My name is Allison Stanley. It will be my privilege to begin hosting the ITR Yoga & Recovery meetings starting Sunday September 3rd. I am humbled by this opportunity to be of service to this beautiful community. The ITR Yoga & Recovery Sunday community has been led by Kyzcy Hawk with grace, compassion, and a wealth of wisdom for over eight years. Her service has been an immeasurable gift to our community. It is my honor to offer my service to the Yoga & Recovery community in the role as meeting chair. I will do my best to offer my experience, strength, hope, and guidance to our Yoga & Recovery community.
The twelve steps of AA have been my foundational program in recovery from codependency, Alcohol Use Disorder (A.U.D.), cPTSD, anxiety, and grief for three decades. I have been enjoying the last twenty years alcohol-free. I will forever be grateful to AA for the tools, community and 12-step program that saved my life. Today I continue to benefit from a daily yoga/ breath practice that is coupled with cognitive recovery practices.
Yoga came into my life as a doctor’s recommendation for relief from a pinched nerve in my low back and clinical depression. I stepped onto my yoga mat skeptical of its benefits in a similar way that I first walked into rooms of AA with the mind of a skeptic. Over time, I grew my self-awareness with the guidance of some fabulous yoga teachers and found hope for healing through the somatic connections on the mat. I will forever be grateful for the wisdom of the eight limbs of yoga which coupled with a variety of cognitive programs of 12-step recovery has transformed my life.
My roles as a RYT200 yoga teacher, a Y12SR space holder, and a SRSD recovery coach/ She Recovers Sharing Circle volunteer, have also widened my network of recovery connections. These recovery communities enhance my daily journey into wellness daily.
It is my hope that aligning the ancient wisdom of yoga with the twelve steps of recovery will strengthen your daily practices in recovery. The Yoga & Recovery Sunday meeting is an amazing group of people with a wealth of wisdom and experience to share. Come join our community on Sunday mornings at 8:00a.m PMT, 11:00amEST.
Here is a word to our ITR Yoga and Recovery Community from Kyzcy.
Eight years ago or so, I shyly approached Kenny and RT about holding a Yoga Recovery meeting on ITR. To my glee, they said yes without knowing me and without many questions. I wanted to share my passion for combining yoga and recovery as it had enhanced my recovery over the years.
And I have for many Sundays. I have been able to set meeting topics that begin with recovery and combine that wisdom with yoga; or begin with yoga philosophy and combine it with recovery. All kinds of recovery; new to recovery or seasoned member, from any program and any fellowship. It has been a rich and rewarding meeting; I have learned so much from you.
I have been able to delve into the finer points of yoga; as much if not more that you might get at an official yoga teacher training! You have all been so patient with me as I thought myself through the parallels between yoga philosophy and the recovery journey.
Recovery is amazing and once we get beyond putting the substance and/or behavior aside we have an opportunity to find out who we really are. You all have walked with me on that path as I found out more about myself, with and through you, each Sunday morning
It is time now for me to let go and transition to a member position and let someone else take the consistent lead. Henry has been an outstanding sub for me and will continue to do so as Allison takes the helm. I may even return from time to time as vacations and other life events step in. And they do.
I think the world of Allison and know she will bring her own wonderful style and wisdom to the meeting. Let’s all give her our support as she takes the secretaryship this coming September.
Thank you all for making my recovery richer. – Kyczy Hawk
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Hi! Is the ITR Yoga session availble online via zoom (or a similar platform) or is it in-person only? Where can we find specifics on this? Thank you so much! This is exciting as I have also found yoga in my recovery.
This actually ended for me * addiction that is after 4 decades in recovery.
I and many of you also have been unfortunately duped into false beliefs and living in ways of life hence no true, true peace or joy mostly misunderstandings due to misguidance and striving for not stay within and for some * many in which I knew only death either spiritually or physically and most were both I to was lost and sure I was no longer in a alcoholic drunken state buuuuut at the same time never was I inwardly free as so many years I thought would come mu way living in recovery which in truth was not at all such only briefly here and there but not fully and was for short-term then came anti depressants which cultivated temporarily a false sense of security but that was all.
Should you like to hear more reach out and I’ll do what I can to help you out if this false claim of a never ending addictive nature that truly I was freed and you certainly might be as well.
croberts475@yahoo.com
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Where is the class held?
I would like to know that also is in person or can you go on Zoom too. If so please send the link to my email.
Thank you so much.
https://www.intherooms.com/livemeetings/view?meeting_id=144
how do we sign up?
Same question 🙂 how can we get involved? Thanks for your service!
I would be interested but no idea how to sign up get involved or access this yoga for recovery please help
Same question….how do you sign up for the Sunday morning yoga?
How do we sign up
Hello,
I am also interested and would like to know if it is available via zoom or another platform?
Allison will be taking over on September 3rd. The meeting is on www. InTheRooms.com at 11am on Sundays. Here is the link to the meeting. It’s on the schedule as YOGA RECOVERY.
https://www.intherooms.com/livemeetings/view?meeting_id=144
Thanks, Kenny P.