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The clients of Cirque Lodge are given different opportunities and experiences to learn the lessons of the 12-step program. We take them out on the mountain and teach them concepts of the Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous, and other similar activities are used in addressing spirituality and making connections to a higher power. Since time in alcohol and drug rehab isn’t nearly long enough to cover all the steps, a solid foundation of the first few steps are established.

Members of staff are available also provide help, support and care when it comes to working the 12-step program. Personal counselors and case workers work with each client in a one-on-one setting in making these steps towards a long lasting recovery. Each step can require different efforts to progress.  Within the safety of an alcohol and drug rehab center, one can come to terms and accept they have a problem with alcoholism or addiction. Caring staff members are available to address these things and to help with the step work needed to move forward.

A unique opportunity is provided residents working on their 3rd step of recovery. This step involves turning over ones life and will to a higher power. Residents of Cirque Lodge are provided a unique venue and experience in working this step. The only way to get to this venue is by private helicopter.  On a mountain peak the individual can take time to meditate and work toward turning over their will. Many leave promises on that mountain top; promises of sobriety and recovery. Recovery is a process. It takes such a personal sacrifice. The relationship and strength of one’s higher power is a needed influence throughout. At the Cirque, we use different outings and workshops to help individuals in finding and keeping such a relationship central to their recovery process.

Cirque is founded on the modality of the 12-step program. Individuals in treatment are introduced to these concepts and during alcohol or drug rehab begin to attend 12-step meetings. Time in rehab can be used to help individuals in making the initial steps of this recovery process. This involves admitting that there is a problem that can not be controlled, and developing a relationship with ones higher power. At Cirque Lodge, we strive to provide individual with the spiritual experiences needed in developing such a relationship.

In the evenings Cirque residents can attend 12-step meetings while they still are receiving addiction treatment. Those in extended care are even assigned a temporary sponsor to work with. A sponsor can be a critical cog in continuing the steps and providing needed personal support. When rehab is completed, Cirque residents are already down with program to some extent and hopefully willing to continue the recovery process. Aftercare also helps them in finding appropriate meetings in their home community, and getting them involved there. With this help and support, one can continue to make the strides for a lasting and successful recovery.

Cirque is founded on the 12-step program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. We use the Big Book as a foundation for many concepts of overcoming alcoholism and drug addiction. The founders of the 12-step program found strength in sharing their recovery story and helping fellow alcoholics to achieve that same joy in sobriety. At Cirque, we use different elements of alcohol and drug rehab to help residents in beginning the steps. This can be influential in them creating their own recovery story. All the while, caring support and therapy is provided to help the resident through the challenging things.

A number of Cirque Lodge staff is in successful recovery. Some have found this recovery through this very alcohol and drug rehab facility. These are individuals who have an enthusiasm for this program. They look forward to sharing it with your loved one who may be struggling. People need support and individuals who are influential in helping them with recovery. This influence is needed for staying focused on daily goals, and influential in maintaining that connection to a power greater than one’s own.

The 12th step is to take the message of the program to other alcoholics and addicts. At the Cirque, this is our daily focus; to help those who struggle with chemical dependency to find a foundation within this modality. When alcohol and drug rehab is completed, continuing the steps and the support of a 12-step fellowship can be the means to finding a long term and hopefully, a lasting sobriety.

Some individuals who suffer from alcoholism or drug addiction have a difficult process ahead of them. Becoming clean and sober takes time and usually more than one trip to alcohol or drug rehab. These individuals may not initially be willing to take the steps needed to find successful recovery. It takes work and a commitment, and until the alcoholic/addict realizes this, it can be a struggle.

At Cirque Lodge, we use the 12-step program as a foundation of our recovery effort. This is coupled with the most effective forms of personal, group and family therapies. The 12-step program provides the guideline for achieving a successful and lasting recovery. Those who go through alcohol or drug rehab and embrace these steps are the ones who are usually successfully managing their disease. Since rehab isn’t near enough time to tackle many of these steps, Cirque strives to provide a solid foundation on the initial steps of recovery. We use a spiritually based program to help our residents in recognizing and connecting to a higher power.

Recovery is a difficult process. The alcoholic/addict must always understand they are never alone with their disease. There is always help available. 12-step fellowships provide a group of support. A sponsor is assigned and helps on a personal level. One element of the experiential work we use at Cirque Lodge is to help our residents realize the advantages of asking for help. Help from the 12-step group and help from a sponsor can provide support and measures of relapse prevention. However, it is still always up to the individual. The recovering alcoholic/addict must always be willing to take the steps to recover.

Part of alcohol and drug rehab is to help residents have a firm foundation of the 12-step program. Many different lectures, workshops and activities are used to teach concepts of 12-step recovery. Tools and skills are needed for the recovery process. The alcoholic/addict must find ways to manage their impulses and reach daily goals of sobriety. The help and support of the 12-step community can be a needed crutch in times of struggle when relapsing is a possibility. At Cirque Lodge, we introduce the concepts of the 12-step program, and provide activities to make them more meaningful and a part of life.

Since an alcohol and drug rehab stay isn’t enough time to work through many of the steps, we focus on helping residents establish the initial ones. These are the steps that deal with making connections to a higher power. The mountain and nature are used in helping our residents in achieving such connections. At Cirque, we focus on providing vital spiritual experiences for our residents. Such experiences create the internal changes needed to steer away from the controlling influences of alcoholism or drug abuse.

When rehab is completed, enrollment and involvement in a 12-step fellowship continues the work of this recovery process. Prior to leaving treatment at Cirque Lodge, residents begin the practice of attending meetings and working with a temporary sponsor. Relapse is a very real problem. The odds of long term sobriety over relapsing are very small. It is the reality of the disease. Continuing the steps, maintaining connections to a higher power, and active involvement in recovery groups can provide a solid foundation for lasting sobriety.

Alcohol and drug rehab is founded on the 12-step program at Cirque Lodge. Treatment focuses on the disease concept of addiction, and provides a recovery program based on continuing the steps for a long term sobriety. In addition, drug and alcohol treatment also consists of intensive therapies, family treatment, and our experiential program. These elements also work on the concepts of the 12-steps developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. The use of experiential activities and the involvement of nature help us to create a spiritual awakening for those seeking to overcome addiction.

Since alcohol and drug rehab isn’t long enough to cover many of the steps, our focus is to provide a solid foundation of the initial recovery steps. After rehab, a plan is put into place to continue the steps with meetings like AA, NA or CA. The initial steps involve finding and establishing connections to one’s higher power. The power of nature and the spirit of the mountain greatly help with this.

People can have misconceptions that spirituality means religious. Treatment at Cirque Lodge allows the resident to view and understand spirituality in whatever manner they feel most comfortable. Whether it is God, Nature, the support group, or even family, we strive to help our residents establish a solid connection to their higher power. This connection is integral to continuing on after rehab, and obtaining a life long sobriety.

The part of the 12-step process that is dealt with in drug rehab revolves around making connections to one’s higher power. At Cirque Lodge, this is done in a number of ways. People suffering from alcohol or drug addiction can be struggling spiritually in their lives. We strive to provide vital spiritual experiences that facilitate reconnecting to a power greater than one’s own. Because of the varying belief structures out there, residents of Cirque Lodge are invited to find their higher power in whatever capacity they feel comfortable.

The influence of nature and the mountain are used in making these connections. We give our residents many opportunities to get out onto the mountain and make these connections on their own. Many of our nature based activities teach concepts of 12-step recovery. They even give the residents a chance for alone time and personal meditation. A solid connection to one’s higher power can change the outlook on the recovery process. It can be the influencing factor in times of struggle, when the impulse to use is strong. Alcohol and drug rehab at Cirque Lodge focuses on providing experiences for the alcoholic/addict to make solid connections to their higher power.

After rehab is completed, a 12-step fellowship can provide strength and support for the recovery process. Even though a person has completed alcohol and drug rehab, the influences and cravings of alcohol and drugs doesn’t go away. Back in the real world, the temptations to drink or use can be strong at times. Active enrollment in a 12-step fellowship can help individuals to stay focused on their daily goals of sobriety. This is most critical in the initial months of recovery. It takes time in sobriety to strengthen one’s resolve. 12-step fellowships and addiction sponsors can provide the support needed for the difficult times, when resolve is not so strong.

A part of aftercare at Cirque Lodge is to help individuals find 12-step fellowships in their own communities. A continuing care plan is prepared with many elements of treatment help following alcohol and drug rehab. At the foundation of the continuing care plan is an active enrollment in 12-step meetings. A fellowship will appoint a sponsor to help for the initial months of the recovery process. Involvement in 12-step meetings can keep the individual focused on sober goals and helps to maintain that all important connection to one’s higher power.

For those in recovery from alcoholism or drug addiction, a sponsor is a nice thing to have. A sponsor is a one-on-one support network usually appointed by a 12-step fellowship. A sponsor can be a valuable crutch in times of need when faced with the temptations to use or drink. During alcohol and drug rehab at Cirque Lodge, our residents begin the work of the 12-step program. After residents are established in the drug rehab program, they have a chance of being involved in a 12-step fellowship and working with an addiction sponsor. This can be preparatory for working with a sponsor once addiction treatment is completed.

Addiction sponsors are an example of successful sobriety. They were at one point in similar shoes. In working the 12-step program, they found sobriety. In successful recovery it is role of such individuals to take the message to others and to help them. Alcoholics and addicts need influential people in their lives at times. An addiction sponsor can be that influential person and can be a great help in the times and social situations when the temptation to use is strong.

What can’t be done alone can be accomplished together. An addiction sponsor can provide needed support in times of need. For many, it begins with the help of drug rehab. After that, it is the support and help of individuals like an addiction sponsor.

At Cirque Lodge, residents begin the recovery process with a personalized alcohol and drug rehab program. As a 12-step facility, our residents receive treatment that has a foundation on that philosophy. People are in addiction treatment for just a short time. This isn’t time long enough for really working through the 12-step process. At Cirque Lodge, we focus on a solid foundation of the initial work of the 12-steps. We use a caring drug rehab program and the healing of nature to assist with this.

The beginning steps focus on making connections to one’s higher power. At Cirque Lodge, we offer a number of venues and programs to help our clients make such connections. A balance of outdoor activities utilizes nature as a tool for establishing such a connection. As a part of these activities residents are allowed some alone time where they can focus and meditate. On the mountain, surrounded by the wonders of the earth, one can find the connection to a power greater than their own.

The 12-steps are spiritually based. People suffering from alcohol and drug addiction usually are spiritually at a low point. Using nature and similar activities can help to provide spiritual experiences that have a profound impact on the recovery of that individual. After drug rehab is completed, the safety and control of the facility is removed, and people once again must face impulses of addiction on their own. The connection to a higher power can be the means to a stronger resolve for long term sobriety.