Working with Addiction

Working with Addiction

A conversation for practitioners and anyone else who may be interested, with Durga Leela, founder of Yoga of Recovery and Dr. Claudia Welch

Durga Leela and Dr. Welch discuss the role of identity (in Ayurveda called, ahamkara) in addiction, the understandable tendency to focus on our personal historic story, when we suffer with addiction, and the efficacy of reweaving that story, with the support of various tools and perspectives. For more information on Yoga of Recovery, you can read Durga Leela’s article, Ayurveda, Addiction and Recovery. For information on training programs for practitioners or support for recovery, you can go to Yoga of Recovery.

  • you can contact Durga Leela at Durga Leela durga@yogaofrecovery.com to join the community conversation and support.
  • you can order her book, Yoga of Recovery: Integrating Yoga and Ayurveda With Modern Recovery Tools for Addiction, from local bookstores or from Amazon.


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