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Breathwork

by Lauren | Jun 25, 2018 | Addiction Rehab, breath, breathe, breathe control, meditation, sober breathing

Breathwork is an Ancient Active Breathing Practice used for healing blocks or stuck energy by moving the breath through physical, emotional or spiritual challenges. The breath bypasses the intellect and takes you on a journey where you are able to experience deep...

Bored to Death

by Aton Center | Feb 1, 2018 | Addiction Rehab

Boredom is something of a lost art form. From an evolutionary perspective, boredom’s design triggers creativity and imagination, your brain compensating for a lack of stimulation in the environment with a spike in internal activity. But, as the technology boom of the...

Meditation, a Practice of Listening

by Aton Center | Nov 15, 2017 | meditation

Inhale through the nose, hold for a count of 4, exhale through the mouth… When we sit quietly and focus on the breath we might also add a feature of asking for guidance. If we are able to then stop and listen to what comes, to allow it to flow, to hear intuition, we...

Self-love Addiction Recovery

by Aton Center | Oct 31, 2017 | Addiction Rehab

Developing love for the self is a process encouraged in recovery from substance use disorders, as well as individuals with mental health issues. Many people enter treatment with difficulty in how they view themselves due to shame over past behavior, a history of...

Meditation to Help Psychiatric Illness and Substance Use Disorders

by Aton Center | Oct 7, 2017 | holistic healing, hope, recovery, recovery process, sober support

The following Abstract from Harvard Review of Psychiatry, evaluates the importance of using Meditation to help co-occurring disorders. This 2009 study is on the earliest studies that suggest the many benefits of using Meditation in conjunction with...