s emotional and physical health, causing feelings of emptiness and sadness, insomnia, weight fluctuations, cognitive problems, fatigue, weakened immune system, and at its worst, suicide.2
What to Expect in Your First Year of Sobriety
Transitioning from a life of addiction to a life of sobriety can be difficult whether you’re enrolled in a sober living program or not. While transitional housing and the support that comes with it is all very helpful and effective, your first year of sobriety will still come with its share of challenges and you’ll […]
9 Key Ways to Practice Self-Care While Enrolled in a Sober Living Program
Self-care should be a priority for anyone who values their health and wellness, but a lifestyle of drug and alcohol abuse leaves no room for such things. During active addiction, addicts forego even the most basic of needs like food and sleep in order to keep using. As a result, the physical, mental, and spiritual […]