Recovery Café Valley of the Sun

Circle
2024-02-03 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-10 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-17 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-02-24 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-02 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-09 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-16 11:00 - 12:00, 2024-03-23 11:00 - 12:00 (America/Phoenix) and 3 more dates

Yoga Nidra - Yoga, Meditation and Sound Healing
2024-02-03 12:30 - 13:30
Yoga Nidra – Yoga, Meditation and Sound Healing Saturday, February 3rd
12:30-1:30
Yoga Nidra is a style of yoga and meditation technique that incorporates breathing exercises, body
scan, visualization, and intention in order to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system to help the
body rest and digest, calming and quieting the mental mind chatter. It also incorporates the use of
sound healing instruments such as a gong, sound bowls and the frame drum. These sound healing tools
are known to help aid the body and mind in releasing tension and relaxing more completely.

La Sua Speranza - A Group Meditation Gathering
2024-02-10 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-02-17 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-02-24 10:00 - 10:30
La Sua Speranza – A Group Meditation Gathering Every Saturday 10:00-10:30am
“I meditate so that my mind cannot complicate my life” – Sri Chinmoy. This quote rings true to what
meditation can do to help uncomplicate your life. Meditation can also reduce stress and anxiety while
bringing your focus to the present rather than constantly worrying about the past or what’s going to
happen in the future. Come join us and experience what meditation can do for you

Experience, Strength and Hope with Lee Yaiva
2024-02-10 12:30 - 13:30
Experience, Strength and Hope Saturday, February 10th
12:30-1:30
Lee Yaiva, Chief Executive Officer at Scottsdale Recovery, will be sharing his experience, strength and
hope as he tells his own story of addiction and recovery. Lee’s mission is to create an opportunity of a
lifetime for a lifetime of opportunities for all people.

How Trauma and Addiction Affect Our Bodies-Part 1
2024-02-17 12:30 - 13:30
How Trauma and Addiction Affect Our Bodies Saturday, February 17th
12:30-1:30
This is a two-part class. This first part focuses on what trauma and addiction do to the body and will
cover potential adverse effects. We cover a little on the nervous system to understand better how our
body responds to stressors in life and through the healing journey. Lastly, we discuss wellness
practices to help the body learn to regulate and be more present. The goal is to walk away with some
positive, helpful tools to assist a person living life without drugs or alcohol and to know you are not
alone in your experiences during your recovery process. Part 2 will be presented in March.

HeART Journeys – Art for Everyone
2024-02-24 12:30 - 13:30
HeART Journeys – Art for Everyone Saturday, February 24th 12:30-1:30
Creative expression is good for the soul. Art can express our thoughts and feelings in color and images,
rather than words. Art can also be an experience in relaxation and mindfulness, encouraging us to be in
the present moment. As we paint and draw and color, we can learn to be comfortable with
imperfection, and with the process rather than the outcome. No art experience necessary!

La Sua Speranza – A Group Meditation Gathering
2024-03-02 10:00 - 10:30
La Sua Speranza – A Group Meditation
“I meditate so that my mind cannot complicate my life” – Sri Chinmoy. This quote rings true to what meditation can do to help uncomplicate your life. Meditation can also reduce stress and anxiety while bringing your focus to the present rather than constantly worrying about the past or what’s going to happen in the future. Come join us and experience what meditation can do for you.

Family/Relationship Dysfunction: How to End the Drama - Part 1
2024-03-02 12:30 - 13:30
Family/Relationship Dysfunction: How to End the Drama – Part 1 Saturday, March 2nd 12:30
This two-part series will focus on how to recognize and reconcile family dysfunction to build healthier relationships in adulthood. We will discuss the 5 Dysfunctional Family Archetypes including The Substance Abuse Family, The Conflict Driven Family, The Violent Family, The Emotionally Detached Family, and the Authoritarian Family and delve into how these archetypes have created unhealthy behaviors as an adult. We will also help you to identify your personal childhood family role and reexamine how your role and family dynamics have influenced your current relationships, communication style, and sense of self-worth. Our goal is to break unhealthy generational patterns through healthy communication, self-care, personal accountability, setting appropriate boundaries, and practicing gratitude.

La Sua Speranza – A Group Meditation
2024-03-09 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-03-16 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-03-23 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-03-30 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-04-06 10:00 - 10:30, 2024-04-13 10:00 - 10:30

Family/Relationship Dysfunction: How to End the Drama – Part 2
2024-03-09 12:30 - 13:30
Family/Relationship Dysfunction: How to End the Drama – Part 2
This two-part series will focus on how to recognize and reconcile family dysfunction to build healthier relationships in adulthood. We will discuss the 5 Dysfunctional Family Archetypes including The Substance Abuse Family, The Conflict Driven Family, The Violent Family, The Emotionally Detached Family, and the Authoritarian Family and delve into how these archetypes have created unhealthy behaviors as an adult. We will also help you to identify your personal childhood family role and reexamine how your role and family dynamics have influenced your current relationships, communication style, and sense of self-worth. Our goal is to break unhealthy generational patterns through healthy communication, self-care, personal accountability, setting appropriate boundaries, and practicing gratitude.

How Trauma and Addiction Affect Our Bodies – Part 2
2024-03-16 12:30 - 13:30
How Trauma and Addiction Affect Our Bodies – Part 2 Saturday, March 16th 12:30-1:30
Part 1 was presented in February. This second class focuses on healing and is an overview of the best foods for gut health, raising your serotonin naturally (our happy hormone), optimal supplements for health, education on what certain nutrients do for the body, and a cravings chart. While going through the recovery process, food cravings may get the best of us, so understanding why we are having them and how to counteract them, is key to reaching our goals. The goal is to walk away with the knowledge of how to eat for your health, assist in bettering gut health, and feel empowered to own your health journey.

HeART Journeys – Art for Everyone
2024-03-23 12:30 - 13:30
HeART Journeys – Art for Everyone Saturday, March 23rd 12:30pm-1:30
Creative expression is good for the soul. Art can express our thoughts and feelings in color and images, rather than words. Art can also be an experience in relaxation and mindfulness, encouraging us to be in the present moment. As we paint and draw and color, we can learn to be comfortable with imperfection, and with the process rather than the outcome. No art experience necessary!

EFT - Emotional Freedom Technique
2024-04-06 12:30 - 13:30
EFT – Emotional Freedom Technique
Have you thought about integrating tapping into your recovery toolbox? Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) tapping uses the stimulation of acupuncture points through tapping to decrease distress. The underlying premise of EFT tapping is that stimulating the physical body has psychological effects. EFT tapping is a somatic intervention to reduce psychological distress through self-stimulation of acupoints on the face and upper body while focusing on sensations in the body, or a distressing thought or feeling. The stress response is experienced not only as a constellation of emotions and patterns of thinking, but also as physiological symptoms in our body that result in a dysregulated nervous system. EFT tapping works to regulate our nervous system by stimulating acupoints. It is an effective self-help technique for relief of distressful symptoms outside the clinical setting.
