Mindfulness and meditation are powerful and calming tools for healing. These practices help you focus on the present moment and manage your thoughts and emotions in healthier ways.
At Harmony Treatment and Wellness, we incorporate mindfulness-based interventions in our programs to support your mental health recovery.
Whether you’re dealing with addiction or a mental illness, mindfulness and meditation can make a meaningful difference in your life and well-being.
Mindfulness & Meditation in Recovery
Mindfulness and meditation have been proven to offer various health benefits for the mind and the body.
Research and application in clinical psychology has shown that practicing mindfulness helps you reduce stress, build emotional resilience, and create healthier thought patterns.
We offer mindfulness meditation programs as part of our addiction treatment programs to help you build self-awareness and a mind-body connection, essential for your healing and long-term recovery.
What Can Mindfulness & Meditation Address?
Mindfulness training and meditation practices can help with many mental health conditions. These include:
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Trauma & PTSD
- Alcohol addiction or opioid addiction and other SUDs
These practices can help you learn emotional regulation to regain balance and control of your reactions while creating a healthier mindset during recovery.
How Mindfulness & Meditation Help Addiction
Mindfulness and meditation offer many benefits for your overall well-being and mental health. Here’s how they can help:
- Reduced stress: Practices of mindfulness, loving-kindness meditations, and focusing on your breath can help to calm your mind and body, especially when under stress.
- Improved focus: These practices help when your mind wanders, making it easier to refocus your attention on something specific, boosting your concentration over time.
- Better emotion regulation: Mindfulness exercises help to strengthen your ability to acknowledge, process, and release difficult feelings that could be contributing to your mental illness or drug abuse.
- Physical health: Meditation can ease chronic pain by encouraging a mind-body connection. Body scan meditations are one example that have been proven to help people consciously release tension in the body and even decrease issues like high blood pressure.
- Fewer negative thoughts: The benefits of meditation and mindfulness can help you notice, stop, and consciously replace harmful thinking patterns with more positive ones. This can improve your self-confidence and reinforce that healing is possible for you.
- Decreased anxiety and depression: Research, including randomized controlled trials, shows significant reductions in anxiety and depression symptoms with a regular practice of meditation and mindfulness.
- Stronger relationships: Mindfulness builds compassion and empathy, improving how you connect with others. This can help you feel more at ease and rooted in community, which can greatly improve your chances of long-term sobriety.
By learning how to have a deeper awareness of your thoughts and emotions, mindfulness and meditation help you overcome the obstacles you face in recovery and daily life.
Mindfulness & Meditation at Harmony Treatment and Wellness
At Harmony, we offer mindfulness and meditation in ways that meet your individual needs. Here’s what you can expect:
Mindfulness is the practice of paying attention to the present moment without judgment. Techniques like deep breathing and mindful observation can help you stay grounded, even during stressful times.
Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy combines these techniques with traditional clinical psychology and psychiatry to reduce symptoms of mental health disorders.
Meditation focuses on calming your mind through visualization, guided meditation, or silent reflection.
Common types of meditation include zen and buddhist practices. Other techniques include relaxation practices developed by experts like Jon Kabat-Zinn, who created mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) programs.
These programs and practices have shown through neuroscience research and analysis to restructure the mind and decrease the impact of stress on the body.
Our Therapy Programs Featuring Mindfulness & Meditation
At Harmony Treatment and Wellness, mindfulness and meditation are part of the care we provide in various programs. Each program is designed to meet you where you are in recovery and guide you toward lasting change.
Our partial hospitalization program provides full-day care while allowing you to return home in the evenings.
This program combines structured therapies, such as mindfulness training, with group and individual support sessions to help you manage mental health or addiction challenges.
The intensive outpatient program offers more flexibility than PHP, making it ideal for those who need therapy while maintaining work or family responsibilities. Mindfulness and meditation are key components, helping you balance recovery with daily life.
Our outpatient program supports long-term recovery by providing meditation techniques and mindfulness-based interventions to help you maintain progress. It’s perfect for those transitioning out of more intensive care or needing ongoing support.
How Mindfulness & Meditation Help in Mental Health and Addiction Recovery
The benefits of mindfulness and meditation can help anyone create a more balanced and fulfilling life no matter your background.
If you are living with mental health issues or substance abuse, you may consider meditation and mindfulness treatments to:
- Have a safe, supportive environment to work through challenges
- Get help when anxiety, trauma, stress, or negative thought patterns begin to interfere with daily life
- Build up your self-confidence and emotional resilience
- Learn approachable ways to manage stress even as a beginner
- Learn practical tools to handle cravings or triggers
Now is the perfect time to begin to heal!
Payment Options for Mindfulness & Meditation at Harmony Treatment and Wellness
The cost of mindfulness meditation practice at Harmony depends on the services you use (such as which program you’re taking part in) and the number of therapy sessions you need.
We accept most major insurance plans and can help you verify your insurance benefits. Reach out to our team to learn how your benefits can help you access the treatment you need.
Most Insurance Accepted
We work with most major insurance carriers and offer a range of options to fit your lifestyle and financial means
Find Peace with Mindfulness & Meditation at Harmony
Mindfulness and meditation can help you reclaim your life and build a healthier future. At Harmony Treatment and Wellness, we’re here to guide you on your journey.
Contact us today to learn how mindfulness and meditation can support lasting recovery and stability.
Mindfulness & Meditation FAQs
Yes! Meditation is accessible for everyone, including beginners. Whether you try guided meditation or simple breathing exercises, there’s a technique for you.
Absolutely. These practices are proven to help manage cravings, reduce stress, and rebuild emotional balance during recovery.
No. While quiet spaces can be helpful, mindfulness and meditation don’t require special tools. They’re adaptable to your daily routine.
Yes. The practice of mindfulness can be woven into daily activities like eating, walking, or taking a deep breath during stressful moments.
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