SUNDAY COMMUNITY DINNER & GRATITUDE CIRCLE
Every Sunday evening at 5:30 PM we host a gourmet, chef-prepared community dinner and gratitude circle for our clients, alumni, community members, staff, clinicians, and facilitators. We truly believe that connection- compassionate community, is vital part of the medicine that heals. The weekly menu is posted on our Instagram. All are welcome, please contact us to RSVP.
RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE
These groups are for our residential clients only-
click here for our Virtual IOP schedule.
Daily Groups
9:00 Mindset & Intentions in Recovery: By regularly setting intentions, participants gain clarity and focus, helping them to align their actions with their recovery goals. This practice promotes mindfulness, encouraging individuals to stay present and make conscious decisions that support their sobriety. Intention setting fosters a sense of purpose and motivation, which can be particularly empowering during challenging times. Additionally, the group dynamic provides a supportive environment where members can share their intentions and hold each other accountable, strengthening their commitment to recovery. Overall, this practice enhances self-awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience, contributing to a more robust and sustained recovery journey.
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10:00 Kundalini (Mon/Wed/Fri): Kundalini is a form of yoga that focuses on awakening the dormant energy at the base of the spine and channeling it upwards through the chakras. This practice combines breathwork, meditation, chanting, and physical postures to promote spiritual awakening and overall well-being. For people in recovery, Kundalini yoga offers numerous benefits. It helps reduce stress and anxiety, which are common triggers for relapse, by calming the nervous system. The emphasis on mindfulness and self-awareness aids in emotional regulation and self-control. Additionally, the meditative aspects of Kundalini foster inner peace and a deeper connection to oneself, promoting healing and resilience. This holistic approach supports physical, mental, and spiritual recovery, helping individuals build a strong foundation for lasting sobriety.
Monday
11:00 Four Agreements: In this group, clients read the book, The Four Agreements, and have a discussion to process, make connections, and co-create ways to integrate the agreements into their daily lives. By practicing these agreements, individuals can reduce unnecessary suffering and increase their joy and personal empowerment.
1:00 Internal Family Systems (IFS): Befriending our Parts: These group sessions involve psychoeducation on the IFS model, guided exercises to connect with the core Self, and structured exploration of parts through sharing and dialogue. Participants will gain insight into their internal conflicts, develop healthier coping mechanisms, and support each other in the healing process. By accessing their compassionate and calm Self, members can take a leadership role in their internal system, fostering lasting recovery and emotional well-being.
2:00 Transitional Support: This discharge planning group is designed to help individuals prepare for transitioning from Red Door to their daily lives. The focus is on developing practical strategies, securing necessary resources, and establishing support systems to ensure a successful and sustainable recovery.
3:00 Existential Process Group: In an existential process group, we explore the fundamental questions of existence and personal meaning in a supportive and reflective environment. Through open dialogue and shared experiences, we will discuss what it means to live authentically, face life’s uncertainties, and discover their true passions.
Tuesday
10:00-12:00 Psychodrama: Psychodrama involves participants enacting scenarios from their lives, with the support of group members, to gain insight, process emotions, and explore new ways of coping and relating. Psychodrama helps individuals gain a deeper understanding of their behaviors, emotions, and relationships. This insight can be crucial for recognizing patterns that contribute to substance use and identifying healthier coping mechanisms. Sharing and witnessing each other’s stories fosters a sense of connection and support among group members, reducing feelings of isolation and enhancing the therapeutic community.
1:00 Comedy Heals: In this group, the clients will actively learn how to speak in front of others, self expression, listening skills, trust, performance, sense of self, awareness of others, control of emotions, coping skills, confidence, quick thinking, finding their voice and working together as a team. Laughter is the best medicine and a much needed reprieve during the day. The skills acquired practicing impromptu role playing and being in the moment will help the clients in every aspect of their lives.
2:00 DBT: DBT is a structured therapeutic approach designed to help you build skills to manage emotions, develop healthier relationships, and achieve your goals. There are 3 primary focuses of this group; (1) Skill Development: Learn practical skills in mindfulness, emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness, (2) Behavior Change: Address addictive behaviors through cognitive and behavioral strategies and (3) Supportive Environment: Engage in a non-judgmental space where you can share experiences and learn from others facing similar challenges.
3:00 Transgenerational Trauma Group: In this group, we explore the impact of trauma passed down through generations. Using psychoeducation and open dialogue, participants are able to gain insight into how past family experiences influence present behaviors and emotions. This group provides a safe and compassionate space to break the cycle of trauma.
6:00 Sound Bath: Our sound bath is a meditative experience where participants lie down and listen to resonant sounds produced by gongs, singing bowls, and chimes. These sounds create soothing vibrations that can help calm the mind and body. This weekly sound bath offers a serene environment to reduce stress, anxiety, and cravings. The immersive experience can enhance mindfulness, promote relaxation, and improve emotional balance, aiding in the healing process. The communal aspect also fosters a sense of connection and support, which is vital for recovery.
Wednesday
11:00 Somatic Writing: Writing is about opening to the new and unknown. The paradox is that it both comes from inside of you and is out of your control! This group bridges the worlds of somatics (mind-body connective practice), creative writing, and recovery. It proposes the ritual of writing as a path to engaging consciousness and ventral vagal activation versus the ritual of addiction as a path to unconsciousness and sympathetic activation and/or dorsal vagal (collapse). We read excerpts from experimental, confessional, auto-fiction writers and poets and begin to feel into words by writing in the present tense and moment. Each group consists of writing instruction and a creative prompt, a 15-minute auto-focused writing exercise, group sharing, and time and space for individual and group processing.
1:00 Dream Integration Circle: This group is designed specifically for individuals who seek to bridge the gap between their unconscious experiences and the conscious world. Dreams are fascinating gateways to our inner selves, often reflecting deep-seated emotions, unresolved conflicts, and subconscious themes that influence our waking lives. In this group, participants will come together in a supportive community to explore and interpret their dreams.Whether your dreams are vivid and memorable or fleeting and elusive, this group provides a safe space to explore their messages and integrate their meanings into your conscious life.
2:00 When Things Fall Apart Grief Group: Examining Buddhist nun Pema Chodron’s When Things Fall Apart as a map to navigating the slipperiness of grief. Grief manifests in our bodies in all different shapes and sizes, can look like any and every emotion, thought, and/or sensation - can sneak up on us and overwhelm us in the moment before we even notice. Pema asks us, What happens when we invite in that which we usually avoid? This group is a safe space to show up with our grief and move a little closer towards it, instead of running away. Making friends with our own shadows and their accompanying insecurity leads to a very simple, understated relaxation and joy, Pema writes. This group is a safe space to be with our grief as it's showing up, and an opportunity to, as a group, read through Pema's masterpiece on grief and loss, examining our own relationships to grief and learning how to stay with ourselves in every moment.
3:00 Relationship Process Group: This group considers the complexities and difficulties of relationship struggles, including romantic, friendship, and familial connections. In a supportive environment, participants share experiences, explore emotional challenges, and gain insights into patterns that affect their relationships.
Thursday
10:00 Service Group: The "Service" group is based on the principle of service and helping people. The idea is to have each group connected and not be a "one-off". The service group will set a tone of mindfulness that each client can carry through the week up to the following Thursday. Each week the clients will have some tangible plan of being of service to someone else, no matter how small. No homework writing assignments, but we will review their experiences in the following group.
11:00 Sex and Love in Recovery: In this group, we will collaboratively explore our desires, sexual and romantic histories, and the impact of upbringing, trauma, identity, and substance use on our sex and love lives. The group will choose topics based on client interests and needs, including but not limited to chemsex, dating while sober, sexual or social anorexia, tantra, kink, and attachment. In a supportive, informative, playful, and affirming space, group members will explore how they wish to improve their relationship to sex, love, pleasure, and relationships, within the context of their recovery.
1:00 Trauma Support: This group is designed to offer compassionate support and practical coping skills in a nurturing environment where individuals can share their stories and connect with others on similar journeys. Members learn techniques for managing stress and anxiety as well as psychoeducation on trauma and the brain. Group discussions focus on understanding trauma, its impact on mental health, and ways to foster resilience. Through shared experiences and mutual support, participants build a sense of community, reducing feelings of isolation. The group encourages personal growth and empowers members to take steps towards healing and recovery, creating a foundation for a healthier, more balanced life.
2:00 Technical Support: A Group for Cyborgs and the Human Experience: We are already cyborgs, humans whose daily lives, bodies, and identities are deeply intertwined with technology. In this process group, participants will address the psychological impacts of constant connectivity, social media engagement, AI, and extensive screen time. This group will provide a supportive space to explore these challenges and foster healthier digital habits, drawing on movement, human connection, and spiritual practices as counter-programming to digital overload. In this group, we will develop strategies for balanced living, enhancing our technological, human, and spiritual experiences.
3:00 Psycho-Spiritual Practices: This group integrates the mind and spirit to foster holistic well-being. Through shared experiences and guided exercises, participants will discover ways to connect with their higher self, find meaning, and enhance mental and spiritual health.
Friday
11:00 Interpersonal Effectiveness in Community (Required House Meeting): This group will focus on improving relationships and communication skills within our community. There are 4 goals for this group; (1) Effective Communication: Learn assertiveness skills, active listening techniques, and strategies for expressing your needs and boundaries clearly, (2) Conflict Resolution: Develop skills to manage conflicts constructively, negotiate solutions, and maintain positive relationships, (3) Building Empathy: Cultivate empathy and understanding towards others’ perspectives and emotions, (4) Social Skills: Enhance your ability to initiate and maintain meaningful connections in various social contexts.
1:00 Perseverance through Creative Writing: A writing/creativity process group (emotional, spirituality, purpose). This group draws on deep self inquiry and exploration to find stories that “only you could tell.” Draws on personal history and limitations to fuel creativity, looks at the unique psychological burdens of a “creative life,” and uses creativity for personal growth and transformation.
2:00 Our Relationship with Support: This group explores our relationship with asking for help - how to ask for help, who to ask, when to ask, and more - as well as why it’s so difficult for many of us to do so. The group also explores the difficulties we may encounter when being asked for help, giving help, or navigating our want to help others. Clients are prompted to share real-life experiences and also respond to educational
materials around overcoming our blocks related to asking for, or being asked for, the support we need. Through this group, clients are encouraged to take a more interdependent view not just of their recovery, but of their life as a whole, by discussing models of healthy relationships, healthy communication of our needs and the concept of “generalized reciprocity”.
3:00 Setting and Maintaining Boundaries: This group is designed to help you understand, establish, and uphold healthy boundaries in all areas of your life. We will explore practical strategies for asserting needs, communicating effectively, and protecting our personal space. Through shared experiences and guided discussions, participants will gain confidence in setting limits that foster respectful and fulfilling relationships.
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Saturday
11:00 Trauma-Informed Yoga: Healing Through Yoga is a trauma-informed yoga group designed to provide a safe and supportive space for individuals in rehab to reconnect with their bodies, minds, and spirits. Our sessions integrate gentle yoga practices with mindfulness and breathing techniques, tailored to accommodate the unique needs of those who have experienced trauma.
1:00 Entrepreneurial Mindset in Recovery: The group provides a supportive and empowering environment where individuals in recovery can gain the wisdom and tools necessary for personal and professional growth. It leverages the insights of the world's foremost thought leaders in career development, leadership, entrepreneurship, and work-life balance. Combining his entrepreneurial acumen with a deep understanding of recovery, Alex Shohet leads this unique support group, which empowers individuals in recovery to reclaim their lives and careers with renewed purpose and vigor
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