| Treatment Recovery Healing | | | | about competing with others but in "stretching " |
| My friend Susan was going on vacation for a month | | | | yourself inwardly further than you thought you could |
| and asked me to substitute for her at the local drug | | | | go. If you can be patient when you hold a posture, |
| rehab center at her Wednesday yoga and meditation | | | | that quality will also carry into daily life as well. |
| class. | | | | You also will develop tools you can use for stressful |
| It truly was an experience I'll never forget as I | | | | situations such as deep breathing, visualizations of |
| watched people's bodies and minds relax.I was struck | | | | your true potential and inner joy. Even if you only |
| by the strong determination that was applied | | | | feel good for an hourafter doing some yoga or |
| towards learning the different forms of breathing as | | | | meditation , it is a center that grows and you can |
| well as various meditations. I think the residents | | | | remember it when you become agitated around |
| found it helpful to see they could channel the same | | | | other residents or towards your parents. |
| drive they had used to locate drugs to their own | | | | Robin, a 20 year old, fighting prescription drug |
| healing. | | | | addiction said to me that she just wanted to ease |
| It's always good to use try and direct the natural | | | | the pain but realized that pain is a feeling she could |
| tendencies you have for a higher purpose. For | | | | watch. It really was wonderful to see the ability to |
| instance, an "addictive" personality can redirect this to | | | | watch one's mind that the residents developed with |
| areas such as meditation, exercise or writing a | | | | a little practice. In the east they return to the mind |
| journal. This I have found is much better than fighting | | | | as a drunken monkey-not just wandering from |
| with oneself and trying to "stop" one's tendencies. | | | | thought to thought, but a drunken monkey stung by |
| This is one's passion and it should be used for one's | | | | a scorpion. Sometimes it seems so restless and |
| evolution. | | | | jumpy, plus out of control. Take a few moments to |
| If you are taking yoga please keep in mind it's not | | | | watch it and discover some true jewels. |