A holistic therapist will often use a variety of techniques rather than focusing on just one.

This allows the individual to move freely between the various treatments, enabling them to find the one that best suits their needs.

During the treatment, the therapist will focus on the client’s awareness and perceptions of what is happening and how the particular treatment resonates within the body, noticing which emotions emerge and where they can feel them.

Our holistic therapists help to restore the body’s natural balance, to promote harmony and well-being. Emphasis is also placed on the individual incorporating self-care practices and taking responsibility for all aspects of their health.

This is an empowering experience for those recovering from drug and alcohol abuse and cultivating a sustainable quality of life.

Types of therapy include:

• Massage therapy – massage and therapeutic touch promote healing and relaxation and restore a sense of peace and overall well-being.
• Breath Therapy – promotes a sense of calm, inner peace, and relaxation. Breathwork can also open up a person’s consciousness to higher states.
• Movement Therapy – such as Yoga, bring full-body awareness with relaxation and meditation.

It is well known that perception affects behavior.

For those in rehabilitation, their perceptions of themselves or the world around them are often inaccurate and inappropriate. Holistic Therapy allows individuals to reframe significant events, memories, or feelings in a safe, comforting space within the present moment.

The nature of the therapies means that clients can bring their whole selves to therapy, enabling them to access the emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of their addiction. By addressing their issues in a whole-body way, the individual can better develop the understanding needed to address their problems healthily without reverting to unhealthy coping mechanisms, such as drug abuse, to escape their pain.

Whole-body therapies create a sense of transformation and integration of all aspects of oneself and can make lasting changes in the brain. This has the potential of changing habitual patterns by accessing the neural network and by providing a safe way of addressing individuals’ underlying issues and allowing the painful emotions and self-limiting beliefs to be released.

Substance users often feel like there is a disconnect between their mind and body. 

Holistic therapy encourages you to get in touch with all aspects of yourself spiritually, physically and mentally. This allows for deep integration, restoring a sense of self.

Withdrawal symptoms can be especially difficult for clients in rehabilitation. However, holistic therapy encourages the acceptance of physical sensations along with emotions and feelings.

Acceptance and patience require cultivating through practice and are essential in establishing long-term recovery. Holistic therapy helps individuals accept themselves as they are and find greater resilience to ‘sit with’ uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, and sensations.

Mindfulness is about living in the present moment exactly the way it is with full awareness.

Holistic therapy helps to cultivate mindfulness as it requires you to be in the moment as you take note of the different components of self.

Meditation helps promote mindfulness; however, it can be challenging for those with troubled states of mind or who are going through withdrawal.  Holistic therapy offers an alternative to meditative practices encouraging the individual to find inner peace, self-compassion, and connection.

Holistic therapists aim for the individual to accept themselves in the moment, and treatment can help people process the negative perceptions they may have of themselves that cause distress.

Holistic therapy explores symptoms under the belief that they are one way a person’s consciousness can bring attention and awareness to underlying issues.

Holistic therapy is just one facet of our treatment program at Cirque Lodge treatment center. We use a combination of evidence-based behavioral therapies combined with a holistic approach, depending on your personal needs. Our unique approach delivers one of the most personalized addiction treatment programs in the United States.

Our team of therapists supports our clients as they explore their entire being in a safe, relaxing environment, surrounded by the serene beauty of the Rocky Mountains. Through increased understanding and confidence, our clients are empowered to initiate change and accept the present moment and themselves.