by westcoastrc | Dec 9, 2017 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools
Top 5 Ways the Body Benefits from a More Mindful Lifestyle Mindfulness is gaining a lot of traction in modern psychology, particularly in the treatment of substance abuse disorder and behavioral health. Its understanding as a popular concept is based on an...
by westcoastrc | Dec 6, 2017 | Medication-Assisted Treatment, Meditation, Recovery Tools, Treatment Modalities
Medication-Assisted Therapy (MAT) for Substance Abuse Recovery Providers The use of medication in the substance abuse disorder recovery process has always been controversial. While well-established methadone maintenance programs correctly assert the benefits which...
by westcoastrc | Nov 17, 2017 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
What is Mindfulness-Based Relapse Prevention? Substance use disorder is a pervasive and insidious disease. Through psychological and chemical means, it informs the very same mental and physiological factors which perpetuate its existence. This is where cravings come...
by westcoastrc | Nov 13, 2017 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
What is Mindfulness? Mindfulness is a word which has been used a great deal in recent years, as more scientific studies maintain the benefits of applying it to a range of social issues and behavioral health concerns. Despite its growing prevalence, many people who...
by westcoastrc | Sep 24, 2017 | Blog, Individual Therapy, Meditation, Recovery Tools
Mindful on the Go: Meditation Techniques for Today’s Modern Lifestyles It’s no secret that the pace of modern life is speeding up. Recent anthropological studies have concluded that, in many pre-agrarian societies, people worked as little as four hours per day, and...
by westcoastrc | Aug 18, 2015 | Meditation, Mindfulness, Recovery Tools, Relapse Prevention
Urges and cravings are an unavoidable part of the recovery process for most addicts. Learning to deal with these seemingly irresistible desires to drink or use will be a key component in the success of your sobriety. At West Coast Recovery Centers, we want you to have...
