Moffitt Wellness Retreat became a karma effect; a mysterious, and persistent force that shaped my life. Since then, I have created Addiction Recovery Wellness Retreats for those in addiction recovery and are currently sober, and 12-Step & Non 12-Step Eco-Adventures Addiction Treatment for active addiction in Yelapa, Mexico near Puerto Vallarta.
Read MoreI am very excited to announce my podcast with Dora from Soberoso, a podcast where they invite guests and listeners from around the world to join in on “Sharing their Passion for Recovery”. The podcast is perfect for that old timer in recovery, a newcomer, sober curious, or a loved one of someone who struggles with alcoholism, addiction, or mental health issues. The podcast features real people who have overcome incredible odds to turn their lives around and are passionate about tearing down the stigmas around alcoholism and addiction by speaking their truth and getting heard. My conversation with Dora comes from a sober curious perspective. My life about 12 years ago, was…
Read MoreOPEN TO MEN & WOMEN SUBSTANCE ABUSE RECOVERY. No Longer a Men’s Only Treatment Center. Recovery in Paradise has announced that they will be welcoming women into their substance abuse treatment program, rooted in the 12-Step recovery model.
Read MoreWhen trying to break unhealthy habits, the first thing is to identify the bad habit, once it has been identified it can be really challenging, because now we understand what it is that needs to change, but the ways in how to get there look to be really unclear, scary, or even time consuming. Our unhealthy habit(s), whether it be something that we eat, a type of conversation, negative thoughts, or even the things that we decide not to do, is a type of repetitive energy and way of being that wants to continue to exist subconsciously and unconsciously.
Read MoreKundalini yoga, when practiced, will move, clear, and balance energy within our subtle body energy system. It clears the pathways of consciousness, to assist change and self-limiting habits. Our daily experiences, waves of emotions, and thoughts, are continuously expressed and held onto within our subtle body, giving us that “weight of life” that we constantly feel. In active addiction, life is usually a tailspin, even if you think you have it under control, and now in recovery, you may still feel unsteady as your sober self.
Read MoreWe are all carrying some type of trauma, big or small, that effects us in being able to live in the present moment, with ease and grace. Trauma triggers rise and fall, making it difficult to maintain healthy and happy relationships. So the question is, how do we master the ability to heal our own trauma that could be continuously occurring in small or big ways throughout our lifetime?
Read MoreThe tools of the 7-limbs of yoga, philosophical dive into the yoga sutras of Patanjali, guidance from yogi Vishnu Panigrahi, understanding their energetic and emotional bodies through Kundalini Tantra by Swami Satyananda Saraswati, yoga practice twice a day, kriyas, pranayama, meditation, trauma therapy, the 12-steps, KAP, expressive writing, bodywork, 3 healthy meals a day, and nutritional understanding of the basics of Ayurveda, took the journey of surrendering into needing to make a change, into developing a whole new state of consciousness, a consciousness outside of what we were born into, never having created or asked for it. A new beginning into developing their new community/tribe that supports their soul, while…
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