Many believe that spirituality is a religious activity. Although we are a non 12 step treatment program, we do believe that man's spirit is part of the trilogy in recovery, but not the only piece of the recovery process.
Unseen chains that bind the spirit, are drug and alcohol addiction. Some of our clients express initial feelings of deep sadness, hopelessness, and fear when they come to us.
By first freeing the chains of addiction to substances, the opportunity to explore the spirit then becomes available, but not before. Spirit is a vital realization for our patients and is introduced gently as physical and mental healing takes place.
We encourage our patients to contemplate higher ideals and thought concepts that have been therapeutic for those who are struggling to find peace and recovery in their life. We believe it to be a critical factor in achieving new ways of dealing with life on life's terms. These higher contemplative styles of thinking and awareness are not possible until drugs and alcohol have been removed from the body and brain chemistry.
Most of our clients are surprised and reassured to learn that one of the most "spiritual" things they can do each day, is to practice kindness. Being kind to everyone they encounter is one of the most "spiritual" things they can ever do. It is that simple, and that difficult.
Spirituality is not a black or white issue, and at Prominence Treatment Center we believe that understanding this concept is core to spiritual evolution and recovery. This is the beginning of understanding spirit and results in a feeling of freedom-or enlarged awareness.
