Yoga Therapy in Arizona

So, how do you find that balance?

Here at Pinnacle Peak, we offer a well-rounded, multi-faceted, and evidence-based approach to recovery and healing. One program we offer that fits into this balance is our yoga program. Here in Arizona, we have some of the top-rated yoga experiences in the country. Let’s talk more about how we take this practice and truly amplify it, making it into a tool for healing.

What We Treat: Substance Use Disorders and Mental Health Conditions

When you’re managing a substance use disorder or living with an untreated mental health condition, it can quickly feel like your life is out of whack. Things that were once exciting are now dull. Activities you used to love you haven’t touched in months. Sometimes the world feels overwhelming while other times it feels like you can barely keep your head on straight.

While in the thick of things, it can seem like there’s no way to recover. How could you possibly step away from this and get yourself back in order? You’re not even sure where to start, and at times it seems easier to just keep going further down the path you’re on.

No matter how daunting it may seem, balance and healing are both possible no matter your history with substance use and mental health conditions. There is help and support out there waiting for you to take that first step. 

How We Treat: How Yoga Complements Your Recovery

There’s a reason we offer several different types of treatment and complementary programs here at Pinnacle Peak. We know that a one-size-fits-all approach is not feasible, and we want to ensure that our clients have access to the care they deserve.

Yoga is one such option that we offer which falls under our holistic treatment category. It ties into our other programs as a way to help heal and soothe alongside the teachings learned throughout the rest of your treatment.

To the uninitiated, yoga can seem like an activity that only a certain type of person can enjoy. Many people picture yoga as fit people in tight clothes doing strange body contortions on colorful mats. That image alone may steer people away from the practice. They may feel they aren’t physically able to participate or that it is just an activity for people who are young, athletic, and exceptionally healthy.

Yoga is so much more than an hour on a cushy mat in a gym. Yoga involves focusing on the breath, postures, meditation, and one’s lifestyle to ultimately lead to a deeper connection with oneself. It teaches the fundamental skills necessary for creating a better balance of the relationship between the mind and body.

How is Yoga Used in Treatment?

With how deeply and thoroughly substance use and mental health conditions can shift a person’s life, a treatment program should reflect that, offering more than just basic talk therapy. Many people seeking treatment feel lost. They don’t feel connected to themselves, their loved ones, or their future. Some people are working through learning or relearning emotional regulation and recognition. There are many wounds that deserve proper time and energy during your healing journey.

This is where yoga can help.

Any form of exercise and stretching can be greatly beneficial for recovery. Science shows that exercise produces dopamine and overall improves mood. Many people find exercise and stretching to be relaxing, a way to focus on only themselves for a while.

These two components are tied to therapy and the skills being learned to set you up for a long-term road of healing. Whether taught on an individual level or worked on in small groups, these yoga sessions are great foundations for the skills you’re already learning elsewhere.

How Does Yoga Help with Substance Use and Mental Health Conditions?

For many people, yoga is more than just exercise. There’s a lifestyle and deeper, spiritual practice often linked with yoga and taught during yoga classes. If this component of yoga isn’t up your alley, however, don’t dismiss it entirely. There are still many key components of yoga that are relevant to all. Your instructors and therapists will work with you to make an approach suited to your needs.

Yoga is based on discipline, something that is often relearned or mended during the healing journey. The self-discipline gained through postures, breathing, and meditation transfers beyond recovery and into other aspects of life as well.