Alternative Addiction Support for Long Term Recovery

Recovering addicts sometimes reach a point where their traditional source of therapy, guidance and recovery may not be enough for them. Sometimes folks are seeking that one element that still seems to be missing or just out of their grasp, or are finding it difficult to deal with day-to-day challenges, crises and obstacles that test our reserve and tenacity.

Introducing new tools, updating our thought patterns, and choosing to learn new avenues of Alternative Healing Practices seemed to have made a world of difference for many individuals in recovery. 

White Barn offers monthly group classes as well as private sessions for individuals and/or families seeking new ways to learn to cope.

Sessions may include support based in a variety of cultural teachings 

and experiences, such as:

- the Spirit Arrow ceremony, based in Native tradition, to help the person release burdens from the past and to let go of emotions, baggage, thought patterns and other experiences that no longer serve your highest and best good

- guided meditation, to provide a new level of being able to calm the mind and de-clutter our thoughts so we can think clearly and make wise decisions

- changing our thought patterns through self-reflection and powerful parable teachings, narratives and story telling, with interactive discussion for understanding and applying the lessons

- beginning to value and love ourselves for who we are right now, with all our faults - real or imagined; seeing ourselves as having great value and worth through mirror work

- identifying what might be missing, and replacing old or bad habits with new, positive and healthy habits (R&R - release and replace), with the help of "worry stones" used as reminders  

- gain tools that help deal with day-to-day stress, anxiety, fear, resentment, anger, bitterness and frustration, through learning the benefits and how to use aromatherapy, meditation in motion, mudras (hand positions), ways to change our thought processes, and more

- ceremonies based in Native American, Peruvian, Chinese, Japanese, and other cultures that bring us a new level of healing and support for overall health and wellness of body, mind and spirit

White Barn's recovery programs are NOT religion-based, but rather support your spiritual connection within your own belief system. 

So how do you deal with the behaviors and frustrations of a child, a spouse, a sibling, or a parent who are an addict?  Often the stress and the toll the addiction of a person takes on their family is devastating, debilitating, overwhelming, and can be catastrophic. 

The passing of an addict at their own hand can also leave a family reeling in disbelief and leave them riddled with guilt, anger, sorrow, and resentment.

While we are in the process of creating programs that support the families of addicts, we are continuing to work with families on an individual basis.

If you'd like to schedule a time for your family to come together for a session simply of guidance and direction or whether you'd like your family to experience a session of healing ceremony and learning alternative tools such as meditation, mudras, aromatherapy or energy work , we'd be honored to work together with you to achieve your goals as a family unit.

For more info, call White Barn Healing Arts Center at 330-281-1387.