Indigenous-Native American Track for Recovery

INDIGENOUS: An Innovative Approach

• A Holistic Approach -- Native Americans come from diverse cultures and traditions with unique differences and similarities. These beliefs and values give individual identity. The concept of including mind, body and spirit to achieve balance gives participants an alternative approach to address treatment issues. Participants are encouraged to utilize the varied traditional practices from their native communities in addressing treatment issues.
  
  
• Methods -- Talking Circle is a form of group therapy in which participants are seated in a circle and connect the body, mind and spirit through the source of the circle's power. All participants are allowed time to speak freely with no interruption or fear of rejection or challenge. The group closes with a brief prayer.
  
  
• Traditional Practices -- vary for all natives. Some methods include: sweat lodge, Peyote Road, Red Road and traditional healing ceremonies. These methods allow a native approach that is perhaps never considered for treatment. In other settings these traditional practices are encouraged and supported and remain an option for each participant. The experience may then be shared with others who want to follow this path of traditional recovery.
  
  
• Our highly talented and committed Native American Staff currently consists of five different counselors and spiritual consultants from different tribal communities in New Mexico.