The 12-Step Program at Cirque Lodge
There are advantages to the 12-step approach to recovery. At Cirque Lodge, we strive to provide our clients with a solid foundation of the initial steps of the 12-step process. Drug Rehab isn’t nearly a long enough period to achieve a full recovery. A foundation of the 12-steps assists in building towards a successful recovery with the help of contiued outpatient programs.
One of the vital steps of this process is to find some sort of connection with a power greater than ones own. At Cirque Lodge, one of our focuses is to provide vital spiritual experiences. These experiences can provide this connection with a higher power. The originators of the 12-step program, Alcoholics Anonymous, tells the story of a discussion of vital spiritual experiences. A doctor described these experiences to his patient as an emotional displacement or rearrangement. The doctor said that such an experience resulted in casting aside the driving forces that led to alcoholism. At Cirque Lodge, we look to provide these vital spiritual experiences to our clients. Through which a solid connection is made with one’s higher power.
The 12-step program alo provides a continued support network for recovery. Continuing the steps after rehab can be integral elements of a successful recovery. After drug rehab is completed, support groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous becomes the means of continuing the steps of the 12-step process. Such support is needed from time to time to stay focused and connected to a higher power. The 12-steps begin with alcohol or drug rehab at Cirque Lodge. They continue on to a successful recovery after rehab with the help 12-step meetings and one’s higher power.
