Holistic addiction treatment encompasses the mind, body, and soul. The focus on mindfulness encourages patients to fully engage in treatment and be in the right mindset. Mindfulness is being present, aware, and participating consciously in your experiences as they happen. Since drugs and alcohol alter the way a brain functions, a person cannot practice mindfulness until he or she completes a medically supported detox process.

According to an article written by Eric L. Garland, Brett Froeliger, and Matthew O. Howard for Frontiers in Psychiatry (2013), mindfulness is described as a mindset characterized by attentive, non-judgmental awareness. Addiction clouds the mind with substances that control brain function physically and mentally.

We cannot control how we feel, but we can control how we respond. People who enter treatment need to be fully engaged and open to healing. Developing mindfulness helps shift focus toward wellness, sustainable relationships, and responsibility—key principles reinforced through holistic therapy.

Mindfulness helps people relate to discomfort differently. When cravings, stress, or anxiety arise, the individual can observe them with compassion instead of turning to substances.

Keeping an open mind to treatment allows a person to form healthier coping strategies and address underlying mental health conditions through integrated therapy services.

Cypress Lake Recovery specializes in addiction treatment and is located in a serene, remote, lush-green, oxygen enriched environment. The program encompasses holistic addiction therapy and offers yoga and meditation for the mind, body, and soul. The focus is on physical, mental, and emotional well-being by generating the balance of life-enriching treatment, wellness, and healthy, sober, sustainable relationships. Call us to get started: 409-331-2204