Yoga of Recovery – Healing the Habits that Bind Us
Yoga of Recovery is an invitation to undertake heartfelt self-reflection about the addictive processes that you experience in your life. You will be intimately guided to use yoga, ayurveda and spirituality for your unique recovery process.
You’ll gain profound understanding of the roots of the addictive personalities we all have and many healing tools for all of our self-destructive habits. Explore how these ancient sciences can help you deepen your connection with yourself and choose new behaviors out of self-love.
Learn emotional regulation, self-soothing techniques, and deep relaxation. Participate in group sharing and discussions, and attend optional 12-step meetings. Explore your own addictive behaviors and heal them at the root level.
We require alcohol/chemically dependent guests to have at least three months (90 days) of continuous sobriety. Those with eating disorders and behavioral addictions (relationships, gambling, spending etc.) should have enough stability to embark on this particular work.
This retreat is part of a longer, in-depth certification program suitable for professionals and coaches who work with those on journeys of recovery.
Tuition: $750 plus accommodations $64 – $137 per night, 8 nights – plan to arrive on or before May 2, 2019 and depart on May 10, 2019 or later. Please note Durga Leela is also offering
- Recovery Symposium May 9-13, 2019; and
- Yoga of Recovery: Between the Mat and the Meeting: Ayurvedic Healing for All Addictive Tendencies May 15-21, 2019.
You can register for both Yoga of Recovery programs for $1,200 total tuition. (Add 20 nights’ accommodation)
Email: Nassau@sivananda.org
Phone: 1-866-446-5934 or 242-363-2902
Course schedule. Opt for the retreat and attend the afternoon sessions in bold type. For certification attendance at all sessions is required.
DAY 1
6:00am – 7:45am Morning Satsang
8:00 – 9:45 am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00 am Brunch
11:00 am Ashram Welcome & History Tour (meets at Reception)
11:30 am Inauguration Ceremony
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Course Session
4:00 pm Course Practice Session/Yoga Nidra Class
6:00 pm Dinner
6:45-7:45pm Open “All-fellowships” 12-step meeting (Attendance Optional)
8:00 pm Evening Satsang
DAY 2 – DAY 6
6:00am – 8:00am Morning Satsang
8:00 am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10:00 am Brunch
11:00am – 12:00pm Karma Yoga/Free Time
12:00 pm to 3:00 pm Course Session
4:00 to 5.45pm pm Course Practice Session/Yoga Nidra Class
6:00 pm Dinner
6:45-7:45pm Open “All-fellowships” 12-step meeting (Attendance Optional)
8:00 pm Evening Satsang
LAST DAY
6:00am – 12:00pm as per Days 2-6
12:00 pm Course Session
3:00 pm Graduation Ceremony
Regular ashram schedule the rest of the day
The 6:45-7:45pm Open “All-fellowships” 12-step meeting (Attendance Optional) will continue through May 10th, 2018 during the 2nd Yoga of Recovery 7-day Retreat (April 30 – May 6); and the Recovery Symposium (May 7-10, 2018)
Morning and Evening Satsang: community gatherings for meditation, chanting & teachings; sometimes a silent beach walk.
Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes: available on outdoor ocean and bayfront platforms (beginner and intermediate levels offered twice daily).
(starts evening of the 9th)
with John F. Kelly, PH.D., ABPP, Founder & Director of the Recovery Research Institute at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH),
Don Coyhis, Founder and President of White Bison, offering healing resources to Native America since 1988. White Bison offers sobriety, recovery, addictions prevention, and wellness/Wellbriety learning resources to the Native American/Alaska Native community nationwide.
Nikki Myers, Founder Y12SR and
Anita Johnston, Ph.D., CEDS, a clinical psychologist and certified eating disorder specialist, with over 35 years of experience in this field.
4-day Yoga Vacation Program $29 per day plus accommodation ($60-127 per night, includes 2 meals per day)
Web: www.sivanandabahamas.org
Email: nassau@sivananda.org
Phone: 1-866-446-5934 or 242-363-2902
Join those on the recovery path as we learn about, share, discuss, and practice tools from yoga and Ayurvedic medicine. These are proving to be the most sought-after, long-term solutions to sustainable emotional sobriety.
Learn from renowned presenters about pioneering systems of care to meet the needs of people in recovery today. Discover the healing power of collaborative care in a global community that is guided by ancient spiritual wisdom systems. Gain holistic knowledge and practical advice for natural and safe solutions for the path of recovery.
Topics covered include integrated engagement for long term recovery, living our values, the power of communication, taking responsibility, and serving others.
The presenters in this symposium have each developed programs and organizations, over decades of work and research, to address treatment, recovery, and healing from all issues related to addictions, eating disorders, dysfunctional families, intergenerational trauma, institutionalized racism, and suicide.
Each speaker will contribute to our understanding of the underlying causes of addiction and how we can enhance and sustain recovery through research, science, spirituality, yoga, and Ayurveda.
This symposium goes beyond being ‘sober’ to include thriving in the community and being balanced emotionally, mentally, physically, and spiritually.
Join us and contribute to this drive to make change and raise our awareness about all issues surrounding addiction and how we, our families, and communities can heal from these issues.
John Kelly
John Kelly, PhD, is the Elizabeth R. Spallin Associate Professor of Psychiatry in Addiction Medicine at Harvard Medical School. The first-ever endowed professor in addiction medicine at Harvard, he is an expert in both addiction treatment and recovery. John is is the founder and director of the Recovery Research Institute at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and Associate Director of the Center for Addiction Medicine.
Serving on numerous scientific advisory boards and as a consultant to United States federal agencies and foreign governments, John’s work highlights the mechanisms of behavior change and the effects of discrimination toward individuals suffering from substance use disorders.
With more than two decades of research, John has published more than 140 peer-reviewed articles, reviews, and chapters in the field of addiction science. He is also an associate editor for several academic journals and the blogger of Addiction & Recovery 101 for Psychology Today. www.recoveryan
Anita Johnston
Anita Johnston, PhD, is a psychologist, storyteller, and writer. Serving the eating psychology field for more than 35 years, she is the clinical director of Ai Pono Hawaii’s residential treatment program in Maui, as well as outpatient eating disorder programs in Hawaii.
Anita is the author of Eating in the Light of the Moon: How Women Can Transform Their Relationships with Food Through Myth, Metaphor, and Storytelling, which has been published in six languages. She is the co-creator of the Light of the Moon Café, which offers online self-study courses and interactive women’s support circles based on her book.
She provides individual consultations online and conducts Soul Hunger workshops and professional trainings around the world. Using metaphor and storytelling, along with her training as a clinical psychologist, Anita addresses the complex psychological and spiritual issues that underlie struggles with eating, exercise, and body image. www.DrAnitaJohnston.com
Don Coyhis
Don Coyhis, Mohican Nation, is the president and founder of White Bison, an American Indian non-profit organization in Colorado. For more than 25 years, Don has developed series of culturally-based programs to address recovery and treatment for youth and families. Originally setting out to treat alcoholism in Indian youth on reservations, he later expanded his mission to include drug addiction, dysfunctional families and relationships, and suicide.
Implementing his programs throughout the United States and Canada, Don trains others in the teachings of “wellbriety” so they may become physically, emotionally, and spiritually balanced. He has provided assistance to national policy organizations including the White House Office of Drug Control Policy and has developed many national recovery programs. Author of several books on recovery, Don is a recipient of the Purpose Prize Award and continues to devote his life to helping families and communities heal.
Nikki Myers
Nikki Myers, MBA, C-IAYT, is the founder of the Yoga of 12-Step Recovery, a relapse prevention program. A writer, teacher, and wellness practitioner, she is a co-founder of the annual Yoga, Meditation, and Recovery Conferences at the Esalen Institute and Kripalu Center, and was named a Yoga Journal Game Changer.
A yoga therapist, somatic experiencing practitioner, and addictions recovery specialist, Nikki received the NUVO Cultural Visionary award in 2014. Her work has also been featured in the New York Times, Black Enterprise, the Huffington Post, and CBSnews.com.
DurgaDurga Leela is an Ayurvedic Specialist and the founder of Yoga of Recovery, a comprehensive program that integrates Ayurveda and yoga with recovery tools for those affected by addiction and self-destructive behaviors. She teaches a holistic approach to recovery, integrating mind, body, and spirit. She overcame her own struggles with addiction and is a grateful member of 12-step fellowships for over 18 years.
Yoga of Recovery: Between the Mat and the Meeting
Ayurvedic Healing for All Addictive Tendencies
Health and recovery from addiction and disease involve fully living in the wholeness that you are. By recognizing your innate strengths and stress-response tendencies, you can learn to revitalize your body’s systems rather than to depend on addictive, unhealthy behaviors. Build a strong foundation of living well, and learn about stress, digestion, sleep hygiene, and detoxification. Practice deep self-care and emotional regulation through simple Ayurvedic daily routines that you can practice at home.
Optional 12-step meetings will also be offered throughout the course.
We require alcohol/chemically dependent guests to have at least three months (90 days) of continuous sobriety. Those with eating disorders and behavioral addictions (relationships, gambling, spending etc.) should have enough stability to embark on this particular work.
This retreat is part of a longer, in-depth certification program suitable for professionals and coaches who work with those on journeys of recovery.
Tuition: $750 plus accommodations. Choose from a variety of lodging options: luxurious beach front suites overlooking the ocean, to your own tent pitched in our lovely coconut grove. $64 – $137 per night, 8 nights – plan to arrive on or before April 29, 2017 and depart on May 6, 2018 or later.
Please note Durga Leela is also offering Yoga of Recovery: Healing the Habits that Bind Us May 3-9, 2019 and Recovery Symposium May 9 – 13, 2019 so we hope you’ll stay for that too. You can register for both Yoga of Recovery programs for $1,200 total tuition. (Add 20 nights’ accommodation – Recovery Symposium is included in the fee for Yoga Vacation Program)
Email: Nassau@sivananda.org
Phone: 1-866-446-5934 or 242-363-2902