Addiction is a part of everyone's life, whether we realize it or not. We sometimes jokingly say "I'm addicted to _____", but in reality, we all know a true addict or two. Many times, the person is just going through life, trying to hide their ever-growing dependence on whatever it is. But for some, they've crossed over into recovery, and that's a beautiful thing. At the studio, we have several recovering addicts that I know of. Not everyone is comfortable speaking about it, so I'm guessing we have more. And yoga helps. The breathing, the being-in-the-moment. It's all life-changing to an addict.
Recovering addicts inspire me. They are courageous, dedicated, and wonderful individuals who fight with something greater than themselves. And I realize that if they can use yoga to recover from an addiction, I can use yoga to recover from selfishness, or greed, or hate, or envy, or any of the other negative things we humans do.
I found this article on Kripalu's blog, and thought I'd share. In the meantime, if you know an addict, please take the time to listen, to love them, and to help them breathe.
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