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),
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.
and Durga Leela
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
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
Yoga of Recovery: Healing the Habits that Bind
Looking At The Roots Of Our Addictive/Self-Destructive Behaviors
also and June 9-16, Yoga of Recovery: Between the Mat and the Meeting- Ayurvedic Healing for All Addictive Tendencies. You can register for both Yoga of Recovery programs for $1,200 total tuition.
Tuition:
7-day Retreat: $750 plus accommodations for 7 nights.
Arrival: Program begins Sunday at 7 pm and ends on Sunday 9th June at 3 pm. (Check-in time is 2pm. We encourage you to arrive by 4pm for the Asana class. Dinner is at 6pm and there will be a Welcoming Orientation at 7pm followed by Satsang at 8pm)
Web: www.sivanandayogafarm.org
Email: yogafarm@sivananda.org
Phone: 800-469-9642 or 530-272-9322
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Hours: 50
Schedule
6am – 7:45am Morning Satsang
8am – 9.45am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10am Brunch
11am – 11:45am Karma Yoga/Free Time
12 – 3pm Course Session
4:30 pm Course Practice Session/Yoga Nidra Class
6pm Dinner
6:45-7:45pm Open “All-fellowships” 12-step meeting (Attendance Optional)
8 pm Evening Satsang
Optional 12-step meetings will also be offered throughout the course.
Open to all. We suggest at least 3 months of continuous sobriety for alcohol/chemically dependent guests, as we are not a medical/detox facility (if this is the level of care you need please seek appropriate help immediately). Please contact us if you feel able to attend in your early sobriety—we’d like to ensure that the retreat is the best option for you. Those with eating disorders or behavioral addictions (relationships, gambling, spending, etc.) should have enough stability to embark on this 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.
Guest feedback from previous Yoga of Recovery retreat at The Yoga Farm – “I came to the YoR retreat mainly to grow in my sprituality and bring more yoga into my daily life. The benefits that I have gained have far exceeded my expectations. I learned how disconnected I was to myself and how I was filling myself with empty promises and worldly goods that left me feeling more depleted than before I started. I gained a connectedness to my body and soul that I have never experienced before. I am able to listen to what my body needs (not what it has been programmed to want) and satisfy that need with what I have learned. … The Yoga of Recovery retreat gave me the courage, as well as settled some underlying fears, …. The lectures helped me to gain insight into my addictive behaviors that I had been engaging in even though I was 14 years sober. I learned how to eat and take care of needs that had gone ignored in the past. By better understanding who I am through the Ayurveda ways of living, I feel as if I have found the person I was always meant to become. Underneath the fear, the weight, the food, the emotions, and the shame, my experience at the Ashram and Yoga of Recovery retreat have helped me to find the courage to change and be more connected to myself, my higher power, and my larger community. I would recommend this retreat to anyone in or out of recovery who is searching for a deeper sense of self.”
The Yoga Farm is located in the foothills of California’s Sierra Mountains, situated in the heart of California’s Mother Lode Country. It is surrounded by rolling hills, forests of oak and pine, and clear streams. Here are 70 acres of secluded peace and solitude, where the sounds of nature soothe the mind and body – ideal for yoga retreats and meditation.
In spring and summer yoga classes are held on the outdoor deck shaded by a grove of oak trees. You can take a meditative walk in our Peace Miracle Labyrinth; casual, contemplative walks around the beautiful 40 acres, and the adjacent 30 acres or hike the 108 steps to Siva hill. A cedar sauna is open year round.Pleasant, simple lodging in dorms, double occupancy rooms or cabins. Our cabins are set on the hillside overlooking the pond and surrounded by the natural beauty of the ashram, providing total peace and tranquility. If you prefer to sleep closer to nature in the fresh, clean open air you can bring your own camping gear.
Yoga of Recovery: Between the Mat and the Meeting – Ayurvedic Healing for All Addictive Tendencies
this follows June 2-9, Yoga of Recovery: Healing the Habits that Bind.
You can register for both Yoga of Recovery programs for $1,200 total tuition.
This course will be taught by Mary Thompson And Durga Leela
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.
Open to all. We suggest at least 3 months of continuous sobriety for alcohol/chemically dependent guests, as we are not a medical/detox facility (if this is the level of care you need please seek appropriate help immediately). Please contact us if you feel able to attend in your early sobriety—we’d like to ensure that the retreat is the best option for you. Those with eating disorders or behavioral addictions (relationships, gambling, spending, etc.) should have enough stability to embark on this 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.
Yoga Alliance Continuing Education Hours: 50
Schedule
6am – 7:45am Morning Satsang
8am – 9.45am Yoga Asana & Pranayama Classes
10am Brunch
11am – 11:45am Karma Yoga/Free Time
12 – 3pm Course Session with Mary or Durga
4:30 pm Course Practice Session/Yoga Nidra Class
6pm Dinner
6:45-7:45pm Open “All-fellowships” 12-step meeting (Attendance Optional)
8 pm Evening Satsang
Yoga of Recovery – Healing the Habits that Bind Us
Weekend Retreat: September 12-15, 2019: Tuition: $295 (plus 3 nights accommodation)
7-day: September 12-19, 2019: Tuition: $795 (plus 7 nights accommodation)
Gain a profound understanding of the roots of the addictive personalities and learn about the many healing tools for self-destructive habits during the Yoga of Recovery course. Explore how the ancient sciences of Yoga and Ayurveda 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. You will have the opportunity to participate in group sharing and discussions and attend optional 12-step meetings.
This retreat is part of a longer, in-depth certification program suitable for professionals and coaches who work with those on journeys of recovery.
Prerequisites: Open to all. We suggest at least three months of continuous sobriety for alcohol/chemically dependent guests. Please contact us if you feel able to attend in your early sobriety—we’d like to ensure that the retreat is the best option for you. Those with eating disorders or behavioral addictions should have enough stability to embark on this work.